HK's AR15

[jraab]

Hey

what is the HK equivilant to the AR15 and is it available to civ's?
price tag?

thanks

jon

 

[sparrow]

416...no...

 

[nairbg]

I prefer the HK 93, but I suppose it would be a cousin to the early AR 15 Sp1, rather than a brother to the newer hi-tech AR 15.

And it's a 12.5 gun, anyway, too.

 

[Mike K]

I prefer the HK 93, but I suppose it would be a cousin to the early AR 15 Sp1, rather than a brother to the newer hi-tech AR 15.

And it's a 12.5 gun, anyway, too.

You're a wee bit behind the times there. The 416 is the new HK and it's not really much like an SP1 at all.

 

[nairbg]

The comment was about the similarity of the Sp1 to the the HK 93.....

Both being Old School assault guns.

And ya, I like the old school ones............ because I'm OLD!

 

[MikeyT]

Groovy

 

[philchau]

Short Gas Piston H&K416, you will never be able to own one. Unless they slip up again like the HKG36s

But there are a lot of other companies putting out their own piston AR uppers soon!

 

[kbvr6]

Considering how HK feels about Civi sales I will spend my money elsewhere

 

[acrashb]

Considering how HK feels about Civi sales I will spend my money elsewhere

Bingo. I'm very interested in the LW stuff.

 

[MikeyT]

Considering how HK feels about Civi sales I will spend my money elsewhere

Considering how HK feels about Civi sales - you're going to have to!

 

[MPI]

Considering how HK feels about Civi sales - you're going to have to!

........

 

[philchau]

Barret has their M468 6.8SPC upper that should drop in to any AR lower. Gas piston and all

http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_M468,,00.html

 

[darkestjedi]

how come HK are such a bunch of dinks? If they opened their gear up to civi sales, i'd think that they'd boost their profits by a huge margin.

 

[sigger69]

Barret has their M468 6.8SPC upper that should drop in to any AR lower. Gas piston and all

http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_M468,,00.html

I don't see any gas piston system on that upper.

 

[sixty9santa]

HK doesn't like civies

 

[Gunslinger]

Screw HK, I'd rather support FN!

 

[P0WERWAGON]

how come HK are such a bunch of dinks? If they opened their gear up to civi sales, i'd think that they'd boost their profits by a huge margin.

but how do you get the sales of the USofA back when the terrorists are killing the americans with the 416's as well?

 

[cancer]

but how do you get the sales of the USofA back when the terrorists are killing the americans with the 416's as well?

I'd say the chance of that happening is low. So long as you have to mortgage a vital organ to own a new HK, terrorists are going to stick to the $15 surplus AKs.

 

[P0WERWAGON]

hey styr got #### from the americans for selling thier fifty cal to middle east nations. how much are they? alot less than a HK upper...

 

[capp325]

how come HK are such a bunch of dinks? If they opened their gear up to civi sales, i'd think that they'd boost their profits by a huge margin.

This has been discussed ad naseum on pretty much every gun-related discussion board on the internet. The simple truth is that German law prevents German gunmakers from selling "military style weapons" to civilians, including civilians in foreign counties. That is why HK had to come up with the bizarre-looking SL-8 instead of simply selling a semi-auto G36 – they wanted to make sure that their government does not go after their a$$ for selling "weapons of war" to the pubic. As of now, all HK's are made in Obendorf, Germany. The only way you'd see HK 416 in civilian hands is if they start making them in the States.