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by Kythas
Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:55 pm
Forum: Rifles & Shotguns
Topic: Can LEO's use full auto M4's/M16's? Or just AR-15's?
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Re: Can LEO's use full auto M4's/M16's? Or just AR-15's?

Purplehood wrote:I carried a 3-round burst only M-4 in Afghanistan. The last time I had a full-auto capable M-16 was in Boot Camp at Parris Island in 1976. Do the Armed Forces even issue full-auto M4/M16's to anyone other than SpecOps now?
Not currently. The M-16A1 was full auto, and the M-16A2 only had the 3-round burst. The M-16A3 had the full auto back, but the M-16A4 (or M4 as it's commonly known and is the current issue military rifle) only has the 3-round burst.

I'm not sure why they keep going back and forth on this. I do know full auto is very inaccurate and is really only effective for suppression fire.

Except the new HK 416, that is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZpZryZEiY4

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