03A-041-012
NAME – G28 E2 Designated Marksman Rifle
COMMON NAMES – G28 E2 DMR
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 2012
CALIBER – 7.62x51mm
OVERALL LENGTH – 96.5 cm (37.99 in) Stock collapsed, 108.2 cm (46.60 in) Stock extended
BARREL LENGTH – 42.1 cm (16.57 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 30.5 cm (12 in)
LOAD – Swiss P Target, Jacketed Hollow Point Boat Tail
BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 11.34 (175 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 745 m/s (2443 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 3145 j (2320 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 5.962 kg (13 lb 2 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 7.347 kg (16 lb 3 oz) with S&B Scope, Scope Mount, Killflash scope cap, T-1 red dot sight, loaded with 20 rounds Swiss P Target
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 7.857 kg (17 lb 5 oz) with bipod and front handgrip, S&B Scope, Scope Mount, Killflash scope cap, T-1 red dot sight, loaded with 20 rounds Swiss P Target
TYPE OF MOUNT – Harris S-BR2 folding bipod
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.40 kg (14 oz)
WEIGHT OF FORWARD GRIP – 0.11 kg (4 oz)
SIGHTS – No integral iron sights
OPTICAL SIGHT – Schmidt & Bender 3-20×50 G28 with illuminated reticle, Recknagel ERATAC mount and Original Killflash scope cap.
OPTICAL SIGHT WEIGHT – 1.313 kg (2 lb 14 oz) with mount and scope cap.
OPTICAL SIGHT MAGNIFICATION – 3 to 20 Power
OPTICAL SIGHT FIELD OF VIEW – Minimum 3 power magnification – 13 m @ 100 m (39 ft @100 yds)
Maximum 20 power magnification – 2.1 m @100 m (6.3 ft @ 100 yds)
OPTICAL SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS – 100 to 800 m in 10 m increments (Clicks) (109 to 875 yards in 11 yard clicks)
SECONDARY OPTICAL SIGHT – Aimpoint Micro T1 Red Dot sight
SECONDARY OPTICAL SIGHT WEIGHT – 0.105 kg (3.70 oz)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 800 m (875 yards)
OPERATION – Gas, short-stroke piston
TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic
RATE OF FIRE – 20 rpm semi
FEED DEVICE – 10 or 20 round removable translucent box magazines, double column, double feed
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 10 rd – 0.11 kg (3.9 oz), 20 rd – 0.15 kg (5.3 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 10 rd – 0.363 kg (12.8 oz) loaded with 10 rounds Swiss P Target
20 rd – 0.403 kg (14.2 oz) loaded with 20 rounds Swiss P Target
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two 10-round, eight 20-round magazines (180 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 3.95 kg (8 lb 11 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany
STATUS – Production
SERVICE – German military
In 2017, the G28Z was released to the market as the civilian version of the G28 E2 DMR.
