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Key facts
- Type
- Assault rifle Carbine
- Place of origin
- United States
- In service
- 1994–present
- Used by
- See Users
- Wars
- See Conflicts
- Designed
- 1982–1993
- Manufacturer
- Colt's Manufacturing Company FN Herstal Remington Arms
- Unit cost
- $700 (avg. cost) in 2012 , $647 per unit in 2015
- Produced
- 1987–present
- Number span no built
- 500,000 (as of 2021)
- Variants
- See Variants
- Mass
- 6.43 lb (2.92 kg) empty 7.75 lb (3.52 kg) with 30 rounds loaded magazine and sling
- Length
- 33 in (838 mm) ( stock extended) 29.75 in (756 mm) (stock retracted)
- Barrel length
- 14.5 in (368 mm)
- Cartridge
- 5.56×45mm NATO
- Action
- Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt , Stoner bolt and carrier piston
- Rate of fire
- 700–970 rounds/min cyclic
- Muzzle velocity
- 2,970 ft/s (910 m/s) ( M855A1 round) 2,887 ft/s (880 m/s) (M855 round) 2,986 ft/s (910 m/s) (M193 round)
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- AR-15–style rifle
- Country of origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- FN Herstal
- Conflict
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Image
- PEO M4 Carbine RAS M68 CCO.png
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- M4 carbine
- service entry
- 1994-01-01
- ammunition
- 5.56×45mm NATO
- Commons gallery
- M4 carbine
- different from
- M4
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