That gun was a spectacular failure. It did work, but the German govt promised they would adopt it, then reunification happened and HK nearly went bankrupt as a result (they proverbially put all their eggs in that basket).
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I bet the soldiers in west germany were happy to see the program die, haha.
That gun was a spectacular failure. It did work, but the German govt promised they would adopt it, then reunification happened and HK nearly went bankrupt as a result (they proverbially put all their eggs in that basket).Originally posted by lincolnboyAfter watching Games of Thrones, makes me glad i was not born in those years.
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The thing about the G11 that is so interesting is how amazing the design was, and how fucking terribly ugly the gun was. I can tell you right now, there wasn't a single aesthetic design engineer on that entire team. There wasn't even one at a board meeting or within 1000 feet of the plant.
It looks like a plano rifle case with a pistol grip.
Last edited by CJ; 12-19-2013, 05:58 PM."When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
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Originally posted by CJ View PostThe thing about the G11 that is so interesting is how amazing the design was, and how fucking terribly ugly the gun was. I can tell you right now, there wasn't a single aesthetic design engineer on that entire team. There wasn't even one at a board meeting or within 1000 feet of the plant.
It looks like a plano rifle case with a pistol grip.
Originally posted by stevoNot a good idea to go Tim 'The Toolman' Taylor on the power phallus.
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300 round capacity.
"Rifles were tested for accuracy, endurance, reliability, and safety. The rifles were fired after being frozen, baked, immersed in salt water, and buried in mud baths to determine their resistance to the most extreme environmental conditions imaginable. Ammunition was subjected to heat, solvents, moisture, and impact to ensure that it was robust enough for military use. In fact, the testing of the ammunition was taken to such extremes, a full box of cartridges was dropped from an aircraft in flight. After 40,000 rounds, no malfunctions were reported."Originally posted by lincolnboyAfter watching Games of Thrones, makes me glad i was not born in those years.
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Originally posted by DOHCTR View Post300 round capacity.
"Rifles were tested for accuracy, endurance, reliability, and safety. The rifles were fired after being frozen, baked, immersed in salt water, and buried in mud baths to determine their resistance to the most extreme environmental conditions imaginable. Ammunition was subjected to heat, solvents, moisture, and impact to ensure that it was robust enough for military use. In fact, the testing of the ammunition was taken to such extremes, a full box of cartridges was dropped from an aircraft in flight. After 40,000 rounds, no malfunctions were reported.""When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler
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Originally posted by DOHCTR View PostShit, I would trade my car for a g11 even if it was pink with purple tiger stripes"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
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You were looking through the HK porn on ar15.com wasn't you?"You don't so much drive it, more like poke it with a sharp stick and channel the fury when you piss it off."
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Mmm fg42"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
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