Why use the term "M4gery"?

[ArchAngel]

Since Colt lost the lawsuit to the exclusivity of the term "M4", why do people continue to use the term "M4gery"?

Personally I have always seen this a being a silly term and unnecessary.

M4 is a term to describe an AR style weapon - court backed now.

No attacks towards anyone but just looking for opinions on it.

[Razoreye]

Because mine is not selective fire - it cannot fire burst/fully automatic.

[baffle Stack]

Good point. I don't hear anyone call Kimbers 1911 style pistols, so why still M4gery?

[Robb Jensen]

Good point. I don't hear anyone call Kimbers 1911 style pistols, so why still M4gery?

Kimber does make 1911s, so does Springfield Armory, Rock River Arms, Les Baer etc. No real differences.

Most us of have semi-auto only M4s and most are 16" guns. I call my 14.5" LMT (registered SBR) just an M4 not an M4gery. Some people call their M1As M14s, but their really not. M14s are select fire.

[Rmplstlskn]

+1 It is not FULL-AUTO, therefore it will ALWAYS be a MODIFIED COPY (forgery).

Maybe I'll use SAM4? (Semi-Auto M4)

Rmpl

[Dport]

Good point. I don't hear anyone call Kimbers 1911 style pistols, so why still M4gery?

Actually, the correct term for any series 80 or external extractor 1911 would be "1911 style" as the government M1911 or M1911A1 did not have these features.

[Razoreye]

I like SAM4!!

[Lumpy196]

Its really easy to avoid the whole nomenclature BS.

16" or shorter is an AR15 carbine.
Bigger than 16" is an AR15 rifle.


"M4gery" is an internet BS term.

[HAMMERDROP]

I agree with Lumpy, I go to a gun store and mention "...something-something 'M4' " and " Whaaat?" is usually the reply ... M4 is internet BS made popular @arfcom because the flavor of the month crowd exsists over there and since some members over there , do or buy or wear or shoot whatever is fashionable, that term M4 became popular to descibe the one-up-manship which is the typical banter being posted @that site. Its a term developed to help the 'Jones' know who the 'Jones' aren't.

[Aubrey]

M4 = Colt Model 920 with "S-1-3" (safe/semi-automatic/3-round burst) trigger group.

M4A1 = Colt Model 921 with "S-1-F" (safe/semi-automatic/fully-automatic) trigger group.

Both have 14.5" barrels.