hk 416 @ night/thermal

[trontobo]

assuming troops ever go up against another forcve that uses night vision/or is similarly technical, how would a rifle like hk416 show up at night w/ all that gas that's expelled?

any ideas?

[stuntman]

assuming troops ever go up against another forcve that uses night vision/or is similarly technical, how would a rifle like hk416 show up at night w/ all that gas that's expelled?

any ideas?
I think the heat&noise from tanks, humvees and choppers will make that a non factor. Plus the bang from the gun. But I am still curious to your question though..

[Ratamacue]

Uh, why the HK416 in particular? Is there something special about the rifle that I've missed in the million posts made about it on here?

[playtym]

assuming troops ever go up against another forcve that uses night vision/or is similarly technical, how would a rifle like hk416 show up at night w/ all that gas that's expelled?

any ideas?

As opposed to all of the rifles that don't expell hot gas from their muzzles? A very poor design feature indeed! :roll:

[JimDG]

There isn't a firearm on earth that wouldn't show up on NV/Thermal like a New Years Eve fireworks display. Even a cigarette shows up like one.

[Nrjetix]

There isn't a firearm on earth that wouldn't show up on NV/Thermal like a New Years Eve fireworks display. Even a cigarette shows up like one.

Yep muzzle flash looks like a roman candle through goggles, I guess its all the little bits of burning/unburnt propellant etc

[SMGLee]

With a suppressor added to any rifle, you can use a IR laser with NVG to do some damage in the night. so the HK 416 initially has a slight gas leakage from the regulator that when used with a suppressor, you can barely see a small gas exposion from the front of the block. this was filmed during one of the HK 416 shoot with a undisclosed suppressor manufacuture. after this, a redesigned 416 surfaced and it is what you see today. the 416 today does not expose any flash signature from the gas while using a suppressor.