CODE 04-041-985

NAME – HK G8

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1985

CALIBER – 7.62x51mm NATO

OVERALL LENGTH – 103 cm (40.55 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 45 cm (17.64 in)

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

LOAD – M80 Ball Spitzer-pointed full jacketed

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.66 g (149 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 815 m/s (2,674 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3,208 j (2,366 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 7.55 kg (16 lb 10 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 9.52 kg (21 lb) with drum loaded with 50 rounds M80 Ball

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 10.39 kg (22 lb 15 oz) with bipod, carrying sling, support handle, and drum loaded with 50 rounds M80 Ball

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 11.04 kg (24 lb 5 oz) with FERO-z 4×24 telescopic sight, bipod, carrying sling, support handle, and drum loaded with 50 rounds M80 Ball

TYPE OF MOUNT – Removable folding adjustable bipod

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.6 kg (1 lb 5 oz)

WEIGHT OF SPARE BARREL – 1.7 kg (3 lb 12 oz) with flash hider

WEIGHT OF CARRYING SLING – 0.17 kg ( oz)

WEIGHT OF SUPPORT GRIP – 0.10 kg (3.5 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Hooded post, Rear sight, aperture with rotating elevation drum, 100 meters click stops (109 yard) graduated 100 to 1100 meters (109 to 1,203 yards)

OPTICAL SIGHT – Hensoldt Wetzlar FERO-Z 4×24

OPTICAL SIGHT WEIGHT – 0.65 kg (1 lb 7 oz) Telescopic sight with mount

OPTICAL MOUNT WEIGHT – 0.43 kg (15 oz) Removable STANAG 2324 Claw mount

OPTICAL SIGHT MAGNIFICATION – 4 Power

OPTICAL SIGHT FIELD OF VIEW – 6 degrees – 105 m @ 1000 m (31.42 ft @100 yds)

OPTICAL SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS – elevation 100 to 600 meters in 100 meter clicks (109 to 656 yards in 109 yard clicks)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 1,200 m (1,312 yards)

OPERATION – Delayed blowback, roller-locked bolt, fires on closed bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, semiautomatic, three-round burst, and full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm semi, 120 rpm 3-round burst, 150 rpm full automatic with barrel change

CYCLIC ROF – 800 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 20-round steel or aluminum box magazine, double column, double feed, Spring-loaded 50 round drum magazine

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 20 round magazine – 0.26 kg (9 oz) (Steel), 0.14 kg (5 oz) (Aluminum), 50 round drum – 0.69 kg (1 lb 8 oz)

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

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.97 kg (4 lb 5 oz) drum with 50 rounds M80 Ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – One 50-round drum, three 20-round aluminum magazines (110 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 3.92 kg (8 lb 10 oz)

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

STATUS – Production completed

SERVICE – German Law Enforcement, Border Guards, and Counter-terrorist forces