Posted on 05/16/2005 8:29:57 PM PDT by 2nd_Amendment_Defender
The HK-416 is a 5.56 x 45 millimeter caliber weapon that uses a Heckler & Koch propriety operating system originally developed for and used in other Heckler & Koch models such as the G-36. The Heckler & Koch propriety gas system does not introduce propellant gases and the associated carbon fouling back into the weapons interior (a fault in the M-16 rifle).
HK-416 is available in four configurations including 10 inch, 14.5 inch, 16.5 inch and 20 barrel lengths.
The system is similar to the Barrett M-468. It replaces the top of the M-16 rifle.
A number of HK-416 carbines are already in the hands of American Military forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Reports from the field state they are performing superbly.
Heckler & Koch also has highly reliable thirty or twenty round magazines designed for use in any M-16, M-4 or AR-15 system.
Heckler & Koch makes awesome firearms.
Last I heard they had stopped production on those rifles because Colt was being sue-happy and was bringing them to court for trademark infringement.
Apparently Colt thinks they are the only ones that can make an AR type rifle called 'M4'
In other words, it's an AR-18-type upper for the AR-15. Not a bad idea, since the AR-15 is so wretched about dumping gases and trash from spent rounds into the receiver.
I want one!!!!
Does this country make anything worth having anymore?
This is a much better idea then spending hundreds of millions on the monstrosity known as the xm8.
Last Dakotan wrote:
Does this country make anything worth having anymore?
--> only if it passes the "Global" and "Politically correct" test. I'm waiting for america to regrow the "balls"
Where do I get an upper for my AR-15 lower?
DPMS makes an excellent AR type weapon.
Not as much as we used to, since the unions and liberals ran almost everyone offshore or out of business.
Still just a .223 cartridge though... there are good reasons that some of our special ops guys still use the M1 or similar rifles...
Which *still* has all the old AR-15 flaws.
When another depression hits because our Congress destroyed us I think the country will crumble and fall apart. Who knows how many years will it take.
2nd_Amendment_Defender wrote:
My theory about the future of America is we will spend ourselves into oblivion. Current United States national debt for May 17th 2005 is 7,763,867,943,311 dollars.
When another depression hits because our Congress destroyed us I think the country will crumble and fall apart. Who knows how many years will it take.
-->Hopefully there will be Americans to bail us out... Sadly enough, that's probably when China will take over.
I want 10. ;)
It may just be the perspective, but the scope mount in that picture looks damn flimsy.
My comment was directed at the "DPMS makes good AR system rifles" guy. See my previous comment about this being an AR-18 type action and being a GOOD thing.
oh okie, my misunderstanding. :p
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