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FIREARMS and the smoothness of operation of internals. The accuracy in all cases is comparable, although the tech- nology of barrel manufacturing and finishing varies from manufactur- er to manufacturer. I owned an M4 from STAG for several years and only sold it when I could buy an FN and I still think it's a great carbine worth its price. After "dressing it up" with accessories from the M4, the only features that distinguished it from the military weapon were the length of the barrel and the huge deer logo on either side of the magazine well. FN 15 FN 15 Military Collector M4 is a 5.56 NATO/.223 REM semi-automatic rifle based on MIL-SPEC M4A1. It has a 14.7" long barrel (16" with permanently attached A2-type mu- zzle device according to US rules, so not in specs) SOCOM profile barrel. It is 4140 CMV steel, chrome lined, button-broached barrel with 1:7" twist rate. The FN 15 M4 is 775 mm long with stock collapsed and 869 mm with stock extended. Weight is approx. 2.99 kg. The 6-position stock is standard MIL-SPEC one with a sling mount. Carbine-length gas system and barrel are shrouded in Knight's Armament Company M4 RAS Rail Assembly System with four MIL- -STD-1913 accessory rails on 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock. RAS comes with a kit of rail covers and vertical front grip. The M4 front sight base features bayonet attachment for fixing M9, OKC3S or even M7 bayonet. There is a side sling mount attached to the barrel – this was a modification that allowed the slung the 40 mm M203 grenade launcher under the barrel. Forged 7075-T6 aircraft grade alu- minium upper and lower receivers are hard anodized (Type III) to Black. Of course, the lower receiver has thick side walls near the safety switch, so the select-fire trigger gro- up can't be installed. FN decided to leave SAFE-SEMI-AUTO markings on the lower receiver, but the am- bidextrous safety switch works only in single-fire mode. Charging handle is a simple, MIL-SPEC one. Bolt is made from MIL-SPEC Car- penter 158 steel and it is chrome li- ned (same as gas key). Both parts of the bolt are nitride treated. Bolt car- rier is the same as the military one, with an extended rear part. FN 15 features the standard A2 pistol grip and military trigger gu- ard which can be opened when shooting with thick winter gloves. Single stage trigger has approx. 3 kg pull, MIL-SPEC but smooth and repeatable. The rifle comes with Ma- tech BUIS rear sight, sin- gle 30 round aluminum body magazine, sling and some pa- pers in kit.