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Thread: Germany cancels G26 (short-range sniper rifle) tender

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    Germany cancels G26 (short-range sniper rifle) tender

    Anyone have any idea who the two US offerors were?


    Summary of the design features (auto-translated, with some edits):

    1. Caliber 7.62 mm x 51 NATO
    2. Semi-automatic gas pressure
    3. Operability on both sides (Ambidextrous)
    4. Muzzle brake
    5. Signature damper set (Suppressor), consisting of compact signature damper, subsonic signature damper, training signature damper,
    6. STANAG 4694 rails on hand protection and weapon top,
    7. Length without muzzle brake and with inserted shoulder rest maximum 900 mm,
    8. Use in areas with climate categories A 1-3, B 1-3, C 1-2 * and M 1-3 in accordance with STANAG 4370 without restriction of functionality; * With limited battery life,
    9. Receiver/Housing life at least 6000 rounds; Barrel life at least 6000 rounds,
    10. Maximum 4.5 kg total weight weapon without muzzle brake, sighting device and accessories, with mounting rails and empty magazine (10 rounds),
    11. Accessories: 10-shot magazines, 20-shot magazines, cleaning device, sleeve bag, loading gauges, sectional model, special tool sets, torque sets.
    12. Other important features: color gray (sniper gray), adjustable gas take-off,
    13. First ammunition packages for integrated verification and series.

    To carry out a comparison test, 5 EA gun samples with accessories and 20,000 EA rounds of precision ammunition must be supplied.


    https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...der-cancelled/
    Last edited by Slater; 10-24-20 at 07:27.

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    German military is a seriously fickle customer.
    It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.

    Chuck, we miss ya man.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteyrAUG View Post
    German military is a seriously fickle customer.
    Thought they pretty much disbanded and stood down.

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