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New H&K .22 SA80 Trainer
Posted: Thu May 20, 2021 10:49 am
by RDC
18 MAY 2021
H&K develops smaller-calibre SA-80 assault rifle for training
by Richard Jones
An in-house development by Heckler & Koch (H&K) of a new self-loading .22 Rimfire calibre variant of the standard British Army SA-80 (L85A2) assault rifle, normally chambered for the 5.56x45 mm NATO cartridges, is to enter British service soon, according to two contracts recently awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)....
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news ... r-training
I doubt we will ever see versions we can buy, however it's interesting that it is happening. It shows a determination to stick with the SA80 for a long while to come.
Re: New H&K .22 SA80 Trainer
Posted: Thu May 20, 2021 11:00 am
by Blackstuff
There'll b no civvie ones as that would expose the price they're paying for them!
Re: New H&K .22 SA80 Trainer
Posted: Thu May 20, 2021 12:02 pm
by Mattnall
Someone was looking at making one a few years ago, I supplied the magazines for the prototype. For some reason it didn't get to production.
Hopefully this will go the distance and make it to the retail market eventually or someone will have a good look inside and make a copy of it.
Re: New H&K .22 SA80 Trainer
Posted: Thu May 20, 2021 3:07 pm
by SevenSixTwo
Interesting. Magazine looks bizzare though. WHY?
Re: New H&K .22 SA80 Trainer
Posted: Thu May 20, 2021 3:30 pm
by Mike357
Its not a pretty thing is it?
Re: New H&K .22 SA80 Trainer
Posted: Thu May 20, 2021 6:51 pm
by Sandgroper
SevenSixTwo wrote:Interesting. Magazine looks bizzare though. WHY?
The only reason I can think of, is so they don't get mixed up with the "real" magazines...
Re: New H&K .22 SA80 Trainer
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 7:30 am
by Adamdavi3s
Mine is nearly sorted but it obviously won’t be anywhere as slick at the real thing!
It’s a Remington 597 butchered into an airsoft body (I have a defence).
Still needs some fettling to get it all lined up, at the moment it just takes the 597 mag but at some point I might try and hack something together out of the airsoft magazine shell.
Is it perfect, hell no, but I wanted a lockdown project
Re: New H&K .22 SA80 Trainer
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 10:26 am
by Mattnall
Sandgroper wrote:SevenSixTwo wrote:Interesting. Magazine looks bizzare though. WHY?
The only reason I can think of, is so they don't get mixed up with the "real" magazines...
That's the current .22lr magazines. I have some here.
Re: New H&K .22 SA80 Trainer
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 10:44 am
by Adamdavi3s
Mattnall wrote:Sandgroper wrote:SevenSixTwo wrote:Interesting. Magazine looks bizzare though. WHY?
The only reason I can think of, is so they don't get mixed up with the "real" magazines...
That's the current .22lr magazines. I have some here.
How do they currently work? A conversion kit?
Re: New H&K .22 SA80 Trainer
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 3:50 pm
by snayperskaya
SevenSixTwo wrote:Interesting. Magazine looks bizzare though. WHY?
It is the same magazine as the L41A1 .22 conversion kit mag, probably easier and cheaper to use stocks of existing mags than design and tool up for a new one.