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Thread: HK 416 Thread
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25 July 2017, 03:36 #1
HK 416 Thread
Originally Posted by UWone
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25 July 2017, 04:11 #2
Maybe there should be an HK picture thread so more than just two people can post in it.
Will - Owner of Arisaka LLC - http://www.arisakadefense.com
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25 July 2017, 09:24 #3
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25 July 2017, 09:36 #4
Here's a topic for the uniformed masses. What makes the HK416 upper better? I understand the sex appeal and cool club but why *should* someone like me save for one?
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25 July 2017, 10:22 #5Will - Owner of Arisaka LLC - http://www.arisakadefense.com
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25 July 2017, 10:54 #6
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25 July 2017, 11:02 #7
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25 July 2017, 11:18 #8
G3Kurz is the online handle of Jim Schatz, who was a long-time H&K employee, among other many cool things. He passed away earlier this year.
Originally Posted by G3Kurz
Jon Canipe, AKA M4Guru, also wrote this on SSD awhile back: http://soldiersystems.net/2013/03/30...tiring-my-416/
To be fair, most of the improvements noted are compared to issued DoD weapons; in the last couple of years, I think the DI system has been tweaked and improved substantially, to the point that I think the main advantages of an HK416 upper is the aforementioned amazing barrel, H&K's inherently excellent built quality, and the theoretical advantage of OTB capabilities. I've heard of anecdotes about the actual longevity of the H&K small parts at different junctures, and I'm not convinced that the op rod piston system confers any real advantage in most settings.
Still, being an H&K fanboy, I'd buy an honest-to-goodness HK416A5/MR556A3 shorty upper the moment it releases (one can dream, with the new Georgia plant); a full rifle would be considered, but much less of a priority. It's the only AR-15 item I'm interested in at this juncture, as I'm perfectly happy with what I have right now.
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25 July 2017, 11:43 #9
Default, thanks!! Valuable info.
That OTB special order feature though...! Need to find a shooting range in the surf.
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25 July 2017, 11:47 #10
Oh lord, please let this not devolve into a piston/DI thread.
It's been interesting to play with and experience a different weapon system that seems to be THE design of the style. I can see how in extreme environments, the design would be beneficial. For me though, it's not doing anything better that my CQBR does, except shoot a little bit more accurately, but even that could be mitigated by putting a cut SOCOM barrel in the CQBR. When put on a shot timer, the 416 is slightly slower for me. Some of that could be helped by getting back into core strength training, but even then, it does push more (which makes total sense).
Still, it's a cool piece of history to go make noise with.
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25 July 2017, 11:54 #11
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25 July 2017, 12:01 #12
Last edited by Slippers; 25 July 2017 at 12:09.
Will - Owner of Arisaka LLC - http://www.arisakadefense.com
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25 July 2017, 12:02 #13
If these become more ubiquitous with new manufacturing with A5 uppers in the KAC price range, I'd consider it.
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25 July 2017, 12:57 #14
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25 July 2017, 16:09 #15
I'd settle for just one measly SR16. Is that so much to ask?
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