PSG1 A1

PSG1 A1 — photo 1

03A-041-006

NAME – PSG1 A1

NAME (NATIVE) – Präzisionsschützengewehr 1 A1 [Precision Shooting/Marksman Rifle A1]

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 2006

CALIBER – 7.62x51mm (7.62mm NATO)

OVERALL LENGTH – 120.8 cm (47.56 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 65 cm (25.59 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Polygonal, 4-sided, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 27.9 cm (11 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 – 818 m/s (2,682 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3,639 j (2,684 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 7.20 kg (15 lb 14 oz) with telescopic sight

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 7.42 kg (16 lb 6 oz) loaded with 5 rounds M852 Match Ball

WEIGHT (MOUNTED) – 7.82 kg (17 lb 4 oz) on bipod, with telescopic sight, loaded with 5 rounds M852 Match

MOUNT – Removable Harris S-BRM folding bipod

MOUNT WEIGHT – 0.40 kg (14 oz)

SIGHTS – No iron sights attached

OPTICAL SIGHT – Schmidt & Bender 3-12×50 Police Marksman II

OPTICAL SIGHT WEIGHT – 0.72 kg (1 lb 9 oz)

OPTICAL SIGHT MAGNIFICATION – Variable 3 to 12 Power

OPTICAL SIGHT FIELD OF VIEW – Minimum 3 power magnification – 11.1 m @ 100 m (33.30 ft @100 yds)

Maximum 12 power magnification – 3.4 m @ 100 m (10.52 ft @ 100 yds)

OPTICAL SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS – 250 cm elevation at 100 meters, 100 cm windage at 100 meters

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 1,000 m (1,094 yards)

OPERATION – Roller-delayed blowback

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 round – 0.10 kg (4 oz), 20 round – 0.28 kg (10 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 5 round – 0.22 kg (8 oz) loaded with 5 rounds M852 Match Ball

20 round – 0.78 kg (1 lb 12 oz) loaded with 20 rounds M852 Match Ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two 5-round magazines, two 20-round magazines 950 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2 kg (4 lb 7 oz)

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

STATUS – Production completed

SERVICE – Commercial sales