HK23E
Machine Guns Mature Technology With State-Of-The-Art Design
Weapon design at Heckler & Koch is consistently aimed at improvement of quality features, which have turned out to be useful in military practices. The perceptions and experience gained from national and international weapon tests under stringent conditions and incorporated in the design of the Heckler & Koch Machine Guns.
For these reasons the improved HK23E features an excellent performance and durability and represent today's most advanced machine gun technology.
The Heckler & Koch HK23E Machine Gun is designed for maximum reliability, accuracy and toughness. It features a series of unique design characteristics, which make it a superior machine gun in its class.
Design Characteristics
+ Bolt System
Recoil-operated, roller-locked bot system, designed along the functional lines of the worldwide proven G 3 Assault Rifle.
The characteristic that the HK23E fires from a closed bolt, is an exceptional feature and eliminates the proneness to stoppages caused by the ingress of external foulings into the chamber, as compared to machine guns firing from an open bolt. In addition, firing from a closed bolt, combined with the symmetric locking of the bolt and the quality of production guarantee an excellent accuracy of the Heckler & Koch HK23E Machine Gun.
+ Trigger Mechanism
The design of the HK23E trigger mechanism ensures safe carrying and handling. For accurate firing at point targets and in order to avoid waste of ammunition the HK23E is provided with "Single Shot" and "Limited Burst Fire" modes, additionally to the "Sustained Fire" mode.
+ Barrel Characteristics
HK23E barrels are quickly exchangeable and are provided with a heat insulated grip for holding the hot barrel without protective gloves or mittens. Heckler & Koch Machine Gun barrels are manufactured by applying the cold forging technology and are chrome-plated. This ensures the world class top level durability of these barrels.
+ Forward Assist
For low-noise bolt closure the HK 23 E is equipped with a forward assist.
+ Sight Mount
HK provides a quickly attachable/detachable sight mount which fits all sightings devices with NATO STANAG fitting dimensions. This sight mount is shock proof and ensures an unchanged boresight after reattachment.
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