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HK 91 308 NATO - stay open ??
gunsmith12345
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I understand from many, and from my own rifle - the HK 91 in 308 NATO does not have a feature to hold the bolt open after the last round like American guns. The American guns hold the bolt open after last round so next mag may be loaded quickly. The HK 91 just goes "click" and announces where you are located in the bush, and that you are out of amo. Then you remove and insert a new mag and cock the darn thing.
Is a modification available to hold the bolt open after the last round. Surely HK has a modification ??? Why the heck did HK make this gun like this - it makes no sense to me. Please help !!!
Is a modification available to hold the bolt open after the last round. Surely HK has a modification ??? Why the heck did HK make this gun like this - it makes no sense to me. Please help !!!
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Emmett
The simple fact of life for the HK-91 is that no one is going to be in a protracted fire fight with one of these rifles anyway; In fact the chances of using an HK-91 rifle in a gun fight of any kind us about as likely as getting the Swine Flu, so whether the rifle has a hold open feature for civilians is nothing to concern yourself with.
The West Hollywood bank robbers had a 91 converted to full auto and they seemed to manage pretty well without the hold open!
The 30 rd magazines for the M2 Carbine had a different follower that would hold the bolt open when empty. The follower was cut square on the rear surface so the bolt would catch on it rather than slide over it when empty. That way, at least you would not be carrying around an "empty" rifle without knowing it. Perhaps the HK magazines could be modified in a similar manner.
I find this lack of a hold open feature bothersome also, regardless of how many "firefights" you might find yourself in.
The 30 rd magazines for the M2 Carbine had a different follower that would hold the bolt open when empty. The follower was cut square on the rear surface so the bolt would catch on it rather than slide over it when empty. That way, at least you would not be carrying around an "empty" rifle without knowing it. Perhaps the HK magazines could be modified in a similar manner.
Perhaps jbweld an empty case to the follower in the correct position - of course, this drops your capacity to 19 rounds, but you'll know when you are empty.
Originally posted by mark christian[/i]
The German Army did not specify a hold open feature in the G3, although the earlier German G1 (FAL) did have a hold open. There is no add on for the G3/HK-91 rifles that I was ever made aware of and I was an authorized HK law enforcement dealer for many years and went through the entire HK armorers school back in VA. Load two tracers into the magazine first and when you see them then you'll know your magazine is running dry. Of course everyone else seeing the trace will also know it.
The simple fact of life for the HK-91 is that no one is going to be in a protracted fire fight with one of these rifles anyway; In fact the chances of using an HK-91 rifle in a gun fight of any kind us about as likely as getting the Swine Flu, so whether the rifle has a hold open feature for civilians is nothing to concern yourself with.
The West Hollywood bank robbers had a 91 converted to full auto and they seemed to manage pretty well without the hold open!
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not trying to be a turd, just trying to make a the point, get what you need to be prepared, you never know when a quick mag switch might save your bacon..
the last two or three rounds of tracer ammo is a good trick, It is what I do too.
Wait, they don't have a bolt hold open either.