http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2016/04/01/army-picks-heckler-koch-sniper-rifle-replace-m110/82526646/
>the army didn't post it in the newly acquired general thread
Why not use something with better range & muzzle velocity than 7.62 nato
I cannot for the life of me think of a reason to ditch the m110
But whatever.
Is it possible they'll sell these surplus?
>>29472725
>Is it possible they'll sell these surplus?
>current US Military
We'll suddenly see ISIS running around with M110s by the end of the week.
>H&K will produce a maximum of 3,643 rifles over 24 months, as well as spare parts and depot support, at a max contract value of $44.5 million.
>$44,5 million for not even 4000 rifles and spare parts
>>29472767
The Army is pretty fast and loose with our taxbux. I think the M110 cost about the same.
>>29472725
Sniper rifle in OP is retardedly heavy, and there is a more retardedly heavy suppressor that comes with it. Best part is it is fully ambidextrous,
My unit has an M110, R700 M24 in .300winmag, and an M107.
>>29472744
To civilians friend.
>>29472849
Mmm, sure, but the DMR HK is plenty heavy too, especially because it's not DI
>>29472767
That's roughly 12k per rifle
>>29472519
>The Army just wasted your money again
Ftfy
>>29472877
If you count ISIS as civilians, then the Army will be handing them out for free.
>>29472925
That's about the same as the KAC M110
>>29472684
They use .300 Winchester for their Bolt guns. 7.62 is fine for this role and is more plentiful. Semi Auto snipers are going to be shooting more than bolt actions
>>29472725
>Is it possible they'll sell these surplus?
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>he's serious!
>>29473018
Quality reply friend.
>>29472968
Well I don't.
>>29472519
AR10 WINS AGAIN.
AR GOAT!
>>29473077
>average Ar fanboy
>>29472519
does it come with the duck tape cheek riser?
>>29473119
>buttmad
The entry, named the G28E1, was displayed at SHOT Show in H&K’s booth. Interestingly, it incorporates an OSS Suppressor.
http://soldiersystems.net/2016/03/31/rumor-has-it-hk-wins-csass/
>>29472519
>Remshit BTFO.
>By the Army.
Oh what a time to be alive.
>>29473286
If people think HK is overpriced, Remington attempted to submit the R5 RGP to the Army for the IC competition for twice the price of the HK416
>>29473077
>Both rifles were based from the AR-10.
>>29473217
>said the bean baby
What differentiates the G28 from a regular HK417?
>>29473077
>Ar is so shit the only thing keeping it alive is the MIC
>>29473077
The AR series of rifles is best suited to a DMR / sniper role.
That's what they should have been fielded as.
>replacing an AR10 with an AR10
Basically a sidegrade then. Is the army splashing out because it got its tax returns or something?
>>29473355
Probably the barrel/HKeymod handguard. It weighs 9.0 lbs unloaded and supposedly comes with an OSS suppressor.
>yfw this whole program still costs less than half of a F-35
>>29472925
>>29472981
I would imagine that's including the whole suite and not just the bare rifle but who knows.
>>29473410
G28 upper receiver is made of steel.
>>29473410
It looks like something someone of Persian heritage would design.
nya nya nya nya
>>29472535
Sadly this is underrated, kek'd
>>29472925
>$12k for overbuilt carrier tilt chambered in .308
Milsurp M110s when?
Isn't the KAC SR-25 pretty much the M110?
>>29473555
what is wrong with you?
>>29473655
what is wrong with him?
>>29472519
Can we pew pew from over 2miles?
>>29472725
>Is it possible they'll sell these surplus?
Nonsense, they're going to give them to the CIA to sell to ISIS.
>>29473842
ISIS is getting stomped by Russia
So their response will be kick up the internet shilling campaign, crying on TV, sending more weapons, screaming about chemical weapons, hollering about human rights (when our ally saudi arabia executes gays), and eventually saying Putin killed 6 million syrian Jews.
The federal government is worthless garbage that needs to go away, like a weak abusive husband, they will take their defeat as ISIS in Syria out on civillians with reprise killings
>>29472744
We probably will anyway.
>>29473634
>scary babby killing salted raffles
>milsurp
I want it to happen too Anon, but let's be real here.
