M16/M4 Spare Parts List

[Aoresteen]

I need to come up with a spare parts kit for my M16/M4 weapon so I thought I’d ask the experts here as I am not a weapons guy . I have a kit for my M9 based on your recommendations so I thought I’d look into getting one for my M16/M4.

Let’s say you are the senior weapons NCO on your ODA and you’d just been notified that the team will be deploying for 6 months to a very remote site. It will be a kinetic environment. There will be no maintenance support for your M4s beyond what you can do yourselves. The XO asks you for a recommend spare parts list for each team member (as a former 18B he’s well connected and can get whatever you ask for!). Load plan weight limit is up to 12 oz per M4 kit per man. The weapons guys are allowed to carry up to 24oz of M4 tools/parts. If a weapon is completely destroyed a new once can be dropped in with the next scheduled/emergency bundle drop or convoy from the SFOB.

What would you have each team member carry for spare parts/tools, if any? What would you have the weapons guys carry in terms of spare parts/tools, if any? This is above and beyond normal weapons cleaning gear.

Thanks!