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.