I was a soldier in the German Army and the HK G3A3 and HK G3A4 were incredibly good weapons in 7.62mm caliber. Even though the magazine could only hold 20 rounds, the penetration power compared to the G36 was overwhelming. In my opinion, one of the best rifles that Heckler & Koch have produced.
It's the standard rifle in Cyprus, awesome gun but magazines kind of sucked. Were taught to load them with 18 rounds because 20 would make it jam apparently. Did you have that experience?
@@orestesmitas We had these problems with practice ammunition, but not with live ammunition. The magazines were always loaded with 20 rounds. Checks the tension of the springs in the magazines. If these are too old, they won't pump the ammunition up properly.
Never forget that this one was based in the spanish CETME B and C, and all the MP5 family, the g33, the g53 (mp5 that uses 5,56 ammo)...but, BUT.....Never forget that the chief engineer who designed the Cetme was a german with the name Voss, the same than mi second name (my mother is from Hamburg). Pd: I've been using G36 since 2001 in the spanish Marines (Infanteria de Marina) and actually I still using one G36KV in a police unit. Cheers from Madrid
My country used these in active war scenerios, and one round of this opens up a man im half. Super powerful gun, little bit on the heavy side, but damn is it simple.
The G3 was my service rifle during the first couple of years of my military career. It is the first gun I ever shot. It will always have a special place in my heart.
Saw these in action when I was kid back in 06, a firefight had erupted between cartel members and Mexican Marines carrying G3s they made short work out of them and the trucks. Since then I always thought they were badass and effective rifles
The one and only time I saw real soldiers in the wild I was vising Ensenada around the same time, 2003 I think. We were just Gringos on a tour bus, and lo and behold, here was a large formation of armed Mexican soldiers on foot (The tour guide explained "they are looking for drugs" which had to be close to the truth, I guess). The Mexican soldiers, numbering at least a company (100-150 men), were an impressive sight as they walked with their G3 rifles, clearly not liking this duty much but doing it anyway like good soldiers do. And collectively these men gave off the unmistakable but formless vibe of casual power that all large groups of armed men inevitably do, which I could easily perceive from the windows of the tourist van.
@@kevinohalloran7164 if you can find it their is a video of the after math from a shoot out that happens about four maybe five years ago with a dude's face hanging by a skin thread with the body hanging out half the way there the trucks window
@@905SOu About a month for the licens (i got that allready) but there is a huge backlog on 18 inch AR's. So any other hunting rifle it takes about month in my region.
The G3 is my favorite rifle. I used it as a standard weapon during my time in the army in the Cold War and it was always reliable. Rain, cold, dirt...the G3 was on duty.
I don't have any idea about the quality of g3 in your army, but in the iranian army, we used to call it cancer.this gun is only power and accuracy, but when it comes with reliability,recoil and weight,its your worst nightmare during a firefight.
@@hatefpakzad5077mexican g3s have the same problem, theyre made in shitty low cost metal the g3 wasnt designed for, the portuguese, spanish (cetme), the germans, the noruegans, swedish, etc.... love it
I like the G3 for its comical development history. STG-44s couldn't be produced fast enough, and were still a bit expensive, so there was a trial for a new rifle. One group made a few prototypes based on the locking mechanism of the MG-42, but had to flee the oncoming soviets, and eventually the team set up a shop in Spain, and would produce the CETME Model 58 rifle based on their old development. Come the rearming of the Bundeswehr in the 50s, they want a new weapon, and ask FN for a license to produce the FAL. After invading Belgium twice, the answer was No. So instead Germany turned to Spain, and made a version of the Spanish battle rifle. So the G3 is a German rifle, based on a Spanish rifle, based on a German prototype, based on a German machinegun, because Belgium held a grudge.
I think a lot of people don't realize that the G3 came after the Spanish CETME, I think many see the CETME as a knockoff/copy/clone instead of the other way around. The history is rather humorous though I agree lol.
How is this comical? 😂 This is a humble brag dood. “Oh look someone didn’t want someone else copying their patient” Because that’s never happened before.
In his book The G3 Battle Rifle by Leroy Thompson he describes how the US trials determined that the G3 had less malfunctions than the FAL and the M14. It could also be rebuilt on the original receiver more times than the FAL and M14 thus greatly expanding the service life of the rifle. On his website’s Battle Rifle page Larry Vickers states that the FAL is his favorite Cold War battle rifle, the M14 is the more accurate, but the G3 is the most robust of the lot. Love my early import HK-91, freaking Kraut space majik! 🇩🇪
@MizoGkuk Here is a direct quote from LAV’s website said; “The M14 can be tuned to a higher degree of accuracy, and the G3 I would consider the most rugged, but all things considered the FAL as a 7.62mm battle rifle or carbine is, in my opinion, the all around best choice.” M-14 accurized would have to include modifications such as stainless barrels, glass beading, optics, etc. Such as the M21 SWS, the M25 SWS, the USMC DMR, the Army’s M14 EBR, and the Navy’s Mk14 EBR….all accurized M-14’s.
@MizoGkukthere are plenty of 7.62x51 and 308 rounds that can be found for under $1 per round in the USA. Armscor makes a great option for under a $1 a round, they make 308 with a brass case and 147grn fmj at their USA factory, and they make a 147grn fmj 7.62x51 at their factory in the Philippines. AAC also make good 7.62x51/308 for under $1 a round.
@@ke6ziu I don't care for the slim round handguards, because they transfer heat RAPIDLY. Your hand gets HOT with a quickness. And the wide beavertail guards can mount the fold away bipod, which the round ones have no provision for. However, it's a matter of personal preference, I suppose.
I can say my favorite is the FAL with the G3 as a very close second. Both are pleasureful to shoot and very accurate. My DSA SA58 18"-barrel model has the superior picatinny rail for a scope, but the HK slap and how violent the G3 ejection is entertaining. Always funny when the brass goblins come by to pick up my spent ammo.
HK slap is flashy and unnecessary, i don't care what their manual says or that it doesn't damage anything it just takes longer than simply using the charging handle as you would on any other gun. still my favorite rifle though (i prefer the 5.56 variant)
The slap alone, makes this thing awesome. Add in the paddle mag release, the fact it is built like a tank and just runs runs runs, and is very accurate (see 9hole reviews).
I do not have a FAL , yet. I do have G3s and CETMEs. Fun to shoot. At outdoor ranges I have to use the station at the far right. The roller lock action really ejects the fired cases extremely hard to the right!
I was issued the Swedish variant (AK4) of the HK G3 when I did my military service in the north of Sweden. The reliability was incredible. I never had a misfire. It always worked and it was easy to hit what you were aiming for even though the rifle was one year older than me!
The G3 was the standard rifle used by the Mexican Army up until the middle 2000's, when it was replaced by the locally-made FX-05. Both of them are superb rifles, although the G3 is heavier and requires more space.
love love love love love the G3. watching commando as a kid, first time i ever saw one. when arnold shoots the guy in his house with a G3, it seated its place in my heart. val kilmer uses one in heat too, my favorite movie.
The custom scope mount would be my biggest gripe with this rifle. Modern mountings using rails are just superior and simpler to use. It's a rifle that was designed for cheap mass production and it's conscripted operators using mainly the iron sights in a defensive cold war scenario, nukes flying and all... Still, it would probably hold up fine in a zombie apocalypse, if only because of the raw power of the 7,62×51mm NATO round. Yeah, there's better for both longer range and shorter today, but if I only had one rifle to choose for an all-rounder, I'd probably choose this one, or my Bren2 in 7,62x39mm WP.
A G-3 with the collapsible stock and the bipod is my favorite , because when firing supported you can mimic the hold on the M-60 by putting your hand on the rail and your cheek on your hand and sweep areas very comfortably. Great rifle never had one break.
I have a PTR-91, I upgraded my trigger, installed a high angle locking piece, changed the flash hider to a Strike J-comp V2 and installed a Springfield enhanced buffer. It came with a paddle mag release and a rail welded on top. It eats brass, but it shoots anything and is incredibly reliable.
Trained on the G3 during my service, absolutely loved it! Precise, never had any serious weapon malfunctions. As for the G3 vs the FAL, never tried the FAL myself, but I would think the argument would be similar to the 9mm vs .45 ;)
@leonardosousa297 it slams the neck into the chamber so hard that it leave permanent indentations and then it rips it out, it throws the casings into the opening of the ejection port hard enough to leave a dent. It's not reloadable at that point for most civilians.
@@bud389 Because the 308 produces a higher pressure, it is not recommended for use in weapons chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO ( the FAL and G3), even if it does not produce catastrophic results. The G3 use 7.62mm
I got into firearms after reading Mel Tappan's book "Survival Guns". This was circa 1981. My first tactical rifle was therefore an HK91, and yes it was German made! I recently dropped it to build an AR10 in the same 7.62x51. My new rifle is softer shooting, more accurate, it's easier to put an optic on it and...it locks open on that last round...and is more ergonomic to boot! My HK did not have more than 300 rounds through it.
I own two WASR AK's myself and every time I point out how inaccurate they are, compared to my Stag M4gery, I tend to brace myself for all the come-backs from people insisting how accurate the AK is. I guess some people just hate the concept that any rifle they personally own has an MOA of broad-side-of-barn! And a sure way to tell a real optimist, is that he's mounted an optic on his AK.
@@robertmaybeth3434 I actually had an LPVO on my WAsr. It’s now on my PTR for obvious reasons there’s no point in having a scope on a weapon that inaccurate. Don’t get me wrong, I have kept the wasr Up close work it’s fine. But I love the combination of the G3 inner workings with the plethora of chubbyx39 I have.
As a German who was a conscript in the Bundeswehr in 2004 we still had those. I honestly don't remember lots of the technical aspects. But it was great to shoot. It had a incredible kick so it was something you had to get use to. 100 or 200 meters target shooting with no optic was no problem. Ok my eyesight today is not that good anymore. However it was a nightmare to clean. I also shoot the G36 so I could comps those 2. If I could have a gun it would be the G3. It it and was a great gun. The only problems I remember with this gun was if you had a old magazine ( hope this is the right word) and it was bend it didn't feed the cartridge into the gun and it would jam the gun.
In Norway we were told to slap the handle. No problem since the charging handle on the Norwegian AG3 was made of metal instead of plastic, because plastic will break in cold temperatures.
I had the AG3 myself!!My rifle had the first numbers of the serial number was 33 , so my rifle was from 1971, on year after my birth, and it was insanely precise!
In that case I have genuine concern for you internet stranger, I know what service means - wake up in the dark cursing life, being cold and hungry and yelled at, carry a painful bag full of bricks and rocks, or it sure seems like it, march march MARCH til your feet steam! the rest of your life was not improvement?
@@robertmaybeth3434 Of course it was, you wake up every day just happy to see the sun one more time, and another day to receive the gift of life, love and good friends, and just doing the best i can and learn from every thing i have experienced in life, and turn that into the best me i can, that is what life is about!!
I would love to see your take on the SIG SG 542, an often forgotten Cold War battle rifle that's effectively a Swiss made .308 AK with western controls (much like the 540/550 line in general)
@@BananaRama1312 SIG is Swiss and J.P. Sauer & Sohn is German. The German SIG is a partnership between both companies. The company producing the 540 rifles was the original SIG of Switzerland.
That sums it up, ergonomics are the worst of pretty much any weapon out there and definitely stay away if you plan to reload. That said, it's still an awesome rifle.
@@timothybagrowski643reloading is not bad at all with a bit of training or practice tou can get it down to the same speed of your average locking bolt reload. I was issued an m4 in my service but we also did drills with the g3 because it was the army's rifle. Literally after I trained with it for a bit i could reload very fast, m4 was still faster but not by that much. Its hardly a disadvantage.
@@sirdimitrios5454 Sir, I should have been clearer, when I referred to reloading, I meant the damage the G3 inflicts upon the spent brass. That said, the G3 IMO is a fantastic rifle, it's just the ergonomics. But it's like a Timex, it just keeps going and going.
Love my G3. I love the FAL, but mags being $4-$8 for the G3 (and all standard) as opposed to the $30-$40 mags for the FAL (and having two different types that aren’t interchangeable) puts the G3 over the top for me. It’s also easier to mount an optic or accessories on a G3 than an FAL since there’s a lot more of an aftermarket for them.
You can do it but it's awkward to do, and you are almost certain to scratch the parkerizing to do it. I bought such a mount since it is the same type that fits my GSG Sturmgewehr .22 rifle. And the mount hangs on for dear life to the stamped receiver, by clamping on to the rounded portion of the upper receiver with a kind of claw grip. It worked well enough for .22 LR but I can't imagine that precarious claw arrangement is going to hold up to the recoil of 7.62 for long before it just falls off the gun.
@@robertmaybeth3434There are specially made scopes and sights for rifles that tend to dmg them. With the g3 its not awkward at all it was used as a dmr for many units even by the SAS you can find some pictures for that. You can also just attach a rail or change it to a modern railed one but thats more complicated
@@sirdimitrios5454 "Designated marksman's rifle" you mean? Seems to me you wouldn't have a good solid scope mount on a G3 rifle without welding something on. But I don't own one so IDK.
@@robertmaybeth3434 Yeah thats what i mean by dmr. G3 and other such battle rifles tend to really dmg other scopes so they usually have specialised scopes (and scope mounts) for them which are sturdier and made specifically for the weapon. The thing is if you get a specialized scope mount for the g3 and run you own preferred scope that you use for a similar weapon there is a chance ita going to kill it almost immediately. So i would suggest in case you get a g3 or other types of battle rifle get their specific scope mounts as for scopes there are sturdy scopes that will survive so its not necessary to get a specialized one for each weapon. But thats all i know to be honest i am not aware of a general scope mount that will hold on i only know what i learned from the military and a bit of my own research we are not allowed to own such weapons unfortunately in my country so i cant really tell you about a specific one I'd use since i haven't tested it. All we used in the military was usually specific scopes and we didn't really use scope mount apart from some old training rifles that were not updated again all with rifle specific mounts.
@@robertmaybeth3434 Still the mount if made for the rifle works decent i mean it's not like welding it where it goes no where sometimes (rarely) you might encounter issue. As for the weapon if you dont have a battle rifle man i highly suggest one they are fun to shoot and i think it short of completes the set if you know what i mean.
My favourite price of the Cold War is exactly the G3? Why quite simple, accuracy, Precision, reliability, the possibility to shoot with Irene, so it’s up to 400 m without any problems as an experienced tutor hunt and it was my Service right one that used it up to 800 m with a scope
The original M16 was not that good. The A2 was a huge improvement. However US was pretty much only nation that used it. The FAL and G3 was standard for rest of the world till late 80s
@@jantschierschky3461 The M16 was good enough to last from the 60's to the 80's. It was the chosen weapon of The MAIN Country Fighting the Cold War. I'm sure it was actually used in combat in the Cold war more than the others. And it is the ONLY one who survived the Cold war and continues on today in variants that see Frontline use. That is just on our side of the Cold war. The Ak on the other side was even more prolific. Before the Cold war ended most countries had seen the light and were moving away from the G3 and FAL anyways. The FAL was much better than the G3 which mainly benefited from the myth of superior German engineering and HK lobbying prowess. What rifle is HK known for now? An overpriced piston M16 variant, not a G3 variant.
@@sjhoff well when I served mid 80s, we had excercises with US marines. Those M16 were worn out and were crap till the A2 come along. In any shooting exercises we won hands down with our G3s even the gun I used was same vintage as me 1963 so older than any of the M16s. I never had a failure with life ammo even at -40 C. Well till Powell revamped the US military in 85 it was in a sorry state. The major issue with a G3 it's weight. Hk could not make a gun lighter than 3.8 kg with the roller delay. So it used a short stroke gas system. So the M16 after nearly 60 years of modifications has become an amazing system. But personal experiences as an 2 gun and Ipsc shooter. You give me a cold war weapon, I would take the G3 any time.
@@jantschierschky3461 yeah you can have it. You coming across worn out M16s at the end of their use isn't anything useful to consider. My guess is the Marines used their rifles more than yours was used. As Marine myself, I doubt very seriously if you outshot them.
@@sjhoff well those were made in 76 so a gun made in 63 used in a conscript army were each recruit changes every 15 month with a minimum 400 for each recruit, I am not sure about it. other thing I got the marines marksman and gold Schützen, so I believe I can handle myself
G3 guy. It became my favorite after playing Generation Zero and loved the AG4 (based on the AK4 which is a clone of the G3A3.) i loved it and decided to further look into and research the history of the gun. I've loved the G3 and co. ever since (but specifically the Swedish AK4.)
The roller delay blowback makes it a dream to fire. The FN and G3 dont have a lock open last shot, but the FN can be made to do this by a simple reverse mod that the factory has omitted. It was originally designed to lock open but the Brits though dirt would get in so the factory just override it.
The G3 was my first service rifle. Very reliable, accurate and very hard hitting. Accurate at distance in semi, very good for controlled bursts in auto plus the bipod. It is heavy though. So heavy that we gave it a nickname. "The cow". We were trained to not slap it, although we all did it when we were cleaning it just for the sake of it. The slap is addictive😅 It will always have a place in my top 3 rifles, first rifle I ever bonded with.
When i was part of Sweden army back in early 1990s AKG3A3 or AK4 with 7.62 mm was my country Sweden answer for Sovjet Union Ak-47 but with better accuracy and far lesser recoil in full auto fire mode! Sweden army has 2 modern AK4 variations that is a sniper rifle for middle to long range targeting and second is a light weight full auto machine gun with a huge box magazine with excellent long range accuracy for NATO future membership!
That weapon is great and from other well-known brands, mind those rifles. They are the ones that the Mexican army and national guard are using and I still remember to the Mexican army that they continue to use them and also the national guard The truth is that you are great in my opinion, greetings from Juárez city Mexico 🇲🇽🤜🤛🇺🇲
I like FAL, myself as well, since the G3 have the nasty habit of denting the brass, making reloads impossible. My favorite sub, however, is the Uzi. Love the classics. Blessings, brother. 💪😎
"Why do you prefer the G3?"
*SLAP*
WHAT'D THE FIVE FINGERS SAY TO THE CHARGING HANDLE B>/"H?
:slap:
This is why. That and because I don’t own an FAL anymore
Mine had a really good trigger.
Because the G3 system allows the use of optics, while optics on a FAL are always a hazzle.
Keeping it simple. No gas to adjust. Just load with whatever you find and get back to work! No, not an AK guy.
Brass yeets to next county, can take down two enemies in one round
@@manganvbg90well first off we shoot steel 💁♂️😅
@@NoblesTx what are you training for?
@@manganvbg90to be the first to the pantry to grab the butterfingers 🏃♂️💨
Definitely ak guy lol
No gas system to fail. Delay roller blow-back is very simple.
And a rag with motor oil will keep it clean
@@destroyerarmor2846don't forget your multi-knotted boot lace for the barrel.
Bad part is it ruins your brass terribly and is better for armies that use steel case rounds as it doesn't waste the brass
@@jason200912 That's the truth. Mine absolutely mangled brass. I got rid of it for an AR10.
@@jonweaver4987 aww hell now just buy steel case cheapo ammo
I was a soldier in the German Army and the HK G3A3 and HK G3A4 were incredibly good weapons in 7.62mm caliber. Even though the magazine could only hold 20 rounds, the penetration power compared to the G36 was overwhelming. In my opinion, one of the best rifles that Heckler & Koch have produced.
It's the standard rifle in Cyprus, awesome gun but magazines kind of sucked. Were taught to load them with 18 rounds because 20 would make it jam apparently. Did you have that experience?
@@orestesmitas We had these problems with practice ammunition, but not with live ammunition. The magazines were always loaded with 20 rounds. Checks the tension of the springs in the magazines. If these are too old, they won't pump the ammunition up properly.
Never forget that this one was based in the spanish CETME B and C, and all the MP5 family, the g33, the g53 (mp5 that uses 5,56 ammo)...but, BUT.....Never forget that the chief engineer who designed the Cetme was a german with the name Voss, the same than mi second name (my mother is from Hamburg).
Pd: I've been using G36 since 2001 in the spanish Marines (Infanteria de Marina) and actually I still using one G36KV in a police unit.
Cheers from Madrid
My country used these in active war scenerios, and one round of this opens up a man im half.
Super powerful gun, little bit on the heavy side, but damn is it simple.
@@karlgreenkgv all started with the Stg 44. Then the Gerat 0H6, some french prototypes, and the CETME
The G3 was my service rifle during the first couple of years of my military career. It is the first gun I ever shot. It will always have a special place in my heart.
Sur call of ? 😂😂
Saw these in action when I was kid back in 06, a firefight had erupted between cartel members and Mexican Marines carrying G3s they made short work out of them and the trucks. Since then I always thought they were badass and effective rifles
The one and only time I saw real soldiers in the wild I was vising Ensenada around the same time, 2003 I think. We were just Gringos on a tour bus, and lo and behold, here was a large formation of armed Mexican soldiers on foot (The tour guide explained "they are looking for drugs" which had to be close to the truth, I guess).
The Mexican soldiers, numbering at least a company (100-150 men), were an impressive sight as they walked with their G3 rifles, clearly not liking this duty much but doing it anyway like good soldiers do. And collectively these men gave off the unmistakable but formless vibe of casual power that all large groups of armed men inevitably do, which I could easily perceive from the windows of the tourist van.
"and the trucks"? Love it! That's firepower.
@@kevinohalloran7164 if you can find it their is a video of the after math from a shoot out that happens about four maybe five years ago with a dude's face hanging by a skin thread with the body hanging out half the way there the trucks window
@TTTac Oh I believe it. 20th century .30/7.6 military rounds have kinetic force that is hard to believe, unless you see the results.
"I saw it in movies" 🤓
"I saw it real life " 🗿
The AK4 (Swedish G3) was my service rifle so it will always be my favorite.
Apply for a ptr now when we are allowed them on hunting license 😊
@@manganvbg90 I'll think about it. Still waiting on my AR.
@@NightmareGbghow long does it take y’all to buy just a rifle? Just wandering
@@905SOu About a month for the licens (i got that allready) but there is a huge backlog on 18 inch AR's. So any other hunting rifle it takes about month in my region.
@@905SOu my record for a license was 3 days for a HK 243 on a target shooting license
The G3 is my favorite rifle. I used it as a standard weapon during my time in the army in the Cold War and it was always reliable. Rain, cold, dirt...the G3 was on duty.
And is still clapping dudes with AK-47 when many FAL have been phased out
I don't have any idea about the quality of g3 in your army, but in the iranian army, we used to call it cancer.this gun is only power and accuracy, but when it comes with reliability,recoil and weight,its your worst nightmare during a firefight.
@@hatefpakzad5077mexican g3s have the same problem, theyre made in shitty low cost metal the g3 wasnt designed for, the portuguese, spanish (cetme), the germans, the noruegans, swedish, etc.... love it
I may have a chance to get one once i go into the military
@@rookie3315 Turkey makes the best G3A3
I like the G3 for its comical development history.
STG-44s couldn't be produced fast enough, and were still a bit expensive, so there was a trial for a new rifle. One group made a few prototypes based on the locking mechanism of the MG-42, but had to flee the oncoming soviets, and eventually the team set up a shop in Spain, and would produce the CETME Model 58 rifle based on their old development.
Come the rearming of the Bundeswehr in the 50s, they want a new weapon, and ask FN for a license to produce the FAL. After invading Belgium twice, the answer was No. So instead Germany turned to Spain, and made a version of the Spanish battle rifle.
So the G3 is a German rifle, based on a Spanish rifle, based on a German prototype, based on a German machinegun, because Belgium held a grudge.
the weapon design is really simular to the stg 44-45
I think a lot of people don't realize that the G3 came after the Spanish CETME, I think many see the CETME as a knockoff/copy/clone instead of the other way around. The history is rather humorous though I agree lol.
Así fue .
Y me gusta la madera del CETME
How is this comical? 😂
This is a humble brag dood.
“Oh look someone didn’t want someone else copying their patient”
Because that’s never happened before.
Wasn't the FAL adopted as the G2?
In his book The G3 Battle Rifle by Leroy Thompson he describes how the US trials determined that the G3 had less malfunctions than the FAL and the M14. It could also be rebuilt on the original receiver more times than the FAL and M14 thus greatly expanding the service life of the rifle. On his website’s Battle Rifle page Larry Vickers states that the FAL is his favorite Cold War battle rifle, the M14 is the more accurate, but the G3 is the most robust of the lot. Love my early import HK-91, freaking Kraut space majik! 🇩🇪
@MizoGkuk Here is a direct quote from LAV’s website said; “The M14 can be tuned to a higher degree of accuracy, and the G3 I would consider the most rugged, but all things considered the FAL as a 7.62mm battle rifle or carbine is, in my opinion, the all around best choice.” M-14 accurized would have to include modifications such as stainless barrels, glass beading, optics, etc. Such as the M21 SWS, the M25 SWS, the USMC DMR, the Army’s M14 EBR, and the Navy’s Mk14 EBR….all accurized M-14’s.
@MizoGkukthere are plenty of 7.62x51 and 308 rounds that can be found for under $1 per round in the USA. Armscor makes a great option for under a $1 a round, they make 308 with a brass case and 147grn fmj at their USA factory, and they make a 147grn fmj 7.62x51 at their factory in the Philippines. AAC also make good 7.62x51/308 for under $1 a round.
G 3 надёжная винтовка 😂 Das ist scheiß was Ich habe bei Bundeswehr erlebt 😂
I like mine because A) it's uber reliable, not caring if it's dirty or clean, thanks to the RDB action, and B) because it's just plain COOL.
The GI furniture is better! I prefer a round handguard to that triangular one!
@@ke6ziu I don't care for the slim round handguards, because they transfer heat RAPIDLY. Your hand gets HOT with a quickness. And the wide beavertail guards can mount the fold away bipod, which the round ones have no provision for. However, it's a matter of personal preference, I suppose.
@@torpedo58, I've put 1000 rounds through mine, and it wasn't THAT hot!
@@ke6ziu Mine get much hotter than my wood or my beavertail guards do. To each his own, I guess.
@@ke6ziu Triangle beats everything even on m16a1
The G3 has a free floating barrel and the overall length is more manageable in a vast amount of scenarios.
Very accurate and reliable.
Carried the L1a1 and G3 in service for over a decade, G3 wins every time.
How so?
@@milkyyanks765 G3A3 can run very filthy and very accurate. Just have to eat more meat and press ups 😃
No gas, delayed blow back, the version I had was the para with slide in out stock so lighter to carry.
No no... No! Sharp snappy recoil. All round less pleasant than the FN FAL. TETO tho ...
British or Australian?
Served from 1981-1985. First Weapon i fired was the G3 and the MG 42. Later the P1 (P38), and the MP2A1 (Uzi). Greetings from Germany! ;-)
I can say my favorite is the FAL with the G3 as a very close second. Both are pleasureful to shoot and very accurate. My DSA SA58 18"-barrel model has the superior picatinny rail for a scope, but the HK slap and how violent the G3 ejection is entertaining. Always funny when the brass goblins come by to pick up my spent ammo.
I have a PTR91 and I love it. The HK91/G3 design is just plain sexy as hell and a solid platform.
HK slap...... nuff said
HK slap is flashy and unnecessary, i don't care what their manual says or that it doesn't damage anything it just takes longer than simply using the charging handle as you would on any other gun.
still my favorite rifle though (i prefer the 5.56 variant)
@@cannonfodder8907 “STOP HAVING FUN!”
yeah its fun, i do it all the time, i'm just sick of people acting like its practical or useful in any way@@user-zn3jl3xs4r
@@user-zn3jl3xs4renjoy getting caught slacking while reloading, I guess
@@jojostar96 Hk slap takes not even an extra millisecond to do than any other reload
Had it as my service rifle for more than 20 years. So, yes…
The slap alone, makes this thing awesome. Add in the paddle mag release, the fact it is built like a tank and just runs runs runs, and is very accurate (see 9hole reviews).
Got to qualify with the G3 back about 1977 with our German sister unit. Also qualified with P38 - that was a great day!
I do not have a FAL , yet. I do have G3s and CETMEs. Fun to shoot. At outdoor ranges I have to use the station at the far right. The roller lock action really ejects the fired cases extremely hard to the right!
CETMs lover right here!
And so much fun!
Carried an L1A1 for years and you knew if you hit something with it, it was never getting back up again.
L1a1was my favorite next to my m14 miss both very much this is what happens when the bank screws up your mortgage and had to sell
I love the accuracy and reliability of the G3. The sights are also great benefit.
I was issued the Swedish variant (AK4) of the HK G3 when I did my military service in the north of Sweden. The reliability was incredible. I never had a misfire. It always worked and it was easy to hit what you were aiming for even though the rifle was one year older than me!
The weapon must be getting very cold up there, in cyprus at around 5c‐10c it turned into ice lol. I could not hold it.
The G3 was the standard rifle used by the Mexican Army up until the middle 2000's, when it was replaced by the locally-made FX-05. Both of them are superb rifles, although the G3 is heavier and requires more space.
love love love love love the G3. watching commando as a kid, first time i ever saw one. when arnold shoots the guy in his house with a G3, it seated its place in my heart. val kilmer uses one in heat too, my favorite movie.
Val uses the PSG-1 but i feel you
sheriff Will Teasle(Brian Dennehy) uses a G3 rifle in Rambo: first blood
@@HighFalutinTootin thought that was a hk 33
The G3 or HK91 is just a sexy rifle! Love the FAL too but the G3 it’s a better looking and feeling rifle to me, and easier to mount a scope
The custom scope mount would be my biggest gripe with this rifle. Modern mountings using rails are just superior and simpler to use.
It's a rifle that was designed for cheap mass production and it's conscripted operators using mainly the iron sights in a defensive cold war scenario, nukes flying and all...
Still, it would probably hold up fine in a zombie apocalypse, if only because of the raw power of the 7,62×51mm NATO round.
Yeah, there's better for both longer range and shorter today, but if I only had one rifle to choose for an all-rounder, I'd probably choose this one, or my Bren2 in 7,62x39mm WP.
A G-3 with the collapsible stock and the bipod is my favorite , because when firing supported you can mimic the hold on the M-60 by putting your hand on the rail and your cheek on your hand and sweep areas very comfortably. Great rifle never had one break.
I have a PTR-91, I upgraded my trigger, installed a high angle locking piece, changed the flash hider to a Strike J-comp V2 and installed a Springfield enhanced buffer. It came with a paddle mag release and a rail welded on top. It eats brass, but it shoots anything and is incredibly reliable.
Trained on the G3 during my service, absolutely loved it! Precise, never had any serious weapon malfunctions. As for the G3 vs the FAL, never tried the FAL myself, but I would think the argument would be similar to the 9mm vs .45 ;)
Loved my G3 (PTR91), but it kills brass like no other.
Wym by kill brass?
@leonardosousa297 it slams the neck into the chamber so hard that it leave permanent indentations and then it rips it out, it throws the casings into the opening of the ejection port hard enough to leave a dent. It's not reloadable at that point for most civilians.
G3 because familiarity.
Qualified twice in the 80s US Army, once in West Germany with a sister unit, another qual stateside.
G3 in od green just slaps
G3, my beloved one. In Greek forces we use it
The G3 the FAL and the SLR were all beautiful looking rifles.
I may not be an HK fanboy, but I am a fanboy for roller locks.
So tell us you’re an hk fan without telling us you’re an hk fan. 🤣
@@jesseterrell2109could be a fan of Spanish (Model 58 or CETME L) or Czech CZ52
Then you are, by default, an HK fan lol
mg42 is your gun of choice!)
The power of the 7.62 in the G3 is insane 😬☠
The G3 fires a 308, not a 7.62.
There is a difference.
@@bud389 Because the 308 produces a higher pressure, it is not recommended for use in weapons chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO ( the FAL and G3), even if it does not produce catastrophic results. The G3 use 7.62mm
@@Arpon001No, it uses 308.
@@bud389 we used 7.62 in the Bundeswehr.
Der einzige Unterschied ist die etwas flachere Hülsenschulter die zu Problemen führen KANN
G3 is pure love. Durable and hits what you point at. My favourite 308.
I had it as service rifle four months and it's a canon of a gun, precise powerful and wild in full auto.
It is the weapon I selected because it’s modular. Accurate and designed for many tasks. Lots of aftermarket accessories.
I served with G3A4, beautiful piece of German craftsmanship. Plus noting can beat the H&K slap...
I got into firearms after reading Mel Tappan's book "Survival Guns". This was circa 1981. My first tactical rifle was therefore an HK91, and yes it was German made! I recently dropped it to build an AR10 in the same 7.62x51. My new rifle is softer shooting, more accurate, it's easier to put an optic on it and...it locks open on that last round...and is more ergonomic to boot! My HK did not have more than 300 rounds through it.
Agreed, nuff said. AR10 beats them all, even if you have a circa cold war AR10.
Hk slap makes me feel like a real man and has improved my parenting and husbanding skills. Simple as
My #1 Bang Bang: Loved it for my 1.5 Year term in the German Army (compulsory military service) 25 years ago.
I served about 50 ago with the G3 in the german military, but I had the paratrooper Version
Treue um Treue.
Ohh I tried it back in 1990 (desert storm) with some Saudi fellows , full auto felt lovely 😊! Well 33 years ago .
shes a tank, but i love her, very accurate too! G3 for me
I have a PTR 32. I love that thing. More accurate than any AK I’ve ever owned and just as reliable.
I own two WASR AK's myself and every time I point out how inaccurate they are, compared to my Stag M4gery, I tend to brace myself for all the come-backs from people insisting how accurate the AK is. I guess some people just hate the concept that any rifle they personally own has an MOA of broad-side-of-barn! And a sure way to tell a real optimist, is that he's mounted an optic on his AK.
@@robertmaybeth3434 I actually had an LPVO on my WAsr. It’s now on my PTR for obvious reasons there’s no point in having a scope on a weapon that inaccurate.
Don’t get me wrong, I have kept the wasr
Up close work it’s fine.
But I love the combination of the G3 inner workings with the plethora of chubbyx39 I have.
As a German who was a conscript in the Bundeswehr in 2004 we still had those. I honestly don't remember lots of the technical aspects. But it was great to shoot. It had a incredible kick so it was something you had to get use to. 100 or 200 meters target shooting with no optic was no problem. Ok my eyesight today is not that good anymore. However it was a nightmare to clean. I also shoot the G36 so I could comps those 2. If I could have a gun it would be the G3. It it and was a great gun. The only problems I remember with this gun was if you had a old magazine ( hope this is the right word) and it was bend it didn't feed the cartridge into the gun and it would jam the gun.
After that last shot, he was still smiling.
It's my favorite because it eventually gave birth to the MP5
Its still my favorite rifle.
My service rifle was the Norwegian version AG3. If putin comes I'll gladly trade in the 416 for it😊
You guys have to worry more about 3rd world imports then Putin
@@spencer5028 🤣🤣😂🤣 that will be the same thing🤣🤣🤣🤣
A reloaders nightmare!
I wondered if anyone was going to mention the artwork the HK’s put on the spent brass.
Well true, but than we only had factory
@dangercloseprotocol yes that beautiful HK artwork!!
If you feed it steel cased, this doesn't matter lmao
.308 brass comes out stripey but NATO brass seems quite safely reloadable, from my rifle.
Steel case most certainly won't care at all.
I always love that rifle,because my favorite in that gun was the reloading part.
I love that rifle. It brings back a lot of good memories. I would pay serious money to have it again.
FAL your absolutely Correct, I used it in the military and was fantastic and dependable
„Dont slap the handle !“ Was the SOP in the German Military.
That has the same ring to it that "no full auto indoors!" does lol.
@@lastmanstanding-xp3ub true 😂, but it was intended to decrease wear on the charging tube.
In Norway we were told to slap the handle. No problem since the charging handle on the Norwegian AG3 was made of metal instead of plastic, because plastic will break in cold temperatures.
Correct, the "slap" is not trained - and no, the HK racking Handle is all metal, that's not the reason.
@@hallgeirgulljord5237 Indeed.
Always slapped, don't know any other way.
I love the G3. Precision, precision and precision. With stopping power
The G3A4 was my service rifle so it's my favourite
When I joined the CAF back in the 80's we were using the FNC1/C2 (FAL) Loved that weapon! 7.62 x 51 NATO = hot knife through butter 😄
I used it during my service in the Bundeswehr, I know the FAL as well and my resumee: G3 is my favorite
If you reload .308 you want to steer clear of the G3. Some interesting Roman architectures on the spent casings. 😆
Word...
G3 shoots 7.62, not 308
@@WektakUuboflak The fluted chamber fucks up brass regardless of pressure
@@danvondrasek If you reload 7.62 you want to steer clear of the G3.
Just like the MP5 does for 9mm brass. Roman architecture... or Greek? LOL
Simple, rugged, reliability
Im a sucker for the roller delayed
Just love it, it's one of Portugal military weapons that I used in my military service time ❤
The Norwegian made licensed AG3 was my service rifle, best year and half of my life.
Tonight, that's why you bailed when conscription was over 😂😂😂😂
I had the AG3 myself!!My rifle had the first numbers of the serial number was 33 , so my rifle was from 1971, on year after my birth, and it was insanely precise!
In that case I have genuine concern for you internet stranger, I know what service means - wake up in the dark cursing life, being cold and hungry and yelled at, carry a painful bag full of bricks and rocks, or it sure seems like it, march march MARCH til your feet steam! the rest of your life was not improvement?
@@robertmaybeth3434 Of course it was, you wake up every day just happy to see the sun one more time, and another day to receive the gift of life, love and good friends, and just doing the best i can and learn from every thing i have experienced in life, and turn that into the best me i can, that is what life is about!!
G3 just looks great
I would love to see your take on the SIG SG 542, an often forgotten Cold War battle rifle that's effectively a Swiss made .308 AK with western controls (much like the 540/550 line in general)
Sig sauer is a German company, they Just produced in Switzerland
@@BananaRama1312 SIG is Swiss and J.P. Sauer & Sohn is German. The German SIG is a partnership between both companies. The company producing the 540 rifles was the original SIG of Switzerland.
I served with the AG3 ( A for automatic ). Will always be my favorite! ❤
FAL quality is extraordinary. Probably the best cold war service rifle. But G3 is my favorite, simply because it was my service rifle.
I got into the HK simplicity because of mag prices, reliability, and durability.
That sums it up, ergonomics are the worst of pretty much any weapon out there and definitely stay away if you plan to reload. That said, it's still an awesome rifle.
@@timothybagrowski643 I don't know, AK ergs might be worse
@@timothybagrowski643reloading is not bad at all with a bit of training or practice tou can get it down to the same speed of your average locking bolt reload. I was issued an m4 in my service but we also did drills with the g3 because it was the army's rifle. Literally after I trained with it for a bit i could reload very fast, m4 was still faster but not by that much. Its hardly a disadvantage.
@@sirdimitrios5454 Sir, I should have been clearer, when I referred to reloading, I meant the damage the G3 inflicts upon the spent brass. That said, the G3 IMO is a fantastic rifle, it's just the ergonomics. But it's like a Timex, it just keeps going and going.
@@timothybagrowski643 oh yeah thats true haha it really sends it hahah
G3 is:
1. Cheaper
2. More durable
3. Simpler
4. No gas adjusting
5. More reliable
Than?
g3 is more expensive than ak47 and m16 btw
@@geometrix236 cheaper than the fal
@@geometrix236 don't confuse production cost with price hiking. Hk is notorious for it.
Actually It's jammed alot compare with AK 47 is more reliable
Love my G3. I love the FAL, but mags being $4-$8 for the G3 (and all standard) as opposed to the $30-$40 mags for the FAL (and having two different types that aren’t interchangeable) puts the G3 over the top for me. It’s also easier to mount an optic or accessories on a G3 than an FAL since there’s a lot more of an aftermarket for them.
"Slap it, like you hate it" ❤ Legend😂😂😂
One of the most beautiful rifle out there
Fal is called “the right arm of the free world” for a reason
Be cool to mount a scope on that and run it as a DMR.
You can do it but it's awkward to do, and you are almost certain to scratch the parkerizing to do it. I bought such a mount since it is the same type that fits my GSG Sturmgewehr .22 rifle. And the mount hangs on for dear life to the stamped receiver, by clamping on to the rounded portion of the upper receiver with a kind of claw grip. It worked well enough for .22 LR but I can't imagine that precarious claw arrangement is going to hold up to the recoil of 7.62 for long before it just falls off the gun.
@@robertmaybeth3434There are specially made scopes and sights for rifles that tend to dmg them. With the g3 its not awkward at all it was used as a dmr for many units even by the SAS you can find some pictures for that. You can also just attach a rail or change it to a modern railed one but thats more complicated
@@sirdimitrios5454 "Designated marksman's rifle" you mean? Seems to me you wouldn't have a good solid scope mount on a G3 rifle without welding something on. But I don't own one so IDK.
@@robertmaybeth3434 Yeah thats what i mean by dmr. G3 and other such battle rifles tend to really dmg other scopes so they usually have specialised scopes (and scope mounts) for them which are sturdier and made specifically for the weapon. The thing is if you get a specialized scope mount for the g3 and run you own preferred scope that you use for a similar weapon there is a chance ita going to kill it almost immediately. So i would suggest in case you get a g3 or other types of battle rifle get their specific scope mounts as for scopes there are sturdy scopes that will survive so its not necessary to get a specialized one for each weapon. But thats all i know to be honest i am not aware of a general scope mount that will hold on i only know what i learned from the military and a bit of my own research we are not allowed to own such weapons unfortunately in my country so i cant really tell you about a specific one I'd use since i haven't tested it. All we used in the military was usually specific scopes and we didn't really use scope mount apart from some old training rifles that were not updated again all with rifle specific mounts.
@@robertmaybeth3434 Still the mount if made for the rifle works decent i mean it's not like welding it where it goes no where sometimes (rarely) you might encounter issue. As for the weapon if you dont have a battle rifle man i highly suggest one they are fun to shoot and i think it short of completes the set if you know what i mean.
FAL for life
My favourite price of the Cold War is exactly the G3? Why quite simple, accuracy, Precision, reliability, the possibility to shoot with Irene, so it’s up to 400 m without any problems as an experienced tutor hunt and it was my Service right one that used it up to 800 m with a scope
standard issue in Cyprus Army as well. Always has a place in my heart.
I know the fal wasn’t lite, but the G3 felt like it was an elephant in comparison.
Oh damn lol😂😂😂
You got soft hands boy
@@BlackWater6937 🤣😂🤣I wear atlas fit gloves everyday at work. My girl is so fine, and I don’t want right hands on her silky skin.
but the g3 is lighter than the fal by over a pound
The M16 and its family are OBVIOUSLY the favorite rifle of the Cold War.
The original M16 was not that good. The A2 was a huge improvement. However US was pretty much only nation that used it. The FAL and G3 was standard for rest of the world till late 80s
@@jantschierschky3461 The M16 was good enough to last from the 60's to the 80's. It was the chosen weapon of The MAIN Country Fighting the Cold War. I'm sure it was actually used in combat in the Cold war more than the others. And it is the ONLY one who survived the Cold war and continues on today in variants that see Frontline use. That is just on our side of the Cold war. The Ak on the other side was even more prolific. Before the Cold war ended most countries had seen the light and were moving away from the G3 and FAL anyways. The FAL was much better than the G3 which mainly benefited from the myth of superior German engineering and HK lobbying prowess. What rifle is HK known for now? An overpriced piston M16 variant, not a G3 variant.
@@sjhoff well when I served mid 80s, we had excercises with US marines. Those M16 were worn out and were crap till the A2 come along. In any shooting exercises we won hands down with our G3s even the gun I used was same vintage as me 1963 so older than any of the M16s. I never had a failure with life ammo even at -40 C. Well till Powell revamped the US military in 85 it was in a sorry state. The major issue with a G3 it's weight. Hk could not make a gun lighter than 3.8 kg with the roller delay. So it used a short stroke gas system. So the M16 after nearly 60 years of modifications has become an amazing system. But personal experiences as an 2 gun and Ipsc shooter. You give me a cold war weapon, I would take the G3 any time.
@@jantschierschky3461 yeah you can have it. You coming across worn out M16s at the end of their use isn't anything useful to consider. My guess is the Marines used their rifles more than yours was used. As Marine myself, I doubt very seriously if you outshot them.
@@sjhoff well those were made in 76 so a gun made in 63 used in a conscript army were each recruit changes every 15 month with a minimum 400 for each recruit, I am not sure about it. other thing I got the marines marksman and gold Schützen, so I believe I can handle myself
No gas system to mess up, roller delay, buttery smooth. (Plus it looks cooler than the FAL at least to me)
G3 guy. It became my favorite after playing Generation Zero and loved the AG4 (based on the AK4 which is a clone of the G3A3.) i loved it and decided to further look into and research the history of the gun. I've loved the G3 and co. ever since (but specifically the Swedish AK4.)
One word, German. Same goes for cars. Those crafty germans make some of the best machine parts on the planet.
My number one for sure. I had friends and family, that survived the Ultramar war, Angola, Guiné, Moçambique, because of G3.
Love that gun! Very accurate and easy to handle.
The G3 is an absolute butter shooter in 308. Unreal it has zero recoil
Its funny to realize this man 100% could be a trained and cold blooded mercenary
The roller delay blowback makes it a dream to fire.
The FN and G3 dont have a lock open last shot, but the FN can be made to do this by a simple reverse mod that the factory has omitted. It was originally designed to lock open but the Brits though dirt would get in so the factory just override it.
It was a standard issue in my time in the Turkish military and yes it did have a good kick and straight forward maintenance
I love my FAL but I've always wanted a G3. My M14 is also a beautiful piece
The G3 was my first service rifle. Very reliable, accurate and very hard hitting. Accurate at distance in semi, very good for controlled bursts in auto plus the bipod. It is heavy though. So heavy that we gave it a nickname. "The cow". We were trained to not slap it, although we all did it when we were cleaning it just for the sake of it. The slap is addictive😅 It will always have a place in my top 3 rifles, first rifle I ever bonded with.
G3 -Just universal use of ease and reliability.
When i was part of Sweden army back in early 1990s AKG3A3 or AK4 with 7.62 mm was my country Sweden answer for Sovjet Union Ak-47 but with better accuracy and far lesser recoil in full auto fire mode! Sweden army has 2 modern AK4 variations that is a sniper rifle for middle to long range targeting and second is a light weight full auto machine gun with a huge box magazine with excellent long range accuracy for NATO future membership!
Have one, it’s my favorite firearm in my modest collection. It’s just plain fun.
That weapon is great and from other well-known brands, mind those rifles. They are the ones that the Mexican army and national guard are using and I still remember to the Mexican army that they continue to use them and also the national guard The truth is that you are great in my opinion, greetings from Juárez city Mexico 🇲🇽🤜🤛🇺🇲
The M14, using it in Black Ops 1 got me into firearms
Like the G3 (AG3 here) it was easy to use, easy to clean and worked no matter what.
My grandpa actually owns a Prototype G3, he showed to me when I was visiting
I like FAL, myself as well, since the G3 have the nasty habit of denting the brass, making reloads impossible. My favorite sub, however, is the Uzi. Love the classics. Blessings, brother. 💪😎