CODE 03-041-996

NAME – G36

NAME (NATIVE) – Project 50, HK50 (Original designations)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1996

CALIBER – 5.56x45mm NATO

OVERALL LENGTH – 75.8 cm (29.84 in) Stock folded, 99.8 cm (39.29 in) Stock extended

BARREL LENGTH – 48 cm (18.9 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 17.8 cm (7 in)

LOAD – SS109/M855 Ball Full metal jacket with steel core penetrator

BULLET DIAMETER – 5.69 mm (0.224 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 4.02 g (62 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 950 m/s (3117 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 1814 j (1338 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.60 kg (7 lb 15 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.094 kg (9 lb) loaded with 30 rounds 5.56mm NATO

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 4.434 kg (9 lb 12 oz) with sling, bipod and 30 rounds 5.56mm NATO

TYPE OF MOUNT – Folding removable bipod

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.21 kg (7.4 oz)

SLING WEIGHT – 0.13 kg (4.6 oz)

SIGHTS – Hensoldt dual optical sight

OPTICAL SIGHT – Optical sight topped with reflex sight with red dot

OPTICAL SIGHT WEIGHT – kg ( lb  oz)

OPTICAL SIGHT MAGNIFICATION – 3 Power

OPTICAL SIGHT FIELD OF VIEW –  degrees –  m @ 100 m ( ft @100 yds)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 800 m (875 yards)

OPERATION – Gas, fires from closed bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi and Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm semi, 90 to 100 rpm full

CYCLIC ROF – 750 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 30 round translucent plastic box magazine, double column, double feed, stackable or

100-round dual-drum magazine

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 30-round magazine – 0.125 kg (4.4 oz)

100-round drum – 0.90 kg (2 lb)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 30-round magazine – 0.494 kg (1 lb 1.4 oz) with 30 rounds 5.56mm

100 –round drum – 2.131 kg (4 lb 11 oz) with 100 rounds 5.56 NATO

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six – 30 round magazines (180 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.964 kg (6 lb 9 oz)

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

STATUS – Production completed

SERVICE – German military, law enforcement, international commercial sales