This brochure from IAR producer H&K will be released at Modern Day Marine later today. As you can see, the IAR, as issued, will include accessories from several companies including the Blue Force Gear VCAS sling.
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M27 IAR Details
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011The SureFire MAG5-60 in Action
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011SureFire fans Patriot36 produced this demonstration of the MAG5-60 with an M16A2, LWRC SBR, and FN SCAR. All-in-all, they are well built magazines; manufactured to spec. Unfortunately, the team didn’t demonstrate the compatibility of the magazines with out-of-spec receivers. As with the PMAG, this has been the only issue we have seen with the SureFire magazines. However, they do run like a sewing machine in mil-spec weapons. The problem isn’t with the magazines. They are built properly. It’s the guns that shooters try to use them with that are the issue. Normally, out-of-spec guns rifles wouldn’t be a problem but the USMC’s adoption of the M27 IAR from H&K has made this a bit of an issue, despite the Marines’ purchase of a fairly small numbers of this 416 variant.
Acknowledge This Popular Mechanics
Thursday, July 14th, 2011Turns out Popular Mechanics found out about the HK 416’s role in the demise of one Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden from websites like this one. Too bad they didn’t bother asking someone from one of said websites how to set up their 416 (or bother acknowledging where they got their info in the first place).
Anyone notice anything wrong here? Who knows, maybe it’s the new gangsta model.
H&K MR556A1 Now Shipping
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011In addition to the MR556A1 finally shipping here in the US, they have made a couple of additional changes hence the A1 designation. These are in addition to the captive detent take down pins we wrote about during last year’s SHOT Show. As you will remember, these have to be depressed with a tool but help tighten the fit between the upper and lower receivers.
The first improvement is that the rifle can now be placed on safe even if the hammer has fallen. Thanks to a requirement from the German Army, H&K has rectified what we feel is a weakness of the AR-style weapon. You can now move the selector lever no matter if the weapon is cocked or not.
Additionally, they have made some adjustments to improve the fit of the collapsible stock so that it does not move or rattle. This is in the same vein as the take down pins.
Finally, the charging handle is now ambidextrous and can be reconfigured for use as a righty or a lefty. It is not set up for both, so you have to choose. The upper receiver has a groove on both sides to accommodate locking the charging handle.
Prices are somewhere just below $3000 but H&K reps promised uppers as well as full guns.
SHOT Show booth #13172 or www.hk-usa.com
“New” from H&K – MR 556
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
At SHOT Show H&K displayed the MR 556 and MR 762 civilian variants of the HK-416 and 417. That they have new names this year is step toward demonstrating that these are not clones of the rifles released in Europe. As we posted in November, the takedown pins are in the same location as Mil Std US Stoner-style rifles. However, take a look at the close up of the takedown pins. They appear smaller in diameter than Mil Std pins, but I was assured by an engineer from Obendorf that this is not the case. What is different about these pins is that the center must be depressed with a punch or similar item in order to be moved. This is required when breaking the weapon down as well as when putting it back together. Interestingly, the MR 762 did not have the new takedown pins (UPDATE: because these are the same samples exhibited last year). Pricing was still not nailed down and discussions of release dates were met with “four months.”
H&K employees manning the booth stated that they had just received the samples on Friday and that they were not yet completely familiar with them. The weapons were assembled at Daniel Defense but bear the proof marks of HK’s assembly plant co-located with Wilcox Industries in New Hampshire.
Rumor Has It – MR223
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009Rumor has it that the HK MR223 introduced last year in Germany last year will finally be released here in the US after SHOT show. Apparently, there have been some ATF issues that have delayed importation of what many feel is the holy grail of HKdom.
However, the biggest news is that the US version will not feature the offset rear take down found on the European rifles. This means that American enthusiasts will be able to use HK416-style uppers with any Mil Spec lower receiver.
HK416 Sub-Compact Carbine
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
The Firearms Blog published what may be the only pictures floating around of HK’s 416 Sub-Compact Carbine. It was not displayed at this week’s AUSA annual meeting and rumor has it that was developed specifically for a British requirement. This is why it was only shown at DSEi and to little fanfare. Furthermore, it is entirely a developmental project and only a few are being hand fitted for the customer.
