21 September 2011

German Army new G28 DMR rifle

German Army just got them self new DMR rifle. It is civilian-aimed HK MR308 dressed as new G28 rifle in 7.62x51mm. Optics used is S&B 3-20x50 (edit per Python suggestion) plus Aimpoint Micro T1, barrel length 420mm, mass 7.9kg (with optic and accessories). Minimum accuracy requirement was set at 1.5MOA, designated range of use was set at 600m. Rifle is also supposed to have Quick Barrel Change system for field conversion into shorter and lighter Patrol Rifle.

German Army initially rejected HK417 as DMR rifle, due to not satisfactory accuracy  (same reason why HK417 lost trial for British L129A1), but requested that HK provide COTS civilian version of HK417 (HK MR308) with match grade barrel for testing. Funny thing that HK made MR308 to be civilian match rifle, not compatible with HK417 upper/lower (German law requirements)... just to sell it back to military.



EDIT: HK product sheet for G28 from HK webpage: http://www.heckler-koch.com/no_cache/en/company/downloads.html?tx_z7simpledownloads%5Bdownload%5D=390



3 comments:

  1. Anonymous22/9/11 09:40

    It looks for me like S&B 3-20x50.
    BTW When You will have FDE stocks,grips and rails available ? ;-)
    Python

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  2. "Funny thing that HK made MR308 to be civilian match rifle, not compatible with HK417 upper/lower (German law requirements)... just to sell it back to military."

    Not very funny I think. If some of our bureaucracy blockheads think the MR308 now turns into a weapon of war... that will causes trouble for all civilian owners of a MR308 here.

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  3. Veto11: I was thinking about that, but hopefully it will not happen. G28 is not called MR308 any more, changes are extensive and it is not select-fire rifle (unlike HK416/HK416 - what lead to changes in MR223/MR308). But, of course, never underestimate power of the dark side...

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