According to a press release issued earlier today by Heckler & Koch, the Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of parent company H&K AG Norbert Scheuch has been terminated from his position by the supervisory board. The release also stated [Read More…]
The timeline for the replacement of the troubled G36 rifle with a new yet-to-be-selected weapon has been announced by the Bundeswehr. The German System Sturmgewehr Bundeswehr (SSB)program was announced on February 3rd, 2016, with the solicitation itself being released [Read More…]
It’s time to practice some German again. I haven’t been able to find an English version or any subtitles. On the other hand you wouldn’t want to watch a film about Heckler & Koch other than in the original language, would you? The video contains [Read More…]
What has been called “The German ACR” has now been tested by All4Shooters.com. Almost seven months has passed since the HK433 was launched at EnforceTac 2017 in Nurnberg, Germany. If you have missed the news, or need to refresh your memory you can check [Read More…]
Larry Vicker’s was sent some photos of the HK433 by a German fan. The HK433 is H&K’s new rifle. It is interesting that they are going with Keymod but the rest of the gun reminds me of the FN SCAR, the Beretta ARX 100 and the Remington ACR. Behind the [Read More…]
Heckler & Koch, Germany, have been renaming their weapon systems. It’s been going on for a while and I’ve been trying to decipher this ever since I saw some of the new HK firearms at Enforce Tac 2017, Germany. Could there be errors in my list? Yes, [Read More…]
At Enforce Tac this spring Heckler & Koch Germany displayed the HK237 and HK337 officially for the first time, but there were no details to be had. Now we’re teased with some more technical details. Heckler & Koch may not like me, or you, but I am in love [Read More…]
The French government has received the first production units of the Heckler & Koch HK416F as part of its long awaited Arme Individuelle du Futur (Future Individual Weapon). According to the French government Ministry of Defence website, the first 400 HK416F rifles [Read More…]
Having examined the pictures of the HK433 from EnforceTac 2017 versus the catalogue I ran into a funny discovery. The 45 degree safety seems inspired from sports shooting, which is not a first. We see more and more influences from practical shooting get into military [Read More…]
Just over a month after the breaking news that H&K are releasing the HK433 in 5,56×45 mm we now have more information (and facts rather than rumors and some funny translations). We have also seen the “Four-Three-Three” live. Behind glass and in [Read More…]
IWA Outdoor Classics is a gigantic trade exhibition in Nürnberg, Germany. The first IWA started in 1973 and has kept on growing. This year there are over 1 500 exhibitors and a record of 49 000 people visited the show (trade visitors only). In comparison the SHOT Show [Read More…]
BREAKING NEWS from Nürnberg, Germany: H&K is manufacturing rifles chambered in .300 Blackout / Whisper. The doors to the Enforce Tac expo literally just opened minutes ago (at time of writing) and as we walked in we were surprised to see the new HK237 and [Read More…]
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