the SL8 and the 10-round mags i have an ID

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DUDE

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we all no that the H&K-SL8 can not use the Mags from the G36, now i was looking at the SL8 at HKPRO and it looks to me that all we need is to have some one here in the US Maunfacturing a new Magazine Well and git are hands on some G36 Mags then we are good to go :D so what do you guys say ;)

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Technical Sergeant Andrew Robert Smith
CO LRRP Team
of the Second Ranger Battalion Charlie Company in WW2 Online.
 
sorry guys I had one more ID, what if we had some one in the US make a 30-round Mag that has the top like the 10-round Mags that the SL8 has now :)

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Technical Sergeant Andrew Robert Smith
CO LRRP Team
of the Second Ranger Battalion Charlie Company in WW2 Online.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by DUDE:
we all no that the H&K-SL8 can not use the Mags from the G36, now i was looking at the SL8 at HKPRO and it looks to me that all we need is to have some one here in the US Maunfacturing a new Magazine Well and git are hands on some G36 Mags then we are good to go :D so what do you guys say ;)
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I lost interest in the SL8 because of the mag cap limitations. Didn't the G36 have a mag well adaptor available than enables it to take M16 mags?
 
I have no info on the Nukem, so lets git some info on that to :)

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Technical Sergeant Andrew Robert Smith
CO LRRP Team
of the Second Ranger Battalion Charlie Company in WW2 Online.
 
What you need is someone in the US to make a cheap rifle that just happens to accepts the SL8 "Upper" and uses USGI mags.
The Cheap rifles upper could be any old thing... Doesnt even have to work.
You buy the cheap rifle and swap Uppers. Ta Da - an SL8 that uses USGI mags.
Thats an idea I have bumped around since I got my hands on an SL8 during SHOT 2000.

IMO - the SL8 is the finest 223 rifle you can buy... were it not for the magazine issue. Because of the magazines - its Second Fiddle to the M96.
 
I think it is illegal to modify the SL8 to accept magazines of a higher capacity. This is why no one is doing it. Yes, the M96, made in the U.S.A., gives you more options now and remains legal.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Trevor:
I think it is illegal to modify the SL8 to accept magazines of a higher capacity. This is why no one is doing it. Yes, the M96, made in the U.S.A., gives you more options now and remains legal.
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I believe it's only an import restriction.
I don't think it's illegal to modify it youself or to make a USA version that could take a USGI mag.
 
The problem with the SL8 is that the upper receiver can only take 10 rnd mags also. Changing out the lower won't work. You would have to cut out part of the upper receiver and then widen it out and fill in the section cut out. At this point, if you could get a m16 mag compatible lower, then things might work. A lot of work, and I am not sure it is even possible. Plus, even if you did get it to work, you are still stuck with the thumbhole buttstock.
 
then how about Manufacturing a Mag that has the top like the 10-round Mags ;)

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Technical Sergeant Andrew Robert Smith
CO LRRP Team
of the Second Ranger Battalion Charlie Company in WW2 Online.
 
Oh well - the M96 rifle is cheaper and just as good. Takes whatever sight you want to use and accepts any standard AR magazine.
 
Since the 1994 AW ban went into effect, it has been illegal to manufacture a new magazine of greater than 10 rounds, except for sale to LEO/Military.

Also, as stated above, the SL8-1 has a step in the receiver that makes pointless the search for a magazine well that would accept larger capacity mags. You would have to find someone that could modify the receiver and cut the RHS feed ramp in the barrel, then search for the magazine well.

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Only problem with that Dude, is that a bunch of friendly people from the government will have to come to your magazine factory and hit you repeatedly in the head with batons before they take you away to be the cellmate of some guy named Bubba.
 
The SL-8 is a fine gun just the way it is. Unless you plan on taking on a small army, the magazine limitation is irrelevant. Just throw another magazine in and continue to shoot. The gun in much bulkier and heavier than many of its .223 brothers. Mine is 3/4 MOA out of the box with factory reloads. The only down side is the awful thumb hole. For those of you looking to fight the next war, remember that when you have your thirty round magazines, your adversary will be using a tank. Somewhat like bringing a knife to a gun fight.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gary H:
The SL-8 is a fine gun just the way it is. Unless you plan on taking on a small army, the magazine limitation is irrelevant. [/quote]

It may be OK for you, and that's fine, really. But for those of us who use our rifles, especially in action-steel matches the ten round limit is a REAL disadvantage. Where I shoot there are always more than ten targets on the field, so you loose if you do a mag change.

The mag limit is why the rifle never took off here, IMHO. In fact I've never even ran across one on any of the the ranges here.
Might as well save some money and shoot a Hi-Point.
 
well at this time i have a Colt Match Target HBAR and with it as you all no you can put a 30-round Mag in it and go shoting :D now i was looking at the SL8 and it is a cool :cool: Rifle, but in the end it's not as cool as it looks. so in the long run it looks like ther will not be any 30-round Mags at all, and ther is not going to be a new Mag Well available for a long time :rolleyes:

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Technical Sergeant Andrew Robert Smith
CO LRRP Team
of the Second Ranger Battalion Charlie Company in WW2 Online.
 
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