Original sentence: A new cold hammer forged barrel and new more reliable magazines have been their primary focus.The Army realized the need for new magazines when they found that 239 of the 882 failures were the result of problems in the magazine.The M4 suffered significantly more stoppages than its competitors: 882 stoppages, 19 requiring an armorer to fix.The M4s were pitted against the Heckler & Koch XM8 rifle, FNH USA’s SOF Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) and the Heckler & Koch HK416.The army has stated that if all goes well during testing of the new magazines, they could be ready for combat by spring.The army now has plans to improve upon the M4
Edited sentence: 239 of the stoppages were attributed to problems with the magazines confirming the Army's actions on the improved magazine.A new cold hammer forged barrel and new more reliable magazines are their primary focus.All of the weapons did extremely well in this environment with each weapon firing greater that 98% of the time without a stoppage.Out of the 60,000 rounds for each weapon type, the M4 recorded more stoppages than its competitors: 882 stoppages, 19 requiring an armorer to fix.The Army was working the program for improved magazines before the Extreme Dust Test was conducted.The M4s was tested with the Heckler & Koch XM8 rifle, FNH USA’s SOF Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) and the Heckler & Koch HK416.The army has stated that if all goes well during testing of the new magazines, they could be ready for combat by Summer.The army is considering plans to improve upon the M4.The laboratory test subjected the weapons to an environment so harsh a Soldier could not expect to live and a minimal maintenance schedule that pushed all of the weapons to their limits