My Newest M4 and how I have it set up.

     First I will get off my ass and start writing more.  I have some great ideas for posts and have been working with some good dudes having learned some new "kung fu"!!!!!!!  More mindset and training tips but good stuff none the less.  

So I will start at the back and work forward:

     Buttstock:  I shoot the Troy Battle AX.  I absolutely love it.  Fits my body type and dimensions perfect.  Mine is the original one with the metal butt plate which people say is heavy.  I find that it seems to balance the gun out.  I will try the light weight version next time but for now I am good to go.  Plus makes on hell of a weapon if you needed to do some striking.

     Sling: Vtac two point adjustable.  I use the straps to attach to the gun.  No clips or quick detaches for me.  There is a Vtac LUSA on the front rail.

     Grip:  I like the Ergo grips.  They are smaller and allow me to have a better handle on the gun.  I stimple mine to give it a grippy feel.  They can be a little slippery feeling if not.  See photo below.

    
     The lower and trigger:  both JP Enterprises.  I have used them for the past few guns and right now they are working awesome for me.  The trigger isn't any lighter but when it moves it breaks and the reset is so minimal that the gun practically resets it's self during recoil. 

     My flip up iron sights: are Troy Industries

     Optic: EO Tech.   Mine has a 1 MOA dot and has Night Vision capability.  It also comes with a quick detach lever and riser.  The riser is huge for me because it allows the dot to be higher above my flashlight which is mounted on top of my rail.  The 1 MOA dot is perfect for making accurate shots a distance.

    
     Barrel: Krieger 14.5" with a 1/7 twist.   This barrel shoots very nice groups.

     Rail:  15' Troy TRX Extreme rail.  I absolutely love these rails.  Mine is super long to allow my forward hand to get out as far as possible and it is thin allowing my hand to wrap around it and have positive control of the gun.  You can really drive this thing.  I have shot these for a couple of years since Kyle and JD (when we worked together) first got them turned on to the rail.  Have been shooting them ever since.  There is a newer version out but I haven't gotten one yet. 

     Break; PWS.   This thing works well.  I had to play around with a few different ones because my rail is longer than my barrel.  It took me a few trys to find one that would get the gas out of the tube.  Only issue with mine is I get a lot of carbon on my light. 

     Flashlight:  Inforce WML.  It has a 125 lumen's which is plenty.  This thing is BADASS.  It has a small push button allowing you to turn it on.  It can also strobe which is nice.   The version I have also has a lever that allows it to be IR only.   Under NODs it will light up a room like crazy.  I will get some more pics of it up. 

     I am a lefty which makes it tough to live in a right handed dominated society.  I put ambi safeties on my guns and have the left side cut off and flattened.  This allows me to get a high grip.  I also had a Troy ambi mag release put in.  I like the Troy because it is low profile and doesn't catch on my kit or hit accidentally. 

     Look slick, no fuss, no BS all over my gun.  As stream lined as possible.  I learned this when I taught with Kyle Defoor a few years ago and how he runs the most minimal setup possible and lightest he can.  That's great advise and I have tried to stay close to that. 

     I recently heard someone say that a good thing and a bad thing about the M4 is that there are so many options on the market.  It is cool we have an unlimited amount of "STUFF" to pick from however it then becomes whats the coolest or newest contest.  Not to mention we are all different and you need to make the gun for you.   The parts on my gun are the ones that work for me and my shooting.  You need to find what fits you and what you do the most and GO Big.  Don't just run out and buy something because some dude (like me) wrote about it or some jackass at your range thinks it is super cool.  Do your homework and try different set ups.  It is a gun and may help you save your life or someone else's.  Take it serious and put together a rifle that is ready for whatever you may encounter whether it be on the battlefield or in a gunfight throughout your house with home invaders.   Your weapon should be an extension of your body when the shooting begins and it needs to be setup accordingly. 

     A few thanks  

     Troy Industries:  I have met Steve and Molly Troy several times and they were always nice and are trying to put out quality products.  Plus Steve was an active LE guy while running Troy for years and that's pretty awesome. 
  
     JP Enterprises: I really like there lowers and triggers.  They work really well for me.

     Inforce:  This light is BADASS.  Try to get your hands on one.

     VTac

     EO Tech:  It's my personal choice but I like them. 

     Ergo Grip:  Same thing right.  They work for me.

     JD and Kyle Defoor:  These two dudes really pushed me with the carbine to make me the shooter and instructor I am today. 

     Big thanks to JOHN at Shooters Supply in Fayetteville, NC.  John builds my guns and those of a lot of serious dudes.  He build them with pride and when I break my stuff (which is all them time) he puts up with my shit talking and fixes them as fast as he can.  Thanks JOHN