Heckler & Koch HK G3 Rifle

Heckler & Koch HK G3

H&K designed the G3 as a German battle rifle in 7.62 NATO calibrehttps://atlanticfirearms.com/hk-g3-collapsing-stock in the 1950’s. The G3 is built using as many stamped parts as possible. The receiver is stamped from sheet steel. The trigger unithou sing along with pistol handle frame, also are stamped from steel and hingedto the receiver using the cross-pin in the front of the trigger unit, just behind the magazine housing.

Also, Earliest G3 rifles also featured stamped handguards and CETME-type flip-up rear diopter sights. In the mid-1960s the initial design wasupgraded to the G3A3 and G3A4 configurations. These rifles had ventilated plastic handguards and a drum-type rear diopter sights, marked from 100 to 400meters.

More so, The shortest version of the G3 was the G3KA4, similar to G3A4 but with shortened barrel. Every G3 rifle can be equipped with detachable bipods,claw-type detachable scope mounts. Long-barreled versions can be fitted with bayonet or used to launch rifle grenades from the barrel.

In general, the HK G3 rifle can be described as one of the best7.62mm NATO battle / assault.

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• Caliber: 7.62 x 51mm NATO
• Type: Fully-Automatic
• Category: Rifle
• Origin: Germany
• Capacity: 20-round magazines