CODE 04-041-996
NAME – HK MG36 Light Support Weapon (LSW)
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 open
NOTE: Stock may not be folded to the side when the weapon is using the drum magazine feed
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) – 3.77 kg (8 lb 5 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 5.83 kg (12 lb 14 oz) loaded with 100 rounds M855 ball
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 6.15 kg (13 lb 9 oz) with bipod, sling, loaded with 100 rounds M855 ball
TYPE OF MOUNT – Removable folding bipod
WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.21 kg (7.4 oz)
WEIGHT OF SLING – 0.11 kg (4 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)
OPTICAL SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS –
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 800 m (875 yards)
OPERATION – Gas, fires from closed bolt
TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, semi, three-round burst, and full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 40rpm semi, 100 rpm full sustained
CYCLIC ROF – 750 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 30 round removable box magazine, double column, double feed, 100- round removable spring-loaded double-drum magazine
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 30 round magazine – 0.125 kg (4.4 oz)
100 round drum – 0.86 kg (1 lb 14 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 30 round – 0.49 kg (1 lb 1 oz) loaded with 30 rounds M855 ball
100 round drum – 2.09 kg (4 lb 10 oz) loaded with 100 rounds M855 ball
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Five – 100-rd drums (500 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 10.45 kg (23 lb 1 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany
STATUS – Production completed
SERVICE – German military
