Frag Out! Magazine

In the Heavy version, the sight is a Schmidt & Bender PMII 3-20x50 scope, with variable power, 3x to 20x, and fitted with an backup Aimpoint Micro T-1 red dot for CQB scenarios (the "OMG! They're here" sight). In a Patrol Configuration the sight is a similar but smaller Schmidt & Bender PMII 8x24/DMR scope. The rifle is quite heavy – even stone heavy in the Heavy con- figuration. 7.5+ kilograms for a modern marksman rifle is an awful lot, compared to a 4.23 kg selective fire HK417 with 20" barrel. But all that can be forgotten and forgiven, once you take a place behind the sights and start to squeeze. I'm not a particu- lar sniper-type, but right off the bat I have shot a 23 mm c-t-c group at 100 meters with the G28. Of course, this not a typical distance for a rifle like that, but that shows the kind of accuracy potential. This is of course, in due part, thanks to its heaviness – the rifle is stable enough to attain high rate of shot-placement repeatability. Also, the recoil is soaked up by the heavy rifle, which makes continuous firing of the high-power fully-fledged rifle rounds very pleasant. The trigger is rather on the heavy end as well (28 N), but short, crisp, and very user-friendly. As for the manual, the controls are AR-15 platform norm, known from all Stoner-designed weapons including the HK416/417. That has its pros and cons, of course – e.g. the cocking handle of the AR-15 is anything but user-friendly. Of course, these disadvantages are known as long as the AR-15s are around, which means for the last 60 years people either learned to forgive it, or get used to it, anyway. The ergonomics of the Heavy Variant stock are just short of fan- tastic, and more, once you found the perfect configuration, you can lock it, using set screws. The rifle is handy, ergonomic and highly accurate. The external surfaces are painted RAL8000 flat tan color. GUN PORN

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