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Turkish military going with HK416

November 5th, 2008

Turks Adopt Rejected U.S. Army Rifle

Their version will be called the Mehmetçik-1. This should provide a bit of a boost for piston-driven ARs.

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4 Responses to “Turkish military going with HK416”

  1. Jusuchin (Military Otaku) Says:
    November 5th, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    So is the HK416 going to be the next rifle that the world uses, alongside the FN FAL, AK 47, M16, and G3? Or will it be used by just a few nations? Time will tell.

  2. SayUncle » HK to Turkey: You Don’t Suck And We Don’t Hate You Says:
    November 6th, 2008 at 9:02 am

    [...] Via GP. [...]

  3. The Turkish HK416: Mehmetçik-1 | The Firearm Blog Says:
    November 7th, 2008 at 5:12 am

    [...] Hat Tip: GunPundit [...]

  4. GunPundit » Blog Archive » More on the Mehmetçik-1 Says:
    November 8th, 2008 at 8:59 am

    [...] couple days ago I mentioned that the Turkish army has decided to go with a standard rifle based on the HK 416. Steve Johnson has more info and some pictures, plus the goods on a new sniper weapon. Go [...]

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