CODE 03-041-964

NAME – G3A4

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1964

CALIBER – 7.62x51mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 84 cm (33.07 in) Stock collapsed, 102.5 cm (40.35 in) Stock extended

BARREL LENGTH – 45 cm (17.72 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 30.5 cm (12 in)

LOAD – M80 Spitzer-pointed full jacketed ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.66 g (149 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 799 m/s (2620 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3,080 j (2,271 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.70 kg (10 lb 6 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 5.47 kg (12 lb 1 oz) with 20 rounds M80 ball in steel magazine

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 5.35 kg (11 lb 13 oz) with 20 rounds M80 ball in aluminum magazine

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 6.07 kg (13 lb 6 oz) with bipod and 20 rounds M80 ball in steel magazine

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 5.95 kg (13 lb 2 oz) with bipod and 20 rounds M80 ball in aluminum magazine

TYPE OF MOUNT – Folding removable bipod

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.6 kg (1 lb 5 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Post in hooded sight ring, Rear sight – Rotary vertical drum with diopter and V-notch sights, V-notch and #2 peep are set for 200 meters (219 yards), #3 Peep is for 300 meters (328 yards) and #4 peep is for 400 meters (438 yards). Rear sight is screw adjustable for windage and elevation for zero.

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 400 m (437 yards)

OPERATION – Blowback, Delayed roller locked bolt system

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi and Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm Semi, 100 rpm Full

CYCLIC ROF – 500-600 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 20-round removable steel or aluminum box magazine, double column, double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.26 kg (9 oz) (Steel), 0.14 kg (5 oz) (Aluminum)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.77 kg (1 lb 11 oz) (Steel) loaded with 20 rounds M80 Ball

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.65 kg (1 lb 7 oz) (Aluminum) loaded with 20 rounds M80 Ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Five – 20 round magazines (100 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 3.85 kg (8 lb 8 oz) (Steel magazines)

LOAD WEIGHT – 3.25 kg (7 lb 3 oz) (Aluminum magazines)

MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany

STATUS – In production around the world

SERVICE – German military, used extensively by military and law enforcement worldwide, produced under license in a number of countries

     This was the standard version of the sliding-stock G3 rifle that served with the German Armed Forces as their primary rifle until 1997. It has all of the improvements learned from the earlier variation including a new muzzle flash hider built to NATO standards that could launch issue rifle grenades.