FNH did sell the FAL to the Germans. It was designated the G1. Germany wanted a license to produce the G1, but the Belgians were like, "Uh, nah mate, fuck that". German EXPAT engineers working in Spain at CETME came back to Orbendorf, West Germany. It was there that that they refined the CETME rifle to what we know today as the G3.
I have a cetme c91 I believe imported by century. It works fine, the HK is better for options but other than that how is the German gun better? All the moving parts in mine have German markings.
@@Dan-be7iuit's not really. I briefly owned a honest to goodness hk-91 back in the late 80's. They're okay but not really anything to write home about. Average trigger and decent accuracy but recoil sucks compared to a FAL/L1A1 or a properly set up M14/M1A and yes ladies and gents I've owned and fired them all. All are great early cold war goodness and have different strengths and weaknesses.
I love telling people the same history about h&k. like dude that ptr is an hk because its the hk tools and I get people that try to say the g3 and fal are not the same gun. sure the locking system is different but its the same gun.
Missed a step. Step before those German Expats that worked on the CETME project, they were engineers at a little known rifle company called Mauser. Yeah, Mauser had been producing both the K98 Mauser, and the G43 (which was kinda crap, by the way) then decided that the other gun companies getting into this weird new concept known as a Sturmgewehr, and they wanted in. They originally produce a gun known as the Gerat 06, which is slightly cheaper to produce than the STG 44, but the Wehrmacht says "nope, not better enough to switch production, get bent". They analyze the gun, which used a fairly normal gas system, and rollers as part of the lockup. They realize that there were some cook offs that were fine because they rollers controlled it. This leads to a bunch of nerdery where they do math and create Roller Delayed Blowback system, and the Gerat 06H. This ends up being slightly lighter, but a crapload cheaper and quicker to produce than the STG 44, and more reliable, so the Wehrmacht says "Ok, this is good, lets produce this as the STG45M, by the way, we are putting your entire factory packed into a train so we can move it into the mountains. Why? Because the allies are basically at our doorstep and we want you producing guns to stop them completely steam rolling us." Fast forward a few weeks, and they were just starting to produce the first batch, and the Allies "liberated" the factory, had them finish what they were making just out of curiosity, so the STG45M totals about 50 guns in total production, mostly because some GIs wanted to see what came out the end of the line. After that, the rest happens, Mauser Engineers move to Spain, make the CETME in Roller Delayed Blowback simply because they thought it was a good idea, and should be used in other stuff.
Germany rejected the FAL design because the sights were too high. FN balked, but the Germans were adamant, reasoning that ~4mm was the difference between an injured soldier and a dead one.
I started shooting my dad's HK-91 around 1994 when I was 9. Used it tons through the years. When I was 22 he flat out gave it to me. It is my favorite rifle and almost an extension of myself. Sure, there are better fighting rifles, but the familiarity I have with the HK can't be matched. If I had to scoot and take a rifle with me, that would be the one.
I absolutely get where the fascination with the G3 comes from. In bootcamp we had a couple of G3A3s in our armory. Since I really liked the G3 (or 7,62 that is) more than the G36 I did everything I could to shoot that bad boy once. So during a shooting excercise our platoon leader and I made a bet, which was actually his idea. I won the bet and got to shoot this beauty and immediately fell in love. Of course I had to clean the everliving jesus out of that thing afterwards but it was well worth it. Small fact: Although we replaced the G3 with the G36, we still have them in stock in case things go Volkssturm again.
How abundant are the handguard bipods? Those little pieces of metal are rare surplus in America and damn near every HK91 owner wants one, but they're expensive. The germany military could probably sell the ones in good condition at the same price as a cheap AR-pattern rifle and see demand for them.
@@thehalberdier4774 I managed to get my hands on a rarer bird than the bipod. I bought from my friend the German G3 .22LR kit complete in the original wood box and includes 2 magazines. A thing of beauty just to look at! 🦄
@@thehalberdier4774 As far as germany is concerned they should be pretty rare. As far as I know, they were only used with the G3ZF and G3 SG1, the DMR versions of the G3, which were mainly used by infantry units (paratroopers, mechanized infantry, etc). Also HK and the german goverment made sure to scrap a big portion of the G3 stock so that they don‘t end up in conflict zones or somewhere where they are not supposed to be. I think we all know how that worked out…
@@thehalberdier4774 That being said, I found a german website selling them for 250 bucks. I don‘t know if you are allowed to buy them off of germany but search for „G3 Zweibein“ and maybe one dealer will ship it to the US.
So here’s some fun trivia. Humpty Dumpty was a gun. Used at the siege of Colchester. Humpty Dumpty was a big ol’ cannon sat on the fortified Colchester town walls. The walls were damaged and the gun fell. Because of the size of the gun and the rubble it was in. The kings men, even with the use of their horses couldn’t drag the fat bastard out again.
That same King was also tried and beheaded after the Parliamentarian rebellion was succesful, marking the only time where Britain was ruled by a non-monarchical dictator; Oliver Cromwell. (Who the tank is named after!)
Enemy Boat Spotted spam on Karkand.... my heart. If I go listen to the loading screen music right now, I might just cry. 2005-2008 was the golden age. The last time I experienced carefree joy.
@slovencleta as GenX, I'd argue the true golden age was pre 94 assualt weapon ban when we could physically buy these rifles, and AKs, and Belgium FALs for pennies on what they cost today
My first rifle was a clone of the 91. The first time I disassembled it I wasn’t a gun guy I was history guy. The bolt looked weird so i looked it up. Roller delayed similar to mg42 boom I was hooked. By the end of the week I found Forgotten weapons 5 years later my pockets are empty and my gun cabinets are over flowing, I watch awesome guys like you and strive to achieve something similar in my own pocket of the gun tuber world
Same here pretty much, I'm kind of an amateur history nerd who loves playing military FPS games. I finally decided to buy my first rifle in late 2022. It was a Colt AR-15A4, basically an M16A4 clone without the KAC rail, and no joke, the moment that I took it out of the box and held it in my hands, I was instantly hooked. Something about owning a piece of technology that's that iconic, recognizable and in our modern history just made me want to have more guns with that kind of significance. Now my bank account is also constantly hurting, but at least I'm investing it into physical assets that I know won't lose too much of their value in the future. Hopefully I never have to part ways with any of my babies, but if worse comes to worse, that's always an option.
The more accurate history lesson: Germany wanted a license to manufacture FAL's for the international export market but FN did not want the competition. Enter CETME & HK with an export agreement signed and ready to go. No butt hurt over WW2, just business as usual for defense contractors.
Former German Infantryman here. I always prefered the G3 over the G36. The G36 is a good rifle but the roller delayed system is just THE vibe. We went back to use the G3 during my deployments to A-Stan 2009 and 2011. The G3 always performed as it should and looked spicy while doing it
See, I always prefered the G36 but was handed a G3ZF because I was the best shot in the group. I was not happy with that, but on my next tour I got handed a G28 and I fucking loved that rifle.
Hey, a little fun fact about Turkish armed forces and the G3 G3 was our standard issue rifle until recently and we were extremely reluctant to get something new because our boys were loving the gun. in 1990s we tried to adopt 5,56 so we ordered some HK53 rifles because it was the closest thing to 5,56 G3 and it was awful so we blamed the calibre, turns out it was the gun that was awful and not the calibre which resulted in the Turkish armed forces adopting 5,56 extremely late compared to other NATO countries Also G3 is the first gun I've shot so that's fun
Yes, the HK53 has a much lighter weight bolt carrier than the G3 and that can really reduce the reliability in a recoil operated rifle, like the H&K's. The G3 bolt carrier is so heavy, it is reliable in sand and in ice.
@@jason200912 well I say it's not late. Our army now has the new MPT series rifles which comes in both 556 and 762NATO, for some reason the 762 variants are given to the navy first, odd choice. How do I know that? I live next to a naval shipyard where most of the ships go to Libya for tour
@@nomnomxddd7341 it's because naval gunfights tend to be long distance and so they usually always get the good stuff and because there's so few of them that needs to be armed that the total costs is low compared to arming the infantry
Admin if you didn't know, they had to go to the button to import. The government made them put a bar at the bottom on the receiver so you couldn't just slap a full auto trigger pack in. That caused them to have to move the paddle.
I just gotta say, the way this video is put together is so good. The history lesson was told in 3 different kits, 3 different HK91 builds. Its entertaining. Just very well crafted. Flows nicely.
@@Scads_In_Space AMCU and DPCU are both "Auscam", AMCU is just the latest version. We used the DPCU colours on the AMP (Aussie Multicam) pattern and ended up with this. The problem is these new uniforms fade ridiculously fast (will be almost white in 2 years)!
@@sionsoschwalts2762 Didnt know that. i always knew the dpcu as just auscam. Never knew it had a designation as a disruptive or whatever. Shame about the fading. Who makes the issued uniforms that fade?
@Scads_In_Space The uniforms are made by both Hard Yakka and Australian Defence Apparel, both have the exact same issue, just one fades to a brighter yellow before going pale while the other just gets lighter.
My first 91 I bought for $600. I traded it for an FAL. It wasnt much longer before I bought another 91 for $600. Still have both of them. Or they are still in the family. I miss the 80's.
You need a copy of the book FULL CIRCLE. It’s all about the history of delayed roller locking guns, and the G3. Too bad it’s out of print, because it’ll cost you just a much as a PTR91 to get copy of it. But I’ve had my SAR-8 for 24yrs. Oh definitely get the paddle magazine release installed. Enjoy!
Man, that Payday music immediately threw me flashbacks of "CHAINS IS IN A PICKLE" and generalmcbadass's reading of the Chains x Hoxton pickle cursed fanfic
Admin I paid $2900 back in 2012 for mine and now I have like 5 different stocks and 6 forearms and 3 different lowers from metal to plastic and I have a HK G28 muzzle and HK 21 rear sight. I have not had feeding issues with it at all. The factory trigger is heavy and a beast to fire but it runs whatever I put in it. It’s heavy and the charging handle is an absolute mess to cock it fast. I put the extended HK21 charging handle making it suck less. The lack of paddle blows ass 😂 I am thinking about getting the paddle installed. I got a wooden pistol grip for $5 and it’s fantastic. I put an AR buffer tube and my Sig wife stock on it from the HK21 and side folding stocks that I ran at first. The AR adjusting stocks work best in my opinion.
Ah yes, the HK91 series. A gun that I love to look at, but hate to shoot. Strange how the mp5 is such a joy, but the roller guns suck with big calibers.
@@cyrusbjerke8693 I uesed this gun in the Bundewehr. the brass deflector on it was quite good in that the brass would just hit your arme and not your face. Otherwise a good gun. Quite a bit of recoil for a skinny lad like me, but with a bit of technique you'll manage it quite fine.
I live in the country in Iowa, USA I was shooting my clone of the G3...a Springfield Armory SAR8 made from a parts kit using a ugly cast receiver. I sent my shooting bench maybe ten yards west of the farm house sense it was morning and the house blocked the sun. It broke every kitchen window on that side of the house by the ejecting brass.
Great video Admin! I absolutely love the little "Admin fact" blurb at the bottom it was very nice addition. Would love that to become a regular part of thr videos
Thanks very much for this video! This rifle was what I was trained on during my military service 1988 - 90: a G3 A1, the version with the distinctive wooden stock / forestock! This is very hard to find these days - what you mostly get is an MKE T41, manufactured in Turkey under license, featuring black plastic for the stock and a different finish. Sometimes Gunsmiths would come up with G3s altered for civilian use, with the the fire selector blocked at the "E" position. Retail price: about 2.600 €, without accessories (e.g. scopes, picatinny rails, etc.). To me, the G3 is one of the most accurate semi - auto rifles, with an effective range up to 400m! And there is also a special version of this model, called the G3 DMR.
" ... Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used by the Royalists during the English Civil War. During a vicious battle in 1648, the cannon fell from a battlement and was unable to be recovered (i.e., put back together again. ..." taken from one of several internet articles on that subject... thought you might find it interresting ...
My dad's hk93 Para stock was made in 1974. holding it and I assume shooting it is like driving an auidi. Built for any conditions. The 40rnd mags, so cool. New in box safe queen. Hk as a brand, the mp5 build I made left me in awe. I used a forged receiver because I couldn't afford a 5k$ hk94 as a 21yo guy. Cost 2k$ in 2002 money. Cheers from Chicago 🇺🇸👍🔫😎
Saw a total of 63 g3 magazines pre covid. The most expensive were $5, but most were $2. And, if I remember right, the ATF forced HK to change the reciever, which made it not accept the paddle, and HK tried to get US civilians to fight against stupid import restrictions, & we obviously lost that fight
I ran a gun shop called Hammer Down and a customer bought in a hunting version with a wood rifle stock and it was pretty neat , very little were imported and it belonged to his uncle who kicked the bucket
The lack about the paddle mag is because of USA gun laws, related to not let using auto lowers, so they had to get rid of the paddle mag release and put a big chunk of metal in order to not be able to use auto lowers
Man you werent wrong about that rifle having too fast of a fire rate...bless you. Weve all been there. Love my tantal but its been fully semi automatic in the past
No shit bro. They keep deleting and/or not posting my comments or replies outright. And I'm a longtime primo subscriber. It's just about got me at my fucking wits end.....
My HK91 was bought new in 84. I dressed the trigger pull to 4.5 lbs and it was an amazing firearm. Original trigger was in the 14lb range. #10 common nails at 100m offhand through the Iron sights, and stiff crosswinds. It was reliably accurate.
I love my HK91, I’m happy you’re bringing this out for some love, also Apex has a great selection of stuff for the CETME and G3. I just bought a bayonet from them.
Sir Admin, thank you for this video. I've been waiting for your take on the G3/91. This is my absolute all time favorite battle rifle. I've had mine for a couple years now and it's never let me down. Now to get flecktarned out. I think my USP 45 compliments the G3/91 perfectly. Love your content. Keep on rocking brother!
Belgium: "Hey you invaded us TWICE in the last forty years, so, if you want the rifle, pays us full price" Germany: "I have some ex Mauser guys whom will make HK, so suck it FN". Belgium indeed selled some FALs to Germany for the Border Police, BUT Belgium refuse sell the licence to Germany so they could made the rifle by itself.
Im not cool enough to have an HK but I have a PTR and so far I like it. My friends enjoy slapping it and we're all equally amused by how far it flings cases. 10/10 experience.
I love my PTR 91, which is the G3A3, replaced the trigger housing with the G3 steel pistol grip, scoped it out for long range and she is so smooth to shoot.....
As an American, I beg to differ. Germany has excellent firearms, beautiful optics, and a fighting spirit to be reconed with. As an American, we have nukes. We negotiate for the comment section. 😆😆😅🤣😂🤣
It’ll also be worth checking out the first guy before Dave Radband. That’s my bro Martin Stapleton otherwise known as ‘Stapes 50 Cal’ as he’s a former Royal Marine and served with SFSG. He’s also an MMA world champion and black belt in Jujitsu.
CETME and HK 91 are almost identical. Funny how the US is going through a lot of expensive steps to make a new expensive round, the.277 Fury... that's basically a 7.62 NATO. With that action... careful with .308. Carry a broken shell case extractor with you.
I'm a big fan of 308 as much as anyone, I own an LMT MWS308 configured as a battle rifle (16 inch, TA110 ACOG) but saying the 277 fury is basically an expensive over-engineered 308 is pretty disengenius. 308 is great out of 16 inch and longer barrels - but shorter than 16 and velocity starts to drop off a cliff and so does your ability to make easy hits past about 500-600 meters. 16 inch and longer battle rifles are heavy and suck to carry, especially if you want to suppress them. Garand Thumb has chrono testing of the 277 Fury from the 13 inch and 9 9 inch Sig Spear rifles in recent videos and the results are mind boggling. 3100fps with a 115g projectile from a 13 inch rifle and 2700fps with a 115g projectile from the 9 inch version. I assume the ballistic coefficients are similar to 6.5CM (so superior to 308) so essentially you have a round from a 13 inch barrel that's going to perform better at range than a 20 inch 308, and you can run it suppressed and be shorter. 13 inch 308 velocity is probably somewhere around 2200, 2300fps and 9 inch would likely be less than 2000. The energy of 277 out of short barrels is actually insane, if someone else is paying for the ammo and producing it and I'm a grunt in the army I'd much rather carry a suppressed 13 inch 277 than a 308 suppressed in any length. 16 and over is too long and heavy, under 16 and the ballistics suffer. As a civilian, if they can get the 277 fury to market at 308 pricing and offer it in more platforms like the LMT I'd happily switch from 308 to 277.
@SPIRIT-117 As a retired US Army Light Infantry Squad Leader, who remembers even 5.56 being severely limited and rationed in Iraq in '04.... I say use what we've already got and make more of it, while being able to procure globally if needed. War is logistics, not tactics. . I've owned an HK Clone, 16" AR in .308, 18" AR in .308 built for 1,000yd shooting, and I am currently building my "ultimate " AR in .308 with an 18" barrel. I don't plan on doing any CQB. Anyone who thinks they're going to clear a building with less than a platoon doesn't know about clearing buildings. I'd much rather be the guy with a .308 in the building, waiting for bad guys to start stacking up, especially in our predominantly plywood and 2×6 framing in North America. The .277 Fury is a boondoggle. The M855A1 is already an armor killer.
@@brotherbrovet1881 it's not about armor defeat (or at least it shouldn't be but the army is touting this) , it's about giving every rifleman a 13 inch, suppressed rifle that's lighter and easier to deal with than any 308 rifle, and has better long range capability than any 556 rifle I'll take a 13 inch suppressed over an 18 inch unsupressed 308 any day, but the velocity on 13 inch 308 sucks and 277 fixes that. Agree that logistics is important - the US military industrial complex really needs to embrace this new round or it won't be useful. Good news there is the US Army is expanding the Lake City production plant to include runs for 6.8, and historially speaking when Lake City makes stuff it tends to stick around.
@@brotherbrovet1881 sig also claims the hybrid casings weigh less than 308 brass and the projectiles weigh less too, so a fully loaded 277 mag should save a few ounces over a loaded 308 mag. That might add up to a decent amount across 6 or 10 magazines. Also short barrels (providing you aren't screwing your ballistic performance) do more for your gun than just CQB room clearing. if 13.5 308 barrels had 3000fps nobody would use 20 inch barrels and the 277 fury would never have been made.
Since 1987 when I saw one hanging on the wall at Turner's Outdoorsman in Orange California as a teen, I have had the bug. They are amazing, and I loved your vid, bro. Watched it at least 5 times. Now I have to get a KAC rail. Good luck to me. As a Marine I went to Somalia, I saw a few there, but they are all over Kenya. I believe they were all FMP made under HK contract with green furniture. Thanks for the awesome vid.
Love my G3's. Its the only rifle that will function without an extractor. Because of chamber flutes, the gases from the fired round pushes the brass out of the chamber, and the brass follows the bolt until the ejector kicks it out the ejection port.
There aren't many days that go by when I don't regret the sale of my PTR-91 with the Bill Springfield trigger. It was ridiculously reliable. It was most accurate with South African surplus - even my handloads weren't as good. It was a bit of a boat anchor, but to be fair I am a bit of a manlet and older than most volcanoes, to boot.
Here's a Nugget of Knowledge of your backpack of wisdom. Rollis Karvellis is indeed still kicking it today! He is a legend to the reloading community here. He frequents reloading live chats. If I see him I throw a link to your video!
This weapon was my standard rifle in the Bundeswehr. It was a little complicated at the beginning because of the strong recoil - I don't know how often I came off the range as a recruit with a big cheekbone. But if you learn to use it correctly - great weapon with a nice caliber.
Hey Admin everything good? I noticed you haven’t been posting on Saturdays and was wondering if your schedule changed. We appreciate you and as always awesome video.
We only used ironsights in the service, in the late 90´s. I find it quite light and very good. after ½ a year with it it´s like a part of you. (Btw. compare the insides bolt moving ect. with the lmg 42)
If you don't have the paddle mag release, I've found a quick and comfortable way of taking out the mag is going under the rifle between the mag and the trigger guard with your left hand. This way, the rifle is held by the web of your hand between your thumb and index finger. Hit the mag release button with your thumb, then your hand is already there to pull out the magazine
I still have fond memories of my time in the Bundeswehr and was lucky not to have to shoot with the plastic G36, BUT I had the misfortune of serving at the exact time when the Bundeswehr was being "disbanded" after the fall of the Berlin Wall and doing my basic training in a "JÄGER Battalion" which had actually already been disbanded and was only reactivated for these three months of basic training. We didn't even have cutlery or plates in the canteen and walked around in civilian clothes for 3 weeks. Now comes the kicker, the G3s that we got came from everywhere... we had a mixed bag of all kinds... the first "test shot" with the blue ammunition (in our own clothes) looked like the training videos against Hezbolla or ISIS terrorists later on we had wooden handles (dark because VERY old) new wooden handles three different colors of plastic handles, mixed G3s with wood and plastic, double lock pins, dual lock pins...etc, one of my comrades even had a sheetmetal sliding buttstock from a MP5 prototype .... WTF!? My own G3 didn't even officially exist at that time according to the stamping on the housing a so-called paratrooper rifle (later G3A4k) built in 1957 ( the year of birth of my older brother ) of course without all the markings on the housing. They were so mixed together that we all looked like Patrick Swazy in the film "Red Dawn"
My all-time favorite rifle. It's a vibe for sure. Need one in .45-70auto. Also, quick correction, FN had no problem selling the FAL to West Germany but, Germany wanted the licensing to domestically produce them. That's what FN said no to. So they decided to go with the CETME C, which they domestically produced under HK as the G3.
I love the HK91, HK93 and the HK94, and when I was on the SWAT, we used the G3, G33 and MP5; yet after several years of service, my department went over to the M4's, was a sad day in my book. In personal life, the FAL is very good to have also, for shooters and to add to one's collection.
I noticed when you did the muzzle view that you had a bayonet adapter installed. You really need to get a bayo for it. Top mounted has it's own vibe. Grats on owning one of the sexiest rifles ever created.
my fav out of the modernizations of the G3 is what we swedes have done I might be biased but we have swedish made stocks and handguards made by SPUR and we also chop of the irons and weld a pick rail on top. Presto you got a AK4 D (Automatkarbin 4 David)
I just finished modding my PTR the price came out to like $1100 including the optic which was the most expensive thing. So all together gun + parts cost $2200. And the PTR may not have the Teutonic magic but it does have a paddle mag release
3 mods you gotta make to a G3 to bring it up to the times. New trigger. New locking piece. New buffer. The trigger will help accuracy and the later 2 reduce recoil greatly.
Oh also admin, i would heavily reccomend the "tac-latch" for the hk91. Its like a sideays paddle that doesnt require yku to breakdown your grip to do mag swaps. Its not as good as an actual paddle, but its better than using just the button. Relativelt cheap and fairly easy to install.
The CETME (Model 58) is such a cool rifle. The G3 / HK91 is a really pretty rifle. The CETME/G3 does draw its lineage back to the StG-45. Bad boy counter: 1 indeed.
Prism probably was near the end of the adjustment threads and came loose it’s a known issue with the ACOG. If you want a crazy trigger get a G3sg1 trigger group I think it’s like a 1lb trigger.
FNH did sell the FAL to the Germans. It was designated the G1. Germany wanted a license to produce the G1, but the Belgians were like, "Uh, nah mate, fuck that". German EXPAT engineers working in Spain at CETME came back to Orbendorf, West Germany. It was there that that they refined the CETME rifle to what we know today as the G3.
I have a cetme c91 I believe imported by century. It works fine, the HK is better for options but other than that how is the German gun better? All the moving parts in mine have German markings.
@@Dan-be7iuit's not really. I briefly owned a honest to goodness hk-91 back in the late 80's. They're okay but not really anything to write home about. Average trigger and decent accuracy but recoil sucks compared to a FAL/L1A1 or a properly set up M14/M1A and yes ladies and gents I've owned and fired them all.
All are great early cold war goodness and have different strengths and weaknesses.
I love telling people the same history about h&k.
like dude that ptr is an hk because its the hk tools and I get people that try to say the g3 and fal are not the same gun.
sure the locking system is different but its the same gun.
Missed a step. Step before those German Expats that worked on the CETME project, they were engineers at a little known rifle company called Mauser. Yeah, Mauser had been producing both the K98 Mauser, and the G43 (which was kinda crap, by the way) then decided that the other gun companies getting into this weird new concept known as a Sturmgewehr, and they wanted in. They originally produce a gun known as the Gerat 06, which is slightly cheaper to produce than the STG 44, but the Wehrmacht says "nope, not better enough to switch production, get bent". They analyze the gun, which used a fairly normal gas system, and rollers as part of the lockup. They realize that there were some cook offs that were fine because they rollers controlled it. This leads to a bunch of nerdery where they do math and create Roller Delayed Blowback system, and the Gerat 06H. This ends up being slightly lighter, but a crapload cheaper and quicker to produce than the STG 44, and more reliable, so the Wehrmacht says "Ok, this is good, lets produce this as the STG45M, by the way, we are putting your entire factory packed into a train so we can move it into the mountains. Why? Because the allies are basically at our doorstep and we want you producing guns to stop them completely steam rolling us." Fast forward a few weeks, and they were just starting to produce the first batch, and the Allies "liberated" the factory, had them finish what they were making just out of curiosity, so the STG45M totals about 50 guns in total production, mostly because some GIs wanted to see what came out the end of the line. After that, the rest happens, Mauser Engineers move to Spain, make the CETME in Roller Delayed Blowback simply because they thought it was a good idea, and should be used in other stuff.
Germany rejected the FAL design because the sights were too high. FN balked, but the Germans were adamant, reasoning that ~4mm was the difference between an injured soldier and a dead one.
The first gun I ever bought for myself was an HK 91. Bought it for $420 just after my 18th birthday in 1984 and I still have it.
If I remember right they were going for 800-1,000 back then. I know in 88' I got a HK 94 9mm for 1,200. You got a great deal, sir!
They are selling for over 5k now 😢
I started shooting my dad's HK-91 around 1994 when I was 9. Used it tons through the years. When I was 22 he flat out gave it to me. It is my favorite rifle and almost an extension of myself. Sure, there are better fighting rifles, but the familiarity I have with the HK can't be matched. If I had to scoot and take a rifle with me, that would be the one.
Similar story here. My first Gun was, a high Quality german clone of the HK91, the SAR M41 Sportmatch. Great rifle, pretty accurate. Expensive too...
Excuse me ?
I absolutely get where the fascination with the G3 comes from.
In bootcamp we had a couple of G3A3s in our armory. Since I really liked the G3 (or 7,62 that is) more than the G36 I did everything I could to shoot that bad boy once.
So during a shooting excercise our platoon leader and I made a bet, which was actually his idea.
I won the bet and got to shoot this beauty and immediately fell in love.
Of course I had to clean the everliving jesus out of that thing afterwards but it was well worth it.
Small fact:
Although we replaced the G3 with the G36, we still have them in stock in case things go Volkssturm again.
How abundant are the handguard bipods? Those little pieces of metal are rare surplus in America and damn near every HK91 owner wants one, but they're expensive. The germany military could probably sell the ones in good condition at the same price as a cheap AR-pattern rifle and see demand for them.
@@thehalberdier4774 I managed to get my hands on a rarer bird than the bipod. I bought from my friend the German G3 .22LR kit complete in the original wood box and includes 2 magazines. A thing of beauty just to look at! 🦄
@@thehalberdier4774 As far as germany is concerned they should be pretty rare. As far as I know, they were only used with the G3ZF and G3 SG1, the DMR versions of the G3, which were mainly used by infantry units (paratroopers, mechanized infantry, etc).
Also HK and the german goverment made sure to scrap a big portion of the G3 stock so that they don‘t end up in conflict zones or somewhere where they are not supposed to be.
I think we all know how that worked out…
@@thehalberdier4774 That being said, I found a german website selling them for 250 bucks.
I don‘t know if you are allowed to buy them off of germany but search for „G3 Zweibein“ and maybe one dealer will ship it to the US.
@@thehalberdier4774 I served with this beast for 18 months, and everyone was issues a bipod with it.
So here’s some fun trivia. Humpty Dumpty was a gun. Used at the siege of Colchester.
Humpty Dumpty was a big ol’ cannon sat on the fortified Colchester town walls. The walls were damaged and the gun fell. Because of the size of the gun and the rubble it was in. The kings men, even with the use of their horses couldn’t drag the fat bastard out again.
That same King was also tried and beheaded after the Parliamentarian rebellion was succesful, marking the only time where Britain was ruled by a non-monarchical dictator; Oliver Cromwell. (Who the tank is named after!)
I'd rather have it and not need than to need and not have, brilliant 👌 again dude 😮, greetings from the UK, yes I'm a brit, ❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉😮😮😮😮😮p.
I knew this and was laughing to myself as he mentioned the rhyme. Glad this comment exists.
Now I want to see Admin do a video about siege cannons and bombards.
Indeed, some fun trivia.
If the FAL was the right arm of the free world, the G3 was the left. So many countries used both of them at some point.
What were the feet?
To be fair the term has been used for both for so long that if I hear “The right arm of the free world” I automatically assume FN-Fal and G3 😂
Meaning the m16 was the third arm of the world.
@@ppls53 Did you not see the film Planet Terror , its a Bushmaster Carbine, fitted with a Cobray 37mm Launcher.
And the M14 was the third leg
G3 was the og assault class upgrade gun in Battlefield 2. Real ones remember.
Enemy Boat Spotted spam on Karkand.... my heart. If I go listen to the loading screen music right now, I might just cry. 2005-2008 was the golden age. The last time I experienced carefree joy.
I miss BF2 😭
@@slovencleta Me and my buddies that played still quote the NPC voice line "damn it, sorry" constantly
The best Battlefield!
@slovencleta as GenX, I'd argue the true golden age was pre 94 assualt weapon ban when we could physically buy these rifles, and AKs, and Belgium FALs for pennies on what they cost today
Fun fact, the successor to the G3, the G4, went on to be a very popular gaming and pop culture channel on cable in the 2000’s
And decided to make a mediocre tequila to boot.
Had a absolutely awful reboot
You’re a scholar
Chris Gore is still out there making content, and olivia munn is still bae.
Lmao damn you’re right!
My first rifle was a clone of the 91. The first time I disassembled it I wasn’t a gun guy I was history guy. The bolt looked weird so i looked it up. Roller delayed similar to mg42 boom I was hooked. By the end of the week I found Forgotten weapons 5 years later my pockets are empty and my gun cabinets are over flowing, I watch awesome guys like you and strive to achieve something similar in my own pocket of the gun tuber world
Subscribed, sir.
I have a clone HK 91 set up like a Semi-PSG1/marksman rifle. Very cool but I think I’m goin to trade it for a PTR91 or something else
Same here pretty much, I'm kind of an amateur history nerd who loves playing military FPS games. I finally decided to buy my first rifle in late 2022. It was a Colt AR-15A4, basically an M16A4 clone without the KAC rail, and no joke, the moment that I took it out of the box and held it in my hands, I was instantly hooked. Something about owning a piece of technology that's that iconic, recognizable and in our modern history just made me want to have more guns with that kind of significance. Now my bank account is also constantly hurting, but at least I'm investing it into physical assets that I know won't lose too much of their value in the future. Hopefully I never have to part ways with any of my babies, but if worse comes to worse, that's always an option.
The big daddy of the HK slaps
HK Will&Smith 91
The more accurate history lesson: Germany wanted a license to manufacture FAL's for the international export market but FN did not want the competition. Enter CETME & HK with an export agreement signed and ready to go.
No butt hurt over WW2, just business as usual for defense contractors.
Besides, FN ran out of Browning designs....
Former German Infantryman here. I always prefered the G3 over the G36. The G36 is a good rifle but the roller delayed system is just THE vibe. We went back to use the G3 during my deployments to A-Stan 2009 and 2011. The G3 always performed as it should and looked spicy while doing it
See, I always prefered the G36 but was handed a G3ZF because I was the best shot in the group. I was not happy with that, but on my next tour I got handed a G28 and I fucking loved that rifle.
@@patta8388 I got out before I had the chance to get the G28 in my dirty little fingers... sadly
@@Yashu1105 Stammeinheit?
@@patta8388 2./JgBtl 292. Eigene?
@@patta8388 2./JgBtl 292. Deine?
Hey, a little fun fact about Turkish armed forces and the G3
G3 was our standard issue rifle until recently and we were extremely reluctant to get something new because our boys were loving the gun. in 1990s we tried to adopt 5,56 so we ordered some HK53 rifles because it was the closest thing to 5,56 G3 and it was awful so we blamed the calibre, turns out it was the gun that was awful and not the calibre which resulted in the Turkish armed forces adopting 5,56 extremely late compared to other NATO countries
Also G3 is the first gun I've shot so that's fun
Kind of too late now since countries are moving back to full power and intermediate hybrid calibers for rural combat
Yes, the HK53 has a much lighter weight bolt carrier than the G3 and that can really reduce the reliability in a recoil operated rifle, like the H&K's. The G3 bolt carrier is so heavy, it is reliable in sand and in ice.
@@BrandonLeeBrown I'd say it's closer to blowback than it is to recoil operated. I associate recoil operated with inertia shotguns
@@jason200912 well I say it's not late. Our army now has the new MPT series rifles which comes in both 556 and 762NATO, for some reason the 762 variants are given to the navy first, odd choice. How do I know that? I live next to a naval shipyard where most of the ships go to Libya for tour
@@nomnomxddd7341 it's because naval gunfights tend to be long distance and so they usually always get the good stuff and because there's so few of them that needs to be armed that the total costs is low compared to arming the infantry
Admin looking a bit like a young Burt gummer with that Hk91 and mustache
I immediately got Benicio Del Torro vibes from "Way of the Gun". Great movie by the way.
Your PTR 91 video back in the day was one of your first videos I saw and was also ultimately what led to me buying one
Really digging the little info pop up at the bottom and a "bad boi" :O
HK 91 and 93 were my rifles. I got them back in the 80s. I will never let them go.
Admin if you didn't know, they had to go to the button to import. The government made them put a bar at the bottom on the receiver so you couldn't just slap a full auto trigger pack in. That caused them to have to move the paddle.
Good info
I just gotta say, the way this video is put together is so good. The history lesson was told in 3 different kits, 3 different HK91 builds. Its entertaining. Just very well crafted. Flows nicely.
When you find a channel that people love the HK G-3 pattern of rifles, it feels like home!
On Aussie uniforms, the Flag is worn on the left shoulder, unit patch on the right.
Ah I new it was auscam or smth
@@_Azur AMCU. The multicam replacement for auscam
@@Scads_In_Space AMCU and DPCU are both "Auscam", AMCU is just the latest version. We used the DPCU colours on the AMP (Aussie Multicam) pattern and ended up with this. The problem is these new uniforms fade ridiculously fast (will be almost white in 2 years)!
@@sionsoschwalts2762 Didnt know that. i always knew the dpcu as just auscam. Never knew it had a designation as a disruptive or whatever. Shame about the fading. Who makes the issued uniforms that fade?
@Scads_In_Space The uniforms are made by both Hard Yakka and Australian Defence Apparel, both have the exact same issue, just one fades to a brighter yellow before going pale while the other just gets lighter.
As a person that lives in Greece which uses the G3 as a standard infantry rifle,this video is truly a G3 classic
Absolutely approved
My German heart going 📈📈📈
Aryan heart??
@@hydoffdhagaweyne1037My Aryan pass got taken away when my hair got more and more ginger. Still have my German pass though 🇩🇪
I heard there isn't one
Aryans are pakistani/indian looking people, shouldnt we be smarter than those peeps in 1945? @@hydoffdhagaweyne1037
Ah, so a G3 is what Conway Twitty was referring to in that song.
My first 91 I bought for $600. I traded it for an FAL.
It wasnt much longer before I bought another 91 for $600. Still have both of them. Or they are still in the family.
I miss the 80's.
Speaking of G3’s in video games; I loved running it in BF BC2 as aggressive Recon or Medic since it was an all-kits weapon
A gunsmith I know said several years ago that a battle rifle is an essential part of any collection. I definitely agree.
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Hey! If ya want a solution to the lack of a paddle, the TacLatch on HKParts is a wonderful piece. It requires no welding or cutting
It’s been 2 years and a large punches from me. And he G3 is back on the channel!!! Long live the long MP5!!!!
You need a copy of the book FULL CIRCLE. It’s all about the history of delayed roller locking guns, and the G3. Too bad it’s out of print, because it’ll cost you just a much as a PTR91 to get copy of it. But I’ve had my SAR-8 for 24yrs. Oh definitely get the paddle magazine release installed. Enjoy!
Burt Gummer: WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HK91?!?”
I'll let you have it on one condition.....
Man, that Payday music immediately threw me flashbacks of "CHAINS IS IN A PICKLE"
and generalmcbadass's reading of the Chains x Hoxton pickle cursed fanfic
I love how obvious what new words Admin has learned recently
The “Gun-Metal Grey” music in the intro takes me back to Payday gunning down with the “Gewher 3”. Lovely vid mister Admin
I remember in the 1980's a new HK91 was $450, which was cheaper than a Colt AR15, but the new HK91 magazines were $65.
I want to go back
Admin I paid $2900 back in 2012 for mine and now I have like 5 different stocks and 6 forearms and 3 different lowers from metal to plastic and I have a HK G28 muzzle and HK 21 rear sight. I have not had feeding issues with it at all. The factory trigger is heavy and a beast to fire but it runs whatever I put in it. It’s heavy and the charging handle is an absolute mess to cock it fast. I put the extended HK21 charging handle making it suck less. The lack of paddle blows ass 😂 I am thinking about getting the paddle installed. I got a wooden pistol grip for $5 and it’s fantastic. I put an AR buffer tube and my Sig wife stock on it from the HK21 and side folding stocks that I ran at first. The AR adjusting stocks work best in my opinion.
Ah yes, the HK91 series. A gun that I love to look at, but hate to shoot. Strange how the mp5 is such a joy, but the roller guns suck with big calibers.
Getting an in line stock like the Spuhr changes the feeling entirely to me.
I can never get over how far those things throw brass. I love it.
As a lefty I can asure you that the brass will exactly hit your arm. But only if it's naked. :D
@@waldmeister0815 LOL. I just thought of that. I've always wanted one. I'm left eye dominant so I shoot long guns lefty. Even tho I'm right handed.
@@cyrusbjerke8693 I uesed this gun in the Bundewehr. the brass deflector on it was quite good in that the brass would just hit your arme and not your face. Otherwise a good gun. Quite a bit of recoil for a skinny lad like me, but with a bit of technique you'll manage it quite fine.
I live in the country in Iowa, USA I was shooting my clone of the G3...a Springfield Armory SAR8 made from a parts kit using a ugly cast receiver. I sent my shooting bench maybe ten yards west of the farm house sense it was morning and the house blocked the sun. It broke every kitchen window on that side of the house by the ejecting brass.
My Airsoft version doesn't shoot like this 😒
:0 airsoft mentioned
Great video Admin! I absolutely love the little "Admin fact" blurb at the bottom it was very nice addition. Would love that to become a regular part of thr videos
Get that DBAL off that .308! I worked for Steiner and that thing is gonna BREAK
Haha nice.
It is known as a scope breaker for a reason
Thanks very much for this video! This rifle was what I was trained on during my military service 1988 - 90: a G3 A1, the version with the distinctive wooden stock / forestock! This is very hard to find these days - what you mostly get is an MKE T41, manufactured in Turkey under license, featuring black plastic for the stock and a different finish. Sometimes Gunsmiths would come up with G3s altered for civilian use, with the the fire selector blocked at the "E" position. Retail price: about 2.600 €, without accessories (e.g. scopes, picatinny rails, etc.).
To me, the G3 is one of the most accurate semi - auto rifles, with an effective range up to 400m! And there is also a special version of this model, called the G3 DMR.
" ... Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used by the Royalists during the English Civil War. During a vicious battle in 1648, the cannon fell from a battlement and was unable to be recovered (i.e., put back together again. ..." taken from one of several internet articles on that subject... thought you might find it interresting ...
My dad's hk93 Para stock was made in 1974. holding it and I assume shooting it is like driving an auidi. Built for any conditions. The 40rnd mags, so cool. New in box safe queen. Hk as a brand, the mp5 build I made left me in awe. I used a forged receiver because I couldn't afford a 5k$ hk94 as a 21yo guy. Cost 2k$ in 2002 money. Cheers from Chicago 🇺🇸👍🔫😎
COD4 got me hooked on it. ACunity wide handguard is fantastic for us poors.
Huge drum sight fan.
The best irons in the game
Diopters ❤
By far one of my favorite rifles but I’ll have to say the MSG90 is my favorite model of all the H&K G3 rifles
Saw a total of 63 g3 magazines pre covid. The most expensive were $5, but most were $2.
And, if I remember right, the ATF forced HK to change the reciever, which made it not accept the paddle, and HK tried to get US civilians to fight against stupid import restrictions, & we obviously lost that fight
I ran a gun shop called Hammer Down and a customer bought in a hunting version with a wood rifle stock and it was pretty neat , very little were imported and it belonged to his uncle who kicked the bucket
The lack about the paddle mag is because of USA gun laws, related to not let using auto lowers, so they had to get rid of the paddle mag release and put a big chunk of metal in order to not be able to use auto lowers
Man you werent wrong about that rifle having too fast of a fire rate...bless you. Weve all been there.
Love my tantal but its been fully semi automatic in the past
I bought mine in 1984 while stationed at Camp Lejeune. Best $450 I ever spent.
The G3 was my go to firearm in 2007's CoD:MW, while playing hardcore mode. Players had 30hp, & its' minimum damage was 30
Dear UA-cam, stop unsubscribing me from channels I regularly view. Kind regards, the firearms enthusiast community.
No shit bro. They keep deleting and/or not posting my comments or replies outright. And I'm a longtime primo subscriber. It's just about got me at my fucking wits end.....
I love my ptr91 I put the midwest industries m-lok rail on it and an AR buffer tube adapter and it's just a lovely thing to shoot
Not much to be proud of these days as a German but our Gun Engineers are definitely something
I've always been impressed by German weapon engineering, aircraft included.
Only thing they design well.
The lower limit is still not reached, so more things are planed to be sold out.
Would you have been more or less proud about 75-80 years ago??
@@TheRamRanch what is it like living with severe brain damage?
My HK91 was bought new in 84. I dressed the trigger pull to 4.5 lbs and it was an amazing firearm. Original trigger was in the 14lb range. #10 common nails at 100m offhand through the Iron sights, and stiff crosswinds. It was reliably accurate.
You need an Italian BM-59 in your life.
I missed getting one when Sarco first started selling them. Now I just can't justify the price.( in other words, I'm broke)
I love my HK91, I’m happy you’re bringing this out for some love, also Apex has a great selection of stuff for the CETME and G3. I just bought a bayonet from them.
G3 is the Western AK
I thought the SG550 was the western AK?
Sir Admin, thank you for this video. I've been waiting for your take on the G3/91. This is my absolute all time favorite battle rifle. I've had mine for a couple years now and it's never let me down. Now to get flecktarned out. I think my USP 45 compliments the G3/91 perfectly.
Love your content. Keep on rocking brother!
Belgium: "Hey you invaded us TWICE in the last forty years, so, if you want the rifle, pays us full price"
Germany: "I have some ex Mauser guys whom will make HK, so suck it FN".
Belgium indeed selled some FALs to Germany for the Border Police, BUT Belgium refuse sell the licence to Germany so they could made the rifle by itself.
Im not cool enough to have an HK but I have a PTR and so far I like it. My friends enjoy slapping it and we're all equally amused by how far it flings cases. 10/10 experience.
I see video I click.
I love my PTR 91, which is the G3A3, replaced the trigger housing with the G3 steel pistol grip, scoped it out for long range and she is so smooth to shoot.....
Diese Kommentarsektion ist nun Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Jawohl!
Jawohl!
As an American, I beg to differ. Germany has excellent firearms, beautiful optics, and a fighting spirit to be reconed with. As an American, we have nukes. We negotiate for the comment section. 😆😆😅🤣😂🤣
@@charlessalmond7076 We do *_NOT_* negotiate with *_TERRORISTS!_*
@@charlessalmond7076Hm... Stattgegeben! 😂
It’ll also be worth checking out the first guy before Dave Radband. That’s my bro Martin Stapleton otherwise known as ‘Stapes 50 Cal’ as he’s a former Royal Marine and served with SFSG. He’s also an MMA world champion and black belt in Jujitsu.
CETME and HK 91 are almost identical. Funny how the US is going through a lot of expensive steps to make a new expensive round, the.277 Fury... that's basically a 7.62 NATO.
With that action... careful with .308. Carry a broken shell case extractor with you.
I'm a big fan of 308 as much as anyone, I own an LMT MWS308 configured as a battle rifle (16 inch, TA110 ACOG) but saying the 277 fury is basically an expensive over-engineered 308 is pretty disengenius.
308 is great out of 16 inch and longer barrels - but shorter than 16 and velocity starts to drop off a cliff and so does your ability to make easy hits past about 500-600 meters.
16 inch and longer battle rifles are heavy and suck to carry, especially if you want to suppress them.
Garand Thumb has chrono testing of the 277 Fury from the 13 inch and 9 9 inch Sig Spear rifles in recent videos and the results are mind boggling.
3100fps with a 115g projectile from a 13 inch rifle and 2700fps with a 115g projectile from the 9 inch version. I assume the ballistic coefficients are similar to 6.5CM (so superior to 308) so essentially you have a round from a 13 inch barrel that's going to perform better at range than a 20 inch 308, and you can run it suppressed and be shorter.
13 inch 308 velocity is probably somewhere around 2200, 2300fps and 9 inch would likely be less than 2000.
The energy of 277 out of short barrels is actually insane, if someone else is paying for the ammo and producing it and I'm a grunt in the army I'd much rather carry a suppressed 13 inch 277 than a 308 suppressed in any length. 16 and over is too long and heavy, under 16 and the ballistics suffer.
As a civilian, if they can get the 277 fury to market at 308 pricing and offer it in more platforms like the LMT I'd happily switch from 308 to 277.
@SPIRIT-117 As a retired US Army Light Infantry Squad Leader, who remembers even 5.56 being severely limited and rationed in Iraq in '04.... I say use what we've already got and make more of it, while being able to procure globally if needed.
War is logistics, not tactics.
. I've owned an HK Clone, 16" AR in .308, 18" AR in .308 built for 1,000yd shooting, and I am currently building my "ultimate " AR in .308 with an 18" barrel.
I don't plan on doing any CQB. Anyone who thinks they're going to clear a building with less than a platoon doesn't know about clearing buildings. I'd much rather be the guy with a .308 in the building, waiting for bad guys to start stacking up, especially in our predominantly plywood and 2×6 framing in North America.
The .277 Fury is a boondoggle. The M855A1 is already an armor killer.
@@brotherbrovet1881 it's not about armor defeat (or at least it shouldn't be but the army is touting this) , it's about giving every rifleman a 13 inch, suppressed rifle that's lighter and easier to deal with than any 308 rifle, and has better long range capability than any 556 rifle
I'll take a 13 inch suppressed over an 18 inch unsupressed 308 any day, but the velocity on 13 inch 308 sucks and 277 fixes that.
Agree that logistics is important - the US military industrial complex really needs to embrace this new round or it won't be useful. Good news there is the US Army is expanding the Lake City production plant to include runs for 6.8, and historially speaking when Lake City makes stuff it tends to stick around.
@@brotherbrovet1881 sig also claims the hybrid casings weigh less than 308 brass and the projectiles weigh less too, so a fully loaded 277 mag should save a few ounces over a loaded 308 mag. That might add up to a decent amount across 6 or 10 magazines.
Also short barrels (providing you aren't screwing your ballistic performance) do more for your gun than just CQB room clearing.
if 13.5 308 barrels had 3000fps nobody would use 20 inch barrels and the 277 fury would never have been made.
Since 1987 when I saw one hanging on the wall at Turner's Outdoorsman in Orange California as a teen, I have had the bug. They are amazing, and I loved your vid, bro. Watched it at least 5 times. Now I have to get a KAC rail. Good luck to me.
As a Marine I went to Somalia, I saw a few there, but they are all over Kenya. I believe they were all FMP made under HK contract with green furniture. Thanks for the awesome vid.
That shoutout was so good, he's actively responding to comments now. Subbed to him, incredible content.
Love my G3's. Its the only rifle that will function without an extractor. Because of chamber flutes, the gases from the fired round pushes the brass out of the chamber, and the brass follows the bolt until the ejector kicks it out the ejection port.
There aren't many days that go by when I don't regret the sale of my PTR-91 with the Bill Springfield trigger.
It was ridiculously reliable. It was most accurate with South African surplus - even my handloads weren't as good. It was a bit of a boat anchor, but to be fair I am a bit of a manlet and older than most volcanoes, to boot.
I would have thought you would prefer a spuhr stock, it is very nice Swedish item... it lets you make a lot of the 308 spicy meatballs
Here's a Nugget of Knowledge of your backpack of wisdom. Rollis Karvellis is indeed still kicking it today! He is a legend to the reloading community here. He frequents reloading live chats. If I see him I throw a link to your video!
Forums pointed me to Bill Springfield out of Colorado for HK/PTR/CETME trigger work. You won't regret it
This weapon was my standard rifle in the Bundeswehr. It was a little complicated at the beginning because of the strong recoil - I don't know how often I came off the range as a recruit with a big cheekbone. But if you learn to use it correctly - great weapon with a nice caliber.
LOL that yeeted brass @ 8:15
Hey Admin everything good? I noticed you haven’t been posting on Saturdays and was wondering if your schedule changed. We appreciate you and as always awesome video.
as an Aussie digger , it's so cool to see you in a AMCU set of combat cams
We only used ironsights in the service, in the late 90´s.
I find it quite light and very good. after ½ a year with it it´s like a part of you.
(Btw. compare the insides bolt moving ect. with the lmg 42)
If you don't have the paddle mag release, I've found a quick and comfortable way of taking out the mag is going under the rifle between the mag and the trigger guard with your left hand. This way, the rifle is held by the web of your hand between your thumb and index finger. Hit the mag release button with your thumb, then your hand is already there to pull out the magazine
I still have fond memories of my time in the Bundeswehr
and was lucky not to have to shoot with the plastic G36, BUT I had the misfortune of serving at the exact time when the Bundeswehr was being "disbanded" after the fall of the Berlin Wall and doing my basic training in a "JÄGER Battalion" which had actually already been disbanded and was only reactivated for these three months of basic training. We didn't even have cutlery or plates in the canteen and walked around in civilian clothes for 3 weeks. Now comes the kicker, the G3s that we got came from everywhere... we had a mixed bag of all kinds... the first "test shot" with the blue ammunition (in our own clothes) looked like the training videos against Hezbolla or ISIS terrorists later on
we had wooden handles (dark because VERY old) new wooden handles three different colors of plastic handles, mixed G3s with wood and plastic, double lock pins, dual lock pins...etc, one of my comrades even had a sheetmetal sliding buttstock from a MP5 prototype .... WTF!?
My own G3 didn't even officially exist at that time according to the stamping on the housing
a so-called paratrooper rifle (later G3A4k) built in 1957 ( the year of birth of my older brother )
of course without all the markings on the housing. They were so mixed together that we all looked like Patrick Swazy in the film "Red Dawn"
Love the FPV shots!
My all-time favorite rifle. It's a vibe for sure. Need one in .45-70auto.
Also, quick correction, FN had no problem selling the FAL to West Germany but, Germany wanted the licensing to domestically produce them. That's what FN said no to. So they decided to go with the CETME C, which they domestically produced under HK as the G3.
I literally watched Heat yesterday for the first time, so I appreciate the Larp
Good breakdown and historical information on the platform. That's why I watch your channel. It's been a while, but I'm back.
You gotta have the best and funniest edits of the guntube world, keep it up
I love the HK91, HK93 and the HK94, and when I was on the SWAT, we used the G3, G33 and MP5; yet after several years of service, my department went over to the M4's, was a sad day in my book. In personal life, the FAL is very good to have also, for shooters and to add to one's collection.
I noticed when you did the muzzle view that you had a bayonet adapter installed. You really need to get a bayo for it. Top mounted has it's own vibe. Grats on owning one of the sexiest rifles ever created.
my fav out of the modernizations of the G3 is what we swedes have done I might be biased but we have swedish made stocks and handguards made by SPUR and we also chop of the irons and weld a pick rail on top. Presto you got a AK4 D (Automatkarbin 4 David)
I am there with you brother. every since I seen one on the movie Dogs of war
I just finished modding my PTR the price came out to like $1100 including the optic which was the most expensive thing. So all together gun + parts cost $2200.
And the PTR may not have the Teutonic magic but it does have a paddle mag release
3 mods you gotta make to a G3 to bring it up to the times. New trigger. New locking piece. New buffer. The trigger will help accuracy and the later 2 reduce recoil greatly.
look up bill springfield for a good trigger job. he also has a buffer upgrade kit for the collapsing stock that tames the recoil a lot better.
nice aus cam bro, reppin da set
Damnit I love this channel, Just got the PTR91...its a machine.
Just get ptr 91, same stuff. Heckler and Cuck are only expensive due to the importation ban.
admin sounding more and more like Mac from Future Weapons since that 110 SASS video
Oh also admin, i would heavily reccomend the "tac-latch" for the hk91. Its like a sideays paddle that doesnt require yku to breakdown your grip to do mag swaps. Its not as good as an actual paddle, but its better than using just the button. Relativelt cheap and fairly easy to install.
The CETME (Model 58) is such a cool rifle. The G3 / HK91 is a really pretty rifle.
The CETME/G3 does draw its lineage back to the StG-45.
Bad boy counter: 1 indeed.
The FAL was the “right arm of the free world” the HK G3 was the Right fist clenched tightly in a German leather glove.
Prism probably was near the end of the adjustment threads and came loose it’s a known issue with the ACOG. If you want a crazy trigger get a G3sg1 trigger group I think it’s like a 1lb trigger.