M4 Carbine Lessons Learned
34% of Soldiers reported that their M4’s handguards rattle and become excessively hot when firing.
15% reported that they had troubles zeroing the M68 Reflex Sight.
35% added barber brushes and 24% added dental picks to their cleaning kits.
Soldiers reported the following malfunctions:
- 20% reported double feeding
- 15% reported feeding jams
- 13% reported that feeding problems were due to magazines.
89% reported confidence in the weapon.
20% were dissatisfied with its ease of maintenance.
Problems reported locking magazines in and some soldiers had to chamber a round in order to lock the magazine.
Soldiers asked for a weapon with a larger round, “So it will drop a man with one shot.”