Palerider
11-17-2008, 11:46 PM
Are there any HK91A2 rifle owners here on the forum? I picked my rifle up NIB ($600.00) back in 1985 while I was TDY (USAF) up in Alaska. It was one of the purchases that I've made during my life that has NEVER caused me any grief. It's been a really dependable, straight shooting rifle.
I had been mulling around the idea of purchasing a paramilitary rifle for quite some time. I knew that whatever rifle I chose was going to have to be a 7.62 NATO caliber because I didn't like the "varmint" round that our military was using.
The three rifles that I had been trying to choose between were the Fabrique Nationale FAL, Heckler & Koch 91A2, and the Springfield Armory M1A. If I remember right, the first rifle that was removed from the list was the FAL. It was dropped because of the overall length of the rifle. It just seemed a bit bulky and my Brit friend, who served two tours in Ireland, didn't have many good things to say about it. The Springfield M1A was the next to be dropped because of the price mostly. I really liked the rifle but the pay grade that I was in at the time prohibited me from really considering it.
So, my final choice was the HK91A2 and, like I've said earlier, there hasn't been any regrets. The other weekend I took some guys out to the high power range and we commenced to putting our rifles through their paces. I caught their attention when I started shooting clay pigeons out at the 300 yard line. I have a Springfield Armory 6x40 Government scope on the rifle and the reticule design makes for quick range estimation and the optics are beautifully clear and crisp.
One of the first modifications I made to the rifle was a William's set trigger group that brought the trigger pull down to 3.5 lbs. without using set and 2.5 lbs. with set. This really improved shot placement as the original trigger pull was just absurd.
I had been mulling around the idea of purchasing a paramilitary rifle for quite some time. I knew that whatever rifle I chose was going to have to be a 7.62 NATO caliber because I didn't like the "varmint" round that our military was using.
The three rifles that I had been trying to choose between were the Fabrique Nationale FAL, Heckler & Koch 91A2, and the Springfield Armory M1A. If I remember right, the first rifle that was removed from the list was the FAL. It was dropped because of the overall length of the rifle. It just seemed a bit bulky and my Brit friend, who served two tours in Ireland, didn't have many good things to say about it. The Springfield M1A was the next to be dropped because of the price mostly. I really liked the rifle but the pay grade that I was in at the time prohibited me from really considering it.
So, my final choice was the HK91A2 and, like I've said earlier, there hasn't been any regrets. The other weekend I took some guys out to the high power range and we commenced to putting our rifles through their paces. I caught their attention when I started shooting clay pigeons out at the 300 yard line. I have a Springfield Armory 6x40 Government scope on the rifle and the reticule design makes for quick range estimation and the optics are beautifully clear and crisp.
One of the first modifications I made to the rifle was a William's set trigger group that brought the trigger pull down to 3.5 lbs. without using set and 2.5 lbs. with set. This really improved shot placement as the original trigger pull was just absurd.