HK G28

    The sniper rifle of Heckler & Koch HK G28 is the result of the recent experience of the Bundeswehr (German army) in Afghanistan. This rifle is designed to extend the effective range of the infantry in front of the enemy beyond the standard 5.56mm NATO assault rifles and light machine guns. While the effective range of 5.56mm is around 400 meters, the HK G28 of 7.62mm allows accurate fire up to 600 meters and suppression fire up to 800 meters. It is intended to be used as a support weapon at the platoon level during patrols and other operations where the use of 7.62mm machine guns or heavier support weapons are not available or are not desirable. The HK G28 rifle has already had its baptism of fire entering service in German units operating in Afghanistan.

   The HK G28 sniper rifle is based on the civilian competition rifle Heckler & Koch MR308, which is in turn an adaptation of the automatic assault rifle HK 417. If it says that the HK G28 has in common with the HK 417 around 75 % of the pieces. According to the technical advertisement of Heckler & Koch, each HK G28 rifle has an accuracy equal or better than 1.5 MOA (for angles minute) for groups of 10 shots with standard ammunition.

   The HK G28 is a semiautomatic rifle with gas-powered recharge, uses a short piston system with a 2-position gas regulator, which allows effective and safe use of standard or subsonic ammunition (with sound moderator or silencer). The barrel is closed by a conventional rotary bolt of the AR-15 style. The receiver is divided into two sections, the upper one made of steel and the lower one made of aluminum alloy. The feeding is by means of loaders of 10 or 20 bullets made of translucent plastic. The cannon floats freely inside the handguard.

   The HK G28 can be deployed in two interchangeable versions, the HK G28 Standard with long handguard, bipod, telescopic stock with adjustable cheek piece and a Schmidt & Bender PMII 3-20x50 day telescopic sight with laser distance meter installed on the top and the HK G28 Patrol version with a shorter and lighter handguard, a simpler telescopic stock and a Schmidt & Bender PMII 1-8x24 day telescopic sight. The rifle comes equipped with rails for accessories STANAG 4694 OTAN on top of the receiver and in the handguard.

  The German company Heckler & Koch has taken advantage of his stay at the Milipol international fair, held in Paris from October 18 to 21, 2011, to officially present his latest design for the military field. This is his new rifle HK G28 DMR, a militarized version of his successful MR308 assault rifle aimed at the marksman of the Army of Germany.

  This new combat rifle comes equipped with the usual tactical handguard that the Oberndorf firm is incorporating to its latest designs (HK416 and HK MR308). It also has a telescopic stock with adjustable cheek piece and tactical monopod as standard. For the time being, the German Army has already commissioned Heckler & Koch to purchase several hundred semi-automatic rifles, which will be available to German soldiers from the next few months.


Heckler & Koch HK G28



HK G28

    The sniper rifle of Heckler & Koch HK G28 is the result of the recent experience of the Bundeswehr (German army) in Afghanistan. This rifle is designed to extend the effective range of the infantry in front of the enemy beyond the standard 5.56mm NATO assault rifles and light machine guns. While the effective range of 5.56mm is around 400 meters, the HK G28 of 7.62mm allows accurate fire up to 600 meters and suppression fire up to 800 meters. It is intended to be used as a support weapon at the platoon level during patrols and other operations where the use of 7.62mm machine guns or heavier support weapons are not available or are not desirable. The HK G28 rifle has already had its baptism of fire entering service in German units operating in Afghanistan.

   The HK G28 sniper rifle is based on the civilian competition rifle Heckler & Koch MR308, which is in turn an adaptation of the automatic assault rifle HK 417. If it says that the HK G28 has in common with the HK 417 around 75 % of the pieces. According to the technical advertisement of Heckler & Koch, each HK G28 rifle has an accuracy equal or better than 1.5 MOA (for angles minute) for groups of 10 shots with standard ammunition.

   The HK G28 is a semiautomatic rifle with gas-powered recharge, uses a short piston system with a 2-position gas regulator, which allows effective and safe use of standard or subsonic ammunition (with sound moderator or silencer). The barrel is closed by a conventional rotary bolt of the AR-15 style. The receiver is divided into two sections, the upper one made of steel and the lower one made of aluminum alloy. The feeding is by means of loaders of 10 or 20 bullets made of translucent plastic. The cannon floats freely inside the handguard.

   The HK G28 can be deployed in two interchangeable versions, the HK G28 Standard with long handguard, bipod, telescopic stock with adjustable cheek piece and a Schmidt & Bender PMII 3-20x50 day telescopic sight with laser distance meter installed on the top and the HK G28 Patrol version with a shorter and lighter handguard, a simpler telescopic stock and a Schmidt & Bender PMII 1-8x24 day telescopic sight. The rifle comes equipped with rails for accessories STANAG 4694 OTAN on top of the receiver and in the handguard.

  The German company Heckler & Koch has taken advantage of his stay at the Milipol international fair, held in Paris from October 18 to 21, 2011, to officially present his latest design for the military field. This is his new rifle HK G28 DMR, a militarized version of his successful MR308 assault rifle aimed at the marksman of the Army of Germany.

  This new combat rifle comes equipped with the usual tactical handguard that the Oberndorf firm is incorporating to its latest designs (HK416 and HK MR308). It also has a telescopic stock with adjustable cheek piece and tactical monopod as standard. For the time being, the German Army has already commissioned Heckler & Koch to purchase several hundred semi-automatic rifles, which will be available to German soldiers from the next few months.


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