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Old April 24th, 2021, 08:20 AM
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Default Re: M4 Carbine Range question

Depends on the weapon.

They are "bench tested" to determine their inherent accuracy. No weapon is 100% accurate, variations in the powder charge, heat warping of the barrel, etc. means no two weapons, even of the exact same type are equally accurate. But if that inherent accuracy is to variable between weapons of the same type most military's won't adopt the weapon for service.

Then they are fired in their normal mode, handguns hand held, rifles shoulder fired, machineguns on a bi or tripod. Chances are no two military forces will agree on what the "effective" range of a weapon is (i.e. the US Army and USMC have long differed over the effective range of the M16).

Some weapons have multiple modes of fire, say a light or many medium machineguns, shoulder, bipod, tripod; thus may have three effective ranges based on the mode of fire.

There is no "international standard" if that's what you thought.
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