HK416 vs M16A4: how to tell them apart

Two versions of the same family. Name the wrong one in Spotrep and you still get family points, but the exact model scores most.

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HK416

Rifle, Germany. In service since 2004

What gives it away

AR pattern with a thick, squared free-floating rail handguard and a gas piston system.

Used by

Norway, France, Germany and many special forces

M16A4

Rifle, USA. In service since 1997

What gives it away

Full-length AR-15 pattern rifle with a fixed buttstock, a 20-inch barrel, a flat-top rail and a long railed handguard.

Used by

USA, Philippines, Iraq and many others

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