After reading about M16A4's

[FarmallM]

being used as a DMR for a short time, I am interested in trying to recreate one... From what I've read they were issued with a bipod, what bipod and mount were they usually issued with? Was there any other gear commonly used with it?

Please help this poor, lonely, run of the mill A4 become something cool lol

Porn:)
http://i.imgur.com/nJ6wxqe.jpg

[wildcard600]

Some one posted on TOS the bipod being a Harris S-L bipod on an ARMS #17 throw rail mount. No idea if that is correct or not.

Didn't the real M16 DMR's have a free float rail ?

I know its cool to try and build clones/replica's but there is a point where your getting to much into the details and not enough into the spirit of the rifle. I imagine the army used/uses things that are sub optimal just because they have them or can get them easily, NOT because they are the best fit for the job.

The M14 EBR is a prime example of that. Some civilians will beat that drum to prove how great a design the m14 is and rush out to buy a M1A with all the correct doodads but many vets including a buddy of mine who had one foisted upon them will tell you what a complete pile of garbage it really was.

[C-grunt]

Are you trying to build a M16A4 that was pressed into DMR useage or are you trying to build the US Army 3ID SDM-R?

[FarmallM]

A4 pressed into DMR usage.

[Failure2Stop]

The single item that was the most beneficial to the employment of the A4 as a DMR was the Trijicon TA-01 NSN.
Bipods were usually Harris on either a KAC or ARMS adaptor. Those were frequently removed though.

On the USMC side in the early GWOT timeframe, there were two parallel programs, the "West Coast SAM-R", and the "East Coast SAM-R".
The West Coast SAM-R was the most cost efficient with no training program association. The East Coast SAM-R and Mk 12 programs had a higher overall performance potential, but required higher education to meet the potential.