C&R · II · 555
M4 Survival Rifle
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 18 ↗
U.S. Model M4 Survival Rifle, as issued by the Government, cal. .22 Hornet, manufactured in the United States and Canada by Harrington and Richardson Arms Company.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “as issued by the Government”
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “manufactured in the United States and Canada by Harrington and Richardson Arms Company”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1949–1952.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Harrington & Richardson Arms Co.Basis: outside reference ²
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- BoltBasis: outside reference ³
- Caliber
- .22 HornetBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1949–1952production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 18 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “M4 survival rifle” ↗, years: production 1949–1952
- 2. Wikipedia, “M4 survival rifle” ↗, maker: Harrington & Richardson; developed from the H&R M265
- 3. Wikipedia, “M4 survival rifle” ↗, action: .22 Hornet bolt-action rifle
- 4. Wikipedia, “M4 survival rifle” ↗, service: survival gear stored under the seat of U.S. military aircraft
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 2 changes · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → High. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewYears: 1949–1955 → 1949–1952. Wikipedia gives production 1949–1952
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “M4-Survival-Rifle.jpg” by Curiosandrelics, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “M4 survival rifle”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The M4 Survival Rifle was a .22 caliber bolt-action rifle developed after World War II as part of the survival gear stored under the seat of American military aircraft. It was designed to give downed aircrew a survival weapon for foraging wild game for food.