M4 Carbine
Overall length 838 mm
Key specs
- Origin
United States- Caliber
- 5.56×45mm NATO
- Action
- Gas-operated, rotating bolt
- Rate of fire
- 700–970 rds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 905 m/s
- Effective range
- 500 m
- Maximum range
- 3,600 m
- Magazine
- 30 rounds
- Weight (empty)
- 2.92 kg
- Length
- 838 mm
- Barrel length
- 368 mm
- Manufacturer
- Colt
- Designed
- 1982
- Production start
- 1994
- Units produced
- 500,000
Ammunition
5.56×45mm NATORifle · United States · 1963
Compatible gear
Optics 10See all that fit →
Prism sightsTrijicon ACOG TA31Picatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · topConfirmed fitRed dot sightsAimpoint CompM4Picatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · topConfirmed fitRiflescopesLeupold Mark 5HD 5–25×56Picatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · topBy mountRiflescopesSchmidt & Bender PM II 5–25×56Picatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · topBy mountRiflescopesVortex Razor HD Gen II 1–6×24Picatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · topBy mountRiflescopesZeiss Conquest V4 3–12×56Picatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · topBy mountRed dot sightsAimpoint Micro T-2Picatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · topBy mountHolographic sightsEOTech EXPS3Picatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · topBy mountMagnifiersEOTech G33 magnifierPicatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · topBy mountNight visionAN/PVS-14 monocularPicatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · topBy mount
Accessories 7See all that fit →
SuppressorsSilencerCo Omega 3001/2×28 threadBy mountMuzzle devicesA2 “birdcage” flash hider1/2×28 threadBy mountWeapon lightsStreamlight TLR-1 HLPicatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · handguardBy mountWeapon lightsSureFire X300 UltraPicatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · handguardBy mountGripsMagpul AFG-2 angled fore gripPicatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · handguardBy mountGripsMagpul RVG vertical gripPicatinny (MIL-STD-1913) · handguardBy mountMagazinesMagpul PMAG 30 Gen M3STANAG magazine wellBy mount
“Confirmed fit” means an editor checked the pairing. “By mount” means the weapon has the mount point this item uses (and a matching caliber, for suppressors and magazines): check before buying.
Users & conflicts
Variants
M161964M4 Carbine1994
Sources
- Wikipedia: M4 carbine, Wikipedia