Pictures of civilian HK 416/417

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This is for all of you who claimed that HK does not care about civilian sales. These civilian-specific versions have just been approved by the German government. This means that we don't have to wait for HK to start making them in the U.S. We should be able to get the German-made stuff as soon as it becomes available.

http://www.hkpro.com/hkpro416civilianannouncement.htm

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markl said:
gotta wonder what the final price will be for these. i'd like the 417 but i'm not dropping $6000 on it.
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I doubt they will be anywhere near $6000. The uppers that are sold in the U.S. right now are so expensive because they were obtained under false premises and there are very few of them around (same reason why the G36 is so expensive in Canada). I would expect the price to be somewhere in the $1800-2500 range for the 416 and closer to $3K for the 417.

Another good thing about German-made HKs is the fact that Germany, unlike the U.S., does not have restrictions on exporting short-barrel rifles. This means that we should be able to get 10.5" and 14.5" barrels if we get these guns directly from Germany.
 
The barrel looks too short on the 1st one to possibly be for civilian consumption even in the US.

The bottom model in 308 might be non-restricted if marketed as not an AR variant.
 
markl said:
why would a 10.5 be too short?
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Because that would be a "SBR", a 200$ taxed specialty item, and considering the length on USC and SL8 rifles would make no sense whatsoever because its not a marketable item.

Just read there site, the shorter lengths might be legal for german consumption.
 
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capp325 said:
I thought so too but apparently they changed the laws a couple of years ago.
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It'll be interesting to see how this all pans out. You lumberjacks will probably be able to get them straight from Germany.:p So you'll probably be able to get under 16 inch barrels. Here, they'll probably produce the barrels and other key parts domestically and the rest of the parts in Germany, then assemble them at Wilcox in New Hampshire. All thanks to our retarded import restrictions.
 
Hmmmm, Looks good.
Should be ready right about the time I'd be interested in a firearm like that :)
 
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whats the point of switch to a piston if you are still gonna use the AR's crappy tight toleranced bolt carrier and not put on a folding stock!!?!

Ill take a .308 though, but only cuz I cant have an FN :)
 
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