Noah Corek
Cocked, Locked and a Smoking Barrel
- Intent: To create a heavier designated marksman rifle for the Legion in the same vein as the LCBR is to the LCAR
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- Manufacturer: Hekler'Kok Defense Industries (Original) and Galactic Foreign Legion Armorers (Modifiers)
- Affiliation: Galactic Foreign Legion
- Market Status: Closed Market
- Model: Legion Squad Heavy Designated Marksman Rifle Mk I (LSHDMR Mk I)
- Modularity: Various Optics, Muzzle Devices, Underbarrel Attachments, Accessory Rail Attachments, Extended Magazines and Various Ammo Types
- Production: Minor
- Material: Titanium-Alusteel Alloy (Upper and Lower Receiver and Internal Mechanisms), Quadanium Steel (Barrel), Chromium (Barrel Lining), Plastoid (Grip, Stock and Handguard) and CeramiCoat (Plating)
- Classification: Slugthrower Rifle
- Size: Large
- Weight: Heavy
- Ammunition Type: Hekler'Kok 7.62x63mm Polymer Catridges
- Ammunition Capacity: Small, 10, 20 or 30 Round Magazines
- Effective Range: Battlefield
- Rate of Fire: Low
- Damage Output: Very High
- Recoil: Low
- Ambidextrous Charging Handle
- Reversible Fire Selector (Safe, Semi-Automatic and Two-Round Burst)
- Reversible Magazine Release
- Reversible Bolt Release
- Telescoping Stock
- Adjustable Cheek Rest
- Heavy Recoil Pad
- Optic Rail
- Side and Top Accessory Rails
- Bottom Grip, Bipod and Accessory Rail
- Short Stroke Gas Piston
- Adjustable Gas System
- Advanced Double Recoil Buffer System
- Ion Bonded Bolt Carrier Group
- Heavy Barrel
- Threaded Barrel
- Pillar Barrel Bedding
- Free Floating Barrel
- 1 in 12 Barrel Twist Rate
- Folding Back-Up Iron Sights
- Textured Grip
- Flared Magazine Well
- Spare Parts Storage (In the Stock and Pistol Grip)
- High Caliber Accuracy: Like its smaller counterpart the LSHDMR is capable of putting highly accurate fire on a target from some distance, unlike its counterpart however it is chambered in the larger and harder hitting 7.62x63mm cartridge.
- Even More Limited Capacity: Also like its smaller counterpart the LSHDMR suffers from the biggest downfall of all slugthrowers, lack of ammunition capacity when compared to contemporary blasters, even more so due to the larger and heavier ammo used in the rifle
With the riflemen of the Legion receiving a higher caliber rifle for their use the armorers and logistics personnel at the Legion saw that this rifle might disrupt logistics and so began work on creating weapons for the rest of the squad to meet this concern. The first weapon they began working on was for the designated marksmen.
Like with previous weapons the armorers had worked on they started with a weapon, or in this case pair of them, and built on them until they found what exactly worked for what they needed. For this weapon they started out with the LCBR and the LSDMR and basically combined them into what they needed, combining the heavy caliber of the LCBR with the accuracy of the LSDMR to create a heavy designated marksman rifle.
As before the armorers began by choosing the materials they would utilize in the construction of the rifle. Like before the took the avenue of if it wasn't broke then don't fix it and kept many of the same materials used in the rifles used as a basis. The upper and lower receivers and internal mechanisms were made of Titanium-Alusteel alloy for its both low weight and durability. The barrel was constructed out Quadanium Steel due to its heavy construction and density making it both strong and accurate.
Said barrel was also lined with Chromium to prevent excessive wear and tear over time. The furniture, i.e. the stock, pistol grip and handguard we constructed out of Plastoid to reduce weight yet not sacrifice durability. Finally the entire rifle was given a healthy coating of CeramiCoat to prevent external wearing and tearing.
Just like the materials, many of the features were taken directly from the two weapons used as a basis and were just reconfigured to better fit the rifle. First was an ambidextrous charging handle that allows the user to rack the bolt no matter which hand is dominant. The rest of the controls, the fire selector, magazine and bolt release were made reversible to better suit user comfort. A telescoping stock on the rifle makes it easier to transport and adjustable to user comfort.
An adjustable cheek rest on the stock allows the user to adjust the rifle to better suit user comfort. A heavy recoil pad on the butt of the stock reduces the amount of felt recoil upon firing. A set of rails on the rifle allows the user to customize it to their hearts content, an optic rail allows mounting of a wide variety of optics, side and top accessory rails can mount tactical weaponlights, laser sights and rangefinders and finally a bottom rail can mount attachments such as foregrips and bipods.
A short stroke gas piston makes for a more efficient and cleaner weapon that is less prone to jamming in adverse weather. An adjustable gas system allows the user to tailor the gas pressure of the weapon to their current environment. An advanced double recoil buffer system reduces the amount of felt recoil and therefore makes the weapon more accurate. An ion bonded bolt carrier group improves both the durability of it and also makes it much easier to clean.
A heavy barrel pulls said barrel down and therefore reduces the amount of barrel rise from firing. Threading on the end of the barrel allows for the mounting of muzzle devices like suppressors, flash hiders and compensators. Pillar bedding of the barrel reduces stress on the rifles action and prevent movement during firing, making the rifle all that more accurate. A free floating barrel improves the barrel harmonics of the rifle and therefore make it more likely to predict where round will land. A 1 in 12 twist rate barrel provides the optimal spin ratio for the round that the rifle fires, extending the weapons range and accuracy.
A pair of folding back-up iron sights gives the shooter the ability to continue firing even if the optics they mounted on the rifle are damaged. A textured pistol grip gives the user more traction on said grip to prevent slippage when firing or in adverse weather conditions. A flared magazine well allows for smoother and therefore faster reloads. Finally two spare parts storage areas in the stock and one in the grip make simple field repairs easy if any smaller parts were to break.
