CODE 03-041-959
NAME – G3
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1959
CALIBER – 7.62x51mm
OVERALL LENGTH – 102 cm (40.16 in)
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) – 3.90 kg (8 lb 10 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.67 kg (1 lb 5 oz) with 20 rounds M80 ball
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 4.97 kg (10 lb 15 oz) with bipod and 20 rounds M80 ball
TYPE OF MOUNT – Folding removable bipod
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.3 kg (11 oz)
SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Post in hooded sight ring, Rear sight, Flip-up leaf with apertures for 200 and 300 meters (219 and 328 yards)
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)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.77 kg (1 lb 11 oz) loaded with 20 rounds M80 Ball
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Five – 20 round magazines (100 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 3.85 kg (8 lb 8 oz)
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 is the original fixed-stock version as adopted by the German military. Initial production had a wooden buttstock and handguard, later a stamped sheet-metal handguard
