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Posted: 2/18/2014 4:21:33 PM EDT
Tommybuilt Tactical's XM8 clone built off an SL8.
Conversion should run $1400. http://blogs.militarytimes.com/gearscout/2014/02/18/tommybuilt-tacticals-tbt-8c-picks-up-where-the-army-left-off/?repeat=w3tc 
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Posted: 2/18/2014 4:25:23 PM EDT
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Waste of an sl8 receiver.
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Posted: 2/18/2014 5:40:02 PM EDT
[#2]
That looks like week old baked dog shit.
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Posted: 2/18/2014 5:43:51 PM EDT
[#3]
Harsh crowd. I think it is pretty cool.
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Posted: 2/18/2014 8:13:03 PM EDT
[#4]
It'd look good it if the carry handle were an inch lower and more pointed.
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Posted: 2/19/2014 6:49:54 PM EDT
[#5]
I like the K version better
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Posted: 2/19/2014 7:14:11 PM EDT
[#6]
Front end and handle look wrong.
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Posted: 2/19/2014 11:15:14 PM EDT
[#7]
He's got a fullsize version as well.
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Posted: 2/20/2014 5:33:48 AM EDT
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This would have been super cool in 2006. Now, eh, doensn't hold any excitement for me.
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Posted: 2/20/2014 7:26:17 AM EDT
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He isn't likely to sell many, but I have to admire the effort. It is pretty cool.
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Posted: 2/20/2014 8:50:39 AM EDT
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The fullsize looks better.
Still... it was an ugly rifle to begin with. And now, it's not much more than a curiosity. |
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Posted: 2/20/2014 9:06:24 AM EDT
[#11]
I'll buy one just for the novelty
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Posted: 2/20/2014 3:49:57 PM EDT
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That looks like week old baked dog shit. I agree 100% fuck that it is so nasty, but I do like the xm8's look but for some reason yes baked dog shit |
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Posted: 2/21/2014 5:14:04 AM EDT
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As the one who designed this you guys made me cry a little bit... :(
Not the best pics of the thing ^ Here is a video that gives you a little bit better feel for it. http://www.frequency.com/video/quick-look-at-tbt8-xm8-with-tommybuilt/143225987/-/5-4724386 |
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Posted: 2/21/2014 9:57:56 AM EDT
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As the one who designed this you guys made me cry a little bit... :( Not the best pics of the thing ^ Here is a video that gives you a little bit better feel for it. http://www.frequency.com/video/quick-look-at-tbt8-xm8-with-tommybuilt/143225987/-/5-4724386 The video definitely shows the gun off better than the picture in the OP, thanks for posting it. Overall I think it looks pretty neat, but I wonder how big of a market there is for such a product. The tan version above looks amazing BTW. |
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Posted: 2/21/2014 7:37:28 PM EDT
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Waste of an sl8 receiver. Nothing was done to the SL8, these are slide on parts AFAIK. |
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Posted: 2/22/2014 4:26:28 AM EDT
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That is correct. All parts are installed using existing bolt/pin locations. The only mod suggested is the G36 magwell conversion which all SL8 owners should want anyways.
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Posted: 2/23/2014 2:55:15 PM EDT
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Waste of an sl8 receiver. No kidding. 
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Posted: 2/23/2014 3:05:46 PM EDT
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No kidding. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Waste of an sl8 receiver. No kidding. An SL8 is kind of a waste of and SL8 receiver too. 
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Posted: 2/25/2014 12:55:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:An SL8 is kind of a waste of and SL8 receiver too. Ha,ha. Really. That XM-8 conversion is awesome looking. |
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Posted: 2/26/2014 6:57:41 AM EDT
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Conversion should run $1400. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Conversion should run $1400. I wish that included the optic :) Quoted:
That looks like week old baked dog shit. Still looks better than a stock SL8, especially the vs. fullsize TBT-8 stock. Hell, this is the only thing that even has me interested in SL8s at this point. |
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Posted: 2/26/2014 10:29:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:Hell, this is the only thing that even has me interested in SL8s at this point. And the SL8 is still legal in some states that have banned AR style rifles. :) |
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Posted: 2/26/2014 6:03:21 PM EDT
[#22]
Don't let them get you down man.
You have a cool product that brings some new aftermarket options for the SL8. I just wish I still had my sl8 so I could get it :( |
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Posted: 2/27/2014 12:45:32 PM EDT
[#23]
Nothing I would buy............but probably a good rifle.
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Posted: 2/28/2014 8:28:48 PM EDT
[#24]
I like it! But I'll never buy an sl8 so my opinion doesn't mean anything.
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Posted: 3/15/2014 3:58:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: An SL8 is kind of a waste of and SL8 receiver too. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Waste of an sl8 receiver. No kidding. An SL8 is kind of a waste of and SL8 receiver too. TOTALLY AGREED!!! I think SpookyDan did a good job of tuning a turd into a diamond. The SL8 is a joke of a "weapon"..one of the most pathetically design pieces of crap I have EVER had the displeasure of looking at. The XM 8 conversion actually improves it...at least look wise....something not easily done. Ya know..I should sue H and K for eye trauma induced ever time I saw one of those things. |
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Posted: 3/15/2014 4:32:57 AM EDT
[#26]
Though I'll never own an SL8, the fullsize looks pretty cool.
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Posted: 3/18/2014 7:44:18 AM EDT
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Here is a decent shot of the two.
These both now have a function switch/catch on the rear sliding stock now. No more hole/pin setup. http://www.danhaga.com/MiscImages/XM8s.JPG |
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Posted: 3/18/2014 1:01:50 PM EDT
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That looks like week old baked dog shit. Week old baked dog shit is very under rated. But I'm not spending that much for a gun that I can't use my sear in. |
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Posted: 3/18/2014 1:04:48 PM EDT
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Got to handle a XM-8 along with a bunch of other Marines when the HK Reps came to show off their goods.
Everyone who handled it, hated it. HK reps left slightly butthurt. |
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Posted: 3/18/2014 10:25:52 PM EDT
[#30]
That tan is hideous
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Posted: 3/19/2014 6:06:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That tan is hideous Oddly...I love it!!! |
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Posted: 3/19/2014 9:59:45 PM EDT
[#32]
Although I won't purchase one, good on Tom for putting the hard work in. A lot of ignorance in this thread so far.
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Posted: 3/20/2014 6:10:27 AM EDT
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For those of you that are following this project you can now follow it and some of my other cool ideas on facebook and google+. And before the mods flip out these are simply design/innovation pages. No sales/profit.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanHagaDesigns Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/114592630671025025517/114592630671025025517/ |
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Posted: 3/21/2014 8:18:54 AM EDT
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I like the full size.
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Posted: 3/21/2014 2:16:00 PM EDT
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SpookyDan--In some pics it looks like a lite tan/almost cream color.In other pics it looks like it has a yellow tinge to it.Which is the true color?
I really like the short version.Both versions will surely get lots of attention at the range.This would look great next to my tbostic G36K.I guess it's time to start looking for another SL8  .Thanks for bringing us something very unique.
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Posted: 3/24/2014 6:37:44 AM EDT
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SpookyDan--In some pics it looks like a lite tan/almost cream color.In other pics it looks like it has a yellow tinge to it.Which is the true color? I really like the short version.Both versions will surely get lots of attention at the range.This would look great next to my tbostic G36K.I guess it's time to start looking for another SL8 .Thanks for bringing us something very unique.It has been painted multiple times. Has been those two shades as well as olive and black. They all started as black. Just playing with paint ideas. |
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Posted: 4/4/2014 10:31:01 PM EDT
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Maybe I'm ignorant of the XM8s appeal, but why not do a G36C or something that people would want?
I agree with the others who have posted about being way too late. The G36 was cool in the 2000s when it was an unobtainable moongun of unquestioned superiority. Now it's just an oddball with very little appeal for those who aren't HK collectors. |
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Posted: 4/5/2014 5:05:30 AM EDT
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Maybe I'm ignorant of the XM8s appeal, but why not do a G36C or something that people would want? I agree with the others who have posted about being way too late. The G36 was cool in the 2000s when it was an unobtainable moongun of unquestioned superiority. Now it's just an oddball with very little appeal for those who aren't HK collectors. and why not? not everyone wants a safe full of magpulfucked ar15s. i like experimental stuff, so i think it's pretty cool. |
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Posted: 4/5/2014 5:07:11 AM EDT
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Maybe I'm ignorant of the XM8s appeal, but why not do a G36C or something that people would want? I agree with the others who have posted about being way too late. The G36 was cool in the 2000s when it was an unobtainable moongun of unquestioned superiority. Now it's just an oddball with very little appeal for those who aren't HK collectors. This is obviously a limited market item for those who seek to have a personal reference collection. |
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Posted: 4/5/2014 5:17:21 AM EDT
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Waste of an sl8 receiver. money FIFY |
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Posted: 4/5/2014 9:19:14 PM EDT
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and why not? not everyone wants a safe full of magpulfucked ar15s. i like experimental stuff, so i think it's pretty cool. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Maybe I'm ignorant of the XM8s appeal, but why not do a G36C or something that people would want? I agree with the others who have posted about being way too late. The G36 was cool in the 2000s when it was an unobtainable moongun of unquestioned superiority. Now it's just an oddball with very little appeal for those who aren't HK collectors. and why not? not everyone wants a safe full of magpulfucked ar15s. i like experimental stuff, so i think it's pretty cool. I'm with you there friend, I own a SCAR, AUG, etc. I understand the appeal of something different. I think the full size black one looks neat, I just didn't know there was any sort of market for an XM8 clone. |
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Posted: 4/11/2014 8:25:24 AM EDT
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Maybe I'm ignorant of the XM8s appeal, but why not do a G36C or something that people would want? I agree with the others who have posted about being way too late. The G36 was cool in the 2000s when it was an unobtainable moongun of unquestioned superiority. Now it's just an oddball with very little appeal for those who aren't HK collectors. It is the reciever to make a xm8 clone requires a lot less work than A g36 clone due to the extended tab in the rear of the sl8 reciever. Also since hk is going to release a g36 semi why do it If the price is right I would get one because it is different. Would also be a valid option for sl8 owners. Especially does in states with bizzare Assault rifle laws. |
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Posted: 4/11/2014 9:29:45 AM EDT
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Also since hk is going to release a g36 semi why do it When? I know they have said it's coming, but when and how much?? For those of us with money and an SL8 now, why not? I love shooting my G36K and I don't have to keep holding my breath for HK to catch up to the market demands from 5 years ago... |
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Posted: 4/23/2014 8:10:33 PM EDT
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I'm with you there friend, I own a SCAR, AUG, etc. I understand the appeal of something different. I think the full size black one looks neat, I just didn't know there was any sort of market for an XM8 clone. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Maybe I'm ignorant of the XM8s appeal, but why not do a G36C or something that people would want? I agree with the others who have posted about being way too late. The G36 was cool in the 2000s when it was an unobtainable moongun of unquestioned superiority. Now it's just an oddball with very little appeal for those who aren't HK collectors. and why not? not everyone wants a safe full of magpulfucked ar15s. i like experimental stuff, so i think it's pretty cool. I'm with you there friend, I own a SCAR, AUG, etc. I understand the appeal of something different. I think the full size black one looks neat, I just didn't know there was any sort of market for an XM8 clone. 
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Posted: 4/29/2014 12:05:08 PM EDT
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When? I know they have said it's coming, but when and how much?? For those of us with money and an SL8 now, why not? I love shooting my G36K and I don't have to keep holding my breath for HK to catch up to the market demands from 5 years ago... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Also since hk is going to release a g36 semi why do it When? I know they have said it's coming, but when and how much?? For those of us with money and an SL8 now, why not? I love shooting my G36K and I don't have to keep holding my breath for HK to catch up to the market demands from 5 years ago... You miss the point again. Why would someone invest in starting a g36 clone when hk will release the hk293 next year. This really is a valid option does not compete with the g36 and allows Sl8 owners to deban their guns without altering the reciever or Going with a ridiculous LOP. |
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Posted: 4/29/2014 4:57:32 PM EDT
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You miss the point again. Why would someone invest in starting a g36 clone when hk will release the hk293 next year. This really is a valid option does not compete with the g36 and allows Sl8 owners to deban their guns without altering the reciever or Going with a ridiculous LOP. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Also since hk is going to release a g36 semi why do it When? I know they have said it's coming, but when and how much?? For those of us with money and an SL8 now, why not? I love shooting my G36K and I don't have to keep holding my breath for HK to catch up to the market demands from 5 years ago... You miss the point again. Why would someone invest in starting a g36 clone when hk will release the hk293 next year. This really is a valid option does not compete with the g36 and allows Sl8 owners to deban their guns without altering the reciever or Going with a ridiculous LOP. I agree, I would hold off any further G36 builds until further notice. The XM "c" is a nice looking rifle. |
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Posted: 4/30/2014 6:24:16 AM EDT
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I like it. But not enough to buy an expensive rifle and have it converted. Ymmv
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Posted: 5/2/2014 6:34:41 AM EDT
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Seeing SL8-1's below $1500.
The XM8 is a furniture switch - If a time frame for this is ever announced, I might try and snag one of the those SL8's. RAL8000 for the color or black |
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Posted: 5/2/2014 6:45:04 AM EDT
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That looks like week old baked dog shit. +1000 and an overpriced innacurate one at that. |
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Posted: 5/6/2014 7:27:58 AM EDT
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+1000 and an overpriced innacurate one at that. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That looks like week old baked dog shit. +1000 and an overpriced innacurate one at that. inaccurate? an sl8 will shoot tighter groups than most ARs. And as with any HK while doing soo with 1000x less failures. |
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