TARA TM-4
Notes: Like the
TARA’s TM-9 pistol, the TM-4 is a combination of old and new.
Inspiration was derived from the M-4, Galil, and AR-18; new influences
included the MIL-STD-1913 rails above the receiver and the four on the
handguards, a short-stroke piston system (supposedly adapted from the AK), a
lower receiver of polymer with steel reinforcing bars and hoops, fully
ambidextrous controls, cold hammer forging with NITREX-coated barrel (chromed
inside), and other anticorrosion coatings elsewhere on and inside the rifle.
The upper receiver is of 7075-T6 aircraft aluminum and almost identical
to that of the M-16A3/4. The stock is a sliding polymer stock (the rifle uses
the M-4’s buffer tube), and a Magpul adjustable stock with the addition of a
recoil pad. The charging system and
handle is M-4. The barrel, other than being cold hammer forged, uses a
proprietary rifling process and is hand-fitted to the receiver nut; it is
14.5-inches long and designed for CQB, with a strong bayonet lug. The gas piston
is adjustable, whether to compensate for dirt or to fire older rifle grenades.
The TM-4 is currently re-equipping the Montenegrin armed forces and
looking for export buyers. Magazines are light alloy and again, compatible with
the M-4/M-16 series and the Galil.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
TM-4 |
5.56mm NATO |
2.72 kg |
20, 30, 35, 50 |
$729 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
TM-4 |
5 |
3 |
1-Nil |
4/5 |
2 |
5 |
35 |