16 July 2022

A5?

Someone on Arfcom is thinking that an M16A4 with a carbine stock is called an M16A5.

Well, there's some marketing and branding trying to get people convinced, but no M16A5 has been type classified at this time.

Canada has issued such a rifle for a long while, but they call it the C7A2.

The Marines have made some for issue to people of smaller stature in boot-camp, but it doesn't appear to extend to issue in the fleet.

It's more nose heavy than the fixed stock A4 and that ruins the balance.  It's just a bit lighter, but since it's in the wrong place, it's not a feature, but a bug.
 

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