The German Army Selects Heckler & Koch G210

The German Army has selected Heckler & Koch’s MR308A6 as the G210. Since 2020 the Bundeswehr has been seeking a new   short-range sniper weapon (Scharfschützengewehr kurze Reichweite). Initially this was to be fielded in small numbers with the Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) und Feldjäger units but appears to have subsequently become a larger program with the option to procure up to 500 G210 rifles.

The G210 is essentially a DMR – Designated Marksman Rifle. The rifle is chambered in 7.62x51mm and in the past has been displayed at exposition like Enforce Tac with features including a two-stage match trigger, an MLOK handguard, a left-side charging handle and a 46-degree through safety selector. The rifle has a 16.75-inch barrel and weighs 4.4kg / 9.7lbs.

Hartpunkt reports that other manufacturers which submitted weapons to the program at various stages included Haenel, Giessle and Colt Canada.

James Reeves spoke to H&K about the new rifle earlier this year:

The Bundeswehr have already selected the new rifle’s optics with a tender running concurrent with the original rifle program, in 2020, selecting a Schmidt & Bender scope, believed to be a variant of the 5-20 x 50 PM II Ultra Short.

Here’s what H&K have to say on the G210:

“Heckler & Koch supplies the German Army with the new semi-automatic sniper rifle G210The German Army has once again opted for a rifle from Heckler & Koch. The traditional handgun manufacturer from Oberndorf am Neckar won the tender process for the G210 with the MR308A6 model. The G210 is a short-range sniper weapon in the tried and tested 7.62 mm x 51 caliber. Delivery of up to 500 G210s for the German Army’s special forces is planned for 2025.The MR308A6 was developed by Heckler & Koch specifically for this tender and presented to the public at the EnforceTac trade fair in February of this year. The weapon also introduces a precision cartridge in 7.62 mm x 51 caliber. The semi-automatic gas-operated loader weighs around 4.4 kg (without magazine) and offers significantly more operating comfort thanks to the relocation of the reloading option to the side of the weapon.Dr.-Ing. Jens Bodo Koch, CEO of Heckler & Koch, and Sales Director Marco Geißinger were delighted with the order on the sidelines of the contract signing: “We at Heckler & Koch are proud to be a supplier to the German Armed Forces’ special forces. The spearhead of the German Armed Forces deserves the best weapons in the world. That is what Heckler & Koch stands for. After the delivery of the HK437 .300BLK as the G39 SD was ordered just a few months ago, the next product innovation from our company is the MR308A6 as the G210.””