M417

"Based off the M416 and chambered with standard 7.62 x 51mm NATO bullets, the M417 is a popular choice amongst soldiers. A shorter barrel makes it easier to battle in close quarters."

- Weapon Description

The M417 was claimed to first be found on the 26th of November, 2009. However, some people report seeing it the day before. The weapon's existence was confirmed on Nov. 28 2009. The gun appears to be a variant of the M416, but with more recoil and stopping power. It also comes equipped with an ITech reflex sight. This weapon can only be currently found in the GP Supply Case AR and NX Supply Case MYST-N. As of 12/09/09, two M417 variants have been released: the M417 and the M417 Combat, which has slightly increased damage. The M417 is available at 1st Lieutenant-4 for 1,100 GP a day.

In real life, the battle rifle is called the Heckler and Koch 417 (HK417). As with the HK416, the "HK" was dropped in the in-game designation and an "M" was added in instead, most likely to avoid trademark fees. Once a gun is purchased by the U.S., the prefix on the gun's name is switched to "M".

Different branches of the United States Military use both the HK416 and HK417. The M417 is the United States Green Berets' current Battle Rifle/Sniper Rifle.

In real life, the gun fires a 7.62x51 NATO round, making it stronger than its predecessor, the M416. However, the ingame version is incredibly unrealistic. The real HK417 is supposed to be nearly identical to the HK416 in appearance and statistics, besides being chambered for the larger round. The HK417 is used more often for sniping than in Close-Quarters battles or other battles in real life.

Ingame, this gun has a special reload animation, as it doesn't use a safety, all the player does is pull out the old clip, and insert a new one. So far, this animation is only shared with M417 variants, the M6A2 and its variants. The two guns even share the same draw animation. Even so if you enter the match or switch between items eg. pistol, the player will pull the cock which is a small knob like thing beside the main body. It can be seen when sprinting.

For more information: http://forum.nexon.net/CombatArms/forums/thread/3792705.aspx

Here is ingame footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaVu3kJD0PA

You can look up the HK417 on Wikipedia to see how differently the real gun looks compared to the one in CA.

M417 Combat
The M417 Combat is a Black Market Cosmetic Variant of the M417. It has a slight damage boost from the normal M417, but besides that, all stats are the same.

The M417 Combat is better at long range damage. Instead of having damage lowered at a longer range, it keeps the damage.The M417 Combat has a noticeably longer barrel than the standard M417, and the original shape of the M417 seems to have changed quite alot.

M417 SB
The M417 SB appearence says it all. It is a AR/SR hybrid, has a sniper scope and acts like a semi-auto SR.

The SB is essentially a high-capacity, low-power sniper rifle wrapped up in an assault rifle package. It has the most significant change from the M417.