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    Germany adopts G28 DMR rifle

    German army just ordered several hundred militarised HK MR308 as new G28 DMR rifle in 7.62x51mm. Optics used is S&B 3-20x56 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.

    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.



    (http://strategie-technik.blogspot.co...8-fur-die.html)
    Last edited by montrala; 09-21-11 at 14:55.
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    Funny how for so long the AR platform got little regard and had a bad rap. Now in different forms its being adopted left and right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Belmont31R View Post
    Funny how for so long the AR platform got little regard and had a bad rap. Now in different forms its being adopted left and right.
    In my neighbourhood it got little regard and bad rap due to only one feature, that is not present in most of this new forms. But let's not start this all over again, shall we.
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    That's one really heavy looking set up ! So many shades of brown. I wonder why a more uniform color wasn't used.

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    Colour of receiver and scope is matched (in fact it is same colour that Afrika Korps used during WW2). Rail and buffer tube are probably titanium, so it gives different colour - but this is just wild guess.
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    Quote Originally Posted by montrala View Post
    Colour of receiver and scope is matched (in fact it is same colour that Afrika Korps used during WW2). Rail and buffer tube are probably titanium, so it gives different colour - but this is just wild guess.



    Anodized aluminum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Belmont31R View Post
    Anodized aluminum.
    But receiver is alu as well.... Hmmm.... maybe then it is supposed to break weapon silhouette by different shades??
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    I. WANT. ONE. NOW.
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    It looks like someone was playing with Photoshop...

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    At 17.5 lbs (7.9Kg) unloaded, this thing is retarded as a designated marksman rifle. An AIAWM system (rifle, bipod, and magazine) in 338 LM weighs less. I suspect that Germany will need to medicate their soldiers like they did their Olympic athletes in the 70's to get them to hump that thing.

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