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Posted: 11/22/2010 12:15:26 PM EDT
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Can AR15.com please help identify what M4 Carbine accessories the U.S. Army currently issues to its soldiers?
This includes lights, NV, IR, optics, lasers, etc. Thanks! 
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Current "standard" issue is:
M68CCO (Aimpoint CompM4) M150RCO (TA31F-based 4x32 ACOG variant) KAC M4 RAS AN/PEQ-15 Surefire M951XM07 MATECH BUIS AN/PVS-14B In reality, though, there's a lot of older equipment still circulating, like M2 Aimpoints, AN/PEQ-2As, or items purchased on ONS, unit discretionary funds, so there's not any hard and fast rules as to what people get, and not everyone gets everything. As has been said, "it varies from unit to unit" what's in use in the field, but those are the current "standard" parts. ~Augee |
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Current "standard" issue is: M68CCO (Aimpoint CompM4) M150RCO (TA31F-based 4x32 ACOG variant) KAC M4 RAS AN/PEQ-15 Surefire M951XM07 MATECH BUIS AN/PVS-14B In reality, though, there's a lot of older equipment still circulating, like M2 Aimpoints, AN/PEQ-2As, or items purchased on ONS, unit discretionary funds, so there's not any hard and fast rules as to what people get, and not everyone gets everything. As has been said, "it varies from unit to unit" what's in use in the field, but those are the current "standard" parts. ~Augee Thanks! I ran across this the other day - https://www.evotactical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=105&products_id=338; it may be a handy reference. I have seen a lot of diversity on what's fielded (and what non-MIL users have). |
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From: https://www.evotactical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=105&products_id=338
Colt M4 Carbine (SOPMOD Configuration) with KAC RAS Handguard & KAC Vertical Grip. Optics & Iron Sights: ACOG TA33 ACOG TA31 RCO ACOG TA11 ACOG TA01 w/ T1COG Aimpoint Micro Mount EOTech 552 EOTech XPS EOTech 3X Magnifier Aimpoint T1 Micro Aimpoint Comp M2 Aimpoint Comp M4s Aimpoint 3X Magnifier Burris XTR 1-4 24 Leupold Prismatic Leupold CQ/T MK4 Leupold 1.5-5 MK4 Nightforce NXS Riflescope Colt C-MORE Tactical Sight A3 Detachable Carry Handle LaRue Tactical IronDot Troy BUIS Matech BUIS LaRue BUIS LMT BUIS Troy Front Sight PRI Front Sight Lasers: PEQ-2A PEQ-15 PAQ-4C DBAL-A2 OTAL Lights: Surefire L72 Surefire M910 Insight M6 Surefire M95 Surefire M98 Surefire Scout Surefire Mini Scout Silencers & DD's: Knight's Armament M4QD YHM Phantom, and QD Flash Hider GemTech M496D Surefire M4FA556-BK Ops Inc CQB 15th Model M203 Grenade Launcher Night Vision: PVS-22 PVS-14 & Magnifier PVS-17 PVS-24 KAC UNS CNVD-T Misc Hardware: LMT SOPMOD Stock Magpul CTR Stock Magpul UBR Stock Colt M4 Stock LaRue Tactical Free-Floating Handguard LaRue Tactical Vertical Grip Magpul MIAD Grip Magpul Magazine Pull Harris Bipod with LaRue QD mount |
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That is an excellent poster, and created by Mfingar, a member here. He posts his excellent photographs quite often here.
It's a listing of many commonly seen accessories, however, it doesn't in any way reflect a "standard issue" scenario. All this is open source information in terms of what the official standard is, though, as established, "standard" doesn't necessarily mean standard. ~Augee |
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That is an excellent poster, and created by Mfingar, a member here. He posts his excellent photographs quite often here. It's a listing of many commonly seen accessories, however, it doesn't in any way reflect a "standard issue" scenario. All this is open source information in terms of what the official standard is, though, as established, "standard" doesn't necessarily mean standard. ~Augee We have a couple of those posters in our armory to have a "lay-out" when we do engineer consulting. It's a great poster, I actually used it today when working with some engineers to refer to equipment we didn't have on hand. |
This is what I was issued on the way out the door enroute to A'Stan earlier this year...
Colt M4 Carbine MaTech BUIS M68 CCO (Aimpoint CompM4) Knight's M4 RAS 7 USGI 30-rnd Mags That's it... Once we got here we were issued... PEQ-15's P-Mags (as many as you could get out the door with) I Personally added... LMT SOPMOD Stock (I found one in the arms room) Gear Sector G2P Sling Mind you, I'm an Aviator, and this is my backup/bugout weapon. As such, the PEQ made it onto my M240H and we don't need all that super duper swoopy stuff. As for common around here amongst other folks are... Both CompM2 and M4 Aimpoints (More than half of the Carbines here have 'em) just about any ACOG variant you can think of (probably about a third of all Carbines) A suprising amount of ELCANs (at least 1-in-15) Grip-Pods are slowly overtaking the Knight's VFG's PMAGs! PMAGs! PMAGs! Way more PEQ-15s than its other counterparts, but a Few -2's are still floating around |
| Standard issue in the unit I come from is a regular M4 Carbine with KAC carbine DI handguard, Matech BUIS, and a M68 CCO aka Aimpoint Comp M2. When I was in Iraq during OIF 08-10 most of us (minus PL's and PSG's) were still carrying PVS-7Bs, while they had 14s. No gangster grips unless we bought them, squad leaders had ACOGs, and most team leaders had a PEQ-15 (or PEQ-2) and 203. I better stop now before this turns into a bitch fest about how much USAREUR sucks balls at getting new equipment to joes. |
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 who that guy with 1 post probably some damn troll. First post was a question, when it should have been a pic of his new AR. Yeah buddy we are going to be watching you  and you better buy a Colt, Noveski, Larue, LMT or a Bravo Company / Spike's tactical variant or you can't hang out with us 
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Thanks. I erased my photos so could not find one for him.
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I am building my M4 like this as well. What does the plain aimpoint m2 mount look like? It looks like this http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b328/jcrowl/100_0102.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b328/jcrowl/100_0104.jpg |
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Recently everyone in my unit has gotten brand new acog's and surefire m952v's. Some SOPMODS also. and those new 320 grenade launchers. M320s? you a group guy? If not I didnt know big army was getting 320s Big Army is fielding M320s now. Needless to say, the conversion is not yet universal, expect to see the M203 around for a long time still, particularly with reserve and guard units. However, the M320 is getting out there as well. Have not used one myself personally, but I've heard good and bad things about them. They're definitely different than the venerable '203, though. ~Augee |
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cool..ive seen them in the arms room but only as a stand alone system, not mounted to a rifle..I too have heard good things about them but havent had the chance to shoot one yet. its made by H&K so I expect good results from it Again, I haven't used one yet, but just from seeing and handling it setup on carbine, IMHO, it's better suited to a standalone style than under barrel mounted, too high profile, and awkwardly shaped for trying to get into a hasty supported position. This opinion could easily change of course based on more experience with the platform, it's just my initial take. It's kind of funny though- the M4 profile barrel was adopted to fit the M203, which not soon after had the mounts redesigned anyways. Then USSOCOM adopts the M4A1 RIS II, specifically with the requirement of free-floating the M203, only to go and adopt the M320. Not a SCAR fan personally, but they did have a point when they said that everything should mature as a *system.*
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This is what I was issued on the way out the door enroute to A'Stan earlier this year... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr133/rainierhooker/DSC_4530-1024.jpg Colt M4 Carbine MaTech BUIS M68 CCO (Aimpoint CompM4) Knight's M4 RAS 7 USGI 30-rnd Mags That's it... Once we got here we were issued... PEQ-15's P-Mags (as many as you could get out the door with) I Personally added... LMT SOPMOD Stock (I found one in the arms room) Gear Sector G2P Sling Mind you, I'm an Aviator, and this is my backup/bugout weapon. As such, the PEQ made it onto my M240H and we don't need all that super duper swoopy stuff. As for common around here amongst other folks are... Both CompM2 and M4 Aimpoints (More than half of the Carbines here have 'em) just about any ACOG variant you can think of (probably about a third of all Carbines) A suprising amount of ELCANs (at least 1-in-15) Grip-Pods are slowly overtaking the Knight's VFG's PMAGs! PMAGs! PMAGs! Way more PEQ-15s than its other counterparts, but a Few -2's are still floating around Straight from the source! Thanks for the feedback! |
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I am building my M4 like this as well. What does the plain aimpoint m2 mount look like? It looks like this http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b328/jcrowl/100_0102.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b328/jcrowl/100_0104.jpg Thank you very much. Ive bought 3 mounts in the past couple weeks and they are all fake, because they obviously are different than that. I am not even going to mount them on my M4 because the ARMS M68 mount I have now is zeroed. All I want is a used issue mount. Just for nostalgia reasons. It looks like I wont get one unless I want to shell out 129$ plus s/h (sarcasm) I am so glad all these importers can makes loads of $$$$ on copied, inferior versions of a quality products. |
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I found somethings interesting on that poster listed. I never knew anybody was ever issued YHM suppressor? I had read some were bought/used (reportedly) but not "standard issue" for anybody. Also arent newer M4's built by FNH and not colt? I know there are still a lot of colts in use. This post is a question and not meant to be anything other then me trying to learn.
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I found somethings interesting on that poster listed. I never knew anybody was ever issued YHM suppressor? I had read some were bought/used (reportedly) but not "standard issue" for anybody. Also arent newer M4's built by FNH and not colt? I know there are still a lot of colts in use. This post is a question and not meant to be anything other then me trying to learn. Yeah, others have pointed out that the poster is handy, but may not be completely in scope (it didn't stop me from getting one though). I thought the Army was still with Colt for the M4/M4A1 so I'm also interested in any feedback with this... especially if anything on the lower/upper receiver has changed. |
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I ran across this the other day - https://www.evotactical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=105&products_id=338; it may be a handy reference. There are a lot of things on that list that are not standard Army issue. This. There are so many variations. It depends on the unit/MOS. |
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Recently everyone in my unit has gotten brand new acog's and surefire m952v's. Some SOPMODS also. and those new 320 grenade launchers. M320s? you a group guy? If not I didnt know big army was getting 320s Big Army is fielding M320s now. Needless to say, the conversion is not yet universal, expect to see the M203 around for a long time still, particularly with reserve and guard units. However, the M320 is getting out there as well. Have not used one myself personally, but I've heard good and bad things about them. They're definitely different than the venerable '203, though. ~Augee I fired a 320 in Kuwait, while attached a to an M4. It was...interesting. Fun to shoot, I will say that! |
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I ran across this the other day - https://www.evotactical.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=105&products_id=338; it may be a handy reference. There are a lot of things on that list that are not standard Army issue. Yes, for example the Magpul UBR and every optic on that poster has a larue mount. I personally mount all optics in Larue mounts, but it's not standard issue for the Army. I'm pretty sure they aren't getting the beta C-Mags either. |
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Add an M203 and a VITAL 2 IR laser and this is exactly what I had in Iraq in 2005-2006. In 2003-2004 I had an M16A4 and just about everyone in my unit had the old Comp M M68 aimpoints. http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/DM1975/M4%20build/DSCF3489.jpg Wow I didn't know those old school collapsible stocks were still in circulation. Nice set up. |
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All M4s and M4A1 Carbines that were manufactured as such were manufactured by Colt. There is no such thing as a factory FNH M4 or M4A1, though a few have come out of ANAD with FN lowers and re-marked "M4 CARBINE."
Several variations/generations of the AN/PAS-13 are currently in use by by Big Army, in light, medium, and heavy varieties. YHM suppressors have never been a "standard issue" item, though that is not to say that some unit somewhere may have purchased them and issued them. As it stands there is no "standard" issue suppressor for conventional forces as suppressors do not exist on the MTOEs of standard units. Again, that is not to say some conventional units do not possess, or have not issued suppressors. ~Augee |
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Quoted: They're all over, and the are accurate as shit..Quoted: Recently everyone in my unit has gotten brand new acog's and surefire m952v's. Some SOPMODS also. and those new 320 grenade launchers. M320s? you a group guy? If not I didnt know big army was getting 320s |
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It all depends what your job is and what type of unit you are in !
This is my issued M4, is a Colt M4 with Sopmod stock issued, surefire scout issued , acog, peq-15, supressor....the only thing that I added was the ergo grip and the Magpul grip.....oh and I got a crap ton of Pmags issued as well ! and I do have a H&K M-320 as well but I never mounted on my weapon I carry in separate with the stock and sling. 
here is my 320..... 
oh yeah.....I forgot, I have an issued M9 pistol too !!! |
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