Posted on Mar 6, 2015
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LCDR Naval Aviator
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My extensive Call of Duty experience tells me the M4 is the superior weapon.
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LTC Paul Labrador
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Depends on what I was going to be doing and where. If I was in Afghanistan walking foot patrols in the hinterland, I'd want an M16 (in general, I agree with the Marine philosophy that primary trigger pullers are assigned the M16 and secondary trigger pullers the M4). The longer barrel gives that extra range and oomph needed in wide open spaces. If I was in urban Iraq where the shooting was going to be at closer ranges (under 200m) I'd take the M4. If I was going to be running convoys where I wasn't expected to shoot a lot with my individual weapon or be stuck on a FOB and couldn't get my hands on an M9, I'd opt for the M4 as well.
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Cpl Jeff N.
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LTC Paul Labrador . Absolutely right. Close quarters you want the shorter barrel, in the open territory you want the longer barrel and range. Right weapon for the right circumstance. Both are excellent weapons.
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This is not meant as a slam but I never understood why people refer to the M4 like it is not an M-16. Yet, the Mk 4 Mod 0 was a variant of the M16A1.
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M4 all the way. I loved my M4 so much I built a moded AR to make is a lose to my M4 as possible.
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