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The G3 has been a workhorse across the world (Cold War Rifles)
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- Опубліковано 3 лют 2018
- Continuing on with our Cold War Rifle series, we focus on the G3 (CETME, HK91, Model 58).
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During my service in Norway we used this, heavy nightmare w this strapped to chest and rucksack on back.
They implemented new guns just the year after I was finished.
This would be a nice DMR even today.
I remember one night we were shooting during a Winter excercise, and the instructor shouted again and again, short 3 shot burst on Family, do not hold the trigger. Being a rookie I ofcourse pulled the trigger on long burst resulting in me being pushed back and the gun jumping upwards in a arch. The range master was waiting for something like this, obviously, and saved me by pushing against my back so I didn’t fall. I have never been so frightened in my life, and learned to respect the force of a 7,62 NATO round in a G3.
In Portugal the Sarges demand us to put the knee in land and point the G3 in savety mode and they kick the rifle to us shoulder . Then that exercise we all lose the fear to fire. But its a Nice kick that weapon does. And i am a leftie so the shell goes to the right arm
Un arma muy incómoda de usar
The G3 (or AG3 to us Norwegians) is the best weapon I've ever shot. If I had to go to war today, that would be my weapon of choice. It's a real cannon. Recoil is soft and the hitting power is just awesome. It is heavy, but very precise, very robust, and simple to maintain. I love it! I used it for several years and it never failed me. Cheers, from a Norwegian first lieutenant.
Still going strong in the Portuguese Army. Portugal also built them under licence.
7 years in the army and she never let me down...how I miss her...no fun for civilians on this part of the globe.
Same in Greece
Portugal know as the scar
I think that is where the American Company "JLD Industries" got the Data and Machinery to build the PTR-91. I have one (Along with a Spanish CETME) and love it.
Thats what i was about to write that old boy stil trains our man in the army
@@JoaoCRodrigues What do you call the 'SCAR' ?
I love that rifle. Had one as my service rifle in the Norwegian armed forces for about 10 years. The AG3 variant. Took it with me for two tours in Afghanistan. Never failed me when I needed it.
Rakadis awesome, was the AG3 more like the Spanish version or the German version
Fungerte utmerket for meg også, men kunne trenge en oppgradering.
It is basically just a licensed version of the german G3A3 produced in Norway. The Norwegians changed the following:
- 20 mm longer stock
- Machined riles in the bolt to enable the user to force it forward if it does not seat properly.
- Minor changes to the baynonet and charging handle.
litt synd att den ble utskiftet.
@@koltinn Fortfarande tjänstevapnet för soldater i Hemvärnet här i Sverige; men här kallas den för AK4 ^^
Norwegian G3, wich i served with and loved, had aditional milled grooves in the reciever for force locking the reciever in case of a not complete or "silent" loading procedure. Usually carried "half cocked" with unloaded chamber and the arm in the rear position for a fast slapdown load. Great rifle, takes a beating and keeps going, did headshots on silouettes on 300 meters with open sights, no probs. -40 celsius,+50 celsius, sand, sleet or mud, tick tock, like a clock :)
Definitly my most favourite gun to ever exist, the G3 is just so beautiful.
I used the G3 in the Danish army in early 1990'ies. The steel magazines were the best. The aluminum magazines were (as far as I remember, meant as disposable magazines, the aluminum ones we had, were pretty worn down, and often caused feeding issues, the steel mags were more reliable. We often "switched" the aluminum magazines with steel mags if we had the chance. The paddle mag release was standard on the G3's we used back then.
In the german navy we had steel magazines with 20 or 25 rounds. Plastic magazines were only available for real combat situations, as those came pre-clipped with 40 rounds and were not meant for reusing. They were just used once - at least that's what they told us. And my G3 never jammed.
Yeah....my Century clone will feed ANY steel mag reliably...aluminum even new
not so much.
It was the G3A5 version used in Denmark with a thicker barrel and some other small modification wanted by the danish armed forces, i had the pleasure of using both versions we got the M/66(Finskyttegevær/DMR type version) and M/75 back in 96 and 97.
Sam Black Wolf I miss my G3 I had in the danish army.
Don’t know why, but mine had wooden stock and a wooden front guard and I liked that, it felt better.
@@samblackwolf7926 served with the danish UN forces in Cyprus in early 90's, we had the G3A3.
In Turkey it is still in service. I used it in my military duty. Fires like a cannon. Relaible and efective.
Yess Pakistani military also using G3
its been replaced with mpt76
Still in service in Greece too
How good was the g3 in terrain use?
In Iran also still in use. I dragged the G3A4 varient for 27 goddamn months. Manufactured inside under licence.
The reason the mag release on the G3, and all the first-generation magazine-fed military rifles except the AR-10, is so far from the grip, is that the idea of using your support hand to reload that we used today had not gained currency, except with the Portuguese SF units that got the AR-10. The method for loading bolt-action rifles, in which you take your firing hand off the rifle, use it to reload, and then place it back on the grip when ready to fire, was how soldiers were initially taught to operate self-loading rifles with detachable magazines. The mag release button on the G3, like the the paddle on the M14, FAL, StGw57, and Kalashnikov, is very convenient for using the right hand to manually remove the magazine.
2 years and change in the Bundeswehr, back in the 90s, and could still strip and reassemble this thing blindfolded. Watching this, I can almost feel the parts.
*@David Hombach*
*Ich auch, ich war von 1988 bis 1991 bei den Pionieren in Schleswig an der Schlei, die Kaserne hieß "Kaserne Auf der Freiheit" und war das Pionierbataillon 620*
*Unser Ruf war "Anker wirf ! ;)*
*Beste Zeit meines Lebens, mehr gekifft und gesoffen wie da habe ich mein Leben lang nicht mehr ;)*
Das G3 die Soldatenbraut, die dem Feind das Gehirn zerkaut.
Als Polizist in der Polizeispezialkraefte kann ich nur sagen...ich habe mich in die g3 verliebt schon seit meinem Militaerdienst.die g3 die mp5 stg44 hk53 hk11 und meine hk mark23 vertaue ich mein Leben.HK fuer immer
Dem kann ich nur beipflichten. Das G3 fühlte sich auch an wie ein Gewehr und nicht wie ein Plastikspielzeug. (Obwohl ne Menge Plastik verbaut war)
86-94 (OFw d.R.) my G3 was as old as myself (1967) and still worked fine!
The paddle release was an original feature. The civilian market received the button release.
As a matter of fact: The standard issue G3 for the german armed forces had both.
Who got which and when?
I served 12 years in the Bundeswehr. The release button and the paddle were on every rifle I had my hands on.
I just looked at a few pictures. I never noticed this before! Thanks for bringing it it my attention.
When I served in the Greek army all our G3s had both, same for the Turkish ones. I believe that this is a standard H&K feature, even when countries locally build them it seems they still have both features.
I used that gun during my service in the german Bundeswehr, a heavy but very nice gun with a lot of punch, we called that thing "Elephant gun".
The german army variant had also a additional reflector at the ejectionport to ensure the brass flyes forward.
*@Sternencolonel*
*"Elephant-Gun" aber nur deshalb, weil wenn du sie nicht richtig sauber gemacht hattest, der Vorgesetzte noch Elefanten im Lauf gesehen hatte ;)*
*Dann hieß es immer: "Sehen sie zu Gefreiter das sie die Elefanten aus dem Lauf bekommen, ansonsten üben wir das am Wochenende bis zum Erbrechen !!" :)*
Nein, bei uns war die Begründung dass die Büchse bei afrikanischen Wilderen extrem beliebt ist. Für den Dreck im Rohr gab es andere blumige ausdrücke.
Sternencolonel
u said a lot of punch , but we called kick , it kicks like a donkey! 😂❤️
It’s the most powerful gun that i’ve ever used!
G3-P is the main battle rifle of Pakistan Army. Pakistan Ordinance Factories manufacture the G3-P version.
Stable, Reliable, Lethal
(Love & Respect from Pakistan for all UA-camrs)
8:40 it's an HK. You have to slap it.
that actually wears out the notch that hold it in place when pulled back
Jacob McComas who gives a fuck? You slap it !!
@@jacobmccomas9283 slap that shit man it's just one small part lol
A part that is integral to the cocking tube and therefore you have to replace the whole cocking tube to fix. That said, I still slap mine all the time.
That's for hollywood wanna be boys. This was our primary in the army. I haven't seen a single soul even trying attempt to slap.
I´m danish and as a conscript I had the G3 - that was 1986 and I can still fieldstrip and assemble the parts. It was heavy, long and "a-pain-in-the-ass" - but it always worked 100 %
when i did my national service this was my rifle. i had a rusty and dented one but it never let me down, it was a beast. hello from europe! shoot true!
Oliver Victor greetings!
Oliver Victor A testament to the construction of this rifle for sure. The Germans and Spanish knew how to design a rifle that would last no matter how worn it was, and in the toughest and Worst environments on earth.
I used a G3 with wood stock and front handle when i was in the army back in 2000 in Denmark, i loved it, it just worked all the time, never had any jams 😀
M95 var fuldt implementeret i 2000, hvor fik du en G3(m/75) udleveret?
Min M/75 var også med trækolbe og front. Kunne ramme ALT med den. :)
You forgot to mention how heavy that rifle is. It was a pain in the neck to carry around during the watch, as I remember from my military service. Extremely easy to learn to disassamble and reassamble though. Kind of a fool-proof, reliable, durable weapon.
Yeh, carrying it around is not an easy feat. But it will get you in shape, really quick :P
I would say that's true of almost any rifle chambered in 7.62 NATO.
It is a cold-war-gun: After 2 months military basic training you know who is giving the orders and how to carry your G3 to the frontline.
I assume someone has served in TSK? :) Fortunately, I didn't have to mess around that brick too much. I had a perfect condition AK and my god I loved every second to play with it hehe
its also was extremly annoying to clean... and it had to be done extremly often... but also my issuied rifle back in 2000 in the bundeswehr was from 1975 so generations of conscriptioned soldiers used it before me...
The one dislike is a Galil fanboy.
Ghos7N54 😂😂😂
No. Probably just another $600 'Budget-Grade' M4gery-carrying, Keyboard Commando!
a galilnigga
Estonia uses both G3 and galil ...
Maybe...
But I like both G3 and Galil! (Galil ARM)
Used the G3 while in the Royal Danish Army and serving with the UN-forces in former Yugoslavia. Love this rifle. Kicks like a mule , but had no problem hitting targets at 300 meters.
I used this when i was in the Norwegian army. Nobody EVER had a malfunction.
squick1842
Joda om du ikke var nøye med å fylle den med olje om vinteren.
Om det kom fuktighet inn i den når den var ut og inn i kulda, men løsningen var bare å ha på masse olje! 😁
I had a busted spring turning mine into a bolt action rifle during a live fire exercise
@@steffennilsen2132 Lmao I think I saw an AK47 turn bolt action once
The G3 also works great as a club when out of ammunition and no fear of damaging the actionspring when using the stock in bayonet fencing. Getting sand in the bolthead not so great though as that can jam the gun so hard that bolt can't be cycled manually let alone when firing.
Served with the swedish made variant of G3, the AK4
Was super reliable and very, very accurate.
400m shots on iron sights were relatively easy to hit. As someone never before gone shooting before conscription hitting 10 out of 12 on target with glasses i needed to change is pretty amazing.
Absolutely loved it. Hated the weight, but knew that this monster of a rifle will hit the target I was aiming at. Even if it is a behind a brick wall.
Used it in my army service, early 80:s, fired thousands of rounds with it, it never failed
I dont recollect any talk of issues with the trigger
Only issue that I ever heard was the speed it ate up ammo (Fire controlled bursts !) and the weight of carrying a lot of 7.62x51 vs 5.56x45 (and that was pretty much its demise in the favour of 5.56)
Hard to tame ? No worse than any powertools in my opinion and I am not a large person (If you use a chainsaw or a jackhammer u need to hold it proper too or it will be all over the place)
I’m a retired lieutenant colonel of the Iranian army and I can say I lived with G3 for 27 years as an operator and instructor. G3 is a great rifle and a good example that not any old is bad! It is produced in Iran under license since 1972 and still is weapon of choice for a real battle field fighter and commander. The only downturn to me is its relative heavy weight but other rumours about it are not justified when compare it to the most recently designed and built assault rifles.
As a fellow Iranian, thank you for your service.
This series is excellent! What makes it great for me is two things- providing the history behind the birth of the weapons and when you present you also show the weapon’s features by live firing it there and then. Outstanding, thank you! Looking forward to more!
Peter Evans thank you very much! We’re very proud of this series
We had av variant in the Swedish army. Called AK4. Did use it in the late 80´s. Early 90´s I was replaced with AK-5. Belive i still could disasebly and reasembly AK4, blindfolded in the snow..
The Paddle on the PTR is actually based on the old G3/HK91 design. The later models removed the paddle magazine release because of the Assault weapons ban. PTR simply added back one of the better parts of the overall design.
Sweden uses their own variant of this rifle with some minor changes. Had the luck to shoot it quite a few times, it is wonderful but a bit long(or maybe I'm just short lol)
See a lot of G3s in the Sierra Leone Civil War. Almost as common as the AK there.
Greed.
If there is one thing we germans are good at, it´s shamelessly selling weapons to everyone. We sold turkey the tanks they use to invade the kurds and then sold the kurds the matching anti-tank missiles. G3 is one of the most common handguns in war torn regions. Even a good chunk of the AKs you see floating around were built in east-germany. Its so absurd, we joke about this over here: "After world war two, the germans swore to themselves, ' Never again shall there be a war ... that is not lucrative for us'."
@@tomitiustritus6672 prety much everyone do that
We used to have the H&K AG3, a Norwegian manufactured verson of the G3. Absolutely loved it when I served my mandatory! For those who might wonder, we now use H&K 416/417
You only use the V-style sight on the drum at night. In light you always use one of the pinhole sights. The idea is to alogn the diameter of the pinhole with the diameter of the tunnel on the front. Move your head back and fore a bit to align that. Then you just put your target inside that circle and you can't miss.
Nice video, i shoot with "her" 1997 in the german army. The training target distance was 350 meters, at night we used the v adjustment. Sorry for my bad english.
Denis your English is very good.
Love my PTR.. and the HK91, of which I have had a few. You know it's a good base gun when GSG9 used it for their PSG1 precision rifle, a world class semi-auto sniper system which is still in their arsenal.
Jerry Sullivan the PSG1 mind you is completely different on the inside. All that is similar to the G3 is the stamped shell platform. And the PSG1 is also somewhat outdated today since you can't really modify it for specific operations.
NO SHIT!!??!!>>did you read my comment, or are you just inclined to say SOMETHING??? Mind you.... ANYTHING!!
Hey isn't the PSG-1 the sniper rifle used in Metal Gear Solid to defeat sniper wolf? That game was awesome!
I bought a Century Arms C308 as my first rifle because, well I wanted it. It was used and after some thorough cleaning it's been a personal favorite, albeit the one I baby the most and take the longest to clean.
I've had a ptr91 sc for years now and have never experienced a failure. The trigger isn't bad at all and is fairly accurate. It's heavy and thumps your shoulder about what you would expect
Thermold still sells plastic magazines. Also the X-drum is based on the HK drum. The Germans who were working for Cetme first worked for MAS in France.
Nice Vid. The Hellenic army still makes thats rifle. The A3 version is usualy the standard issue. In some services they whould give the A4. From what i remember it kicked quite a bit, but it was accurate as hell and devastating with an effective range of 400m. It also had full auto selection but we never used it to be honest we wouldnt hit anything at range that way. I think where it shines more is in the dmr role. Greetings form Athens sir.
@oldcorps76 yeep Turkish paratroopers kicked greek militias ass with g3. greeks never learn, dont mess with the Turks bro
Γιώργος Δάρας what’s the Hellenic army?
I've been using one for 1 year during my military training and service. As corporal I had the G3A4 version. Very reliable, very durable, descent accurate and quite capable stopping power.
Also very easy to dissemble and reassemble. Mine was produced in Greece.
Recommended for several users.
The heckler & koch g3 named AK 4 in the Swedish army was my weapon. Wonderful weapon! Easy to maintain ,great accuracy , and powerful.
The Stg45 was the Mauser design that incorporates the fluted chamber, and uses the same mags and caliber as the Stg44. The Stg45 was already chosen to replace the Stg44 before the end of the war. The Stg45 was designed to be cheaper and quicker to produce, it was half the price, and about 25 % the time, as it had mostly stamped parts, with no gas system. The allies stole the parts, plans, and a few rifles built before the war's end. The engineers fled Germany to Spain, Switzerland and France. It would be a while before research and development ($) with the G3, and its new caliber to come together, while the FAL rifle was available already, and Germany wanted a rifle really quick because they knew more than most of the looming Soviet threat. It's a bit unfair when many say that Germany chose the FAL rifle over the G3 rifle, bottom line, in my opinion. The engineering principles of the design had to come together from the engineers, companies, and nations from where they fled to.Vorgrimler in Spain at CETME. And at least one other engineer at Sig in Switzerland. Good video, BTW, I am glad that you are highlighting these, and other Cold War weapons.
Peter Carmody thanks man. Great information!
In the wake of WWII, in the 1950s, as NATO was being organized and implemented, the Bundeswehr adopted the G1, their designation for the FN FAL. However, Belgium and FN refused to grant their recent occupier licensing rights to build the FAL in German factories, so the switch was made to the CETME design, which later became the G3 and HK91. The FAL was adopted by some ninety nations, while the G3 was adopted by fifty or so countries - so both designs proved to be long-lasting and highly-successful. Ironically, although the FAL was the most-popular of the well-known Col War battle rifles - the others being the G3, AR10, and M14 - it did not outlast the G3 in service. Today, if my information is correct, only Brazil still uses the FAL as its front line rifle, whereas many nations still use the G3, including Iran, Pakistan, Mexico, and others. The odd-man out, rifle-wise, the M14 - still soldiers on in specialized use in the U.S. and Israeli militaries. The G3 design isn't perfect; its ergonomics are lousy, and the trigger and sights are mediocre, but the rifle is hard-hitting, stone-reliable and flat-out works under even the worst conditions of abuse and neglect. Sure would be nice if it had a last-shot bolt hold-open, though...
The Portuguese Army gave the G-3 very hard combat use in Africa during their colonial wars there. The Portuguese Army was made up of draftees which after basic and infantry training were sent to the combat zone majority armed with G-3s. The strange part was these soldiers rarely cleaned their rifles unless an NCO or Officer put a boot in their soldiers asses to clean them. In combat they ran their G-3s dirty and wiped the outside and put oil on the bolt. The Portuguese always bought German weapons. Their thought was if it was good enough for the German Army then its good enough for us. A lot of G-3s survive in Africa today either as former Portuguese Army rifles, Somali, Saudi, Pakistani, Iranian, and German Army surplus given to those nations. I have to shoot mines one of these days at the range.
TangiersIntrigue= I agree the politics was bullshit. The G-3 rifle was a hammer down 7.62mm NATO battle rifle for the Portuguese soldier as a general issue weapon. What is very interesting is that there were some FN FALs and Armalite AR-10s. The elite units of the Marines and Paratroopers used the AR-10 in heavy combat. The FAL was used by few colonial and military police units in their colonies. Another strange thing was some colonial Portuguese White NCOs used Mauser K98Ks in combat in some combat footage during the 1970s leading Angolan and Mozambiquean troops. I want to hammer down on my PTR-91 when it gets a little warmer in the future.
As I remember in 80's I saw consecutive news in TV about civil war in El Salvador, and the Junta soldiers (that s how they call them back there) are using G3 fighting the infidels. I was instantly like the G3 much, it is very cool rifle.
QUE NUNCA POR VENCIDOS SE CONHEÇAM!!!
used by my dad in 1962-64 in Guinea still used by my cousin in "peace keeping" and in Somalia at boarding parties a shorter version is used, along with the MG42 the best weapons for infantry. the AK-47 is a lesser weapon unless used by very well trained troops.
its all about that 7.62x51 nato, hey a warm hug from Portugal brother.
We in Sweden used the AK-4 (G3 variant) for a long time.
One of the issues compared to the later AK-5 (FN FNC variant) is how heavy it was.
And basically all of our adult male population had training and experience with it because of conscription.
One of the absolute best assault rifles ever made.
Honestly, I wouldn't even call this an assault rifle. To me. It's definitely a Battle Rifle
i served in german military, really liked the G3 more over the G36, because off its higher "impact" on the target AND your shoulder. firing a G36 even dont feels like firing a weapon^^
7.62 matters :D
When I was younger I had a gas blowback airsoft M4 that had more recoil than what I use in the Army. I forget the brand but it was expensive as fuck and had a really neat system of lead weights in the buffer to make the recoil more realistic. Or unrealistic if you maxed it out. The first time I shot the G3, it gave me an appreciation of full power rifles. It hit me hard, and I liked to joke that if it hit the targets half as hard as it hit me, it was going to be a bad day for those poor plastic Little Green Men
I ve been trained on the G3 during my service-time and I still love it ! (Only the MG 3 is better)
You get used to the trigger and you can hit a mansized target every time about 250 m (at least I could and I m not Gemanys best shot) But you can t reload the casings, because the ejector is so powerfull, it makes a real dimple in the brass....I don t recomment the full auto use - only at very close range - because the recoil ist quite heavy...You re gonna punch many holes in the air....
To reload,PTR-G3, you take the new mag first, release the empty mag with the same hand, that holds the full one , just drop it, slide in the full and continue killing.....um...firing :D
If you take care of this rifle , it won t let you down! I d allways chose it over the G36 !
That mag release I believe is like that for the cetme's because of the mixed parts they used to make the guns and the laws for the parts import. They decieded to make a button instead of the traditional paddle, which the regular G3's have, you can modify them yourself for the paddles.
We still use this in our military. In our "National Defense Day" we get to pick up the weapons and I fell in love with the G3.
*The G3 is the greatest.*
Sir I will watch your video while holding my army issued fully auto HK G3A3, greetings from Cyprus this gun keeps us safe.
@Eren YILDIRIM Until we both realize who the common enemy is and we start to fight against them we will both lose unfortunately. Divided and conquered since the beggining of history of this island. :( Peace be with you brother and lets hope indeed that we won't have to use those rifles against eachother one day but instead use them toghether against one common enemy. The big boys who want our precious island.
Accurate, powerful, and never put you down. One of the most reliable guns for man of action.
this rifle is really accurate in the right hands. when i served in the norwegian army i nailed the sharpshooter tests with 93 out of 100 possible in 10 shots at 200 meters (yards) thats 6 shots divided into 3 magazines in 50 seconds and 4 shots sitting behind cover and peeking up at 10 seconds per shot. 10 points on the target was 15 centimeters (about 6 inches) in the middle of the target if i remember correctly
My "girlfriend" for the last 25 years... amazing gun!
I called mine Onyxia. not as long a marriage tho.
Welp I have been looking for a girlfriend, so this my be my next one! Lol
The HK G3 was the Standardrifle of the German Army (Bundeswehr) from 1959 to 1997. In my Servicetime we called it "Schulterbrecher"- "shoulder breaker". You will know why, if you shoot one clip on full auto :D
Yea - I remember first shooting of the G3 in the Norwegian army. Two guys did not heed the instructors telling us to push the stock well into the shoulder when firing. One guy ended up with a severely blackened and bruised shoulder and the other managed to get a black eye... =)
Altho I had fired a number of guns before my first shooting of the G3 - what I remember best is I was surprised of how loud the bang coming from the guy next to me was (the ear protection we had was not the best) - yet when I fired my G3 there was no bang - just a very loud metallic "tshunck" sound.
Hab das G3 noch 2002 in der Grundausbildung verwendet.
Als Standardgewehr? Oder hattet ihr auch schon das G36?
Als Standard in der Grundausbildung, das G36 wurde im Regiment (Fernmelder) in dem Jahr erst eingeführt und wir hatten nur eine Einweisung und haben es einmal schießen können
the classic idiot mark
I was shooting my C308 (PTR trigger group, PTR Lower, HK Barrel, HK receiver) today, I love this platform. I just wish that it had last shot hold open/bolt catch. And don't believe what some people say. This platform is very accurate and can be rather precise as well. I hit a 10 inch plate at 250 yards consistently.
I had the pleasure of using this rifle in the Danish army in the 90s. At that time the Colt Canada C7 was being introduced but mostly being issued to the soliders who were being stationed in Yugoslavia.
The 7.62 round definitely has a good kick - many recruits (including myself) came home from their first trip to the shooting range with a red right cheek.
It seems like the G3 was designed easy to use for conscripts who would abuse their weapons, but it would still reward a skilled shooter.
Love my C308, one of my favorite rifles for sure!
It is still today the main battle rifle for the portuguese army. We use to built them here in Portugal but I was told that all of the tooling to manufacture the G3 is now in the USA. It is an excellent weapon.
The Marines in South Africa during the Angola Bush war 1965 to 1989 used the G3 - the Army first used the 7.62 R1 (Gallil), then the 5.56 R4. The G3 had a gas regulator - we used to pull pranks on some guys, pushing it to six on their rifles before going to shooting range. It was done to me - I just about broke my nose with the first shot that day.
my go to war gun is an M4 style AR15, I am having a love affair with AK style rifles, BUT I do own a C308 from century. Fantastic gun, and the Mags are very affordable.
If you love AKs you should look at the Israeli Galil, I feel like the Galil was probably one of the best AK-47 derived rifles the other being the Finnish ak knock-off Valmet M76.
If i could afford a Galil, oh-boy!!!! but i agree they are awesome!
the galil was derived from the Valmet.
I also like the AR-15 for it's light weight, adjustable stock which allows me to position myself and lack of recoil.
carried one in the 80's best dam weapon around would put anyone down 1 hit anywhere
So fun and memorable to look at the army rifle AG3 like I use during my duty 1992/93 👌
My grandfather had one issued to him when he was a police officer during the guerilla uprisings and eventually civil war in El Salvador. He says it was a heck of a weapon.
this gun seems like more simpler version of the FAL. The FAL was used a lot same with G3. Easy cleaning and takedown and easy to use makes much closer to the AK47(the AK47 is still the easiest rifle to clean and maintain and train solider or in middle east,north africa child solider)
G3 was not gas operated though the others were
Again thank you germany for the g3
I had the G3 in the Norwegian army back in 2008. Last year before they switched to the HK416. At the range I remember thinking "How the hell am I supposed to control this thing in a combat situation and MAN this is loud?"
The G3, locally known as the AK4, is still the service rifle of the Swedish Home Guard, adjusted to fit Swedens cold climate, and equipped with an AimPoin Red Dot sight. I remember an officer once told me that Sweden has hundreds of thousands AK4 battle rifles stored - and in near mint condition, would they ever be needed. However, as of today, the service rifle of the Swedish Armed Forces (except the Home Guard) is a variant of the FN FNC, known as the AK5.
1:19 "It was a roller-delayed blowback design , very similar to the StG44."
Overall , the video is good but that comment is very wrong. StG44 is a tilting bolt short stroke gas piston operated gun. Possibly as far as you can get from a roller delayed blowback.
I love the G3. Fired thousands of rounds with it during service. We had to field-strip it over and over (called ADSAM in norwegian) untill we started bleeding from our fingers, then baptise the rifle in blood - giving it a female name. Hehe .. Thats the army for you :P A good/fast ADSAM was done in under 1 min, about 18 - 20 sec to take it apart and 30 - 35 sec to put it back together. As a civilian I purchased a Browning Bar Match (FN FNAR) which fit me perfect as a "G3 fanboi".
Nice videos btw.
Kyrre Stalsberg thanks!
how far did you have to strip it down?
For your info.I' ve used the G3 made in Portugal(used in Angola war) during my years in portuguese comandos and I can tell you it is the most sweet reliable rifle and saved a lot of lives there.We could fire it even under water(one or two shots)and never jamed in my hands and lots of penatration power with its 7,62 calliber!!!
We still use this rifle in the national guard in Sweden, its an old gun but it works and its a really fun and good rifle. however the army has replaced the old site with a reddot site. The only problem i see with it is that it could be a bit to large and heavy somtimes. Great video, keep it up!!
been waiting for this one
Randolph Agarn ohhhh yeah
hell yeah love it, invite me over
Hell yes! Been waiting for this! Love my PTR. Good stuff!!!
fthirtyfivemr i love my G-3 too but I am starting to get pissed because it’s the second time my PTR is heading back to PTR91.
Slytiger Why’s that if you don’t mind me asking?
sly how old is your ptr?
The H&K G-3 Battle Rifle was used by the Iranian infantry during the Shah's regime. They have one hell of a kick. Twenty shots per second @ 3,000 meters effective range.
Back in the mid 80s, a buddy of mine scrimped and saved and bought an HK91, which at the time were legal in California. It was the least expensive semi-auto military look-alike rifle available at the time, AKs being really uncommon yet. I didn't care for it an set my heart on an M1A, which I didn't manage to acquire until 2010. However, when he let me fire his HK, two things struck me immediately. One was the extremely mild recoil compared to most 7.62 weapons of the era. The second was the ease of use of the sights. I made a cardboard box DANCE shooting about 200yards uphill on our mountain shooting area. Wish I would have gotten one when I had the chance. I looked at the "bullet button" PTRs a couple of years ago and decided that I was probably never going to own a decent G3. Sucks to get old. GREAT video, very informative as always! Thank you!
Swedens Home Guard (Hemvärnet) still use a modified version (AK4B) of this as their primary rifle. Liked by many, but also disliked by many due to its size and weight.
Same with the Norwegian Home Guard (AG3 - identical to the green stock version in this video). It's a heavy mofo - I remember the drills when we simulated carrying a wounded soldier on a stretcher through an obstacle course. One guy on the stretcher - four guys carrying the stretcher - and the last guy (me) carrying six G3 rifles. That was quite the workout...
I wonder about the G3 being used in Sweden and Norway as I found the gun to be very prone to jamming in cold weather conditions. Especially in hoarfrost conditions (slight frost but hight humidity) you had to always keep an eye on your gun. Other than that I liked the accuracy at ranges between 200 and 400 meters. If you have a newer model with a good rail you can attach a modern scope (the original one was rather clunky) which allows you to reliably hit targets up to 800m away.
Yeah, it may be heavy and a bit bulky - but it will keep you alive on the field - and a nightmare for whoever is on the wrong side of the barrel.
A.K.A FAL's Ivy League cousin
TheKooster31 haha true
Is the M14 the cousin with a GED?
@@west3979 G3 can't hold a candle to the M14 which is hand's down superior in accuracy. Even a stock M14 will outshoot a modded G3.
@@Autoshopwing That's because the M14 wasn't a battle rifle... a precision safe queen.
@@Autoshopwing Not really! M-14/M1A's have much better sights, but most worn, Rack-Grade, thin-barreled military examples don't have any accuracy superiority over HK-G3/91/PTR's.
Had one, hands down will choose the FN-FAL every time. Much more ergonomic, better balanced, has bolt hold feature, and simply a beautiful rifle.
Sweden adopted this rifle in the 60s, modified it and started manufacture. I dont know anything about the trigger but I've read that they changed 40 different things from the original version to make it better.
Still in use by the home guard btw :)
Forgot to mention that in the early 80s they also experimented with chambering them in 5.56 but ended up getting a new rifle instead
Phenomenal video. More like this!!!
The original G3 design had a paddle release. PTR and century arms went to a push button for some reason. :/ I’m glad they updated that on your Rifle. My JLD PTR-91 has the stupid push button Mag release and I hate it. Definitely on my of to do’s with my rifle. Although I’ve completely upgraded it to a DMR set up already. Good video.
PARR53 thanks man!
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Go to 11:57. Paddle release was removed as a means of preventing later imports being adapted to full auto
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My service rifle was once used by a whole platoon in training, which equals to some 30 folks firing 18 shots each. It malfunctioned once due to a faulty round but other than that it came out with flying colors. Over 500 rounds and I cleaned it in about 10 minutes. Nothing was broken or bent and next day I fired another two magazines in full auto (actualy three round bursts). To me, it's as rugged as an AK.
And I loved the round. People nowdays are used at their 5.56's and 5.45's, but 7,62X51s sent building blocks two meters in the air and cut small trees in half.
Ive shot the full auto g3 and they are some of the most controllable full autos out there
They work and they look cool
Lee Holmes very good guns
These long form educational videos are great pal :)
Rom Ozanne thank you!
I served in the Iranian Imperial Army (44 years ago) and we had G3 Rifles. This gun was and is my favorite in accuracy (now I also like Ruger 308 precision sniper rifle). G3 is a bit heavy to go on a long distance hike with, but in outdoors rifle range in the Army out of possible perfect score of 30 at 300 meter without scope I hit 28 and got a 24 hour leave for it which was most welcomed to go home and chill ☕️😊 The rifle is exceptionally accurate if you are trained well and it never ever jammed and when I used it on the fully automatic setting it was a beast and relentless. Just today my son gifted me with a HK G36 Brand new and I can't wait till I take it to the gun club and try it out.
My father used the CETME in Spain while in the 'mili' which is obligatory military service. He still has some 5.56 rounds kept away. The CETME was eventually adapted to 5.56 Nato in one of its upgrades.
Ak4 = best G3 variant.
Don't @ me
Sverige!!
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I used to serve in the german air force about 35 years ago, so I was familiar with the G3. In my opinion, the biggest flaw was the center of gravity - it was a pain in the ass to carry this rifle in (possible) combat situations, because the center of gravity was exactly where the magazine was - no grip! Much better design on the american M16, and it even had half the weight.
Too bad, too hard, too heavy ... typical air force. Also, don't mention "combat situations" unless you sit in a plane.
9th Blood and Fire he said Possible combat situations. And how do you know he's not a pilot.
Ex German Air Force soldier here (1982-83). We were called "Bodenverteidigungssoldat" (ground defence soldier), then. Now they are called "Objektschützer". Same job different name, Air Force Infantry would be the correct label..
I was MG3 gunner and had to carry that beauty around - compared to MG3 the G3 was a piece of cake. Still love both of them and sometimes can shoot them as a Reservist. And I never flew with anything during my service time.
I rocked this baby in the portuguese navy. We also had that little lever beside the charger to help the tactical reloads. The only thing I didn't like about the gun was the few rounds it took. But that's the sacrifice you have to make to use a powerful round.
I have one and they are worth every penny. My friend has one of the original military models, and the full auto rocks.
I' m use G3 army in Portugal ✌️
Portugal CARALHO!!
Great series sir
Ren Flo thanks man!
What I love about it is that doesn’t kick doesn’t hurt your shoulder
Love that rifle. Used it myself when I was in the Danish army back in 92. It's got quite a punch when fireing, so hold it tight :) Very easy to use. It was the older model with the green shaft, and without rail.
Magazines are getting scarce for this rifle
newblack 762 really??? I better stock up
Yea, they're getting up there. I think I paid like 6-7.00 a piece? Clearly not 3-5 bucks anymore. Steel is more anyway but the aluminum ones work well and are lightweight.The steel ones are like 10-12 now.
Back when I bought my PTR 91, about 12 years ago, Cheaper that Dirt was selling the aluminun mags for $0.99 cents apiece new. I bought a box of 50 and when I got them they were all still in the original paper wrap sealed in plastic. Unused. So I ordered another 50, just in case...lol. So all together with my steel mags I have about 120 HK mags. Like being prepared. :)
That jacket is badass! Where can i get one?
matthew turner ditto ???
matthew turner voodoo tactical. Tell them Legally Armed America sent you!
Same.
The Swedish and Norwegian versions of the G3, the AK-4 and the AG-3 respectively are still in use in Estonia today.
And here we are , almost 2019 and Portugal still using the old G3 as the standard rifle.