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Heckler & Koch SL6

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The Heckler and Koch SL6 is a semi-automatic rifle made by the German firm Heckler and Koch, produced from the 1980s until 1991 and marketed worldwide as a hunting and utility rifle derived from the HK 630 hunting rifle. Chambered in .223 Remington or 5.56x45mm NATO, it uses a roller-delayed blowback action, weighs 7.92 pounds unloaded, measures 39.76 inches overall with a 17.71 inch barrel, and feeds from a 3, 4, or 10-round detachable box magazine, sighted through a rotary rear aperture drum and a hooded foresight. The SL6A2 variant added a flash hider and a two-round burst capability. Production ended when the rifle was replaced by the Heckler and Koch SLB 2000. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
5.56x45mm NATO 1
Caliber
.223 Remington 1
Service Status
Retired 2
Weapon Class
small arm 2
Introduced Year
1991 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 2
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Sources
1. Wikidata: Heckler & Koch SL6
Wikidata Q477597, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
2. Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch SL6
  • Service status stated explicitly in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Infobox, production_date field
    Infobox production_date field: 1980s-1991
  • Caliber attribute (heckler-koch-sl6)
    Chambered in .223 Remington or 5.56x45mm NATO, it uses a roller-delayed blowback action, weighs 7.92 pounds unloaded, measures 39.76 inches overall with a 17.71 inch barrel, and feeds from a 3, 4, or 10-round detachable box magazine, sighted through a rotary rear aperture drum and a hooded foresight.
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