G29 rifle
| G29 rifle | |
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| general information | |
| Civil name: | Haenel RS9 |
| Military designation: | G29 rifle |
| Country of operation: | Germany |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Haenel |
| Manufacturer country: | Germany |
| Production time: | since 2016 |
| Weapon Category: | Sniper rifle |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1275 mm |
| Total height: | 197 (without optics) mm |
| Total width: | 75 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 7.54 kg |
| Barrel length : | 690 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 8.6 × 70 mm (.338 Lapua Magnum) |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 10 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Box magazine |
| Fire types: | Single fire |
| Number of trains : | 6th |
| Visor : | Rifle scope |
| Mounting system: | NATO rail |
| Closure : | Chamber lock with six locking lugs |
| Charging principle: | Repeating rifle |
| Lists on the subject | |
The G29 is the medium-range sniper rifle of the Bundeswehr . It is manufactured by CG Haenel in Suhl and is intended to replace the G22 at the Special Forces Command and Special Forces Command of the Navy .
history
The order for the medium-range sniper rifle was put out to tender in 2014 by the Bundeswehr. What was required was a " medium-range sniper rifle , consisting of rifle, aiming and aiming aids, accessories and ammunition" as a repeating rifle for precise single shots in the 8.6 × 70 mm caliber, including target optics and accessories.
The specification called for "use in areas with climate categories A1-3, B1-3 and C0-2 according to STANAG 4370 without restriction of functionality" and " adaptability for the night vision attachment (NSV) 80 introduced into the Bundeswehr", a caliber change through exchange barrels was not part of the specification. In addition to Haenel, Unique Alpine was shortlisted with the TPG-3 A4. Haenel was awarded the contract in February 2016 and delivers the RS9 model as the G29 rifle . The first lot comprises 115 weapons.
technology
The G29 is a repeating rifle with bolt action in caliber mm 8.6 x 70th The cold - hammered, free-swinging precision barrel has a twist length of 254 mm (10 inches) and carries a combined muzzle brake / fire damper from B&T . The shutter opens / closes with a 60-degree turn and locks with 6 lugs arranged in two rows.
The lock housing is provided with a sand-colored Ilaflon® coating, similar to RAL 8000 , and carries a long NATO-STANAG-4694 rail on the top of the housing and four other short mounting rails on the sides of the shaft. For example, a biathlon-like carrying system can be installed here. The length-adjustable buttstock is foldable, which reduces the total length of the weapon to 990 mm. It has a height-adjustable butt plate and a height-adjustable cheek rest. There is an adjustable ground spur on the underside . The height-adjustable bipod is mounted on the skeletonized fore-end. The pistol grip is ergonomically shaped.
The trigger weight can be from 10 to 20 N set. The operational range against man targets is about 1500 m.
equipment
The G29 is equipped as standard with a Steiner Military riflescope (5–25 × 56) on an Era-Tac mount and an Aimpoint Micro-T2 as reflex and emergency sights. The accessories include a B&T monoblock silencer .
Users
Web links
- HAENEL wins Bundeswehr tender. In: all4shooters.com. February 3, 2016, accessed February 4, 2016 .
- Ministry of Defense: Cartel Office examines rifle deal. In: spiegel.de. June 20, 2015, accessed February 12, 2016 .
- Haenel RS9. In: cg-haenel.de. CG Haenel, accessed December 29, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Haenel RS9. In: cg-haenel.de. CG Haenel, accessed December 29, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Public invitation to tender Koblenz 2014 Medium-range sniper rifle, consisting of rifle, aiming and aiming aids, accessories and ammunition. In: ausschreibung-deutschland.de. February 19, 2014, accessed February 12, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Bundeswehr procures new G29 sniper rifle. In: board.kdospezop.org. Retrieved February 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Ralph Wilhelm: Bundeswehr wants to get a new sniper rifle. In: German weapons journal. dwj.de, February 17, 2014, accessed on February 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Chosen accurate - multi-caliber sniper rifle Unique-Alpine TPG-3 A4 . In: Caliber . No. 9 . VS Medien, Bad Ems September 2015, p. 16–25 ( unique-alpine.com [PDF; 2.2 MB ; accessed on February 13, 2016]).
- ↑ a b Jan-Phillipp Weisswange: From Suhl to the special forces: RS9 becomes G29. In: STRATEGIE & TECHNIK Blog. February 5, 2016, accessed February 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Medium-range sniper rifle. (No longer available online.) In: Europäische Sicherheit und Technik. February 11, 2016, archived from the original on February 12, 2016 ; accessed on February 12, 2016 .
- ↑ STRATEGY & TECHNOLOGY: Guns'n Güstrow. In: strategie-technik.blogspot.de. Retrieved February 13, 2016 .