Gunreference1
01-13-2012, 08:19 AM
New from H&K: MR762A1 Gas Piston AR-10
Posted on January 12, 2012 (http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/01/foghorn/new-from-hk-mr762a1-gas-piston-ar-10/) by Nick Leghorn (http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/author/foghorn/)
H&K manufactures the HK416 for the military market. The gas piston M-4 seems to be working pretty well for them (i.e. it’s still here). H&K doesn’t hate you that much; they make a civilian upper receiver kit for your purchasing pleasure (also debuting at SHOT). So far so 5.56 NATO. This new rifle, the MR762A1, is a civilian version of H&K’s G28 currently in use in Afghanistan. It’s a gas piston operated AR-10 rifle chambered in 7.62 NATO. I’ve never seen a good implementation of a gas piston in an AR-15 (or AR-10 for that matter), but I’m always on the look out for a new version to change my mind. Press release after the jump . . .
Heckler & Koch’s long anticipated MR762A1 rifle (in caliber 7.62 x 51 mm) debuts at SHOT Show 2012, joining the 5.56 mm model (MR556A1) released in 2011. The new MR762A1 rifle is inspired and influenced by recent Heckler & Koch piston driven rifles, including the new HK G28 designated marksman rifle developed for the German military.
To read the rest of the story click the link below.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/01/foghorn/new-from-hk-mr762a1-gas-piston-ar-10/
H&K website - http://www.hk-usa.com/civilian_products/mr762_general.asp
Steve
Posted on January 12, 2012 (http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/01/foghorn/new-from-hk-mr762a1-gas-piston-ar-10/) by Nick Leghorn (http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/author/foghorn/)
H&K manufactures the HK416 for the military market. The gas piston M-4 seems to be working pretty well for them (i.e. it’s still here). H&K doesn’t hate you that much; they make a civilian upper receiver kit for your purchasing pleasure (also debuting at SHOT). So far so 5.56 NATO. This new rifle, the MR762A1, is a civilian version of H&K’s G28 currently in use in Afghanistan. It’s a gas piston operated AR-10 rifle chambered in 7.62 NATO. I’ve never seen a good implementation of a gas piston in an AR-15 (or AR-10 for that matter), but I’m always on the look out for a new version to change my mind. Press release after the jump . . .
Heckler & Koch’s long anticipated MR762A1 rifle (in caliber 7.62 x 51 mm) debuts at SHOT Show 2012, joining the 5.56 mm model (MR556A1) released in 2011. The new MR762A1 rifle is inspired and influenced by recent Heckler & Koch piston driven rifles, including the new HK G28 designated marksman rifle developed for the German military.
To read the rest of the story click the link below.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/01/foghorn/new-from-hk-mr762a1-gas-piston-ar-10/
H&K website - http://www.hk-usa.com/civilian_products/mr762_general.asp
Steve