Heckler & Koch - overrated?

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Gunmaster45

What I think is pathetic is that the XM8 is a G36 in a new plastic shell, so basically they where "improving" on a current design. But it failed. The almighty HK failed, what a shocker. But to all the piss ant gamers who think the XM8 or the HK416 pwns all other guns, it is shocking.

As I've said before, H&K has never landed a major DoD contract. Ever. Back in the early-80s, the HK23 was submitted for the M249 SAW trials (and it lost to the FN Minimi). In the mid-70s, they also made a version of the HK53 that was meant to fit in armored vehicles' firing ports for the XM231 competition, and it lost to a modified version of the M16A1. The P7M13 was cut from the XM9 pistol trials very early on.

Not that I think most of H&K's products would really have a good chance even if they came to America.