Strong words...especially when referring to a nation that has more privately owned firearms than people. As Americans, it is our duty to acquire as much heavy weaponry and a high-powered rifles as possible, and if the XM8 is high-powered, than we MUST have it. :madeuce:Originally posted by 223 Fan
There'll never be enough civilian demand to justfiy HK building a factory for making it here, so no, you wont be seeing one in civilian hands.
H&K is already building a factory (built?) in the US. It's somewhere south of the Mason Dixon, Georgia?Originally posted by 223 Fan
and MUCH more "pc-looking" autorifles are ALREADY banned from being imported here
This is from Oct of last year, but I don't know if the facility has been yet.Congressional and industry sources told CongressDaily this week a "mitigating" factor for Heckler & Koch was its timely announcement in August, during TSA's bid re-evaluation process, that it would build its first U.S. factory. The plant will be built on a 29-acre site in a Columbus, Ga., technology park.
84 C4 said:If HK gets the Gov't contract to build the XM8 for the military, it will be built in their American plant.