Misplaced Pages

#791208

67-454: The M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System ( M110 SASS ) is an American semi-automatic sniper rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO round. It is manufactured by Knight's Armament Company , developed from the Knight's Armament Company SR-25 , and adopted by the U.S. military following the 2005 US Army Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle (XM110 SASR) competition. The M110 is to be replaced by

134-616: A bayonet and could be loaded with ten rounds, using a stripper clip . However, the SKS was quickly replaced by the AK-47 , produced at around the same time, but with a 30-round magazine, and select fire capability. The SKS was the first widely issued weapon to use the 7.62×39mm cartridge. There are semi-automatic pistols , rifles , and shotguns designed and made as semi-automatic only. Selective-fire firearms are capable of both full automatic and semi-automatic modes. Semi-automatic refers to

201-609: A prefix of between one and three letters, corresponding to a word or term in German (though some refer to English terms instead, with no German equivalent). Several were only used for a single model, such as the "Universal" weapons ( UMP , UCP , USC , USP ). Some abbreviations are used as a suffix to designate specific variants. Variant Version Submachine Gun Suppressor USP9 SD (for weapons with an extended threaded barrel intended for suppressors) The Werknummern designation system assigns two or three digits that correspond to

268-1114: A closed bolt when semi-automatic is selected. Many jurisdictions regulate some or all semi-automatic firearms differently than other types. Various types of semi-automatic weapons were restricted for civilian use in New Zealand after the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings , in Australia after the Port Arthur massacre , in Norway after the 2011 Utøya shooting . In the United States, the Federal Assault Weapons Ban prohibited semi-automatic weapons with certain additional characteristics, from 1994 to 2004. As of 2023, several U.S. states still restrict similar types of semi-automatic weapons. Heckler and Koch Heckler & Koch GmbH ( HK or H&K ; German pronunciation: [ˌhɛklɐ ʔʊnt ˈkɔx] )

335-560: A complement to the M40A5 . The rifle has ambidextrous features such as a double-sided magazine release, safety selector switch, and bolt catch. The rifle is similar to the SR-25 /Mk 11 Mod 0, but differs significantly in buttstock and rail system design. The SR-25, Mk 11 Mod 0, and M110 are based loosely on the original AR-10 developed by Eugene Stoner but feature additional refinements instituted by KAC to maximize parts commonality with

402-560: A contract with a maximum value of $ 44.5 million as winner of the competition to replace the KAC M110. The weapon selected was not specified, but was likely the H&;K G28 ; H&K is to produce 3,643 rifles. A goal of the effort was to give snipers a weapon that didn't "stick out" as a sniper rifle; with a suppressor, the M110 is 46.5 in (1,180 mm), 13 in (330 mm) longer than

469-410: A firearm that uses the force of recoil or gas to eject the empty case and load a fresh cartridge into the firing chamber for the next shot and which allows repeat shots solely through the action of pulling the trigger. A double-action revolver also requires only a trigger pull for each round that is fired but is not considered semi-automatic since the manual action of pulling the trigger is what advances

536-406: A group of private investors, who created the German group holding company HK Beteiligungs GmbH. In 2003, HK Beteiligungs GmbH's business organization restructured as Heckler & Koch Jagd und Sportwaffen GmbH (HKJS), and its business was separated into the two business areas similar to the 1974 business mission areas: Defense, and Law Enforcement and Sporting Firearms. In 2004, Heckler & Koch

603-475: A new design to speeding-up re-armament with existing weapons. The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany would both issue successful self-loading and selective-fire rifles on a large scale during the course of the war, but not in sufficient numbers to replace their standard bolt-action rifles. In 1937, the American M1 Garand was the first semi-automatic rifle to replace its nation's bolt-action rifle as

670-635: A proper abbreviation ("HK" does not mean anything specific), nor does it use proper digits (the HK416 was originally two models, the "HK M4 " and "HK M16 ", that were later amalgamated into the HK416); using the 3-digit system, the standard HK416 would likely be referred to as the G333. Such products tend to have proper internal designations anyway; the HK416 is internally referred to as the HK333. Most HK products have

737-645: A result of efforts by civil society and human rights organizations in Mexico and Germany, H&K and two of its former employees were brought before the Provincial Court of Stuttgart. After ten months of trial, on 21 February 2019, the court convicted them of illegally selling arms to Mexican governmental institutions which failed to acknowledge their due observance of human rights. The two former employees (sales manager Sahlmann and administrative employee Beuter) had been found to have used fraudulent permits in

SECTION 10

#1732791099792

804-453: A round must first be chambered manually before the weapon can fire. When the trigger is pulled, only the hammer and firing pin move, striking and firing the cartridge. The bolt then recoils far enough rearward to extract and load a new cartridge from the magazine into the firearm's chamber, ready to fire again once the trigger is pulled. An open-bolt mechanism is a common characteristic of fully automatic firearms. With this system, pulling

871-418: A semi-automatic handgun. However, to avoid confusion, the term "automatic rifle" is generally, conventionally, and best restricted to a rifle capable of fully automatic fire. Both uses of the term "automatic" can be found; the exact meaning must be determined from context. The mechanism of semi-automatic (or autoloading) firearms is usually what is known as a closed-bolt firing system. In a closed-bolt system,

938-601: A shorter and lighter version of the M110 with a collapsible stock and removable flash suppressor, giving it an overall length of 36 inches (910 mm) and a weight of 9 pounds (4.1 kg) unloaded. The Army wants a capability to convert 125 rifles per month, with the ability to increase to 325 per month. The Army formally requested proposals for the CSASS in June 2014. On 1 April 2016, the Army announced it had awarded Heckler and Koch

1005-565: A suppressor) and will cost about $ 12,000 per rifle. The U.S. Marine Corps was slated to begin receiving the CSASS in May 2018 to replace their M110 rifles. However, as of 2022, all of the M110A1 units delivered were configured as squad designated marksman rifles (SDMR) rather than M110A1 CSASS rifles. The M110A2 is an improved version of the original M110 rifle with M-LOK rails, an improved gas system, new suppressor, and adjustable stock. This fills

1072-672: A variety of firearms including the G3 , HK21 , MP5 , HK4 , HK33 , HK69 , VP70 , PSG1 , USP , G36 , MG4 , UMP , MP7 , and HK416 , which have become some of the most iconic and widely adopted firearms in the world, used by dozens of militaries , police forces , and paramilitaries worldwide. Many of its prototype weapons, including the G11 , HK CAWS , XM29 OICW , and XM8 , have also become recognizable. HK firearms use blowback operation , short-recoil , roller-delayed blowback , gas-delayed blowback , and short-stroke piston gas operation . HK

1139-591: Is a 6.5mm Creedmoor conversion for SOCOM M110 rifles. In October 2019, NSWC Crane ordered KAC's self-termed M110K1 conversion kits to upgrade USSOCOM 's M110s to fire 6.5mm Creedmoor, with 14.5-inch (370 mm) and 22-inch (560 mm) barreled configurations. These conversion kits included complete upper receiver assemblies chambered for 6.5 Creedmoor as well as new muzzle brakes, and B5 Systems collapsible precision buttstocks. New QD suppressors for 6.5 Creedmoor were to be ordered separately. Semi-automatic firearm Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher produced

1206-520: Is a German firearms manufacturer that produces handguns , rifles , submachine guns , and grenade launchers . The company is located in Oberndorf am Neckar , Baden-Württemberg , and also has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France, and the United States. Heckler & Koch was founded in 1949 by former Mauser engineers Edmund Heckler , Theodor Koch , and Alex Seidel , who founded

1273-436: Is common to refer to such firearms as an "autoloader" in reference to their loading mechanism. The term "automatic pistol" almost exclusively refers to a semi-automatic (i.e. not fully automatic) pistol (fully automatic pistols are usually referred to as machine pistols ). With handguns, the term "automatic" is commonly used to distinguish semi-automatic pistols from revolvers. The term "auto-loader" may also be used to describe

1340-429: Is responsible for several innovations in firearms, such as the use of polymers in weapon designs, modern polygonal rifling , the feasibility of high-velocity caseless ammunition in prototype service rifles, and integral rails for handgun attachments. Heckler & Koch products use an internal naming system, consisting of an abbreviation and a two- or three-digit Werknummern designation popularly referred to as

1407-544: Is shorter than the original M110 and lighter as well at 10.5 lb (4.8 kg), which is comparable to the M110A1 SDMR's weight of 10.9 lb (4.9 kg) with no attachments save an unloaded magazine. The decreased overall length does not come at the cost of barrel length as the M110A2 still has a 20 in (510 mm) barrel. KAC had a 5 year $ 13 million contract in 2020 to supply the Army with M110 rifles and this

SECTION 20

#1732791099792

1474-452: Is unclear how many were exported to Libya and by whom. On 11 December 2011, federal, state and local Mexican police officers used battle rifles to fire on Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College students and peasant organizations to disperse a blockade on Mexican Federal Highway 95D , resulting in the deaths of students Jorge Alexis Herrera and Gabriel Echeverría de Jesús. According to media reports, 7.62×51mm NATO round casings were found at

1541-617: The Bundeswehr with the proposal of the G3 battle rifle , based on the Spanish CETME Model 58 rifle and developed in cooperation with CETME . The German government awarded Heckler & Koch the tender and in 1959 declared the G3 the standard rifle of the Bundeswehr . Later in 1961, Heckler & Koch developed the 7.62×51mm HK21 general-purpose machine gun , based on the G3. In 1966, Heckler & Koch introduced

1608-622: The Bundeswehr . Heckler & Koch developed and produced the Project HK50, a lightweight carbon fiber assault rifle , which became the G36 assault rifle. In addition, Heckler & Koch produced the P8 pistol, derived from its USP handguns produced since 1989. The USP was adopted as the standard sidearm of the Bundeswehr in 1994, and the G36 was adopted as their standard-issue rifle in 1995. As

1675-538: The AR-15 design, improve weapon reliability, and increase accuracy. The main differences between the Mk 11 and M110 are improvements suggested by a user group meeting between NAVSPECWAR, USASOC and USA in 2007: On June 12, 2008, the M110 was ranked #2 on the U.S. Army's top ten inventions of 2007. According to performance specification (MIL-PRF-32316 (AR) w/AMENDMENT 1, 5 October 2009): 3.4.1.1.1 Accuracy. The distance between

1742-776: The HK416 . HK replaced the direct impingement system used by the Stoner design on the original M16 with a short-stroke piston operating system. The civilian models are named the MR223 and, in the U.S., the MR556A1. In 2007, United States Secretary of the Army Pete Geren agreed to hold a "dust chamber" test pitting the M4 against the Heckler & Koch HK416 and XM8 , as well as

1809-504: The M1 Garand being a notable example. Modern service rifles such as the M4 carbine are often selective-fire, capable of semi-automatic and automatic or burst-fire operation. Civilian variants such as the AR-15 are generally semi-automatic only. The first successful design for a semi-automatic rifle is attributed to Austria -born gunsmith Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher , who unveiled

1876-458: The M4 carbine and 7 in (180 mm) longer than the M16A4 rifle . A minimum of 30 CSASS units will be used for production qualification testing and operational testing over 24 months. H&K later confirmed that a modified G28 had indeed been selected as the CSASS rifle. The G28 is nearly 6 cm (2.5 in) shorter and 1.3 kg (3 lb) lighter than the M110 (unloaded and without

1943-589: The Mosin-Nagant as their standard service rifle), as well as the German Gewehr 43 , were semi-automatic gas-operated rifles issued during World War II . In practice, they did not replace the bolt-action rifle as a standard infantry weapon. Another gas-operated semi-automatic rifle developed toward the end of World War II was the SKS . Designed by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in 1945, it came equipped with

2010-642: The Objective Individual Combat Weapon , a planned replacement for the M16 rifle / M203 grenade launcher combination. The OICW was designed to fire 5.56 mm rounds and 25 mm grenades. The kinetic energy component was also developed separately as the XM8 , though both the OICW and XM8 are now indefinitely suspended. Heckler & Koch developed an AR-15 / M4 carbine variant, marketed as

2077-629: The United States Army . However, the U.S. Army still acquired M24s from Remington until February 2010.On September 28, 2005, the Knight's Armament Co. rifle won the competition and was selected to be the supplier of the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System. The XM110 underwent final operational testing in May and June of 2007 at Fort Drum, New York by a mix of Special Forces troops and Sniper trained soldiers from

M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System - Misplaced Pages Continue

2144-419: The "HK 3-digit system". Each letter and digit is assigned a specific meaning outlined in the convention to make them easier to identify and differentiate by name. The HK naming convention is not a fixed convention, but rather a guideline, and not all HK products follow it; this is typically done for marketing purposes or quirks in the weapon's development or intended role. For instance, the HK416 does not use

2211-515: The 10th Mountain Division. In April 2008, U.S. Army soldiers from Task Force Fury in Afghanistan were the first in a combat zone to receive the M110. The troops rated the weapon very highly, noting the quality of the weapon and its semi-automatic capabilities compared to the bolt-action M24. The United States Marine Corps will also be adopting the M110 to replace some M39 and all Mk 11 as

2278-660: The Auto-5 ended in 1998. In 1903 and 1905, the Winchester Repeating Arms Company introduced the first semi-automatic rimfire and centerfire rifles designed especially for the civilian market. The Winchester Model 1903 and Winchester Model 1905 operated on the principle of blowback in order to function semi-automatically. Designed entirely by T. C. Johnson , the Model 1903 achieved commercial success and continued to be manufactured until 1932 when

2345-559: The Engineering Office Heckler & Co. On December 28, 1949, the Engineering Office Heckler & Co. changed its name and was registered officially as Heckler & Koch GmbH. Initially the new company manufactured machine tools, bicycle and sewing machine parts, gauges, and other precision parts. In 1956, Heckler & Koch responded to the West German government's tender for a new infantry rifle for

2412-613: The HK54 machine pistol , which eventually launched in 1969 as the MP5 submachine gun . Two years later, the company introduced the HK33 assault rifle , a smaller version of the G3 chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO . In 1974, Heckler & Koch diversified into two more areas, HK Defense and Law Enforcement Technology and HK Hunting and Sports Firearms. Since then HK has designed and manufactured more than 100 different types of firearms and devices for

2479-508: The Heckler & Koch Group, comprising Heckler & Koch GmbH, Heckler & Koch Defense, NSAF Ltd., and Heckler & Koch France SAS. The company's motto is " Keine Kompromisse! " (No Compromises!). Nicolas Walewski 's financial holding company CDE has held a majority stake in Heckler & Koch since July 2020. With the fall of Nazi Germany and the following Allied occupation of Germany , Oberndorf came under French control , and

2546-652: The M1894 by a stripper clip . In 1902, American gunsmith John Moses Browning developed the first successful semi-automatic shotgun , the Browning Auto-5 , which was first manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal and sold in America under the Browning name. The Auto-5 relied on long recoil operation ; this design remained the dominant form in semi-automatic shotguns for approximately 50 years. Production of

2613-617: The Models of 1905 and 1907 saw limited military and police use. In 1906, Remington Arms introduced the Remington Auto-loading Repeating Rifle . Remington advertised this rifle, renamed the "Model 8" in 1911, as a sporting rifle. This is a locked-breech, long recoil action designed by John Browning . The rifle was offered in .25, .30, .32, and .35 caliber models, and gained popularity among civilians as well as some law enforcement officials who appreciated

2680-589: The Winchester Model 63 replaced it. By the early 20th century, several manufacturers had introduced semi-automatic .22 sporting rifles, including Winchester , Remington , Fabrique Nationale and Savage Arms , all using the direct blow-back system of operation. Winchester introduced a medium caliber semi-automatic sporting rifle, the Model 1907 as an upgrade to the Model 1905, utilizing a blowback system of operation, in calibers such as .351 Winchester . Both

2747-516: The combination of a semi-automatic action and relatively powerful rifle cartridges. The Model 81 superseded the Model 8 in 1936 and was offered in .300 Savage as well as the original Remington calibers. The first semi-automatic rifle adopted and widely issued by a major military power ( France ) was the Fusil Automatique Modele 1917 . This is a locked-breech, gas-operated action that is very similar in its mechanical principles to

M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System - Misplaced Pages Continue

2814-527: The company effectively evaded EU export restrictions when these licensees sold HK weapons to conflict zones including Indonesia , Sri Lanka and Sierra Leone . According to the newspaper Stuttgarter Nachrichten (31 August 2011), as well as the state broadcaster ARD, a large stockpile of G36 assault rifles fell into rebel hands during the August 2011 attack on Muammar Gaddafi 's compound in Tripoli . It

2881-467: The company out of the shuttered Mauser factory in Oberndorf. The company initially produced machine tool and metal parts until 1956 when, in response to a Bundeswehr contract for a new service rifle , HK developed the Heckler & Koch G3 . The success of the G3 rifle prompted HK to transition to the defense industry. HK was owned by Royal Ordnance from 1991 to 2002, and is currently part of

2948-417: The company was unable to secure funded contracts from the German government to support production of either weapon system and became financially vulnerable. The next year, Heckler & Koch was sold to British Aerospace 's Royal Ordnance division. During 1994 and 1995, the German government awarded Heckler & Koch contracts for producing an updated standard assault rifle and updated standard sidearm for

3015-436: The cylinder, not the energy of the preceding shot. The usage of the term automatic may vary according to context. Gun specialists point out that the word automatic is sometimes misunderstood to mean fully automatic fire when used to refer to a self-loading, semi-automatic firearm not capable of fully automatic fire. In this case, automatic refers to the loading mechanism, not the firing capability. To avoid confusion, it

3082-477: The design in 1885. The Model 85 was followed by the equally innovative Mannlicher Models 91, 93 and 95 semi-automatic rifles. Although Mannlicher earned his reputation with his bolt-action rifle designs, he also produced a few semi-automatic pistols, including the Steyr Mannlicher M1894 , which employed an unusual blow-forward action and held five rounds of 6.5mm ammunition that were fed into

3149-403: The entire Waffenfabrik Mauser AG factory was dismantled by French occupying forces. All factory records were destroyed on orders of the local French Army commander. In 1948, three former Mauser engineers, Edmund Heckler , Theodor Koch , and Alex Seidel , saved what they could from the factory and used what they salvaged to start a machine tool plant in the vacant factory that became known as

3216-488: The first successful design for a semi-automatic rifle in 1885, and by the early 20th century, many manufacturers had introduced semi-automatic shotguns , rifles and pistols . In military use, the semi-automatic M1911 handgun was adopted by the United States Army in 1911, and subsequently by many other nations. Semi-automatic rifles did not see widespread military adoption until just prior to World War II ,

3283-538: The future M1 Garand in the United States. The M1917 was fielded during the latter stages of World War I but it did not receive a favorable reception. However, its shortened and improved version, the Model 1918, was much more favourably received during the Moroccan Rif War from 1920 to 1926. The Lebel bolt-action rifle remained the standard French infantry rifle until replaced in 1936 by the MAS-36 despite

3350-456: The gap of semi-automatic sniper rifles as most all of the M110A1 rifles issued were the SDMR variant and not designed for sniper work. The M110A2 was first seen at AUSA 2021 where it was displayed alongside a 14.5" SOCOM M110 rechambered for 6.5 Creedmoor. The M110A2 was later seen at the 2022 Best Ranger Competition being used by a Ranger-qualified 101st Airborne Division soldier. The M110A2

3417-575: The lighter and more compact M110A1 CSASS , which is developed from the G28, a variant of the Heckler & Koch HK417 ; however, most M110A1 models fielded have been of the SDMR variant. In 2021, a newer variant, the M110A2, was showcased and seen in use in early 2022. The M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System is intended to replace the M24 Sniper Weapon System used by snipers , spotters , designated marksmen , or squad advanced marksmen in

SECTION 50

#1732791099792

3484-596: The list of NRA-legal US service rifles under rule 3.1.6 of the NRA High Power Rifle Rules. In April 2011, according to Military.com , the U.S. Army issued a request to the private sector to reconfigure or replace the current Knight Armament M110 sniper rifle, alleging that the current version of the M110 was not functioning well in the field and, according to industry officials and users in the field, required significant maintenance and replacement of parts. The U.S. Army responded directly, claiming that

3551-432: The mean point of impact of each shot group, both unsuppressed and suppressed, shall be not greater than 1.1 inches at 300 feet. 3.4.1.1.2 Dispersion. The average mean radius (AMR) (see 6.11), of each shot group shall be not greater than to 0.68 inches at 300 feet. All targets shall be fired on using M118LR ammunition or equivalent, using five (5) round groups. In 2009, the M110 rifle and commercial equivalents were added to

3618-426: The product's technical specifics. These are placed after (or if a suffix, before) the abbreviation, and denote the generation, form factor , and caliber or munition of the weapon. 9×19mm Parabellum , .40 S&W .45 ACP , etc. The date code is a two-letter combination used to specify the year a weapon was manufactured in. These are not part of the product's name, but are printed for identification directly on

3685-573: The result of a 1999 merger between British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems , Heckler & Koch was owned by the resulting BAE Systems ; it was contracted to refurbish the British Army 's SA80 rifles (which had been manufactured by Royal Ordnance) This contract entailed a modification program to the SA80 series of rifles to address a number of reliability issues with the design. In 2002, BAE Systems restructured and sold Heckler & Koch to

3752-519: The rifle was functioning perfectly, citing a 100% approval rating from the 173rd Airborne Brigade , and they were simply looking for a smaller, lighter version of M110 for the spotter in a sniper team. The specifications the U.S. Army has issued are as follows: In July 2012, the U.S. Army requested sources to remanufacture the current M110 rifle into the Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS). The CSASS will be

3819-610: The rival FN SCAR design. The Heckler & Koch XM8 and FN SCAR had the fewest failures in the test, closely followed by the HK416, while the M4 had by far the most. In 2007, the Norwegian Army became the first to field the HK416 as a standard-issue rifle. HK sells its pistols in the United States to both law enforcement and civilian markets, through its HK USA subsidiary. The company has locations in Virginia , New Hampshire , and Georgia . Heckler & Koch has produced

3886-519: The sale of 4,700 rifles and large quantities of ammunition. H&K was issued a fine of 3.7 million euros, and the two men received suspended sentences of 17 and 22 months. The spokesman of the Presidency of the Republic of Mexico, Jesús Ramírez Cuevas, said that the amount of the fine should go to the victims and their families. On 30 March 2021, Germany's Federal Court of Justice (BGH) upheld

3953-482: The scene, matching those used by H&K G3 rifles. In Iguala and Cocula , corrupt police officers and cartelmen are known to have used H&K G36 rifles during the 2014 Iguala mass kidnapping on 26–27 September 2013. At least six teaching students were murdered by cartelmen and corrupt local police, and 43 others are missing and presumed dead. Other than the six identified persons, no other bodies have been found, and they are believed to have been incinerated. As

4020-532: The standard-issue infantry weapon. The gas-operated M1 Garand was developed by Canadian-born John Garand for the U.S. government at the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts . After years of research and testing, the first production model of the M1 Garand was unveiled in 1937. During World War II , the M1 Garand gave American infantrymen an advantage over their opponents, most of whom were issued slower firing bolt-action rifles. The Soviet AVS-36 , SVT-38 and SVT-40 (originally intended to replace

4087-430: The trigger releases the bolt from a cocked, rearward position, pushing a cartridge from the magazine into the chamber, firing the gun. The bolt retracts to the rearward position, ready to strip the next cartridge from the magazine. The open-bolt system is often used in submachine guns and other weapons with a high rate of fire. It is rarely used in semi-automatic-only firearms, which can fire only one shot with each pull of

SECTION 60

#1732791099792

4154-465: The trigger. The closed-bolt system is generally more accurate, as the centre of gravity changes relatively little at the moment the trigger is pulled. With fully automatic weapons, the open-bolt operation allows air to circulate, cooling the barrel. With semi-automatic firearms, the closed-bolt operation is preferred, as overheating is not as critical, and accuracy is preferred. Some select-fire military weapons use an open bolt in fully automatic mode and

4221-428: The various semi-automatic rifles designed between 1918 and 1935. Other nations experimented with self-loading rifles between the two World Wars, including the United Kingdom , which had intended to replace the bolt-action Lee–Enfield with a self-loader, possibly chambered for sub-caliber ammunition, but discarded that plan as the imminence of the Second World War and the emphasis shifted from replacing every rifle with

4288-718: The weapon itself. They are only used on handguns. Heckler & Koch handguns produced at HK's German facilities are marked with "DE", Germany's ISO 3166-1 code. Handguns manufactured in HK facilities outside Germany, or those produced in Germany before 2008, do not have the DE marking. Heckler & Koch long arms mostly follow a set of shared trigger group standards for selective fire and safety , with corresponding markings and pictograms. H&K has been accused of shipping small arms to conflict regions such as Bosnia and Nepal , and has licensed its weapons for production by governments with poor human rights records such as Sudan , Thailand and Myanmar . It has been argued that

4355-461: The world's military and law enforcement organizations as well as sports shooters and hunters. In 1990, Heckler & Koch completed two decades of development of their revolutionary caseless weapon system and produced prototypes of the G11 rifle. The company also produced prototypes of the G41 assault rifle intended for the Bundeswehr . Due to the international political climate at the time (East and West Germany uniting and defense budget cuts)

4422-416: Was amended in 2022 to include the M110A2 version of the rifle. The Navy and Marine Corps, which had previously been interested in the M110A1 CSASS, decided to instead pursue an M110 SASS PIP (Product Improvement Program) for FY2021 based on findings indicating improved range and lethality with the PIP compared to the M110A1 CSASS. Funding for subsequent fiscal years has been devoted to this PIP. The M110A3

4489-412: Was awarded a major handgun contract for the United States Department of Homeland Security , worth a potential $ 26.2 million for up to 65,000 handguns. This contract ranks as the single largest handgun procurement contract in U.S. law enforcement history. HK was contracted by the United States Army to produce the kinetic energy subsystem (see: kinetic projectiles or kinetic energy penetrator ) of

#791208