M16A3/M16A4 contract for FN

**Slater** · 10-21-10, 22:38

Is the M16A3 issued in any significant numbers?:

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportun...=core&_cview=0

**C-grunt** · 10-22-10, 07:18

When I was in I was told the Navy had the M16A3s and used them to guard the nuke bases. But you know how reliable common knowledge in the military is...

**Failure2Stop** · 10-22-10, 07:44

The only place I have seen them were with Navy units other than a few buried in various armories.

**Adam0331** · 10-22-10, 07:55

The only ones I've seen were Navy. I had them in my armory for a little while, then I shipped them to Crane for the Navy.

**AMMOTECH** · 10-22-10, 08:16

That's good news for FN.

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**LeonCarr** · 10-22-10, 08:50

Is the M16A3 an M16A2 with full auto?

**Frens** · 10-22-10, 09:28

Originally Posted by LeonCarr

Is the M16A3 an M16A2 with full auto?

yes but I'm sure that flattop M16A3 are out there

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**500grains** · 10-22-10, 09:50

I wonder why FN got this. Are Colt's UAW labor rates too high? QC probelms?

**BushmasterFanBoy** · 10-22-10, 09:58

Originally Posted by 500grains

I wonder why FN got this. Are Colt's UAW labor rates too high? QC probelms?

As I recall, FN has the contract for all M16's and variants, while Colt produces the M4's. Maybe someone else can elaborate why, but I think that's the jist of it.

**AMMOTECH** · 10-22-10, 10:07

Originally Posted by BushmasterFanBoy

As I recall, FN has the contract for all M16's and variants, while Colt produces the M4's. Maybe someone else can elaborate why, but I think that's the jist of it.

I'm not sure how it's written but it seems that Colt builds all the M4's and we do the different 16's.

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