About Heckler & Koch 416 - How would You Rate it?
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March 27th, 2012
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| | Heckler & Koch 416 - How would You Rate it? infoCan the resident gunheads chime in on this? http://www.hk-usa.com/military_products/hk416_specs.asp |
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March 27th, 2012
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The US personel that got to play with it liked it for the most part. Cost made it go away. KJ sends... "We are the pilgrims, Master We shall go always a little further, it may be beyond the last blue mountain barred with snow, Across that angry or glimmering sea..." |
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March 27th, 2012
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March 27th, 2012
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It's from H&K and it sucks in typical H&K fashion. They have managed to take a very simple thing and screwed it up. The Magwell is a different size and will not use Magpul Pmags, the piston system is a transplant from the H&K G36 system which isn't the most promising rifle out there. They took the Armalite AR-18 and threw it in plastic after the Cold War ended the the West German Republic took over East Germany. The G36 failed as a commercial product and they took the innards of that and placed it in a M4 Carbine. H&K real gem of a rifle was the H&K G41 but it was priced a $1000 back in the late 1980s and that was some serious cash back then.   I have it's older brother.... the HK33.  | |
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March 27th, 2012
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This is the first negative feedback I've heard for the 416. What sort of weapon would you recommend, then, in the same class?
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March 28th, 2012
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March 28th, 2012
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I like it in all ways. Have never used it operationally but those who had, praised this rifle. The old G3 has always been one of my favorite weapons and when we train jungle warfare we always have one with us. |
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March 28th, 2012
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Do you mean the videogame? Kid.. Lets set one fact straight.. You do not choose your ordonance after the color some novelist has put on your operation. IF you have your choice of weaponry, wich very few have it simply comes down to a few simple factors. 1. What are you comfortable with that will work in the enviroment you are going into. 2. What firepower do your Team need? --------------------------------------- THEN you look at the different extras.. Are you going to carry it around or do you forsee a mainly stationary post? How long are you out, do you need batteries that you will have to carry that may run out? How can you scale down on weight? How can you scale down on the drawbacks for each individual terrain? Should the missionplan go tits up, what type of terrain is there a possibility of you ending up in. What are the criterias your weapon needs to fill there? Plus half a dozen or so more factors.. You mash it all together and you find the best compromise you can for you and for your Team. As for the HK 416. I find it to be an excellent weapon that will keep working in some of the more harsh enviroments where the M-16/M-4 family of weapons will perform piss poor.. Everything is rugged and large enough to operate with gloves on. As everything else it comes down to what you are used to and the above list of factors. FWIW The G36C, G36K, and G36KE are used to this date by several SF units across the world. KJ sends.. Last edited by KJ; March 28th, 2012 at 14:54.. | |
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March 28th, 2012
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The query is connected to my writing... My Novel - Wolf Company OK...My team is small -- 5 men -- in the Phillipines, in and around Basilan Island. Tropical forest/jungle, and some mountain terrain. First up is recon, which may take a week or more. Ultimately, it will end up with a hostage rescue. I've already got insertion/extraction/resupply worked out. Resistance won't be more than sqaud level. Maybe 8 - 10 at most, with light weapons. I'm perfectly willing to adjust detials to make it more plausible. I defer to the wisdom of those who know more than me.  | |
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March 29th, 2012
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Well what gun would you recommend then?
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