The Heckler & Koch XM8 is a lightweight assault rifle system developed from the late 1990s to early 2000s. The rifle was designed by German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch …

Dec 3, 2022 · Issues during testing, red-tape bureaucracy, and the military’s unwillingness to step away from AR-based platforms ultimately doomed the XM8 to its eternal video game status.

Mar 4, 2020 · One of the main issues with the rifle was, it tried to be everything at once. Heckler & Koch planned for the XM series to have as many as 4 different variants to fill the role of the …

Apr 20, 2018 · Larry Vickers has the closest thing most any of us will ever have to a true XM-8 rifle, and has more than a little trigger time on the original XM-8 rifles. So, I asked him to …

Jan 16, 2022 · The XM8 system grew out of the U.S. Army’s XM29 program in search of a successor to the in-service M4, and here is a behind-the-scenes look at Heckler & Koch's …

Aug 16, 2023 · The Heckler & Koch HK XM8 was an experimental modular assault rifle system that underwent trials with the US Army in an effort to become its next standard-issue assault …

Dec 14, 2018 · Today we are in H&K’s Grey Room in Virginia, taking a look at the XM-8 program. The rifle evolved form the kinetic energy carbine portion of the doomed XM29/OICW program, …

May 10, 2006 · Reflex sight with fused IR illuminator and pointer. The XM8 Modular Assault Weapon fires 5.56 x 45 mm NATO ammunition. Different barrels and modules can be …

The XM8 is a derivative of the Heckler-Koch G36 assault rifle, and thus it is almost similar to that rifle in design and functioning. XM8 features a short piston stroke, gas operated action, with …

Jul 7, 2011 · The XM8 was developed to provide lethality performance to comparably equipped M4 carbine, while weighing 20 percent less than the M4 because of advanced technologies …