When I was in the Rangers, we still had some old heads who were rocking M4A1 block 1 with an Ergo rail extension and more modern optics, lasers, and lights
M4A1 and it's derivatives/variants are the best combat rifles/carbines in existence. Coupled with an RMR topped Elcan Specter DR 1×4 and you also have the best combat worthy optic combo as well. Just beautiful with M855A1 and Mk262 77 grain OTMS. Perfectly balanced lethality and mobility.
Now that the URGI is getting more widespread, some of the Block 2’s are actually going to big Army. Guys in the 82nd and 101st have some of them, and were getting them back in 2020 while in Afghanistan.
A lot of people say that they hate the Elcan, but the major problem was that the company was horrible about repairing them, so by the time you got one, it was beat to hell
I've got no idea how anybody could hate the Elcan? The thing is absolutely built like an MBT and they have great glass and functionality. Not to mention it's just downright sexy AF lol
I recall that CombatDiver (I think) on Arfcom mentioned in a post that in Army SF, the RIS II FSP stopped being issued around 2015, and was phased out through attrition. I think he also mentioned that the reason was difficult with C-clamping, which had become the preferred method of shooting by that time. This more-or-less tracks with what Jeff Gurwitch has mentioned in his videos.
Ive always been a budget guy, because thats how my life is. However, Im actually getting ride of some of my "cheaper" stuff to get a more accurate reliable system. Im stuck between the DD and URGI systems. This stuff is really interesting to me!
That's the best philosophy. Just downsize and get upper crust stuff. So many people want to have a million budget guns and eschew high-dollar products. That's never made sense to me.
Can’t go wrong with either of those systems, but I chose the DD M4A1 for the quad rail aesthetic and also the fact that everyone and their moms has a URGI
The majority of issued Block II uppers would have been C marked, Cerro (Keyhole) forge uppers, though sometimes others were used (AF, square, Diemaco, etc).
Question, i keep seeing the Colt cage code uppers with the Square forge mark. I got 2 cage code uppers with the KeyHole forge mark. Is that still accurate for cloning? I cant find much about the forge marking with colt.
The timing could not have been better. I'm doing one that is meant to mimic what the Rangers have been carrying. Also @2:21, Jeff also pointed out that they later started reintroducing the FSP versions. That's why you will find images going back to 2017-2019 of Rangers with FSP upper rifles.
Never saw anyone in regiment with a FSP and I was deployed and in regiment at that time, only time was when guys ran 320’s under mounted on the Block 1 uppers so you did not have to remove the bottom rail of the block 2 I’ve got a picture on my channel of my exact Block 2 and MK18 i carried in Ranger Regiment
