Bushmaster M4

For over a year, I waited anxiously to have this gun. Now that I do, I am more in love with it than I expected to be when I was waiting for it. This gun turned out to be the most accurate gun I had at the time. It is incredibly easy to control, and with the red dot sight, target acquisition is very fast. And while it fires a small bullet, it is no slouch.

The rifle is made by Bushmaster. It has an A3 (flat top) receiver, a telescoping buttstock, an izzy flash suppressor, and a 30 round magazine. Of course, it is not an actual M4, but the closest thing available to civilians. This weapon could not have been made while the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban was in effect.

This rifle fires either the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge or the .223 Remington, the two being almost identical. This cartridge has excellent ballistics, shooting flat and accurate. In addition to home or personal defense, this weapon could be used for larger varmints and smaller game.

Sights

In addition to the iron sights, I have a 50mm red dot sight with a dot that is supposedly 1 MOA. Unfortunately, it is junk. It has obvious parallax problems.

I have had high-powered scopes attached to this rifle on a temporary basis. While it isn't good for use as a CQB, I think I would like to have a scope I can mount on an as-needed basis. I like the NcSTAR 3-9x42mm Illuminated Rubber Armor scope. It is short, has everything I could want in a medium-power tactical scope, and comes with quick-release rings.

Oh, dear, Nightforce has released a new 2.5-10x32mm scope. It looks nice. I want it with target-style turrets. I might have to consider that, assuming I can ever find a reasonably accurate load.