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It's an unauthorized modification to an issued weapon.
This has been covered many times in many places, and the same google results will be there whether you or I or anyone else does the search.
Please trust me, I'm not talking out of my ass or making shit up.
It is possible to get exemptions/deviations, but it requires a pretty high level signature. Even the tippy tip of the spear guys have issues with taking non-issued stuff over, and the ones that seem to spend more time doing actual work than bitching about gear don't really seem to care.
Maybe not a war crime, but a violation of ART 92 at the very least.
Seriously doubt that its on an A1 lower, also...
Last edited by crh428; 06-22-12 at 15:10.
Looks like the same guy. Almost identical setup in gear, clothing and rifle, although the sunglasses are not the same as the ones in the other thread (possibly why the nose appears different).
Also the markings on his magazine appear to be the same.
All of our new Colt M4A1s have the digital "barcode" sticker on the right side of the magwell so I believe that is an A1 lower.
Last edited by AZ-Renegade; 06-22-12 at 15:35.
Good judgment comes from experience. And experience… well, that comes from poor judgment.
I don't know that upper isn't substandard, I know anything about the upper but that wasn't my point. My question was why should a trooper be hung from a yardarm for putting another upper atop his rifle provided it did not degrade from unit effectiveness.
Let's say the upper was from a Colt monolithic 6940. What difference would it make?
It is a weapon system component that has not been requested, tested, adopted, or supported. It very well may be superior, but that is determined by the official procurement system, not by perceived needs or marketing. There are several instances of people's alteration of their issued weapons causing serious failures. It's a big enough issue when it comes to boots, gear, and gloves, bringing in unnecessary complications with small arms in a "combat" environment doesn't need a statement from higher to spell out the littany of issues that can arise.
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