Hello all my Expeditionary Designated Marksman (EDM’s) and Gunner Mate’s! I would like to talk about some of the weapons I carried on my last deployment. Please leave a comment and tell me what you carried.
M4 A1–
The M4A1 Rifle is a lightweight, air cooled, gas operated, magazine fed, shoulder fired weapon designed for either automatic or semi-automatic fire, through the use of a selector lever. The M4A1 fires a NATO round caliber 5.56mm ball ammo with full metal jacket.
M4A1 is a variant of the basic M4 carbine initially intended for special operations use. The M4A1 can be found in use by every branch in the U.S. military including Special Operations Units, which include the Delta Force, U.S. Navy SEALs, the U.S. Marine Corps’ Radio Reconnaissance Platoons, and Force Reconnaissance companies. The M4A1 is specially favored by counter-terrorist and Special Forces units because of its compact nature and full-rifle power cartridge, making it ideal for close quarter combat.
Caliber …………………………… 5.56 mm
Weight …………………………….. w/30 (loaded) round mag 7.5 lb
Length …………………………….. Buttstock Closed 29.75 in
Buttstock Opened 33.0 in
Mechanical Features:
- Riffling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (RH 1/7 twist)
Detachable carrying handle w/integral accessory mounting rail
Buttstock has four positions; closed, 1 R open, 3/4 open, and fully Open.
Firing Characteristics:
Muzzle Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,970 fps
Chamber pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,000 psi
Cyclic Rate of Fire…………….. 700-970 rpm (approx.)
Fire Selector ………………………. SAFE-SEMI-BURST (M4)
SAFE-SEMI-AUTO (M4A1)
- Max Effective Rate of Fire:
Semi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45rpm
Burst/Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 rpm
Sustained Rate of Fire 12/15 rpm
Max Effective Range 500 meters (individual/point targets)
600 meters (area targets)
Max Range 3600 meters
M9 BERETTA SERVICE PISTOL
The M9 is the standard sidearm of the U.S. Navy. It is magazine fed, recoil operated, semiautomatic hand-held pistol, and chambered for the 9mm ball, NATO M882 round. It can be fired in both the double and single action mode. It has a thumb safety mounted on the slide which acts as a decocking lever.
The M9 was issued to replace the over 25 different pistols and revolvers in the early 1980s. The M9 is used by U.S. Military Services worldwide. The M9 is accurate and its function is very reliable. The M9 pistol has developed into a reliable combat proven weapon.
Max eff range – 5O meters
Max range – 1800 meters
M240B
The M240 Series Machine Gun is gas -operated and fires from the open bolt position. The 7.62mm is the authorized round for the machine gun. The M240B has a butt stock and hydraulic buffer assembly and can be mounted on the M122A1 tripod. The M240G has a butt stock and buffer assembly and can be mounted on the M122 tripod with a flexible mount (Marine Corps only).
Weight: 27 lbs
Maximum range: 3,725 meters
Max effective range:
Point Target: Tripod = 800 meters
Bipod = 600 meters
Area Target: Tripod = 1,800 meters
- Bipod = 800 meters
Muzzle velocity: 2,800 fps
Barrel twist: 1/12 right-hand
Battle sight zero: 12.7 meters for 500 meter zero
Cyclic Rate: 600-950 rounds per minute
MK14SSR MOD 0/1 EBR –
The 7.62MM MK 14 Mod 0/1 Enhanced Battle Rifle (EBR) is a lightweight, air-cooled, gas operated, magazine fed weapon, used primarily for semi-automatic fire.
The MK 14 consists of a rifle housed in a chassis stock system, vertical grip, improved iron sights, vortex flash suppressor, see-through scope rings, bipod with mount, tactical sling, maintenance kit, and two magazines in a discreet soft case.
Diameter of bore – 7.62mm
Muzzle velocity – approx. 2800 FPS
Max range – 3,725 meters
Max effective range approximately 770 meters
Length overall – 45 inches
Weight – 15 lbs empty
- Cyclic Rate – 700 to 750 RPM
Rate of fire – 60 RPM
Barrel Length – 24.1 inches
Glass bedded Fiberglass Stock
Sights- Adjustable rear sights & fixed blade front sights
Mark 4, M1 10x Leupold Scope
Harris Bipod
Flash suppresser
Air Cooled
Gas-Operated
Shoulder fired
Magazine Fed
Semi-Automatic
Okay everyone! Now let me here from you! What you carry? Until next time, stay frosty.
Gunner's Mate & EDM's Military Gear 
Love the picture of the Herc tacking off. I see the pilot making a hard left turn just after rotation with the gear still hanging to perform the ceremonial flyby. Once I made a hardcore, badass Blackwater dude dive to the ground when I flew over his head at 42 feet and 320 knots.That is tactical flying at its best and it is the only part of flying the Herc that I miss. Eight years later, the very thought scares the piss out of me when I think of all the very low level tactical flying that we did on a daily basis.
I bet you see the two forward air controllers deep in Indian country standing tall in anticipation of having the four fans of freedom flying blowing that dude’s hat off his skull. There are no words to describe how much admiration I have for men like you and them. I love everything that you write by the way, I thank you for your service and your willingness to share it with the world
Our weapon of choice was the M-9 and I am so happy that we never had to pull them out of the holster because if you had to fire a shot in anger, you better save one for yourself because the bad guys were going to be really pissed when they got to you.
I was thinking that you would have mentioned the knife that you used to carry too. I remember a post about it.
rob
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SOG! Both the Seal PUP and the folding SOG Trident
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