H&K G36 Civilian announced HK243 S SAR and TAR
- Thread starter elektrobug
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- Toronto (GTA), Ontario
It will be hard for RCMP to justify draging their feet as there are already non-restricted and restricted FRT enteries for the G36.
It's the USA HK293 that is a few years out as they plan to assemble it stateside to avoid import restrictions. A new assembly line will have to be built for them as was done for the HK45 pistol. The HK243 is not a brand new design but a modified G36 for which tooling already exist in Obendorf and German goverment aproval is in place for its sale to civilians worldwide. It should be available much sooner the the USA verison. It's appearance on the HK website would also indicate availability.
It's the USA HK293 that is a few years out as they plan to assemble it stateside to avoid import restrictions. A new assembly line will have to be built for them as was done for the HK45 pistol. The HK243 is not a brand new design but a modified G36 for which tooling already exist in Obendorf and German goverment aproval is in place for its sale to civilians worldwide. It should be available much sooner the the USA verison. It's appearance on the HK website would also indicate availability.
- Location
- Toronto (GTA), Ontario
Base version around the price of the SL8, professional version perhaps $500 to $750 higher.
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- Toronto (GTA), Ontario
Professional version yes. Basic model closer to $2000.
Me Too!!
It'll probably be someone who distributes to Law enforcement/militaryonly---Like R. Nichols
Only because their management believes that only "the military and police" should have such firearms..
It'll probably be someone who distributes to Law enforcement/militaryonly---Like R. Nichols
Only because their management believes that only "the military and police" should have such firearms..
Who's been bringing in the SL8s and MR556s?
R. Nichols. Have fun trying to get a rifle out of them. All they care about is Mil/LE contracts. They just like to tie up product lines and not sell anything... They tie up the lines just incase they get a Mil/LE contract.
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- Edmonton, Alberta
As quoted it IS R Nicholls, they are THE importer for HK in Canada; although you may be able to get a US made version from a place like I Run Guns. Problem is then the barrel will only be a 16" barrel.
However to be fair; when I talked with one of the R Nicholls guys just after Shot Show (doing orders for my old job); he had said they are already talking with the RCMP about submitting a sample for approval, so YES they are working on it.
I would not even expect to see these rifles for sale in the USA before 2 years, plus the RCMP taking their time on approving things (although due to HK being very familiar with Sporting / Mil. versions of guns due to THEIR gun laws) I would not expect any issues with a non restricted (or restricted due to barrel length) FRT for it, assuming those kinds of guns are still legal to own at that time!
This is one of those things that will take some time, I will definitely be picking one up (probably basic with the nicer stock) if black (or tan
) rifles are still legal to own in 2-3 years!
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- Toronto (GTA), Ontario
Original post updated with pricing info:
MSRP pricing in Germany is 1730 EUR for SAR Basic and 2290 EUR for TAR Professional. However German pricing includes a VAT tax that is 19% that is not applied to exports. If you subtract the tax and convert to CAD its $2200 for Basic and $3000 for Professional. Also street price tends to drop eventually once sales slow down.
MSRP pricing in Germany is 1730 EUR for SAR Basic and 2290 EUR for TAR Professional. However German pricing includes a VAT tax that is 19% that is not applied to exports. If you subtract the tax and convert to CAD its $2200 for Basic and $3000 for Professional. Also street price tends to drop eventually once sales slow down.
