God damn I hate the people responsible for the NFA. Sure, I'd never shoot my hk416 on full auto because ammo is expensive, but I want the freedom to do so!
@Joshua Bressel I've never heard of a registered auto sear? Always been told that the firearm(receiver on an AR) must be registered with the the ATF as an NFA firearm. Parts that make a firearm convert, like auto sears, I thought were made illegal? Would like to know more about this legal auto sear? Who made it? I'm assuming same process as machine gun to possess?
@Joshua Bressel thank you for the advice. I not to sure about Adams arms kit because of the tension put on the BCG that causes wear due to the piston conversion. What branch of service were you in? I was in the Army. Hoah!!!
My 14.5 centurion arms socom barrel has the same notch for its gas block would I be able to use that barrel on a 416? as I would because of how strong the materials are in the barrel it has the MK 40 series 4150 CHF blanks that were made into colt SOCOM barrel but extremely tight gas block for as well as it being indexed and a very thick barrel and speaking of thick the chrome lining is extremely excessive it’s definitely a floral barrel so it’s gonna hopefully last time long time and hopefully get it on some SOT select fire lowers as it deserves but what’s the guy saying for a 416 for the 10.4 and for the 14.5 because if I could swap that barrel in I would one it’s chrome lime is it and has probably over par HK materials are mostly the better but the original barrel blank was meant for a saw type barrel I really feel that the systems are gonna be the future of AR platforms The BCG for example is a spring around the firing pin and I believe it has a spring loaded rotating bolt it would be nice to get one of those Miller gas block variance but they just started selling Built uppers and I would buy honestly I would want the 10.4 and a 14.5 both with the MK 1 rail if I wanted to go all out I’d send this shit out to get tanodized but you can use a regular ass lower rather than sending stuff out have that done and then giving it laser etched that’s going to be expensive long process oh week waiting for something stupid like an optic man even drives me nuts are but 1100 bucks for a belt for 16 upper basically add 100 bucks for a muzzle device at 1200 to 1500 with a geissele rail If you were going to do one of these build the rails do get hard to find sometimes and they also their triggers are hard to find if you get an HK lower make sure your trigger pin and trigger is the right trigger make sure it’s in HK made by GEISS Don’t just throw an SSAE unless you’re using a different lower which is easier you don’t have to worry about in the magazine issues by the GEN 3P Mag solved that
Honestly ain’t a bad price considering that you are looking at $15 for a post sample version as well as a company who imported and made these sans the factory barrel and bolt for $13k.
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet or not, but the first part of the video assumes that lower has standard AR parts, and installs like a normal AR15. This is not true. Please do another review of the assembly of the INTERNALS of that lower!
I have 2 questions for Brownells on this build. First, I did not see any grease used on the receiver extension/barrel nut during assembly. Is there a specific one recommended? Or just the same grease that one would use on any AR assembly? (moly?) I have removed the barrel nut on a factory HK MR556 and there is some kind of grease there. Second, I did not see a Go, No-Go or Field gauge used to check head space after assembly? Is this something that was done off screen or did you skip it? And if so, why? Thanks in advance!
Standard procedures, including lubrication, should always be used when doing a build. Same with go/no go headspacing. Due to YT regulations and time constraits we often leave things out. This is also why you dont see "How To" builds any longer.
@Joshua Bressel If shit hit the fan, I'd carry a DI AR because I know I can find standard parts for it everywhere. As for reliability, even in the sand box I have never had a problem with DI reliability. I guess that wasn't an extreme enough environment.
The real HK416 OTB models can also allow you to shoot after being submerged in water. Normal DI M4s would blow up because water pressure due to blockage in gas tube and barrel. Something normal people wont ever need but elite teams like the SEALS do!
Super cool and would love to have one but dang the cost of entry is too high. Also, you're doing the 16" barrel again. Why? Just offer a 14.5 pinned barrel. Why does every single company who offers "lol it's a clone of a military gun but with a 16" barrel" not just give us an option? I have three ARs laying around right now that 'd have 14.5" barrels on them but no one offers a good 14.5 pinned option.
converting cost as much as if not higher believe me I'm doing it threw Investment Grade Firearms my Mr556 was sent off in March this year and to this day NOTHING
@@gordy505 It be slightly cheaper by about 500-600 depending. So the base rifle is $2000 range, and first thing you have to do is chop the semi auto thing off the barrel extension. Then you can buy a 416 carre&bolt and that be about 600 right there. Then you can buy a gas block for the 416 which will set you back about 300-400. Then you go put on the new gas block, chop the barrel, and permanently pin&weld the barrel. The barrel is stainless steel on the HK 556 but I don't think you'll find a chrome line one. Even the brownelles 416 profile barrel is melonite and bare steal. The actual 416 barrel, if you can find one, will cost you roughly 1500-3000 depending on the condition.
@@gordy505 Also, don't send your firearms to the IGF guy. He's a fraud. They busted him after getting about 30 complaints from people who say they sent him their firearms, and/or money, then never hearing from him again. The guy's name is Jayson Cotter. Do a google search on him and you'll find that he got arrested. You can do the upgrades yourself using a local gunsmith (if you can find one).
@@gordy505 Good to hear you got back your firearms. I heard a lot of folks didn't. Do you know what happened to his case? I heard it got delayed because of covid.
Love HK and the mods they have made to the AR platform, but holy sh!t that's way over priced for a piston driven AR!!! Wish it was about 1/3 of the cost! Nothing in that kit screams 3500 to me, not even 2000!!!
converting MR 556 cost as much as if not higher believe me I'm doing it threw Investment Grade Firearms my Mr556 was sent off in March this year and to this day NOTHING This is NOT bad wish i seen this earlier
for those who don't want to pay ....don't and for those of who that will great Browell gives you an option ... pity so much complaining This is a nice option that buying Police trade-ins off Gun Broker with unknown shot count barrels
Jesus H. Christ..... This guy has NO BUSINESS instructing anyone on proper installation of an AR style rifle. He missed several things, 2 just off the top of my head is no assembly grease on any of the threaded components and over-torquing the muzzle device with no torque wrench. That's a GREAT way to burn out the muzzle end of the barrel prematurely while compromising accuracy.
I truly Love Brownells....
Nice to see this project come to market.... It was worth the 18 hour day it took to disassemble them😁
I like this piece! I like watching the assembling and dissembling of guns, rifles, and shotguns, et al.
God damn I hate the people responsible for the NFA. Sure, I'd never shoot my hk416 on full auto because ammo is expensive, but I want the freedom to do so!
Maybe full auto once and awhile?
They aren't selling full auto
@@dougk.5501 I know but it would be nice to have a full auto
@@jaredbickmore2474 agreed it would be nice, but it's not full auto
@Joshua Bressel I've never heard of a registered auto sear? Always been told that the firearm(receiver on an AR) must be registered with the the ATF as an NFA firearm. Parts that make a firearm convert, like auto sears, I thought were made illegal?
Would like to know more about this legal auto sear? Who made it? I'm assuming same process as machine gun to possess?
$3k for a upper reciever kit but yet people want to continuously bash the Scar lmao
APB 28 Wait, who bashes the SCAR?
SCARs are for Antifa
@@animalmother556x45 You never heard people on the Internet bashing the Scar? It happens all the time
@@checkpoint3260 👌
@@apb2887 Apparently I am very good at not listening to morons.
You all should make a heavy barrel option so that way you could make an m27 clone mate!
Beautiful great video superb instructions on how to put your own together thanks to Brownells absolutely fantastic 👍🏻
13 minutes of Thunderdome??
Y'all describing my love life!
For 3,500 (parts kit and lower) I could get 8 AR-15's, or a vacation in Europe, maybe a scar and an AR-15
@Joshua Bressel good post. Thanks
LOL. I wish I could get this for 3,500 today.
Here I am looking up a parts kit thinking it’s cheaper to build than buy the MR556.... I was wrong. Looks like the MR556 is the way to go
When putting on an after factory barrel on a HK MR556 what're the torque specs required? and what else is needed to be known? headspace? etc
Bring some more lowers please!
Those BRN-4 lowers in Auto or SA are SUPER rare... 😮
That 416 build is awesome!! I have to get one. I wonder if you can add a binary trigger? Rich 😁😁👍👍🔫🔫🔫🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
no anti seize on the barrel nut threads?
Exciting! Thanks
So when is the BRN-4 Lower Receiver coming out?
If only it wasn't $3000!!!
Looks closer to $4,000 when you add the bolt, lower, barrel, and barrel nut tool.
@Joshua Bressel thank you for the advice. I not to sure about Adams arms kit because of the tension put on the BCG that causes wear due to the piston conversion. What branch of service were you in? I was in the Army. Hoah!!!
Well worth it
It’s a great fun but super expensive iam cool I guess it’ll be my dream gun for a little longer than expected
I would like to know how many years until the patent expires and we can buy them for $500????
My 14.5 centurion arms socom barrel has the same notch for its gas block would I be able to use that barrel on a 416? as I would because of how strong the materials are in the barrel it has the MK 40 series 4150 CHF blanks that were made into colt SOCOM barrel but extremely tight gas block for as well as it being indexed and a very thick barrel and speaking of thick the chrome lining is extremely excessive it’s definitely a floral barrel so it’s gonna hopefully last time long time and hopefully get it on some SOT select fire lowers as it deserves but what’s the guy saying for a 416 for the 10.4 and for the 14.5 because if I could swap that barrel in I would one it’s chrome lime is it and has probably over par HK materials are mostly the better but the original barrel blank was meant for a saw type barrel
I really feel that the systems are gonna be the future of AR platforms The BCG for example is a spring around the firing pin and I believe it has a spring loaded rotating bolt it would be nice to get one of those Miller gas block variance but they just started selling Built uppers and I would buy honestly I would want the 10.4 and a 14.5 both with the MK 1 rail if I wanted to go all out I’d send this shit out to get tanodized but you can use a regular ass lower rather than sending stuff out have that done and then giving it laser etched that’s going to be expensive long process oh week waiting for something stupid like an optic man even drives me nuts are but 1100 bucks for a belt for 16 upper basically add 100 bucks for a muzzle device at 1200 to 1500 with a geissele rail
If you were going to do one of these build the rails do get hard to find sometimes and they also their triggers are hard to find if you get an HK lower make sure your trigger pin and trigger is the right trigger make sure it’s in HK made by GEISS Don’t just throw an SSAE unless you’re using a different lower which is easier you don’t have to worry about in the magazine issues by the GEN 3P Mag solved that
Honestly ain’t a bad price considering that you are looking at $15 for a post sample version as well as a company who imported and made these sans the factory barrel and bolt for $13k.
what are those screws in the buffer tube for?
Great vid and build, ty Brownells
Thanks I'm looking at the mr556a1 but this is looking way cooler..
VERY NICE thank you for the video. :)
Damn.... it's...so... beautiful 😭😭😭
but is the barrel chrome lined or are they dicking us around again and providing they're "match/sportsman" barrel
Not sure if this has been mentioned yet or not, but the first part of the video assumes that lower has standard AR parts, and installs like a normal AR15. This is not true. Please do another review of the assembly of the INTERNALS of that lower!
I have 2 questions for Brownells on this build. First, I did not see any grease used on the receiver extension/barrel nut during assembly. Is there a specific one recommended? Or just the same grease that one would use on any AR assembly? (moly?) I have removed the barrel nut on a factory HK MR556 and there is some kind of grease there. Second, I did not see a Go, No-Go or Field gauge used to check head space after assembly? Is this something that was done off screen or did you skip it? And if so, why? Thanks in advance!
Standard procedures, including lubrication, should always be used when doing a build. Same with go/no go headspacing. Due to YT regulations and time constraits we often leave things out. This is also why you dont see "How To" builds any longer.
I’m waiting on that Brownells A2 Lower
Any chance you guys will make one?
Are the uppers receivers standard MilSpec striped receivers
buffer tube is commercial spec ?
Is the Brownells barrel cold hammer forged?
Just realized I need to swap my gas block out but I used lock tight on my suppressor mount. 😢😢😢
You guys think at BROWNELLs have hk416 parts in the future.
Need more BRN-4 lowers pls
Nice video.
I have 2 HK 416 f and mr556 never fail .
Are your uppers compatible with AR15 lowers?
Awesome.
I don’t see it anymore on there website, Did they discontinue it ?
yes
Can I ask why the HECKLER & KOCH - 416 PARTS KIT is discontinued?
They only got a few surplus kits from Germany.
I would do anything to get one of these lowers in an 80%!
Love your video
What is so great about a piston AR? Gas impingement works fine.
@Joshua Bressel If shit hit the fan, I'd carry a DI AR because I know I can find standard parts for it everywhere. As for reliability, even in the sand box I have never had a problem with DI reliability. I guess that wasn't an extreme enough environment.
@Joshua Bressel Very interesting. I guess I'll take the plunge and try one out. So do you think an Adams Arms kit would be a good start?
Here we go again.
The real HK416 OTB models can also allow you to shoot after being submerged in water. Normal DI M4s would blow up because water pressure due to blockage in gas tube and barrel. Something normal people wont ever need but elite teams like the SEALS do!
@@kaiul2967 I tried out the Adams Arms kit. Shoots fine and it really does keep the rifle clean. Happy with it so far.
$3,299.99
for a parts kit, holly smokes!
All you need to know:
It costs $4000 and is nothing more than a MR556.
Dang.
Well mine assembled is about half that.
The 416 is a piston AR made by HK. Not much else special about it besides maybe the barrel and lore. Not worth $3k function wise.
Super cool and would love to have one but dang the cost of entry is too high.
Also, you're doing the 16" barrel again. Why? Just offer a 14.5 pinned barrel. Why does every single company who offers "lol it's a clone of a military gun but with a 16" barrel" not just give us an option? I have three ARs laying around right now that 'd have 14.5" barrels on them but no one offers a good 14.5 pinned option.
Faxon firearms sells quality pinned barrels and you can always get a two piece gas block
@@joenodetail3499 Yes, but those don't have an A2 flash hider on them, and two-piece gas blocks are a mistake.
Or just buy a MR556 and take your time converting it.
converting cost as much as if not higher believe me I'm doing it threw Investment Grade Firearms my Mr556 was sent off in March this year and to this day NOTHING
@@gordy505 It be slightly cheaper by about 500-600 depending. So the base rifle is $2000 range, and first thing you have to do is chop the semi auto thing off the barrel extension. Then you can buy a 416 carre&bolt and that be about 600 right there. Then you can buy a gas block for the 416 which will set you back about 300-400. Then you go put on the new gas block, chop the barrel, and permanently pin&weld the barrel.
The barrel is stainless steel on the HK 556 but I don't think you'll find a chrome line one. Even the brownelles 416 profile barrel is melonite and bare steal. The actual 416 barrel, if you can find one, will cost you roughly 1500-3000 depending on the condition.
@@gordy505 Also, don't send your firearms to the IGF guy. He's a fraud. They busted him after getting about 30 complaints from people who say they sent him their firearms, and/or money, then never hearing from him again. The guy's name is Jayson Cotter. Do a google search on him and you'll find that he got arrested. You can do the upgrades yourself using a local gunsmith (if you can find one).
@@Dan-di9jd got mine back by use of the sheriff down there and then i heard of the arrest of Jason what a mess
@@gordy505 Good to hear you got back your firearms. I heard a lot of folks didn't. Do you know what happened to his case? I heard it got delayed because of covid.
Good stuff
Gun deprived Europeans are tortured by watching this. Please feel sorry for us, and send us some thoughts
We are...
Love HK and the mods they have made to the AR platform, but holy sh!t that's way over priced for a piston driven AR!!!
Wish it was about 1/3 of the cost! Nothing in that kit screams 3500 to me, not even 2000!!!
@Joshua Bressel I was reading about the Adam arms and also the superlative arms piston systems. Might have to fit an AR and play with one.
Try the Law Tactical folder. 300 for a piece of steel and a hinge
How many years until the HK 416 patent expires and we can pick up clones for $500?
For the price of this,you can get 2 PWS ar15 and 1 PSA ar15
Anyone know it really 3500$ really. ?
Where's my wallet?! Nice job Brownells.
THANK YOU!!!!
Yeah these will be in stock for about 23 seconds every 15 years
it was adapted by Naval Special Warfare - not Special Forces.
Nice
I just want the piston system
Can a civilian even buy these if they are sold with an auto trigger or sear?
converting MR 556 cost as much as if not higher believe me I'm doing it threw Investment Grade Firearms my Mr556 was sent off in March this year and to this day NOTHING This is NOT bad wish i seen this earlier
What a beauty
That is a MR556 gas block not a HK416 Block. The 416 block has a bayonet lug.....
Wrong, there is a selection of HK416 gas blocks, not just one.
$3K for a used kit and another $1K for lower, barrel, bolt assy and barrel tool.
Ok Mr. Burns you win. But beware we Germans aren’t all smiles & sunshine...
Oooooooo the Germannnnnnsss!
Yeah it's almost a 416. Except for the whole missing the bolt, lower, and barrel thing.
Thanks
That's basically me556
When you add up the cost for everything to assemble a complete rifle, you might as well just buy a new rifle.
buy a new 416? good luck
$399 for the stripped lower? LOL.
"A fool and his money are soon parted"
I want one but for the price.....ehhh.
That indexing tab on the gas block though. First world problems.
for those who don't want to pay ....don't and for those of who that will great Browell gives you an option ... pity so much complaining This is a nice option that buying Police trade-ins off Gun Broker with unknown shot count barrels
Cool
why would they use an A1 FH as opposed to A2?
Basically an m27
Costly
Bet his hand got hot.
Way to much for just a pile of used mil parts, just go buy a used Ruger 556 if you want a piston AR
Nice but no thanks, even for a reasonable price. I;m sure they will sell all.
Video gamers unite
👋
How much for that used kit LoL nice
Wait a minute what did you say?!
$4,080 to build one... Ow.
Just sell some complete.
I wish I had $4k to blow on this... or spend less than half on a Sig MCX
Those butt stocks don't hold up well
Caracal
Jesus H. Christ..... This guy has NO BUSINESS instructing anyone on proper installation of an AR style rifle. He missed several things, 2 just off the top of my head is no assembly grease on any of the threaded components and over-torquing the muzzle device with no torque wrench. That's a GREAT way to burn out the muzzle end of the barrel prematurely while compromising accuracy.
Cool. But a waste of money.
that gas block indexing tab is cluutcch
the barrel indexing pin being a stand alone part? STOOPID
😂😂😂 fake HK stock
Osama Bin Laden Raid?... mmmmkay sure.