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RFI NSNs for M16/M4.


RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) High-frequency electromagnetic waves that emanate from electronic devices such as chips.

RFI - Radio Frequency Interference
 items include both additional authorized list (AAL) items supported by the Army and those that are not yet AAL or basic issue items (BII). But all RFI items, including those listed below, are authorized and accountable. See DA Message P210403Z (Apr 06), Rapid Fielding Initiative Accountability Update, for details.

Here are the RFI items you can order for your M16-series rifle or M4/M4A1 carbine carbine

Light, short-barreled rifle. The first carbines, from the muzzle-loading muskets of the 18th century to the lever-action repeaters of the 19th, were chiefly cavalry weapons or saddle firearms for mounted frontiersmen.
:

* rifle bipod bi·pod  
n.
A stand having two legs, as for the support of an instrument or a weapon.
 (also called forward grip bipod), NSN 1005-01-541-1772

* tactical sling (also called three-point sling), NSN 1005-01-541-1771

* advanced optical gun sight (TA31 ACOG ACOG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
ACOG American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
), NSLIN NSLIN Nonstandard Line Item Number  (non-standard line item number) GA4067. You can order the sight with NSN 1240-01-534-1114, but this does not bring the laser filter/anti-reflective device, which can be ordered separately with NSN 1240-01-540-2890.

* M203 grenade launcher M203 generally refers to the United States Army designation for a single shot 40 mm grenade launcher that attaches to the M16 assault rifle or the M4 Carbine. Stand-alone variants exist as do versions capable of being used on many other rifles.  day-night sight AN/PSQ-18A, NSLIN ZA1094

* M4 adapter rail system (ARS) for the M4/M4A1, NSN 1005-01-452-3527

* M5 ARS for the M16, NSN 1005-01-452-6771

* tactical weapon light, NSLIN 99921D

* backup iron sight, NSN 1005-01-484-8000

* cleaning kit for both M16 and M4/M4A1, NSN 1005-01-541-7228

* M68 close combat optic, NSN 1240-01-411-1265

* enhanced sliding M4/M4A1 buttstock assembly, NSLIN ZA905D

These are new AAL items but are not yet part of the RFI:

* multiple magazine holder, NSN 1005-01-541-2477

* forward rail bracket (also called CQB kit mini-rail), NSN 1005-01-541-2476
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Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Date:Jan 1, 2007
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