New H&K sniper rifle

[gman2304]

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/03/08/army-sets-sights-on-new-sniper-rifle.html U.S. troops expected to be carrying this new sniper rifle this year.

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

I'm sorry I'll take a Remington M40 over this junk anyday.

 

[Eddie]

Junk?

 

[BrocLuno]

Since when was an M14 a modified Remington 700 (per that article) ... Maybe it's a good rifle for the job, but I certainly do not want one

 

[OVERKILL]

That's a horribly written article that contradicts itself several times.

 

[buck91]

How will replacing a 7.62 with another 7.62 address any type of ballistic changes? Also... how much body armor out there is able to defeat the 7.62 and is susceptible to other similar rounds?

 

[Linctex]

I don't ever use "Semi-Automatic System" and "Sniper rifle" in the same sentence

 

[SKVenture]

Originally Posted By: Linctex

I don't ever use "Semi-Automatic System" and "Sniper rifle" in the same sentence

150 years ago no one used “semi-auto” and rifle period. I don’t get why people are so resistant to progress. Bolt actions are accurate. Sure. And revolvers are reliable. But that did not stop progress and the rise of semi-auto pistols and there adoption by all operators, army’s, and agency’s across the world. There are currently and have been AR-15s and AR-10s that shoot sub 1 - MOA for some time now.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: SKVenture

Originally Posted By: Linctex

I don't ever use "Semi-Automatic System" and "Sniper rifle" in the same sentence

150 years ago no one used “semi-auto” and rifle period. I don’t get why people are so resistant to progress. Bolt actions are accurate. Sure. And revolvers are reliable. But that did not stop progress and the rise of semi-auto pistols and there adoption by all operators, army’s, and agency’s across the world. There are currently and have been AR-15s and AR-10s that shoot sub 1 - MOA for some time now.

Barrett has made semi-auto sniper rifles for years.

 

[SKVenture]

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL

Originally Posted By: SKVenture

Originally Posted By: Linctex

I don't ever use "Semi-Automatic System" and "Sniper rifle" in the same sentence

150 years ago no one used “semi-auto” and rifle period. I don’t get why people are so resistant to progress. Bolt actions are accurate. Sure. And revolvers are reliable. But that did not stop progress and the rise of semi-auto pistols and there adoption by all operators, army’s, and agency’s across the world. There are currently and have been AR-15s and AR-10s that shoot sub 1 - MOA for some time now.

Barrett has made semi-auto sniper rifles for years.

Yes they have!

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

I've carried my HK USP Compact .45 nearly every day for 14 years and sent over 3,000 rounds thru it. Never had a single failure to fire or feed since I use EFMJs. I'd hardly call it junk, but I wouldn't call it a bargain either. But knowing that if someone's life depends on the next trigger pull, it's going to work- is priceless. I don't have anything negative to say about Remington or Glock or Sig or XXX (insert brand here) but I think calling any of HK's products junk is not based in reality. The fact that numerous HK weapons have been service-issue for Navy SEALs should dispel that myth.

 

[i_hate_autofraud]

Wow! so many mistakes in the Fox News item! Hmmm, I gotta check my Rem 700 to see if it has any M14 parts on it!! Jeez! LOL

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

Originally Posted By: i_hate_autofraud

Wow! so many mistakes in the Fox News item! Hmmm, I gotta check my Rem 700 to see if it has any M14 parts on it!! Jeez! LOL

LOL maybe you'll get lucky check for a selector switch first!

 

[Al]

I am sure the study cost much more than the entire contract.

 

[bdcardinal]

Originally Posted By: OVERKILL

Barrett has made semi-auto sniper rifles for years.

Knight's Armament has been also. Their M110 looks very similar to the H&K in the article.