Overview of the Hk G28 - the German Semi Auto Sniper System

Welcome to Part 3 of my video series on the Hk G28 7.62x51mm Semi Auto Sniper System. This video will cover the full review of the G28’s controls, operation, and some of the features that make it special. Part 3 is my full overview of the rifle, check below for details on the other parts including the shooting video which is already live.
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I love the firearms community and am thrilled to be able to give back to it by way of producing content for it. I want to both continue my pace of content production as well as improve its quality, all while adding to its diversity (shooting for accuracy videos, destructive target testing, high speed / slow motion, etc).
Appearances aside, I am not just some rich guy with a ton of guns. I had a good job and ideal set of circumstances for a few years that allowed me to invest heavily in building up a sizeable collection. Those circumstances are changing, and now I am turning to the community to help continue to make this channel exciting and successful. Your help and support are greatly appreciated.
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This video is part of a multi-video set featuring the Hk G28.
Part 1: Intro to the firearm. “Gun101”
Part 2: POV Shooting (FPS style shooting video showing the gun in action, demonstrating the controls and ergonomics of the rifle, as well as any modifications I have done to the gun)
Part 3: Overview of the firearm including design detail, function and features
Part 4: Disassembly and review of key internal features
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Technical Specs:
Hk G28 (based on the Mr308 series of rifle)
- Calibre: 7.62Nato (7.62x51mm)
- Operating: Gas Operated Piston System
- Modes of fire: Semi auto only
- Magazine Capacity: 5 - 20 (only 5 in Canada due to restrictive magazine limit laws)
- Sights: Schmidt & Bender PM2 3-20x50 G28 model, inside Era-Tac Mount and topped with Aimpoint Micro T1 4MOA
- Barrel Length: 421mm / 16.57 inches
- Overall Length min/max: 965mm/1082mm or 38"/42.6"
- Weight as outfitted (mag, rear sight, broomhandle, rail covers) minus optic: 13.1lbs / 5.94kg
- Weight as outfitted including optic: 16lbs / 7.25kg
- Optic weight: 2.9lbs / 1.31kg
- Accuracy: guaranteed 10 shot group of 1.5MOA or better
This firearm is an AR15 Variant, and as such is a restricted firearm in Canada, requiring a RPAL to acquire.
#armandgun #HkG28 #gunreview

[@Teequaa]

casually stores a Browning M2 in a safe ... ok.

[@crimi.photos]

perfect for home defence

[@Kodaiva]

@@crimi.photos no that’s an AT4

[@PK88.]

Coming from the person that casually walks around a mall with an RPK

[@uraniumfever5800]

You mean maduce

[@dirtymargielaas]

never know when you need it

[@NavySeal2k]

The forward assist is there because there is a technique called loosely translated "silent battery". It's trained since the G3 times but is harder with a G3 because it has no forward assist. What you do is with your right thumb you push back on the boltcarrier in the grooove while at the same time you push the forward assist a little bit more. Goal is to slowly let the bolt turn into battery instead of loudly snapping into place.

[@aloew2605]

That is one amazing rifle and amazing scope set up

[@captiancrunch1840]

This guy Living the dream. Living the dreeeam.

[@thelimeyshooter554]

I also have one. With 20rnd magazines. Took me nearly 1 year to build it.

[@Ian-yk4pk]

Canada seems to have some of the strangest gun laws lol

[@MrNiceKnife]

Sweet rifle. I’d keep the Harris over the magpul, they work and are durable.

[@EuroS50]

FYI the reason for not rolling the brightness on the scope immediately to 11 (or whatever max power), and needing to go from 1 through to 11, is due to night usage. You'll see this on any military scope / sight. Basically, you don't want to inadvertently bump it on to full power at night, as its fairly bright and a HUGE "here i am" marker. Under nods its even brighter and can be picked up fairly easily.

[@pyroromancer]

HERE I AM

[@trentbyington1449]

I just found this channel last night and I think you’re already tied with military arms channel I love the content

[@pjansen2010]

Nice collection but I recognize some OCD I had myself when I started this hobby. Be careful it can get out of control really quickly.

[@Not_Andrew_Huberman]

Being careful only applies to the poors like myself

[@theimmortal4718]

Never understood the point of a steel receiver. A ton of companies make incredibly accurate and durable AR-10s with alluminum ones

[@Dommas1106]

HK offered the german army a modified version of the MR308 with an aluminium upper. But after tests the military instisted on a stell upper because stell less expands and contracts in extreme temperature. So the G28 with steel upper offers more consistent shooting resuls without zeroing even after extreme temperature changes.

[@theimmortal4718]

@@Dommas1106 I'm really wondering how much that would matter at all, considering it's a DMR with a 16" barrel that'll be used out to 700 meters, max

[@fakharhayatadil349]

It matters enough.

[@hunterromano5562]

@@theimmortal4718 under even heavy use it probably wouldn't. The point being the test far exceed what they're actually made for. Like a truck that says it can tow 10k# I gaurentee it was tested up until it broke Same with lift equipment and what not.

[@WHJeffB]

@@hunterromano5562 Yes, it's a German thing as well... I work for a German machine tool manufacturer here in the States. The accuracy that we guarantee for our machines, and what our machines are actually reliably capable of, are significantly different (meaning actual accuracy is better). I'd posit that the HK MR762/MR308/MR716 are capable of much better accuracy than what they guarantee (1.5MOA). There's a few reviews on KZbin where the reviewers report sub-MOA accuracy on 5rnd groups, with specific ammunition. You also have to know that HK's accuracy guarantee is for a 10 or 20rnd group (not sure which), not 3 or 5. This was also true of the HK PSG-1's. Also, the majority of the reviews are of rifles with the stock triggers and so-so optics. With a massaged or tuned trigger and high end glass, I'd bet that groups would improve some. As for the steel upper vs aluminum alloy... Logically, (I have no first hand experience, just familiarity with how the Germans do things) the steel is undoubtedly better, otherwise it wouldn't be an option at all. The question would be if it's worth the extra weight. In the end, I guess you have to make the choice on whether or not you want this rifle badly enough to pay the price for it (I sure as hell would!!). I don't understand why guys hate on HK. They make a damn nice product. You pay through the nose for it, but in the end, if you can't shoot for shit with it, it's not the rifle. I'm of the mindset that you always buy better equipment than your skills are capable of, for the simple reason that it you have a problem using it, you have a pretty good idea that it's not the fault of the equipment.

[@jlau317]

What a collection

[@armandgun]

I try. It's a lot of fun tracking down rare guns. I think I enjoy putting out video content on them even more though. Happy for any feedback. I am constantly aiming to improve my videos and delivery.

[@jlau317]

@@armandgun you're probably my source for Canadian gun reviews, keep up the good work. Maybe a black Friday video of some sort

[@bavariasuhl]

wow - nice content - having consumed eveyr damn channel on guns on YT , nice collection. Next to forgotten weapons! well done

[@tomjjackson21]

Guns and Mullets of you took my advice and came here to watch the video *JUST DO IT!* Look how far out of my way I've went to coerce you into it?

[@searsa898]

God! that’s one beautiful weapon

[@charlesmullins3238]

Where can a man find this brother..? I have the dd5v3 but this right here is the ultimate

[@nickpool3943]

sees safe “oh yea that guy is rich” pulls out hk anything “oh yea that guy is super rich”

[@ceejay8775]

Like your channel a mighty fine collection you have !

[@armandgun]

Thank you! Lots more to come. APC308 is the rest of this week.

[@CB-ux5xc]

Unfortunately all those guns are gone. Most are banned. So he doesn’t have much anymore. Or he shouldn’t have much anymore. Maybe some old bolt rifles and some pistols. Whatever liberal law allows him.

[@mikelepore967]

Dude how did you get that safe in Canada??? Im looking into it but other than driving to the states i cant figure out where to get one. Im from toronto

[@armandgun]

Call Rhino Metals and ask for Luke. He worked out the logistics of getting me mine, and I he is currently working with a couple other guys up here in Canada to get them some. Alternatively, DM me on instagram and I will get you his direct contact on there.

[@Steve-ke7rz]

He's a fed

[@belligerentinstigator944]

It's called "arm and gun" because you need to give up your arm to have this many nice guns.

[@bradleytinstruction1350]

"im in Canada where suppressors are illegal"...... stares in violent disgust.....

[@qurankareem9469]

A lot of people seem to complain about the trigger

[@enemyofmyenemy6713]

gotta get a hold & do video on H&K 433 rifle i've seen a short clip from Shot Show and pretty much nothing else but she looks sweet

[@Ricky_1531]

Yeah I’ve seen nothing on that weapon at all since shot show. Wonder why?

[@rilorobinson7685]

Woooooow that a fucking clean gun if I've ever seen one!!!!

[@tusk70]

He is better armed than my local policestation ! Greetings from Germany!

[@Not_Andrew_Huberman]

No matter how cool a gun is..we still wanna see how it performs. I'd love to see what groups it can shoot with good ammo

[@Ginkoman2]

i think HK guarantees 1.5MOA but a lot of reviewers say the got sub 1 MOA for a 5 shot group.

[@anonymouscitizen2732]

Very beautiful rifle. I would never put that Harris Bipod on that rig.

[@loganfurst3010]

This review needs to be labeled table top review no b roll of shooting it or measuring groups on a 10g gun coooommmmeeeeee oooonnnnnnnnnnnn

[@k.cswavo1426]

Nice collection bro!

[@edwardabrahamiii3742]

Since owning gunz is a hobby for you, you should get the Heavy Counter Assault rifle also known as the HCAR in 30-06 love that round ainr no big AK bull moose got away yet

[@lefunnyN1]

probably the only ar variant with a steel receiver

[@Steve-ke7rz]

Just sitting here rich as hell just looking at every gun you can see highlighted on other channels..I havnt shot any of them but boy they sure look expensive 😂..I'll make sure I read enough so sound edumacated

[@markanthonyking]

It’s a beautiful rifle

[@wintersguo8048]

How can you get an HK G28 in US???!!!

[@inevitablecraftslab]

by listening. he said he is in canada for example.

[@201hastings]

They pop up on Gunbroker on occasion. Around 15k

[@thelimeyshooter554]

Wanna buy mine? Export it from Norway.

[@HiVoltish]

I love your collection! Unfortunately, the Saudi royal family didn't believe I was a long lost prince and refused my offer. So I'll have to be happy with my POF P308 Edge. She's not real skinny either at 11.5 pounds with optic and full mag.

[@jollyroger7546]

Great weapon, thank you for your overview! Do you have the original scope carrying bag/handle for it? I always found the original HK one extra neat.

[@josephskulj8643]

Wish you could get this in a 18” barrel in Canada

[@LuisXhafae]

3921 Dibbert Crossing

[@mostlymessingabout]

Expensive hobby these guns

[@thegodfather7335]

3 years late but I wanna know where he found this and how I can get it

[@marioaguilar4707]

Nice guns

[@mistermarmelade6254]

Looks like peanut butter. I looooooove peanut butter! 😁

[@fireandgrace9456]

I was just curious how long you’ve been working on your collection and how old are you because that is like the best gun collection i’ve ever seen I play a lot of modern warfare and I think you have every gun in the game, how awesome is that. It’s💯👍🏻 A guy this cool must be 🇨🇦

[@armandgun]

Haha thanks buddy. I'm late 20's and have been collecting for roughly 4-5 years. I am a bit out of touch with video games, was big into COD BO1 back in the day, but that's awhile ago already. If you DM me on insta with a list of guns I have that are in MW, I could look at doing a video. I would just want it to be accurate, and don't really have the timeto get into the game, so I would be relying on valid info to do the video.

[@fireandgrace9456]

Arm&Gun That would be an awesome video if you did a review of all the real guns in modern warfare you would probably get 1 million subscribers quite quickly because anything to do with modern warfare at the moment is blowing up on KZbin just do a modern warfare thumbnail video for a test and I promise you it will get in the tens of thousands of views quite quickly,

[@KGNMONEY]

I know your home is Canada, but if your job is firearms then have you ever considered moving? I know it’s a lot but consider Texas, it has some of the best gun laws in the US, food for thought, love the channel just thought I’d throw that out there

[@armandgun]

I had considered moving, but it’s not practical for me at this time. I am exploring another way to create content more freely while remaining within the law. No my job is not in the firearm industry, this is just my hobby/passion.

[@keithtomczyk4730]

Texas ain't Texas anymore. Bunch of liberals from California moving in. I was going to mive this year,but Oklahoma is my new target state.

[@zTheMonsterz]

Ahhhh! Where did you get the AWMS???

[@armandgun]

Like the AWSM rifle? A buddy had it and decided he wanted a modern PRS gun instead of the older military pedigree one. I was happy to take it off his hands. It's a The A3 model is a phenomenal rifle.

[@Mrgone454]

Look at all that future scrap.

[@armandgun]

I am confident it won’t be.

[@dylanreynolds4899]

I'd call it colonel mustard

[@ericspargo7539]

Is the barrel chrome lined or nitrided?

[@subhra1999]

You have an awesome collection buddy I have to say that. I am pretty jealous of you dude, anywways where are you from? Much love from India.

[@Khun.Pattaya]

does it also called HK 417 ?

[@RealAaron317]

Is the barrel interchangeable???

[@ug67484z]

G28 or Haenel C308 ?

[@GilbertMavis-d6k]

154 Leopoldo Ferry

[@himynameistim009]

I still don’t understand the idea of not just matching the tan mustard colors

[@andrewdavenport23]

Ok so would this be classified as a dmr or whatever it is called

[@davidvoronin3419]

where can i buy one?

[@jorgeandrez7591]

this gbb airsoft gun have a 6.01 inter barrel?

[@shoegum7362]

The scope combo costs 3x the weapon

[@johnxina650]

my man got a machine gun just randomly in his closet

[@chansaicommerce1721]

COOL

[@XxCrankyMoosexX]

Your buddy has LVOA uppers? I've wanted to make one of those for a couple years now. So hard to find nowadays.

[@armandgun]

Yessir. Original noveske built uppers before Warsport started mfg. Same as my S upper that’s been in a few of my vids.

[@XxCrankyMoosexX]

Arm&Gun I want another company to just blatantly rip off some design cues from them. I love the look of the hand guard going all the way to the muzzle and vertically being flush. Would 100% buy that hand guard for an AR build.

[@mistermarmelade6254]

This weappon is to good for a shot! 😆

[@jessewright6468]

Could you tell me what the difference is between civilian fire arms and military please.

[@Nebula_Ultra]

Military guns are paid for by the government. 👍

[@jessewright6468]

@@Nebula_Ultra is there a different in power?

[@fireandgrace9456]

Jesse Wright The difference between military and civilian is, a military firearm is fully automatic opposed to civilian is semi automatic that is the major difference.

[@_rc03]

@@jessewright6468 It's hard to say without specifying a particular firearm. There can be a lot of nuance to different versions of different weapons. But the general rule of thumb is that they are A. Purchased/procured by a Military or Government Entity B. Have no restrictions on select-fire(full auto, burst, etc) C. No restriction on barrel length. But in many cases, depending on your local laws, if you have the money and time..you can own it too.

[@MrPwor]

Is that Linxs still legal after the ban?

[@jessewright6468]

Omg. That be my go to. Jess from London.

[@Blaukriton]

why log rounds?

[@HarvickOne]

is that like $100K worth of guns in that one safe? That GM6 Lynx alone is $14K

[@CB-ux5xc]

All those rifles are now banned and gone. So it’s a pretty empty safe now. Maybe $20k.

[@SawSaw-fl6uh]

Good you

[@jamilrehman8663]

Price

[@デジタルカメラ]

建設機械みたい😃

[@beaumorlock3604]

How where you able to get a an actual G28 instead of a MR308? Like you said in your video HK doesn't release its guns that are military/police only

[@armandgun]

The story I heard was that some police units in Canada wanted them, and to get the "Z" model through Canada's classification system could have taken another 4 years. Hk needs cash and didn't want to lose the sale. Given the G28 system is already based on the semi auto MR308 system, I think they just made it work. That's purely hearsay, but is the same story I have heard from a couple reputable sources.

[@beaumorlock3604]

@@armandgun Oh okay thank you.

[@isaiahacia2355]

Can I get one in the states

[@jonathannoebel6457]

You must be a brain surgeon to be able to afford all this awesomeness.

[@CB-ux5xc]

It’s all gone now as per their new laws. What a shame.

[@markvonschober6872]

Wonder how much $ the Canadian government gonna give this poor soul to steal his beautiful rifle.

[@markjmaxwell9819]

Not a bad rifle Why they don't put MLOK halfway down the front of the handguard is beyond me. Being a sniper rifle it is doubtful they will mount anything on either side of the front handguard, and weight is not a huge issue for a DMR.

[@jollyroger7546]

you can take the MLOK handguard from the MR308 if you need one. Oh no disregard, i just remembered it's a HK-specific MLOK clone with slightly difference measurements.

[@markjmaxwell9819]

@@jollyroger7546 The less weight over the front the better and Mlok is the new US standard. Doesn't need to be as geavily skeletonised as the Sig 716 G2.

[@keithtomczyk4730]

@@markjmaxwell9819 Love my 716.G2 And for 12 geand less, it gives me extra money to put into optics and hardware.

[@jannowak3369]

What is the accuracy of this rifle?

[@Ginkoman2]

1.5 guaranteed but a lot of reviews get sub-1-moa groups of 5 straight from the factory.

[@tf201]

Can you get Russian AK’s in Canada?

[@bjorn841]

Sounds everytime like "Heckler and Cock" when a non german pronounces it.

[@SuperRip7]

I think the scope is too big for the rifle.

[@LaughingMan44]

That looks about 2 kg heavier than it needs to be

[@armandgun]

You’re correct. At least 1 kg anyways. The mr308a3 ditches the steel receiver and is about 750g lighter.

[@LaughingMan44]

@@armandgun Would be cool to see something using a carbon fiber handguard, polymer lower and slim barrel like the WWSD 2020 rifles, but in .308.

[@fireandgrace9456]

I forgot to ask how much is that platform with the scope in Canada?

[@lifewithangelie]

last time I checked was $20k CAD

[@fireandgrace9456]

James Yuan aah Whaaaaat!

[@lifewithangelie]

it's the whole package man... range from 16k to 18k based on availability then plus HST. a friend of mine ordered 2 because it is so rare in Canada.

[@armandgun]

20 CDN (15USD) is a little high. They were 16k MSRP, though a couple shops let them go for 14.6. I paid 16 via Wolverine supplies, plus tax etc. However I hear that the supply is now dry and the likelihood of getting more from Hk is slim. With that said, it's up to the collector market in Canada to decide the price. 20k isn't that unrealistic for a discerning Hk collector, considering UMP's and G36's still fetch over 10k. European MSRP is 10k Euro, though I have also heard of them selling for 10% or so under that.

[@armandgun]

And yes that is for the full package. The optics setup along is incredily expensive. The Era-tac mount is another top notch German component, let alone the "made for Hk" Schmidt and Bender. Quick note, the G28 comes with (1) 5round magazine, not the 20 round (limited to 5) pictured. It also comes with a harris bipod with ral8000 pic rail adaptor, and a Hk flashhider, not the Surefire warcomp with trainer (fake suppressor) pictured.

[@AverageJOES2010]

Those scope caps, I can’t quite make out the company name when you say it. Who makes them? Lol

[@armandgun]

Hey Justan, they are made by Tenebraex.

[@justanbiccum3407]

@@armandgun thank you sir! Keep up the good work, I really enjoy your videos! I am also in Canada, wish my back yard was also my shooting range lol

[@ViperPlaysMC]

gunbroker?

[@TheDE4THangel]

Dude just has an M2!!!!! In his safe 😂😂😂 this dude fcks

[@7x553]

10:15

[@jasonmalone6983]

Very cool weapon, but you are figity. Hard to watch. Not sure I will be able to finish.

[@End_the_CCP]

😍😍😍

[@whiteyweisszman]

How come the upper is so awkwardly yellow? Its not supposed to look like that

[@whiteyweisszman]

I'll answer it myself, its the steel upper and im used to the aluminum upper that looks more like the handguard

[@ChrisWhite.fishing]

But will it blend?

[@ghost.patrols]

I’d sacrifice the rest of my life for a day of access to that safe.

[@laraconnock9525]

No to the Harris!!!

[@0waverunner0]

IS THAT AN ACTUAL 28?! OR IS IT A CLONE?

[@armandgun]

Actual G28. I’ll have a mr308A3 on the channel to compare it to in the new year.

[@DinoNucci]

No worse colors have ever been put on a weapon anywhere

[@luciussulla987]

Goddamn dude I thought I had it bad with all my DD rifles and others with what our government is doing up here, can't even imagine how much cash you have tied up in your collection that's now in limbo. Hopefully we can all stick together and make it through this latest round of power hungry stupidity, good luck bud!

[@Yeoman7]

WTF do u do for a living?!

[@armandgun]

Due to my gun spending preferences I am required to work, a lot. That's all it is. Regularly budgeting to maximize disposable income on firearms, and time. I've been collecting pretty seriously for several years. An upcoming wedding, life, and other commitments will soon be cutting into it. I love producing content for the community though and don't want that to be affected. My aim was to build and monetize a platform so that I can both keep up the pace and improve the quality of the content.

[@thomasgrey6309]

@@armandgun Okay, I hear ya. So... ur a manager at Arby's?

[@PracticallySquared1]

Your channel is expensive. Not only do you have bad dads stuff but being from Canada your paying 10-20% more for just about everything.

[@armandgun]

It's been a grind building up the collection. Lots of hustling. With that said there isn't a lot of content out there on these guns. I am glad I have the opportunity to fill in some gaps.

[@brassrazorfish3940]

no more assault weapon for civilians ...... (sad)

[@CampDavid54]

Gay it up

[@thegolflife7565]

How much is the G28, gotta be at least $10,000 huh? Doesn’t make any sense suppressors are illegal. First of all on a rifle they are still loud as f*ck but more importantly are a hearing protection device.

[@thelimeyshooter554]

Paid 13k with fully speced G28 for mine in Norway. No pin in my 20rnd mags.

[@thegolflife7565]

@@thelimeyshooter554 Damn that’s one expensive rifle. I’m sure it’s worth it though. Never been disappointed with any HK Purchases. Do you guys have any family owned rifle companies in Norway like Noveske Rifleworks? Just wondering.

[@thelimeyshooter554]

@@thegolflife7565 Not to my knowledge.

[@TheLogitech91]

Worst safe design. Easily defeated. You're hinges are exposed. You have some awesome guns better get a better safe.

[@philipgentile4769]

I don’t understand the point of having a non-working suppressor. If you are so called training with it then what is the point in a training suppressor if you can’t legally shoot with one? Seems like a waste of money and unnecessary weight.