HK416 production suspended due to combat failure?

[ToddG]

Don't you count as a biased source?

When have I ever been biased about anything?

[Iraqgunz]

Smiley face indicates that I was joking.

When have I ever been biased about anything?

[HisDivineShadow]

There was also a report of poor cold weather performance. Interesting...

Yeah you bring it into the warmth and condensation happens in all the nooks and crannies. When I was in the army (finland) we'd leave our guns (Valmet/Sakos) outside in the cold and not bring them into the tent when out in the field.

Rust is ofcourse less an issue with the alu-based AR/HK models than our steel AK deriviatives but the condensation can freeze again when you bring it out if it hasn't had time to evaporate entierly, which means it can freeze your action and cause cycling problems. Our RK's where quite resiliant against the latter though, just give them a whack, bang them into the ground or whack it against a tree or just rack the bolt.

[Cohibra45]

Here is a link to TOS where the original poster talks about his country's adoption of the H&K 416 and the problems he is seeing........

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.htm...f=118&t=430093

[ToddG]

Smiley face indicates that I was joking.

Lack of smiley face in my response was meant to indicate I thought it was clear I was joking, too.

[OldNavyGuy]

Edit- Please do not post hobby gun infomercials on this forum.

Especially one that you do not have a clue about.

[Littlelebowski]

wellllll.., i would like to say, "I TOLD YOU SO"
this opens the door to the most reliable piston AR-15 type on the market today.
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Tell us about your personal experience with this weapon then. I suppose you realize that the IAR was designed to supplant the M249 SAW, not the 416 rifle?

[decodeddiesel]

I wonder if the US Secret Service has suspended use of there 416's?

I kind of doubt it. I don't really think the Secret Service is subjecting their rifles to the kind of environments the end users in Norway, Iraq, and Afghanistan are. They may not be seeing the same types of failures.

[stanlyonjr]

Anyone know what the failure is? The information on it is slim at best.

[decodeddiesel]

Anyone know what the failure is? The information on it is slim at best.

Stan check out the link to the thread on TOS (ar15.com). Be ready to deal with some stupidity, but the posts from the Norwegian Soldier in that thread are telling.