M4 or Ar15 or M16

[imtheprez]

sorry if this has been posted but im getting a new gun for christmas and dont know that much about these 3...which one and why?

1)bushmaster M4A3

2)AR15

3)M16

[fultonCoShooter]

well unless you have a extra $12-20 thousand dollars you cannot get a M16

and a M4 is a version of a AR15 it is actually a clone of the military rifle but with a 16 inch barrel a military M4 has a 14.5 barrel and is select fire.

civi M4s have 16 in barrels and are semi automatic only

[imtheprez]

thanks! my father in law has a m16..not sure when he got it..but i know its a m16 i shot it few weeks ago..and i dont think he paid that much for it...did they put a ban on them?

[fultonCoShooter]

thanks! my father in law has a m16..not sure when he got it..but i know its a m16 i shot it few weeks ago..and i dont think he paid that much for it...did they put a ban on them?

yep in 1986

[imtheprez]

so for me to try to get an actual M4 with 14.5 barrel and select fire i need to buy a Colt M4 not a bushmaster...bushmaster doesnt have select fire does it?

[imtheprez]

yep in 1986

damn so i guess he has had it since before then.

[XD45]

thanks! my father in law has a m16..not sure when he got it..but i know its a m16 i shot it few weeks ago..and i dont think he paid that much for it...did they put a ban on them?

can you explain what made it an m16, also a brand?

[imtheprez]

he said "have you ever shot a m16" didnt look or ask what brand.. but i know he wouldnt lie about it...ill ask him later and ill post it back on here

[XD45]

14.5in barrel turns the gun NFA, you will need to do all the paperwork, and pay a $200 tax stamp. bushmaster does make a 14.5in model with a permanently attached flash suppressor making the barrel over 16", and civilian legal. Maybe you should look into that, it won't even be half an inch shorter than a 16inch model but its something.


I'm not sure of all of the auto/select fire laws someone else will have to cover that for you.

[Hawk]

thanks! my father in law has a m16..not sure when he got it..but i know its a m16 i shot it few weeks ago..and i dont think he paid that much for it...did they put a ban on them?

M16's are capable of "full auto" or "3 round bursts" depending on what year it was made. You need a special tax stamp (and allot of cash) to own one. AR15 "civilian versions" of the M16 are only semi-auto's and you can buy those at any decent gun store for $800-$1200. I'm guessing your FIL has a AR15, not a M16. AR15's come in several flavors the basic ones have either a 16" or 20" barrel, standard or collapsible stock, carry handle or flattop upper receiver's.

Hawk,