m-4, 3 shot burst or full auto? - The Firearms Forum

Dutchman · 12-28-2007, 08:35 PM

I just wanted to ask; is the new m-4 carbine full auto or still 3 shot burst?

travihanson · 12-28-2007, 10:03 PM

They have a few different types...The m4A1 is full auto...and /I think/ the M-4 is the three shot burst/semi-auto.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong...

delta13soultaker · 01-05-2008, 03:36 PM

colts are 3 shot, socom are full-auto...been that way forever. A reciever group can be switched out though by an armorer to make either which way.

Pistolenschutze · 01-07-2008, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by delta13soultaker

colts are 3 shot, socom are full-auto...been that way forever. A reciever group can be switched out though by an armorer to make either which way.

And when all else fails, you need one of these:

delta13soultaker · 01-08-2008, 11:07 AM

That was my first job in the Army...

Pistolenschutze · 01-08-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by delta13soultaker

That was my first job in the Army...

Guns up!!!!

Admin · 01-09-2008, 07:13 AM

All of the M4's I've seen are Full / Semi.

delta13soultaker · 01-09-2008, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

Guns up!!!!

Yup. Us new guys had to earn our machinegun slings...made lugging that mother on roadmarches and FTXs an adventure lol. But hearing Guns Up you'd forget at least a couple minutes how heavy she was. Was a teamleader in weapon squad just in time see the M60 phased out by the heavier M240B too.

Pistolenschutze · 01-12-2008, 11:55 AM

I will always have a special place in my heart for the M-60, Delta. Yeah, it is a bit outdated now, but it was one hell of a good weapon in its day. We always took real good care of the '60 gunner, humping ammo or whatever, because when he was needed he was REALLY needed.

cohoskip · 01-12-2008, 04:31 PM

With the M2 carbine a touch of the trigger would release 3 rounds. It was full auto...

delta13soultaker · 01-13-2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

I will always have a special place in my heart for the M-60, Delta. Yeah, it is a bit outdated now, but it was one hell of a good weapon in its day. We always took real good care of the '60 gunner, humping ammo or whatever, because when he was needed he was REALLY needed.

Yeah I liked the M60. It had good balance. Rate of fire was rock steady, easy to work with. Believe me being one of the 60 gunners in a platoon caused a lot of pride. I remember sitting in Oporders and walking through rehersals and thinking okay hurry get to our (gunners') part.

The M240 is a bit heavier but generally more solid. Barrel changes are way faster, which is important. Adjusting the gas regulater gives you 3 rates of fire and it's dummy proof. Cleaning it still sucks though. And making a defensive position for it is still twice as much digging as rifleman do lol

On the M4. Very few in this military are anything besides semi/burst. By our doctrine we place rapid well aimed shots. Burst is good to suppliment a SAW that is out of action i.e. automatic rifleman mode. Full auto in an M4 doesn't do anything positive...it's hard to control so you just waste ammo fast, and if you keep it up you will melt the gas tube anyway if by some chance the reciever doesn't get so hot that you get a hung case in the chamber first. Burst gives you a high rate of controlled fire that normally will not damage the weapon.

noslolo · 02-14-2009, 01:16 AM

In the late eighties I was in Military school and went to Ft Bragg for a summer camp. We got to qualify with the M-16A1 and fire the M-60 on the 900 meter range. Not a single cadet left the range without the biggest grin on thier face. The 60 holds a special place in my heart that I will never forget. What a great firearm!

12-28-2007, 08:35 PM	#1
Dutchman Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ozarks Posts: 26	m-4, 3 shot burst or full auto? I just wanted to ask; is the new m-4 carbine full auto or still 3 shot burst? -->

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travihanson Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Milo, ME Posts: 582	Re: m-4, 3 shot burst or full auto? They have a few different types...The m4A1 is full auto...and /I think/ the M-4 is the three shot burst/semi-auto. Someone correct me if I'm wrong... __________________ The two loudest sounds in the world are a click when you expect a bang, and a bang when you expect a click.

01-05-2008, 03:36 PM	#3
delta13soultaker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Depends on Uncle Sam's whim every 3 yrs. Posts: 2,948	Re: m-4, 3 shot burst or full auto? colts are 3 shot, socom are full-auto...been that way forever. A reciever group can be switched out though by an armorer to make either which way. __________________ Never say die! "A nation who forgets its defenders is soon forgotten itself." "A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man." – Theodore Roosevelt

01-08-2008, 11:07 AM	#5
delta13soultaker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Depends on Uncle Sam's whim every 3 yrs. Posts: 2,948	Re: m-4, 3 shot burst or full auto? That was my first job in the Army... __________________ Never say die! "A nation who forgets its defenders is soon forgotten itself." "A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man." – Theodore Roosevelt

01-09-2008, 07:13 AM	#7
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01-12-2008, 11:55 AM	#9
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: m-4, 3 shot burst or full auto? I will always have a special place in my heart for the M-60, Delta. Yeah, it is a bit outdated now, but it was one hell of a good weapon in its day. We always took real good care of the '60 gunner, humping ammo or whatever, because when he was needed he was REALLY needed. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

01-12-2008, 04:31 PM	#10
cohoskip V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Summer: Chimacum, WA; Winter: Casa Grande, AZ Posts: 189	Re: m-4, 3 shot burst or full auto? With the M2 carbine a touch of the trigger would release 3 rounds. It was full auto... __________________ To err is human, to forgive divine Neither is Marine Corps policy... NRA Life Member

02-14-2009, 01:16 AM	#12
noslolo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Johnstown PA Posts: 1,558	Re: m-4, 3 shot burst or full auto? In the late eighties I was in Military school and went to Ft Bragg for a summer camp. We got to qualify with the M-16A1 and fire the M-60 on the 900 meter range. Not a single cadet left the range without the biggest grin on thier face. The 60 holds a special place in my heart that I will never forget. What a great firearm! __________________ I'm a heck of a "obesito illegitimo"