Heckler and Koch G8 Target of Opportunity Video 

What an amazing piece of engineering. This really is quite unique, and that barrel swap is genius. Thank James for this video on my new favorite HK.

Very interesting, thank you for sharing.

It is also in limited use in a german law enforcement role: The german customs boats mount one for warning shots in the case of intercepting smugglers (never heard of the actually using one) and the armored vehicles employed by the federal police for airport security can mount them.

Really interesting, thanks James.

Great presentation !

Always love these videos about interesting and cool H&K nuggets!

The design originally also had a 7.62x39 option too.

Thanks! I would've love to seeing this gun built in a new cartridge in 6.8x51, 6.5 creedmoor or even in 6 creedmoor. I think the E guns still had lots of life in the design, and was way ahead of the times, but I understand time to move on with the new HK MG5/121.

Love your channel 👍👍

I‘d been really curious about these for a while but it’s quite difficult to find any information. Many thanks!

Great video. You need to get that on the range for the viewers!

Extremely interesting, thank you!

Caliber change sounds like a good option for multinational operations

Another great informative video, thank you James. Semper Fidelis Brother!!!

WOW!! As a passive H&K fan, I never knew about this variant of the HK21... Very interesting setup. I like that it has the upper receiver reinforcing bars and the forward assist carried over from the HK PSG/MSG 1. It'd be interesting to see what this thing is capable of for accuracy with the appropriate optic. Seems like a very capable, all around weapon that is very good at a lot of things, though maybe not great at any of them... If money and the legal aspect were not a roadblock, I'd have a hard time choosing between the G8 and a DMR variant of the MR417/MR762 with the steel upper receiver, accurized 20" barrel and the tuned trigger group.

Thank you for another great video James!!! Always professional, and always informative!! SF!

I love your channel and presentations. I need to send a few pistols for you to work your magic on them

What is interesting - this MG belt-fed version allows fast AR-like reload. You pull the loading handle, hold the MG with 1 hand, open the storage, grab the wedged belt with another hand and push the wedge into the port till it clicks, then put the remaining part of the belt into storage. Then close the storage, do HK slap and voila, you have new belt in.

Awesome company, awesome weapons 😎 HK❤

Outstanding!

I think it would be awesome to have a quick change barrel on a magazine fed PTR 91. For no other reason than it's unique and cool.

It was very cool to see this in person at WOFT thank you for sharing your knowledge on the firearm

Hi herd so much good things about g3 and g21, from my veteran father, that fought in Africa for Portugal, that only now I can fully understand, at the time I joke with Him saying that the G3 an G21 were old...., well he was 100 correct, for change 😂😂😂.Wherever he is I hope to meet him again.

Super cool. New to your channel! I'd rather watch content like this over the new show transgender Quantum Leap.

No really into machine guns, but this is pretty cool.

Too bad they didn't let you do a mag dump with it. Nonetheless, this is an awesome video.

When your MG thinks it can be a DMR. And it's probably right.

When are the parts kit going to be available?

Could you do a video on the G8 that was submitted to the marine dmr program in the late 80s or early 90s?

155 gr Scenar?

I hate H&K as a company but I love their weapons

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I wonder what the MOA shift is for barrel changes. Either way its still very cool.