In the early 2000s, operators in the U.S. military’s special operations community started using the Heckler & Koch HK416 as one of their primary battle rifles. It was initially meant to replace the ...

The HK416 appeared in 2004 and has seen combat with U.S. and German special operations forces in Afghanistan. In 2010, the U.S. Marine Corps also adopted the HK416 as the M-27. In 2017, the French ...

Here's a quick video showing the differences between the USMC spec'd M27 IAR and the HK416 and its compatibility with aftermarket magazines. First, there's a little confusion about the IAR variant ...

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In 2017, the French military should begin taking delivery of a new individual weapon to replace the aging FAMAS rifle. The Direction Générale de l’Armement — the French defense procurement agency — ...

KSM combat swimmers underwater with the H&K G36 assault rifle (Photo Bundeswehr) German special operations units are about to get their hands on the latest iteration of Heckler & Koch’s HK416 carbine, ...

One of them became the most popular assault rifle in the world, while the other was chosen for the job of eliminating the world’s most notorious terrorist at the time - Osama bin Laden. The Russian ...

The Heckler & Koch HK416 is an assault rifle/carbine designed and manufactured by Heckler & Koch. It is based on the AR-15 platform, and was originally conceived as an improvement to the Colt M4 ...

The biggest secret in the special operations community—what gun did SEALs from "DevGru" kill Osama bin Laden with—has been revealed. Two military gear blogs, citing multiple insider sources, credit ...

Heckler & Koch (HK) has developed the HK416 Enhanced Carbine to provide a high degree of performance as required by special operations units. To improve reliability, service life and operator safety, ...