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Old 05-09-2008, 10:49   #37
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Originally Posted by Draco771 View Post
My background:

Basic Soldiering Skills with MOUT, M4, Confidence Training, and other Basic Soldiering Task Training. That's my extent.

I've trained on the M4A1, M249 SAW (Airborne Varient) M203, MK-19, and M240B.

But my training is only towards BASIC Soldiering Skills.

But my question on the M4A1, is there any way in which you can modify the barrel to increase the accuracy of it, without lengthening it? (I know that for every inch, it makes that many more rotations in the chamber, increasing spin of the round, and accuracy of the bullet.)

And also, are there any magezine modifications that would be a NO-GO for an M4? (Such as making an extended Mag etc. etc.?)
Frankly, your nomenclature and understanding of the weapon is atrocious. Where have you received your basic military education? Bullets do not rotate in the chamber, increase spin, or necessarily improve accuracy in a longer barrel.

First, the shooter needs to be able to outshoot the issued rifle and ammo. If not, the rest of this is a waste of ammo, and frankly, most soldiers cannot shoot better than the rifle as issued.

IF you were able to shoot better than the system would allow, a limited number of shooters would benefit from:

1. Use better ammo.

2. Freefloat the handguards.

3. Install a better trigger.

4. Install and train on magnifying optical sights

5. Install a longer barrel to increase muzzle velocity and thus have a flatter trajectory with less compenasation or hold over required.

Longer mags mean more weight, increased feeding problems, reduce your ability to get into a low prone, get caught while getting in and out of vehicles, doing CQB etc. IMHO, a good shooter should not have a problem going 30 rounds between reloads. The M-16 and M-4 users are riflemen, not SAW gunners.

HTH.

TR
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