Proposed new rule=no "unknowns" on the article page

[Mazryonh]

I'm no gun expert, but in the pages I do contribute to, I try to make my screenshots as clear and detailed as possible so as to help the more knowledgeable people on this wiki identify weapons I'm not familiar with as quickly and as easily as possible. I think in my case "unknown weapon" is justified since I've done what I can to help.

Maybe you can help me identify that unknown Colt DMR on my SWAT 4 page then?

[Spartan198]

Originally Posted by Mazryonh

Maybe you can help me identify that unknown Colt DMR on my SWAT 4 page then?

I Googled "Colt Accurized Rifle" and found this, which looks pretty much identical to your DMR.



According to Colt's website, it's called the Colt Accurized Rifle.

[Mazryonh]

Thank you for the reference. I originally thought the name was fishy because there was no trace of a model number or official designation number (like M16, G29, etc.), so I thought the name sounded too "unofficial."

The website makes no mention of what this "Colt Accurized Rifle" is either. Is it based on the M16, just with a longer barrel, no carry handle/ironsights, and semiauto-only? I also wonder how this competes with something like the a long-barrelled RX4 Storm from Beretta for Law Enforcement purposes.

[Excalibur]

Well I have not seen or even heard about importations of the Rx4 anywhere in the US, so even if it's for law enforcement, no current police I know of is planning on adopting it.

[Spartan198]

Not only that, a lot of SWAT teams use M4s or other M16-derived firearms as their primary long guns. Having a DMR built from the same platform decreases training time and costs.

[Mazryonh]

Originally Posted by Spartan198

Not only that, a lot of SWAT teams use M4s or other M16-derived firearms as their primary long guns. Having a DMR built from the same platform decreases training time and costs.

So, what's the model number for the "Colt Accurized Rifle" then? LE16 DMR (for Law Enforcement) or something, since the M on M16 means "Military"? "Colt Accurized Rifle" sounds much too informal. There has to be an official designation somewhere, though I doubt even a real firearm like this one will warrant a page of its own on this wiki since its appearances are so rare.

[Spartan198]

Originally Posted by Mazryonh

So, what's the model number for the "Colt Accurized Rifle" then? LE16 DMR (for Law Enforcement) or something, since the M on M16 means "Military"? "Colt Accurized Rifle" sounds much too informal. There has to be an official designation somewhere, though I doubt even a real firearm like this one will warrant a page of its own on this wiki since its appearances are so rare.

Most instances I've seen they're just called M4s and M16s. Colt Accurized Rifle may sound informal, but that's the only name given on Colt's website and I didn't find it listed on the AR-15 variants page on Wikipedia. As to whether or not it should get an individual page, I was just identifying it.

Besides, informal names for firearms aren't uncommon. Ex., the S&W 500 revolver was named after its ammunition and the Magpul Masada was named after a mountaintop fortress in Israel.