The Germans invented the roller delay with the gerat-45, using lessons from the mg42 that was roller locked, to simplify the stg44. The German gun designers fled to Spain to continue their work, they developed the CETME in Spain. Then when they were able to return to Germany, they brought the project back to Germany with them. It’s a German rifle through and through.
@Revvy Ishonisd What is "gerat-45" ? The internal mechanic of roller delayed breeches are very complex and you have to differentiate: - roller-locked recoil operation as seen in the MG 42 - roller-delayed blowback systems with a gas piston in the "Gerät 06" aka "Starrer Walzenverschluß" or may be "Fixed roller breech" - roller-delayed blowback systems without a gas piston in the "Gerät 06 H" and later G3 aka "Halbstarrer Walzenverschluß" or may be "Semi fixed roller breech" There are many things in the latest days of Third Reich and his weapon development, but there is not such a thing called "gerat-45" with German weapon development during the WW II. 1. There is a single piece (test pattern) of "MP 45" made by Hugo Schmeisser to simplify the StG44 ---> no meaning 2. There are two types of "Gerät 06" - the Gerät 06 itself with "Starrer Walzenverschluß" and a gas piston and later the "Gerät 06 H" with "Halbstarrer Walzenverschluß" and without gas piston. Both from Dr. Karl W. Maier of MAUSER-Werke. The "Gerät 06 H" should be further developed to "Sturmgewehr 45", but only a few single pieces were built. The story with Spain, Ludwig Vorgrimmler and finally the G3 seems to be correct.
@@revvyishonisd5027 May be, that's true, but in reality it makes a big difference. It's comparable with the different types of guns from ArmaLite: - Looks very similar - have almost the same name - but very different operation system with different consequences en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArmaLite_AR-15 vs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArmaLite_AR-18
This beautiful rifle was used by our glorious Mexican army, just three or four years ago, and it never disappointed, it was the terror of the hit men, even the most bloodthirsty, with only the roar of the powerful G3, they ran away, since they knew of the damage that is capable of doing in a person, great video, greetings from Mexico.
I HAD A G3 FOR 18 MONTHS IN THE GREEK ARMY , BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MAN HANDLING THE G3 RECOIL IN AUTO AND STANDING LIKE THAT. HE IS LIKE SHOOTING 5.56 NOT 7.62. MY RESPECTS FROM CRETE.
I am a big fan of firearms but haven’t had the privilege to shoot yet, that being said, from my knowledge, this weapon kicks like a mule. It’s a battle rifle, that’s 7.62x51 not 7.62x39. Full auto generally seems to be a rare practice on the G3, I have used it in more tactical video games and you can seriously feel the recoil. Granted full auto on assault rifles is still primarily used for suppression or CQB clearing, doing all that on this platform is damn impressive.
I served in the Bundeswehr from 1991-1992 (4.Pz.Gren.Btl.162) and my weapon of choice was the G3. Mine was built in 1969 and still had an old wooden buttstock. On our first shoot we had three rounds to set the aim and my rifle was the only one that hit where you aimed. Of course, the recoil is enormous, but if you're well trained for it, it's all good. You have to hold the gun firmly in your shoulder before you shoot. Otherwise it can hurt. I loved this rifle and mourn its loss. Also because of the caliber. 7.62 × 51 mm is simply better than 5.56 × 45 mm, I think. Gruß aus Deutschland.
I fired 75 shots with the G3 as a conscript in the Portuguese Army, in 1987. (Five times five shots, three times) Great rifle. Mine was very accurate, well finished, pretty new having been manufactured under license in Portugal in 1981. Its parkerising was in good condition as these were rifles well kept for qualification shooting. I wish I could take it home! Its recoil is violent indeed and the blast too, the G3 is heavy and I guess it must be quite a fatiguing rifle to use in actual combat. On the other hand, you do feel well armed with it. I was surprised that the G3 heated quite a bit considering that I was shooting semi auto for accuracy at an extremely low pace, about one shot every half a minute. By the same token it will overheat enormously in full auto in a combat situation, I guess. But maybe that is normal and the rifle is able to withstand it to some extent. I wish I could try a FN FAL right next, but unfortunately that was impossible. We did use a few, lended by the Bundeswehr when the insurgencies started in Angola in 1961 and we were caught with the Kar 98, but as soon as the G3s started to arrive the FALs were returned... 😐 I understand the Portuguese troops liked the FAL too, just as the paratroopers loved their AR-10, but HK was the most cooperating company in allowing production under license, so it was G3 for Army, Navy and Air Force! Nowadays the Army reequiped with the FN SCAR, while Navy and Air Force retain the G3 and appear to be quite pleased with them.
We had them in the Danish army (as M75), and if one had auto shooting, all the skinny guys had bruises all over the shoulder and upper arm. Some also had scopes on, and used them as medium-range snipers.
my favorite rifle, the first time I saw the g3 was when I was 11 years old playing l4d2 for the first time where the g3 is a sniper rifle in the game and I absolutely fell in love with it. the g3 and the kar98 are my dream guns to own while my brothers are mg42 or stg44 fans.
After almost 50 years i am still able to disassamble and assamble the G3 blindfolded. Even if you would wake me up in the middle of the night. The boot camp/ Grundausbildung was pretty effective 😅
I can see the smiling when you say "lets do one more just to get measure". But i know what you mean. I served in the Bundeswehr in 1997 and my G3 was from 1969. She was heavy but very reliable and i always know i can trust my life to her.
0:17 although they function in a different way, the MG42 and MG3 also use roller locks, and I believe it was Germans working for CETME (because Germany was prohibited from making weapons after WWII) who developed the Spanish "ancestor" to the G3.
Where are the likes for this video? The like to view ratio is awful for such an informative lesson on the history of this rifle. On a side note, I've been looking for a semi-automatic version of a G3 for a while.
Classic one. Would you say the low-ish rate of fire helps with the control? It definitely kicks, but you seemed to control it pretty well during the mag dump.
The low rate of fire definitely makes a difference as it allows you to regain your balance when shooting it. Even when you know it's coming and lean into it, the continuous impulse of the 7.62 starts to knock you back a bit.
A few germans that made the stg 45 after only 2 prototypes were made they fled Germany to Spain and worked for Cetme. Germany in the 1960s went to Belgium to see if they could get the FN FAL they were told to FO for invading them 25 years ago. Germany then discovered that their engineers were in Spain and they purchased to the Spanish Cetme and the HK G3 was born
In the SADF it was known as the R2. Generally well liked, we used shotgun brushes to keep the breech slots/cuts clean. Otherwise a standard R1 (FN Fal) type cleaning kit.
Wrong this gun is totally taken from the STG - 45 made by Mauser at the end of World War II. They develop it just before the war ended and it never went to trials. That is where they developed the roller lock system in that Mauser STG - 45. They later went back to Germany from Spain and produced the G3 from this weapon system
@@ke6ziu "Just make sure that you're legal to do that"? I believe what you meant to say was "just make sure you take a second mortgage out on your house so you can afford the $50,000 transferable full auto trigger pack to do that".
Thank you very much! I could talk for hours about these firearms as I geek out on the history of them, but I think most people enjoy the shorter duration plus range content. Thanks for the support!
Wish I would've picked one of these up back in the day when they were going for $800/$900. These days, they go for no less than $1300. Bought a DPMS LR308 instead, from a local pawnshop. Run what you brung, as they say.
The recoil is very high on full auto, many soldiers struggle to hit anything but the first round, even moving backwards. Well done! I liked the FNC (Ak 5) better. The safety switch is probably the worst thing about the g3, also its not very well balanced. Alot of weight in front makes it annoying to aim for a prolonged time. Although we had a heavy aimpoint sight on which was supposed to be mounted as far forwards as possible.
It is definitely a loud AND fun gun to shoot. You can check out my other videos for the other smaller 7.62 variants (HK G3K and HK51), the 5.56 variants (HK33 and 53) and the 7.62x39 one (HK 32). Also have 4 different MP5 variants that you may like as well (MP5, MP5K-PDW, MP5SD and HK34)! Thanks for the support!
The *Spanish* CETME was basically Mauser engineers taking the StG 44 of the Wehrmacht and developing it further. So the CETME is German in it's roots. After the war, when Bundeswehr was established as a post war German Army, HK came into being, and then StG44 was developed into the HK G3 😐
+1 👍 for the extra mag. Shows you loved it, and were a champ with the recoil. Do u have a cetme? Heard the parts kits are still reasonable and available?
I don't have a CETME. I actually owned this G3 and a few other HK guns before I really learned the history behind the rifle. There is a new manufacturer making them again, so parts are starting to become available that work with the old guns as well. It's a great system, but I don't have one in my collection.
Good video short but very sweet. I can't own a G3 (I'm in the UK) but I have held one. I keep wishing Santa would bring Me one each year but I'm always let down lol. Looks fun to shoot and You handled the recoil well I've heard the G3 is hard to control in full auto. Again great video 😃👍
Because the bolt does not lock back on the last round, I would load a tracer as the next to the last round. When you saw the tracer you put in a fresh magazine.
Not really roller locked but roller delayed blowback. Roller locking goes all the way back to the MG42 (maybe earlier), where the rollers are unlocked by a short recoil system. I would say that the G3 borrows some from the MG42 and also with regard to aesthetics, construction techniques, and disassembly it borrows a lot from the StG44.
And since the MG3 (which is essentially a MG42 in 7.62x51) and the MP5 (which is essentially a compact G3 in 9x19) are still in use, all that german roller tech from the 40s seems to do a good job.
I can really see the limitation on the reload time with having to pull the charging handle back. Combined with the rock style mag, it looks really slow. I’m sure it can be sped up a bit with training, but it’ll never be as fast as it could be.
Sounds amazing! Almost sounds like an m60! No last shot bolt holdover is a negative for me, watching this bloke fumble with the charging handle for a few seconds means you're a target for a few seconds. No Buenos!
Everyone else: "This gun fires at 550rpm" (Fires at 650rpm) This guy: "This gun fires at 650rpm" (Fires at 550rpm) I'm going to be real here, this is the only G3 I've ever seen that fires at the rate all the text books and wiki pages say. All the others shoot WAY over 600 and sneak into 800 at times. What gives?
The recoil is about double that of the M4. Depending on the distance it is relatively accurate in full auto fire, but in a real firefight I would want to conserve ammo and insure that every round hit its target, so full auto firing is less practical.
I have a M14 in the Sage EBR Chassis and it is a great configuration and pretty much the same setup that the SEAL teams were using for a while. The weight of the EBR stock helps mitigate recoil a bit but not much. I have an updated M14 video coming out sometime next week. Between the G3 and the FAL, they both have their pros and cons. I have large hands, but the FAL selector is difficult to rotate to full auto without changing your hand position and I like the G3 magazines a bit more than the FAL, but I like the charging handle and bolt hold open/ release on the FAL much more.
The G3 was officially adopted and approved by the German Army in 1959, but development of the action and bolt systems began with the StG45M in 1945 and improved upon in 1950 with the CETME in Spain which morphed into the G3 in 1956 with formal approval and issue in 1959. Some of the same designers worked on all three given that they were German contracts, so the technology that went into the G3 originated in the 40s.
