03A-041-988
NAME – MSG 3
NAME (NATIVE) – Militärisches Scharfschützen Gewehr 3 [Military Sniper Rifle 3]
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1988
CALIBER – 7.62x51mm
OVERALL LENGTH – 110 cm (43.31 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 59.3 cm (23.34in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Polygonal, 6 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 31.4 cm (12.36 in)
LOAD – M852 Match hollow point boat-tail full metal jacked
BULLET DIAMETER – 7.828 mm (0.3082 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 10.89 (168 grains)
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 808 m/s (2650 fps)
MUZZLE ENERGY – 3552 j (2620 ft/lb)
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 5.30 (11 lb 11 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 6.28 kg (13 lb 14 oz) with telescopic sight, loaded with 5 rds M852 Match
WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 6.57 kg (14 lb 8 oz) on bipod, with telescopic sight, loaded with 5 rds M852 Match
MOUNT – Removable folding bipod
MOUNT WEIGHT – 0.29 kg (10 oz)
SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Post in hooded sight ring, Rear sight – Rotary vertical drum with diopter and V-notch sights, V-notch and #2 peep are set for 200 meters (219 yards), #3 Peep is for 300 meters (328 yards) and #4 peep is for 400 meters (438 yards). Rear sight is screw adjustable for windage and elevation for zero.
OPTICAL SIGHT –
OPTICAL SIGHT WEIGHT – 0.66 kg (1 lb 7 oz) with mount
OPTICAL SIGHT MAGNIFICATION – 6 Power
OPTICAL SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS – 100 to 800 meters (109 to 875 yards)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 800 m (875 yards)
OPERATION – Roller-delayed blowback, fires from closed bolt, hammer fired
TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic
RATE OF FIRE – 15 to 20 rpm
FEED DEVICE – 5 or 20 round removable box magazine, double column, double feed
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 5-rd – 0.19 kg (7 oz), 20-rd – 0.28 kg (10 oz)
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 5-rd – 0.32 kg (11 oz) loaded with 5 rounds M852 Match
20-rd – 0.78 kg (1 lb 12 oz) loaded with 20 rounds M852 Match
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two 5-round magazines and three 20-round magazines (80 rounds)
LOAD WEIGHT – 2.98 kg (6 lb 9 oz)
MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany
STATUS – Production completed
SERVICE – Military and law enforcement, commercial sales
This is a heavily-modified G3 rifle built to the specifications of the German military. Some of the differences between the MSG 3 and the MSG 90, is that the former includes the G3-style iron sights for an emergency backup if the telescopic sight becomes unavailable. Additionally, the MSG 3 uses the same folding bipod as the rest of the G3 family. Additionally, the muzzle of the MSG 3 barrel has a threaded section so that a sound suppressor could be attached.
