M4 Gun Comparison

If the m4 and m16 rifles were not used today by our military imagine how different the U.S armed forces would seem.The M4 and M16 both contributed to the U.S armed forces amazingly and are still in use today ,still , most people cannot see a difference in between the two such as customization, accuracy, shooting and reliability. At first glance the M16 assault rifle and M4 carbine look similar they are almost exactly the same. If people look closer people learn this is not even close to true. There are many different reasons as to why this is. One Reason is because they have different statistics. Another reason is they have a different amount of customizability. One gun is more reliable than the other. One is definitely more accurate than the other. The guns are, in contrast,used in different military branches. Just because they look similar does not mean they are the same. The M16 assault rifle and the M4 carbine are almost completely different when it comes to customization. The m4 has many more interchangeable features. Both can change …show more content…
The m4 is a carbine therefore it is obviously not as accurate. A carbine is basically a compact smaller version of another rifle. It is less accurate due to its shortened barrel. The shortened barrel gides it less making it be affected by the elements such as wind and gravity . The m4 is usually effective up to one hundred and fiftie meters. That isn't too bad ,on the other hand, the m16 can usually reach out to four hundred and fifty meters. That is quite a bit farther than its carbine relative. The m16 is classified as an assault rifle. It can be made into a designated marksman rifle, or to put it simply (dmr),. A designated marksman rifle is a cross between a sniper rifle and an assault rifle. It is obviously incredibly more accurate than an m4 due to its long barrel. M16s as expected have burst and rarely full auto modes . Many of these statistics tie into the