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armouryE-416 DEVGRU ETSTHE 416 EVOLVES!A LONG-TIME FAN OF THE HK416, BILL HAS HAD ONE IN HIS PERSONALARMOURY SINCE 2007 AND IT’S SERVED HIM WELL THROUGHSKIRMISHES AND ‘SIMS OVER THE YEARS BUT WITH TECHNOLOGYMARCHING EVER ONWARDS, HE TAKES A LOOK AT THE VERY LATESTE-416 DEVGRU ETS FROM EVOLUTION AIRSOFT TO SEE IF “THE ONLYEASY DAY WAS YESTERDAY”!8FEBRUARY 2021
armouryE-416 DEVGRU ETSIt’s fair to say that I have a bit of history when itcomes to the HK416 in airsoft terms. Back in 2006my wife and I had the chance to go and live inFlorida for a few years - and you’d better believe thatwe jumped at the chance! We decided to sell up andcommit to the move, packing our household into acontainer and waving goodbye to the majority of ourbelongings for a while but sadly, the container didn’tcontain what was then already a reasonable collectionof AEGs and GBBs…At that point the shippers were already wary ofwhat they could place into the container and I wasadvised that including “RIFs” might cause problemswith US Customs and lead to our entire householdbeing delayed for additional checks, so I decided notto go there! Initially I thought to leave my airsoftcollection behind but, in the end, the majority of it gotsold to friends and I left just a couple of AEGs in theUK so that I’d be able to get out and play when I was“home”.What that did, ofcourse, was allow meto arrive at my “newhome” with a goodfew “airsoft bucks”in the bank and afterplaying locally for ayear or so in Floridawith some cheapendCAs, I decidedit was high time totreat myself and myold friend John Lu(of Lionclaws Airsoftfame) kindly put mein touch with AndrewHo at Airsoft Extremein California. Long story short… very soon there was aGen 1 VFC “416” on its way to me and that self-sameAEG has been with me ever since!At the time the 416 was the golden child of thespecial ops community, an improved version of theM4 carbine with many changes, most notably ashort-stroke gas piston system originally dreamedup for G36 (in truth it dated back to the AR-18 rifledesigned in 1963, but hey, who’s counting amongstfriends and major arms manufacturers!). It’s said thatOperational Detachment–Delta collaborated directlywith H&K to develop the new carbine and, allegedly,Delta Force replaced its M4s with the HK416 in 2004after tests revealed that the piston operating systemsignificantly reduced malfunctions while increasing thelife of parts. The project was originally called the “HKM4” but this was changed in response to a trademarkinfringement suit from Colt Defense!The HK416 has subsequently been picked up bynumerous law enforcement agencies and specialoperations units and, perhaps equally importantly, wasadopted as the standard service rifle of the NorwegianArmed Forces and (more recently) the French ArmedForces, replacing the aging FAMAS in 2016, so it’sno high-falutin’ one-trick pony! However, there’s oneplace that in my mind the 416 shines brighter thanever and that’s in the hands of the USN SEALs.Now I could mention “Geronimo” here butthat’s an old (yet historically important!) story now,however, the fact is that the HK416 has becomeinterwoven in SEAL lore due to that piece of history.That particular 416 was reported to be “a 10-inchbarrel with a typical Special Operations loadout forthis rifle including an AAC Suppressor, a Geisseletrigger, Remington RAHG handguard, a Surefire Scoutweapon light attached with an S&S Precision lightmount, an EOTechoptic with an EOTech2x magnifier, andan Advanced TargetPointer IlluminatorAiming Laser(ATPIAL)” but, as withmany things SEAL,we’ll probably neverknow for sure.The fact is thoughthat the HK416 isseen in SEAL handspretty regularly, andof course has become“de riguer” for fansof “SIX” and “SEALTeam”. Therefore, for players with an “NSW bent” the416 is a pretty obvious choice in airsoft form and nowquite widely available, so I find it unsurprising andquite apt that Evolution Airsoft have christened theirnew take on this as the “DEVGRU”.“THAT PARTICULAR 416 WAS REPORTED TOBE “A 10-INCH BARREL WITH A TYPICALSPECIAL OPERATIONS LOADOUT FOR THISRIFLE INCLUDING AN AAC SUPPRESSOR,A GEISSELE TRIGGER, REMINGTON RAHGHANDGUARD, A SUREFIRE SCOUT WEAPONLIGHT ATTACHED WITH AN S&S PRECISIONLIGHT MOUNT, AN EOTECH OPTIC WITH ANEOTECH 2X MAGNIFIER, AND AN ADVANCEDTARGET POINTER ILLUMINATOR AIMING LASER(ATPIAL)” BUT, AS WITH MANY THINGS SEAL,WE’LL PROBABLY NEVER KNOW FOR SURE.”EVOLUTION, FORM AND FUNCTIONI’ve been dealing with the friendly team fromEvolution Airsoft in Italy for some considerable time,having met them at IWA before I joined Airsoft Action.I always enjoy visiting their stand at the German showand there’s also a long association with Bjorn fromKlockar Airsoft, who has graced our Winter Cover afew times now as well as appearing on Evolution’smarketing materials. He’s a great friend of mine, awww.airsoftaction.net 9
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