Readers of this blog (both of you) know there is no shortage of AR-style carbines on the market these days. Yeah, and what else is new?
Well, while all ARs might look alike upon first blush, it's actually been a matter of “close but no cigar” if you wanted a genuine Colt M4 like those used by the military. Until now.
That's because, for the first time since the introduction of the iconic and standard-setting M4 in the 1990s, Colt Defense is offering a new rifle — they call it the LESOCOM — to law enforcement and civilian shooters like you and me. And son of a gun if this thing isn't as close in configuration to the M4A1 military carbine as anything you've ever seen. The Colt LESOCOM rifle is ideal for any law enforcement officer, marksman or hunter looking for a firearm that is most similar to what is used by the military.
The only thing it's missing is a light dusting of desert tan Krylon spray paint, and that part's up to you.
What differentiates the LESOCOM from the M4A1 platform currently used by the United States Armed Forces, you ask?
Basically, the LESOCOM’s longer barrel length and semi-automatic fire controls. And that's not too darn much.
The barrel is 16.1 inches long, and has a rifling twist of 1/7 RH. With the stock extended, this M4 carbine has an overall length of 35 inches. The LESOCOM is chambered for .223 Remington (5.56×45 NATO) and comes with two 30-round Colt magazines.
Standard on the Colt LESOCOM is a Matech rear back-up iron sight for acquiring distances out to 600 meters, effectively. Also included on the LESOCOM is a Knights Armament Rail System, capable of accommodating the user’s preferred optics and accessories at the three, six, nine and 12 o’clock positions.
The Colt LESOCOM features an M4 buttstock, pistol grip and flash suppressor. For left-handed shooters, an ambidextrous fire control selector is standard on all LESOCOM rifles.
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Precision tool for accuracy and reliability in any situation, hunting etc.. The closer you get to live food, the faster it moves away. I guess there are fewer grocery stores in the woods.
Why would a hunter need something like an M4? That is ridiculous.
You only make the absurd conclusion that it is ridiculous because you do not understand reality. The Second Amendment was not just created for hunting or even home and self-defense. The Founders realized that the reason they defeated the British was that essentially all Americans were armed, and an armed populace was the best protection for freedom. Indeed, without it, we would still be a British colony. In a modern context, for example, every hunter, by virtue of the activity, is essentially a sniper. There are about 22 million hunters in the US. They outnumber the active army of every military in the world combined. When you realize that <50,000 peasants with rifle could not be ejected from Afghanistan by a major American army, the 22 million hunters alone would make a land conquest of America by any military force prohibitive. As far as the type of weapon, people tend to prefer the weapon they were trained with. Many Americans were trained with and used an M4 in combat daily. It is not surprising that many like a weapon similar to the one they had excellent experience with