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So I'm going to answer my own question and give some insight for all who cares. After researching online, our colt m4 is mil-spec - BUT it's a bit smaller than standard mil spec (in my understanding). So if you ordered a Magpul CTR stock or any after market stock I think, there MIGHT be a little play and it might still be a little wobbly. I guess our rifle isn't a REAL M4 so a lot of the aftermarket upgrades and goodies won't fit right out of the box - as techmike will tell you in regards to a pistol grip. Oh well, should've guessed...

Anybody know if our rifle stocks are Mil-spec or commercial? I couldn't accurately measure it so i figured I'd ask someone who already knew...

Mike - cheaper than dirt still has it for $20.96 - i can't imagine the shipping be that much more than 8 bucks. get it there!

Anybody find a floorplate that fits our non-AR magazine? I ordered the magpul rangerplate and realized that it didn't fit when I received it - DUH! I even thought about epoxy gluing them on but that would mean I can't take my magazines apart to clean them or whatever...gonna put them up for sale soon...

Specifically LA area. It would be nice to hit the range with some people with the same rifle...or at least the same caliber. ;D

Thanks microgunner - yea i ignored the advize of cleaning before shooting the first time. I'll clean it up and hopefully it'll be smoother.

Oh I forgot to mention that I tighten the bolt as soon as I got it like everyone says I should for high velocity rounds - but maybe it's a different amount of tightening. I'll look it up - thanks.

hey imschur - you should probably combine this thread and the mod picture thread to ONE nice picture thread somehow!

So I finally got my rifle last week and I finally had a chance to shoot. So I don't have an extensive review of the rifle because I don't know much about real m4s or ARs for that matter - but I love the way it looks and all the potential modifications that I can and WILL do to it! Currently: Ok so I ran 100 rounds of CCI through - no problems whatsoever! Then I ran about 250 rounds of BVAC - wow. had about 8-10 misfires/FTF? not sure which one but i'll describe it. When a round is chambered, and I click fire, nothing happens (I'm guessing this is called FTF). I'm thinking that it's because the next round is coming up too far and blocks the firing pin? I don't know but when I take out the magazine and re-cock it, the round in the chamber fires. Sometimes, the next round doesn't even load into the chamber. Upon inspection, I notice the round isn't going up far enough and it's badly scraped on the top - like the round wasn't high enough to catch the reloading lever. I read that another guy had this problem as well. so that round ends up being scraped or bent - had to throw that away. I'm not sure if it's because my gun was so dirty that sometimes it couldn't catch and reload the next round properly. pretty frustrating and i hope it's because of the BVAC ammo and not my gun. :-[ My magazines were seated properly but there were times that it wasn't and I dropped it in the indoor range - cracked! You can see the cracked mag here next to a normal mag: I gotta get some mag bottom protectors and find some outdoor ranges. My friend next to me with the high capacity mag dropped his like 3 times cursing every time. anyhow, i'm gonna stick with CCI and try some federals when i get my hands on them. I also got 500 rounds of remmington that I have to try - I'll let you guys know how my gun handles that. Still really happy with my gun and fun to shoot but i'd like to figure out what's the reloading, FTF problems!

Finally got my gun along with a few cheap mods... UTG Tactical Light UTG forgrip Mako magazine coupler - i'll have to see how well these hold up at the range. Now i'm off to the range!!! I'll try to write a little report afterwards. Using CCI and BVAC ammo.

don't know if you guys found this already but... 10 rd mags for $20.96 @ cheaperthandirt! http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/58593-36.htm i just picked up 3

Sorry I don't know if this is the right forum - but where do you guys order your Magpul Stocks? Order from Magpul direct? thanks!

Great to have you! That's awesome that you have someone to shoot with that has the same gun - always helps!

This is why I wanted him on this forum - sick modifications solscud! This is exactly how i wanted my m4 to look like as soon as i saw it on m4carbine.net. Sorry in advance if i build mine almost identical to yours! ;D

that would be me!!! see imschur, I'm doing my job. ;D

Nice Mike! I'm all about that tactical light!

My first and currently only baby...

thanks imschur! too bad I don't have my rifle yet. ;D I know I should be the first to post a pic but I'm just trying to get more poeple invovled. :D

I just realized that there are only 30 members in this forum - with a small percentage of them with the Umarex m4. I really like the fact that this is a dedicated Colt Umarex M4 board but I wish there were more members... :(

How about we start a picture thread with listed mods? yea?

thanks TM - i think they're out of stock. actually they seem to be out of stock for a lot of ammo. have you or anyone try FIOCCHI or Aguila Match? They seem to have those and are pretty cheap...i think.

Hey guys - don't mean to hijack the thread but since we're talking about ammo - i need to get some. i was looking at cheaperthandirt.com and i want to buy .22 for my umarex m4 but they have all these different .22 like: > .22 Long > .22 Long Rifle > .22 Magnum > .22 Short > .22 Shotshell > .22 WRF am i supposed to buy the long and/or long rifle ammo? and no, i've never bought ammo online before...

Love it. I've been to CT - had one of the best home-cooked steaks there. My friend bought it at some butcher shop that 50cent supposedly uses...

Yea but we have nice weather here. ;D

hilarious! you were a felony for about 2 mins. ;D