M4 Furlough!

One our neighbor's sons is in an IDF infantry unit. He stops by to visit when he's on furlough and calls me occasionally with interesting IDF stories and the occasional request for advice on dealing with the military.

I try to help out whenever I can and am always happy to ply him with Mrs. DoubleTapper's amazing homemade concoctions.

A few months ago he asked me some questions on shooting. The conversation let to sharpshooting and sniping. I offered to loan him a 4x20 scope that I haven't used in a while and demonstrated how to shoot with it.




He called me a few days later from the range. His C.O. had given him permission to mount the scope on his M4 and sight it in. He needed a walk through on sighting and some pointers on how to adjust his shooting to the new scope.

He called me back later to tell me that his C.O. was so impressed with his shooting ability and with the way he was able to take instruction over the phone that he was allowing him to practice with the marksmen.

After a little practice and a few more phone pointers he was outshooting the sharpshooters and had won himself a designated marksman's slot.

He turned in his M4 and was issued a marksman's rifle. The IDF infantry use the M4 with an upgraded match barrel, Harris bipod and Trigicon 4x32 ACOG™ (Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight) scope.

IDF Marksman M4 in Mrs. DoubleTapper's kitchen

The Trigicon ACOG gives you the fast target acquisition, huge exit pupil and long eye relief of a red dot scope without any worry of a battery failing, because there isn't one! The revolutionary dual-illumination tritium / fiber optic lamp gives you brilliant, self-adjusting illumination in any light conditions.

• 4X magnification and 32 mm objective lens aids in detecting partially hidden targets out to 300m... FOV: 36.8 ft. @100 yds.
• Red-colored Chevron reticle with 800 m bullet drop compensator calibrated for .223 from the 20" M16A4 barrel
• Broad band anti-reflective multi-coated lenses for superior clarity and light gathering with zero distortion
• Bindon Aiming Concept™ (BAC) allows you to sightwith both eyes open for rapid target acquisition and maximum situational awareness all while still taking full advantage of 4X magnification
• Internally adjustable and tough... only the prism housing moves making the ACOG more rugged than conventional designs
• Longer 1.5" eye-relief for larger caliber rifles, larger 8 mm exit pupil for faster target acquisition
• Adjustment: 3 clicks per inch @ 100 yds.
• Waterproof to 100 ft... dry nitrogen purged to minimize fogging
• Military grade 7075-T6 aircraft aluminum alloy housing makes this system nearly indestructible

Magnified view, click on image and drag to move.

I've passed the 4x20 scope on to another of our servicemen. Maybe he'll come over with a sniper rifle to let me play with.