Redhawk Firearms M-4 Carbine

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Redhawk Firearms M-4 Carine
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Members of the 23rd Independent Regiment "Huntsman" equipped with the Redhawk Firearms M-4 Carbine
TypeCarbine
Place of origin Shenandoah
Service history
In service2016 – present
Used bySee Operators
Production history
Designed1996 - 2008
ManufacturerRedhawk Firearms
Produced2012 – present
VariantsSee Varaints
Specifications
Weight7.8 lbs (3.56 kg)
Length
Stock extended 33 in (848 mm)

Stock collapsed: 27 in (685 mm)

Barrel length14.5 in (368 mm)

Cartridge.224 Grady
ActionGas-operated short-stroke piston, rotating bolt
Rate of fire850 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity2893 feet per second (882 m/s)
Effective firing range550 yd (500 m)
Feed system30-round detachable box magazine

The Redhawk Firearms M-4 Carbine a gas-operated carbine that is chambered for the .224 Grady cartridge developed by Redhawk Firearms for the Shenandoahan National Guard and intended to replace the Redhawk Firearms M-3 Assault Rifle and M-3 Carbine in service with the National Guard currently. An evolution of the original M-3 Assault Rifle, which first entered service in 1967, the M-4 Carbine utilizes a new short-stroke piston system which differs significantly from the direct impingement system of the earlier M-3 Assault Rifle and M-3 Carbine rifles. This new system is said to significantly increased the reliability of the weapon.

Currently, the M-4 Carbine is in service with only the Shenandoahan Army National Guard, being used by special forces infantry. However, in 2016, the Shenandoahan National Guard admitted the examining the idea of replacing its existing M-3 Assault Rifles and M-3 Carbines with the M-4 Carbine, and accepted one of the M-4 Carbines associated weapons, the Redhawk Firearms M-2 Automatic Rifle into service in 2018. In 2023, the Shenandoahan National Guard stated it itnneded to replace both the M-4 Assault Rifle and M-3 Carbine in service with the Redhawk Firearms M-4 Carbine by 2028.


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