Heckler & Koch supplies the Bundeswehr with the new semi-automatic sniper rifle G210
CEO Dr.-Ing. Jens Bodo Koch at the contract signing with Arno Trebbin (BaAINBw) and Sales Director Marco Geißinger.
The Bundeswehr has once again opted for a rifle from Heckler & Koch. The traditional handgun manufacturer from Oberndorf am Neckar prevailed in the award procedure for the G210 with the model MR308A6. The G210 is a short-range sniper weapon in the proven caliber 7.62 mm x 51. The delivery of up to 500 copies of the G210 for the special forces of the Bundeswehr is scheduled for the year 2025.
The MR308A6 was developed by Heckler & Koch specifically for this tender and presented to the public at the EnforceTac trade fair in February this year. The weapon also introduces a precision cartridge in caliber 7.62 mm x 51. The semi-automatic gas pressure loader has a weight of around 4.4 kg (without magazine) and offers significantly more operating comfort by moving the loading option to the side of the weapon.
Dr.-Ing. Jens Bodo Koch, CEO of Heckler & Koch, and Sales Director Marco Geißinger were pleased with the order on the sidelines of the signing of the contract: “We at Heckler & Koch are proud to be suppliers of the special forces of the Bundeswehr. The spearhead of the Bundeswehr deserves the best weapons in the world. That’s what Heckler & Koch stands for. After the delivery of the HK437 .300BLK as G39 SD was commissioned only a few months ago, the next product innovation from our company follows with the MR308A6 as G210.”
This is a translation of the German press release.
Interesting, so it was a German SOF tender that H&K made this for.
I remember when H&K showed this off at EnforceTac and I had assumed it was another European user, given the extensive use of 417’s in Germany.
The short handguard seems odd to me given the barrel length, I know H&K doesn’t want bipods much farther forward because their “Uber-science” but I just cannot understand giving up so much top rail space…especially on a rifle that will live with a magnified optic.
I also wonder if we’ll see a program to convert the Bundeswehr’s existing G28/HK417’s to Atmalite-A/PMAG pattern mags like the A6.
finally, getting away from the rear mounted charging handle that has never made any sense to me.