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CODE 04-041-971
NAME – HK 23
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1971
CALIBER – 5.56x45mm NATO
OVERALL LENGTH – 101.6 cm (40 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 45 cm (17.72 in) without flash suppressor
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6 Groove, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 30.5 cm (12 in)
LOAD – M193 Ball Spitzer-pointed full metal jacket
BULLET DIAMETER – 5.69 mm (0.224 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 3.56 g (55 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 970 m/s (3,181 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 1,676 j (1,236 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 7.95 kg (17 lb 8 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 11.01 kg (24 lb 4 oz) loaded with belt box holding 200-round belt M193 ball
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 11.83 kg (26 lb 1 oz) with bipod, sling, support grip, loaded with belt box holding 200-round belt M193 ball
TYPE OF MOUNT – Folding removable bipod
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.55 kg (1 lb 3 oz)
WEIGHT OF SPARE BARREL – 1.6 kg (3 lb 8 oz) with flash suppressor
WEIGHT OF SLING – 0.17 kg (6 oz)
WEIGHT OF SUPPORT GRIP – 0.10 kg (3.5 oz)
SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Hooded post, Rear sight, aperture with rotating elevation drum, 100 meters click stops (109 yard) graduated 100 to 1000 meters (109 to 1,094 yards)
OPTICAL SIGHT – ZF 4×24
OPTICAL SIGHT WEIGHT – 0.65 kg (1 lb 7 oz) with mount
OPTICAL SIGHT MAGNIFICATION – 4 Power
OPTICAL SIGHT FIELD OF VIEW – 5 degrees 40 minutes – 10 m @ 100 m (30 ft @100 yds)
OPTICAL SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS – Adjustable for windage and elevation, 6 adjustments from 100 to 600 m (109 to 656 yards)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 1,000 m (1094 yards)
OPERATION – Blowback, Delayed roller locked bolt system, fires from closed bolt
TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, semi and full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 50 rpm semi, up to 120 rpm full automatic
CYCLIC ROF – 800 rpm
FEED DEVICE – M27 disintegrating metallic link belt
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 200 M27 links – 0.414 kg (14.6 oz)
200-round belt box (Empty) – 0.70 kg (1 lb 9 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 2.36 kg (5 lb 3 oz) 200 rounds M193 ball in M27 links
200-round belt box (LOADED) – 3.06 kg (6 lb 12 oz) loaded with 200 rounds M Ball in M27 link belt
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Five 200-round belts (1,000 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 11.8 kg (26 lb)
MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany
STATUS – Production completed
SERVICE – International sales
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