CODE 03-041-998

NAME – HKSL8-1

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1998

CALIBER – 5.56x45mm (.223 Remington)

OVERALL LENGTH – 98 cm (38.58 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 52.8 cm (20.8 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6-Groove Polygonal, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 17.8 cm (7 in)

LOAD – Remington Fusion Jacketed soft point

BULLET DIAMETER – 5.69 mm (0.224 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 4.02 g (62 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 914 m/s (3,000 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 1680 j (1239 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.83 kg (8 lb 7 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.02 kg (8 lb 14 oz) loaded with 10 rounds jacketed soft point

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Hooded post, Rear sight – Flip-type apertures, 100, 200 and 300 meters (109, 219 and 328 yards), removable Picatinny rail along top of weapon for various optical and electronic sights

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 400 m (438 yards)

OPERATION – Gas

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 30-40 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 10-round translucent removable box magazine, double column, double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.07 kg (2.5 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.19 kg (6.7 oz) loaded with 10 rounds jacketed soft point

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two-10 round magazines (20 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.38 kg (13.4 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany

STATUS – Production completed

SERVICE – Commercial sales