craigm1841

I would get a carbine. The M4 Carbine is the military nomenclature and is likely not what you shot. the M4 shots 5.56 rounds and has semi-auto and 3-round burst. The carbine (sold by a few companies) is the non-military version which is legal and has only semi-auto and is availible in different calibers.

Personally if you want something fun to shoot, get a 9MM carbine. you get all the joys of the military grade M4 (minus 3 round burst, although it can be modified to an illegal fully-automatic) with the ease and cheapness of 9MM ammo.

I wouldn't bother modifying the carbine however, as you'll just end up cooking and warping the barrel as it is not made to be a fully automatic weapon.

There is a place in my heart for the M4 Carbine, and it is easy to put a couple of rounds in a bad-guys if you you have to

lim

I own an ACR http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Sea...bushmaster+ACR
Also a SCAR http://dynamicarmament.com/items/fn-...223-detail.htm
also a romanian made ak47 http://www.impactguns.com/store/ak47.html

All of them are joys to shoot at the range; I use moly tipped ammo

TEAM M

+1 on your guns the AK-47 is a must in any collectors collection. M-16 has some serious firing power too.

Krozi

Maybe she shot AR-15? That's what we got...

craigm1841

very well could be an AR-15. I was under the impression the carbine had the shortened muzzle with a retractable butt-stock. The AR-15 has the longer muzzle (like an M-16), some having a retractable butt-stock, some not.

I am far from a weapons expert. So I am not really sure on this one.

nomis_nehc

Wondering why our local gun gurus haven't chimed in yet, lol.

Krozi

Either way.... a .22 or a 9mm isn't "assault" lmao...Brett, you stated what you want in the title

Krozi

You can pick up this gun used for pretty cheap
http://www.ruger.com/products/markII...rd/models.html

Great Plinker, whenever I go to the range, there is always at least one person shooting that gun.

pukka

Bother with the 22 if you would like to shoot target practice all day long - the ammo is dirt cheap. Personally, I'd opt for a 9mm, you can get a used one pretty cheap, the recoil is not bad, the ammo is not too expensive, and it WILL provide stopping power should you need to use it as such. Can't see buying a rifle for just target practice IMO.

The AR-15 is the civilian equivalent of the M-16. The only difference is the M-16 has the full auto selection (M161A1) or 3 round burst selection (M161A2). An AR-15 can be easily modified to shoot full auto.

I've never seen any M-16's with a retractable butt-stock. Maybe they exist in the Spec Ops where they have all sorts of nice shooty toys.

v_therussian

its a nice prop for a photo shoot