I love Hector. Always have. That's all.
PS I agree with the theory of the above, amiguito. I'm just very, very skeptical. The body HAS to have been changed inorder to incorporate such radical differences, especially in the gas system...and there are no visible cosmetic differences. The guts of the AR/M4 are TIGHT, and that leaves no room for playing around in that space. I love HK and they are THE standard for high end rifles in the world, though the FAL and the SIG rifles stand on firm ground as well, but this still bothers me.
I'll clarify three things for those of you who think I'm unpleaseable with guns. (Is that even a word?)
There are three guns I want desperately to love. The AR/M4 (line), the 1911 line, and the Glock (line). I have yet to be able to trust any of them with my life because of inherent malfunctions. Don't bother flaming me, fans of the above...I've owned far too many guns and fired far too many rounds to be convinced that I'm wrong. I'm reflecting on my own experience here, which is more useful to me than any book data, etc. I love everything about the AR15 and the 1911 EXCEPT for their consistency in jamming. And the Glock...I just want to like it because it has proimise. Too much there that I don't like to get into right now. My point is that if someone were to actually make any of the above in a functional format, I'd be the biggest fan. I do not believe that it can be done without cosmetic changes, though, which would show the proof of the internal mods. Especially, again, in the area of the M4s horrible gas system. I WANT a reliable M4. I just don't see how it can be done without changing the body itself.
And for the forward assist...I have owned almost every combat rifle made, or at least fired them enough to have this to say...I've never needed to force a round into battery in anything but an AR15, and even then, it never worked. Adding one here, especially if the gun is as good as HK is claiming, is like setting a bucket of water next to a new toilet with a sign that says, "Don't worry...it'll flush when you depress the lever, but just in case..." I like guns that don't "leave the poop floating" after I've depressed the lever...
I'll hope, but I doubt. In the case of the M4, it hasn't earned my trust in advance...even one made by HK.