HK416 makes Popular Mechanics

[vantec08]

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/weapons/face-time-with-the-hk416-the-gun-that-killed-bin-laden#fbIndex1

Wow. Looks like HK got it right.

[SanPedroShooter]

Its kind of cheesy article isnt it? Definitly written by someone with no firearms experiance for people with no firearms experiance.

And am I the only one who is sorry the "newest celebrity weapon" isnt made by Americans?

Guns are cool.

[TKM]

Damn, none of my gas tubes launch projectiles. Must be defective.

[Boo_Radley]

I thought it was pretty well written, considering. Always glad to see a firearms piece in a non-gunner forum to warm people up to new things. I thought this article was written as an EBR in a good sense for once.

[axhoaxho]

Is that the front sight mounted sideway? Anyone knows if it is on purpose or a mistake in the photoshot?

[rojocorsa]

It looks dumb with the front sight like that.

[PANTyRAiD]

That picture takes mall ninja to a new level...

[Ergo the Qualmed]

I hope to god there is a rear sight on that side rail...the only excuse is that the irons were put there for some reason...

[Spaceghost]

Glad I am not the only one trying to figure out the purpose of the front sight location.

[patriot_man]

It's hard to take my eyes off the hands of Weapons Specialists technician Chris Wooden as he deftly assembles the rifle. It takes less than 45 seconds. Then he attaches the accessories: a laser designator/target pointer that attaches to the rifle's rail... A flashlight mounted under the barrel.

What horrible placement of the light as well as the PEQ... not to mention the front sight.