H&K has begun delivery of the Squad Designated Marksman Rifle to the US Army, so far shipping just over 100 of the more than 6000 expected to be fielded as a Directed Requirement.
The SDMR is based on the same HK produced 7.62mm G28 Rifle selected for the Compact Semi Auto Sniper System M110A1 program. In fact, other than optic, the configuration of both CSASS and SDMR are now the same.
The SDMR relies on the SIG Optics TANGO 6 1-6x, selected in May of this year.
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Component manufacturer’s sure investing in a lot of white laser etching for a rifle that’ll only be advertising Krylon in the near future.
The truest thing I’ve read today. Thank you.
That’s probably so they can have the AUSA showpiece talking points but like the URG-I they may be shipping with subdued markings.
What company commander is going to let his guys paint this? Beind SOME soecial units no one ever does that.
I would hope all of them given how shiny those H&k rifles come these days.
When is the army patenting it and releasing it’s version?
whats all the fuzz about Sig? The optics i have used have been inferior…
Army gone cheap..?
Which SIG optics have you used?
Which optics and when?
I’ve used their Sig Tango and found it to be a quality optic. I’m by no means an expert on these things, they’re just my opinion after running Vortex, Leopolds, and Trijicons.
It is 2018….why is a Harris bipod even still remotely a consideration on a modern weapon?
Because it’s fast to deploy and built like a brick shit house. All the fancy ones (looking at you, Atlas) are great on a bench but slow as hell to set up (and almost impossible one handed with the rifle shouldered).
I wonder who the genius was that put the half moons on the Geissele super precision mount lol they’re serialized for a reason..
Yeah, I saw that earlier!
But, I am impressed with the leveling mark on the side of the optic. I’ve seen a couple of these lately. It’s about time I say
They’re a good idea, but I’ve found them to actually cause more of a cant in practice. The scope usually rotates down into place when you tighten the caps so if you align the laser marks to the lower mount before tightening, they won’t be in the same place when you’re done.
If you have a rail or otherwise flat backbone under the scope, you can use a deck of playing cards under the flat part beneath the turrets to keep the scope perfectly level as you tighten it down. Just pull cards out one by one to keep everything nice and tight while you tighten the screws.
A 1-6x optic????? Seems awfully underpowered.
Also worth noting according to the USAF it’s only a 1.5moa gun, which is laughable.
It reportedly shot 1moa when going through the CSASS trials. although, I don’t recall what the ammunition was in those tests.
For an SDMR?
They rely on a fixed 4x now. So…. no.
Has HK played with a 6.5CR barrel in it?