Title says it all - is a 14.5" M4 suitable for service rifle or will it have too much bullet drop down range due to the velocity drop off?
Title says it all - is a 14.5" M4 suitable for service rifle or will it have too much bullet drop down range due to the velocity drop off?
You will be fine. You might suffer a bit in strong wind at 500-600m with 55gn projectiles, go for the 62gn instead.
I often shoot a 14.5" .22lr at 100m, but use 16" or my newer 20" .223/5.56 rifles at 300m-600m.
Go for it... exactly what was said above.
I've shot a 16" barrel at 500 yards a lot with good groups.
I would however say a 20" rifle length barrel (M16A3/A4 copy) or the 16" free float mid length (LMT or LMT clone) will ultimately be better for SR Service class in the long run...
Thanks guys. I have a 20" but was thinking of getting a 14.5" M4 to have something different to shoot as well, an LMT would be awesome but at the moment it looks like you have to import them yourself as no dealer has them :(
unless you want to attach a bayonet, why bother with a 14.5 ?
get the 16 and you it will help you when you shoot longer ranges (300, 500)
If you have a 16 with a mid-length gas system, you already have a barrel if you decide to go the LMT route...
Simply cause I would like to have something shorter and lighter to shoot as well just for a bit of difference. 16" didn't feel too different to my 20" but a 14.5" felt a lot different to me when I held it. I am just asking if it is feasible to shoot 14.5" at service rifle.
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Originally Posted by ebf
For what it's worth, the current national champ uses a 16" barrel
We used R5 rifles in the South Africa Police, they had 13 inch barrels in comparison to the Armies R4 rifle with 18 inch barrel.Quote:
Originally Posted by grunzter
Penetration and range was seriously compromised with the 13'' barrel in 5.56 x 45.