H&K 770?

CountryGent · Dec 18, 2017

Has anyone had experience with the H&K 770 rifles? They are a .308 / 7.62㎜ sporting rifle produced back in the day. I'm not up on all things H&K, but the traditional styling, the chambering, and the 4 and 10-round magazines are interesting. The one I'm looking at on an auction site has some nice original optics and mount too. All that said, I don't know a whole lot about them. And, for the matter, I'm not sure on the parts and magazines for these.

Anywho, I haven't bid upon said yet, but I have it on watch. Any thoughts (good, bad, or ugly) on the topic would be of interest. Thoughts on what is a reasonable bid price and what the spare parts situation looks like would also be good to know. Vielen Dank.

11Charlie · Dec 19, 2017

I have never heard of one. So after some research it seems like a really cool rifle. Found this video which might be an interesting watch for you Countrygent.

CountryGent · Dec 19, 2017

Thanks for the video. Much appreciated @SKrueger.

11Charlie · Dec 19, 2017

CountryGent said:
Thanks for the video. Much appreciated @SKrueger.

No problem. I found it really interesting. If I found one for a good price I would probably jump on it. Seems like a sweet rifle.

IronMonster · Dec 19, 2017

I had one back in the mid 90's. It was a fine shooter and well made but not really all that "fun" to shoot.

Argonaut · Dec 19, 2017

As I remember, they were expensive. Probably didn't sell that well. Did some have polygon bores?

IronMonster · Dec 19, 2017

Mine was a poly bore, I think they all were. If I recall I paid $1500-ish for it around 1994 which adjusted for inflation would make it like $3000 in todays dollars.

mrblond · Dec 19, 2017

wow, they are pretty spendy and it looks like you will need to take a loan out for mags

Argonaut · Dec 19, 2017

As I remember, H&K experimented a lot with the Pollygon bore barrels but went back to more conventional rifling after a while. They tried them on a broad range of there guns. I studied them at one point. Don't think they were particularly accurate but easy to clean. Isn't this a little more sporting version of the SL7?

IronMonster · Dec 20, 2017

Argonaut said:
Isn't this a little more sporting version of the SL7?

Yep, I think that is exactly what it is. When I bought the 770 what I actually wanted was an SL7, which is probably why even though the 770 was a fine rifle it never really excited me much.

CountryGent · Dec 23, 2017

Thanks all for the thoughts, etc. I just checked the auction and it is almost over. It is currently at just under $2K. Considering I don't have any experience with them, and the price of mags, I think I will pass on this one. Though, I will say, they do look neat-o. Thanks again.

TheFuture · Jan 8, 2018

I have a HK 630 (.223 version of the same gun) and it's a great rifle, but mags and accessories are exceedingly hard on the wallet and can be difficult to source. It took my years to find 30mm rings for mine. That said, they're very well-made, accurate, and reliable. Keep in mind the scope mount alone goes for around $500, so if it comes with a mount then $2k is a good price, especially if you get a couple mags with it.