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Greylocks · January 25th, 2006, 17:35

I'm not sure you got what I meant; if you buy a smaller gun with a shorter barrel, expect that it will only ever get so much range unless you pour lots of cash into it.

All else being the same; a full sized M16 will have more range than the M4 version. It's that simple.
If you want the M4 to have the same range as the M16, you will wind up paying a lot more cash and it will take time and effort.
You'd need to change the barrel, buy a suppressor to hide the barrel extension, adjust most of the mechbox internals, and find a way to put a more powerful battery someplace. That's a good $500 in parts, upgrades, and cost for the work to be done if you do everything.
If you start with a big gun, you may manage quite well with far less expensive options. Example; change the barrel, maybe the spring and bushings. That's less than $200.

I never minded longer guns or found them that cumbersome. I learned with things the size of the Garand, AK, Mauser, Lee Enfield, M14. Handling those in smaller areas is just a matter of training.

January 25th, 2006, 17:35	#4
Greylocks Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Gatineau, Quebec (Near Ottawa)	I'm not sure you got what I meant; if you buy a smaller gun with a shorter barrel, expect that it will only ever get so much range unless you pour lots of cash into it. All else being the same; a full sized M16 will have more range than the M4 version. It's that simple. If you want the M4 to have the same range as the M16, you will wind up paying a lot more cash and it will take time and effort. You'd need to change the barrel, buy a suppressor to hide the barrel extension, adjust most of the mechbox internals, and find a way to put a more powerful battery someplace. That's a good $500 in parts, upgrades, and cost for the work to be done if you do everything. If you start with a big gun, you may manage quite well with far less expensive options. Example; change the barrel, maybe the spring and bushings. That's less than $200. I never minded longer guns or found them that cumbersome. I learned with things the size of the Garand, AK, Mauser, Lee Enfield, M14. Handling those in smaller areas is just a matter of training.