HERA H6 Rifle .223 Rem 18" Non-Restricted - COMING SOON!

I keep hearing that the AR ergonomics are the ideal, the most intuitive, the most comfortable, blah, blah, blah...and my own experience with that platform simply says "Nope, uh uh, I don't buy that at all". Maybe it's true that a complete newbie would find that to be true...and maybe it isn't...but I honestly don't care. I know it isn't true for me, and frankly that's all that matters....to me. And I sure as hell don't care about it's virtues as a "fighting weapon", because I ain't fighting with it. My uses are entirely recreational.

The upcoming Hera H6...assuming that it ever actually arrives...is indeed something different and I want to try it out. I won't know if it works for me or not until I use it for awhile, but it's appealing enough for me to want to give it a chance. I already have a bunch of 10-round mags for it, and I know that there have been many times in the field when one of those mags protruded from the bottom of a rifle in such a way that I found it irritating or troublesome. Will this sideways configuration solve that issue? It might. Will it introduce new handling quirks that I won't like? It might.

Theoretical analyses of how this will or will not work are just that: theoretical. Until we have hands-on experience with the thing, we're just wasting our time with speculation. Right now? Let's face it: The majority of guns purchased by the majority of shooters are chosen based upon subjective ideas as simple as "That's cool; I want it!" or "WTF is that? Hard pass!" :)
 
Incendiary said:
Sten was a military issue gun coming up to 100 years ago. This is a brand new modern gun for the commercial market. Not convinced this is anything more than novelty. If that’s all it is that’s cool - nothing wrong with that at all. I’m just having a hard time seeing practical benefit.
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Military issue gun that was carried around during the allied offensive into Europe. A lot further than a day trip in the woods. Somehow they managed. The question should be, how did they do it? Lessons have already been learned. No point reinventing the wheel. The point I was making was it must be possible. Not that it was optimal.
 
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jjohnwm said:
I keep hearing that the AR ergonomics are the ideal, the most intuitive, the most comfortable, blah, blah, blah...and my own experience with that platform simply says "Nope, uh uh, I don't buy that at all". Maybe it's true that a complete newbie would find that to be true...and maybe it isn't...but I honestly don't care. I know it isn't true for me, and frankly that's all that matters....to me. And I sure as hell don't care about it's virtues as a "fighting weapon", because I ain't fighting with it. My uses are entirely recreational.

The upcoming Hera H6...assuming that it ever actually arrives...is indeed something different and I want to try it out. I won't know if it works for me or not until I use it for awhile, but it's appealing enough for me to want to give it a chance. I already have a bunch of 10-round mags for it, and I know that there have been many times in the field when one of those mags protruded from the bottom of a rifle in such a way that I found it irritating or troublesome. Will this sideways configuration solve that issue? It might. Will it introduce new handling quirks that I won't like? It might.

Theoretical analyses of how this will or will not work are just that: theoretical. Until we have hands-on experience with the thing, we're just wasting our time with speculation. Right now? Let's face it: The majority of guns purchased by the majority of shooters are chosen based upon subjective ideas as simple as "That's cool; I want it!" or "WTF is that? Hard pass!" :)
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I would argue that the AR’s biggest supporters are those who have been trained in its use. Whether police/military or competitors ( 3 gun etc). Not newbies.

Yup just speculation while we wait. Not much new out there and most firearms that are cool have been prohibited. Doesn’t leave a lot of choices. Hoping to see a bunch of reviews when the HERA is out! Not a lot of interesting reading these days.
 
Updates on this rifle?

Yeah, yeah, I know...I keep popping up every couple months asking "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

But that's what happens when a product is announced...and a delivery date is mentioned...and then pushed back...and then pushed back...and so on, and so on, and so on...
 
Lol, I often buy a new rifle because I want to try it out, something new and different ...only to find the novelty has worn off and I sell it soon after.

The novelty is wearing off this one for me...and I haven't even touched one yet! :)

I just peeked at the Hera website in an attempt to refresh my interest in this, and I noticed they mentioned that the folding stock requires an optional accessory? I thought that a folder was standard all along?
 
We want to get these rifles into Canada as much as you all are.

Unfortunately Hera is running into delay so we're now looking at sometime in late July.

We will provide update once they have landed. Thanks for everyone's patience.
 
Thanks for updating. I was losing both hope and interest, but I still found myself jumping to check out a new comment in this thread. :)
 
FYI, Hera-USA's pre-order page lists an ETA of Q4 (Oct-Dec). I know we're supposed to get them before our southern neighbors, but July seems really optimistic. I personally expect to see these show up sometime in autumn. Would love to be proven wrong, though.
 
North_Sylva said:
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Our H6 in its final version is nearing completion. We are looking forward to starting deliveries of our H6 bolt action rifle in December of this year. We would like to thank you for the incredible support and feedback we have received from end customers, dealers and practitioners since the beginning of 2023. We then adjusted the production plans for the H6, took requests and suggestions into account and are pleased to be able to inform you of all the innovations and changes that have been incorporated since then. We thank you for your support and patience and apologize for the long delivery time.

PRODUCTION
Due to increased demand, we have decided to manufacture all components in Germany at the HERA location in Lower Franconia/Bavaria, with the exception of the trigger. In the future, we will be able to implement short production times, consistent in-house quality management and cross-departmental cooperation. As with our other products, we rely on uncompromising quality made in Germany.

SYSTEM
The H6 system has an all-steel action, a one-piece bolt and a laser-welded bolt handle. The bolthead has a force-controlled T-extractor which enables both, safe extraction and maximum contact surfaces for the locking lugs. The security concept of a mini system was implemented without compromise in all points. Despite the steel construction, the additional weight was limited to approx. 200 grams. In addition, the final version of the H6 has a screwed barrel, which ensures both, an extremely rigid connection and enables repeatable adjustment of the head space. Due to the form- and force-fitted mounted picatinny rail, this results in a maximum level of rigidity which is reflected in the high level of precision that corresponds to the weapon.

TRIGGER
We are pleased to be able to win over the company RECKNAGEL, one of the most renowned companies in the weapons industry on the German market, to produce one of the core components of our H6 – the trigger. The RECKNAGEL company can look back on many years of experience in the development and production of high-precision triggers for various systems. The optimized H6 trigger has a safety that can be operated with the trigger finger and is probably one of the best standard triggers that can be installed, both technically and qualitatively. All triggers for our H6 system are manufactured by RECKNAGEL at their location in Lower Franconia/Bavaria.

Best Regards,

Thomas Noth
CEO
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North_Sylva said:
As mentioned previously the H6 are in production and HERA have a huge backorder list to go through but they assured us no matter what we are getting our shipment first before the Americans.

They specifically mentioned Canada in this clip below posted 2 weeks ago.

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Cross94 said:
FYI, Hera-USA's pre-order page lists an ETA of Q4 (Oct-Dec). I know we're supposed to get them before our southern neighbors, but July seems really optimistic. I personally expect to see these show up sometime in autumn. Would love to be proven wrong, though.
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Hmmm...timing aside, that pre-order site shows a projected U.S. price of almost $1600. So with the exchange rate, and of course the mandatory 'cuz-we-say-so surcharge normally applied to so many gun-related items, we will be paying...what?...$2300? $2400?

I feel my interest waning once again...
 
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