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Heckler & Koch Safety BFA and Live Round Excluder Magazine Presented at the

Introducing the HK Safety BFA and Live Round Excluder Magazine, a cost-effective and lightweight solution to protect users from loading live combat ammunition in weapons configured for blank firing. This innovative design meets customer requirements and enhances user safety.

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Heckler & Koch Safety BFA and Live Round Excluder Magazine Presented at the

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  1. Heckler & Koch Safety BFA and Live Round Excluder Magazine Presented at the NDIA Joint Service Small Arms Symposium Presented by Jim Schatz May 14th, 2003

  2. Contents • Introduction • Technical Description • Safety BFA • LREM Magazine • US M16 / M4 Variant • Conclusion

  3. SBFA - Program Protect the user from the potentially lethal effects of loading and firing live combat ammunition in a weapon configured for blank firing

  4. Safety BFA • Customer Requirements- Catch up to 3 live projectiles - Cost effective solution - Minimum weight solution

  5. LREM Magazine • Customer Requirements - No Live rounds can be loaded - Cost effective solution (maximize use of existing components) - Distinctive difference in appearance - Simple and easy design - Easy to use

  6. SA80 Current Standard

  7. SA80 BFA Current Standard After 1 Live Round fired Stretched choke-tube 1 live round fired

  8. Current Standard SA80 BFA and Gelatine Block 1 Live Round fired One Live round fired through a SA80 BFA Ammunition British RG L2A1

  9. Gelatine Block One Live Round fired through SA80 BFA Penetration 150 mm (5.9“) 290 mm (11.4“)

  10. New Safety BFA New Safety BFA attached to a British SA80 Rifle

  11. SA80 IW Safety BFA 3 Live Rounds fired 3 Bullets 3 Bullets Actual Cross section Note: Same results in SA80 LSW

  12. LREM - Magazine Follower Slide Magazine Spring Spring Housing Magazine housing Slide Spring

  13. Live Round Excluder Magazine

  14. Manipulate BFA - Magazine Loaded with 3 rounds live Ammunition Slide Reverse slide Spring housing Push Slide- Spring housing down able to load two Live Rounds maximum SFBA will catch three bullets

  15. Conclusion = Maximum User Safety • Combination HK Safety BFA and LREM Magazine - Units fielded presently with the British MOD. Design can be successfully applied to other weapons

  16. Conclusion Maximum User Safety for the US Soldier, Marine, Airman or Law Enforcement Personnel • Combination US M16 or M4 with LREM Magazine and Safety BFA

  17. Contract Information HECKLER & KOCH, INC. Military Sales Department 21480 Pacific Boulevard Sterling, Virginia 20166 USA Tel: (703) 450-1900 Fax: (703) 450-8160 www.hecklerkoch-usa.com HECKLER & KOCH GmbH International Sales Department Postfach 1329, 78722 Oberndorf, Germany Tel: 49 7423 79-0 Fax: 49 7423 79-2327 www.heckler-koch.de

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