To: John Jorsett
...so is there going to be an XM-8 semiauto for sale after the AW ban expires?
22 posted on
04/15/2004 1:02:55 PM PDT by
Sender
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To: Sender
HK recently announced that they have "no plans at this time" to produce a civilian semiauto-only version of the XM-8. That probably means that they WILL, if and when it is adopted by the military thus ensuring mass production. Politically speaking, they don't want to say "look at the cool gun we'll make if the AWB goes away!". Fienswine and Scummer would be making speeches in front of a poster of it in minutes.
They're being smart not to poison the well.
30 posted on
04/15/2004 1:22:56 PM PDT by
Long Cut
To: Sender
The AW import ban of 89 does not sunset. Just the domestic manufacture addition of 94.
To: Sender
...so is there going to be an XM-8 semiauto for sale after the AW ban expires? All it'll take is an exterior housing for the modular components, the interior mechanism being so close to the H&K G36 as to be negligable, and available in the semi-auto SL-8 version.
That's already available reworked into the H&K G36 configuration as used by the German Bundeswehr, the Spanish Army and Foreign Legion, and others. AlpineTech performs the G36 conversions, and no doubt has their eye closely on the XM-8.
65 posted on
04/16/2004 12:06:25 PM PDT by
archy
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To: Sender
so is there going to be an XM-8 semiauto for sale after the AW ban expires? Probably, you can already buy a Politically Correct semi auto version of the G-36, from which the XM-8 is derived
74 posted on
04/16/2004 9:29:02 PM PDT by
El Gato
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