I Bought a G36, The German SPACE GUN! 

As a German, I am legally obligated to watch.

I have trained German soldiers on the G36 and can therefore report the following. The use of the red dot sight (reflex sight) is incorrect. This sight is used with both eyes without putting the head on the shoulder rest! It is not a telescopic sight but a reflex sight designed for rapid fire up to 200m combat distance! That says it all! When used correctly, the housing structure disappears and is not visible. The underlying triple magnification scope is designed for a combat range of 500m and is used like a classic rifle scope! PS: By the way, German G36 had 3 firing modes. secured, single fire, burst fire! Fun Fact: Burst fire in german is "Feuerstoss" marked with an "F". Peace in german is "Frieden". Therefore the "F" was often translated as peace. Burst fire equals subsequent peace! 🙂

Hello, the G36`s reflex visor is not supposed to be used with one eye only. The whole point of the set-up is that the soldier has both eyes open for a full field of view. That is also the reason why there is no magnification. It would confuse the eyes. The red dot will show him/her where he/she is currently aiming at 100m distance. This works beautifully if you are trained to do it.

I've learned how to handle the G36 and G36K (short version). The standard-dot is a habit but it worked well for me in more than 6 years of service. The G36 is light and easy to handle. it also has a high durability and precision. Mud. sand, snow and ice are no problem for this rifle. For sure the G36 has less emotions than a G3 (HK-Slap ftw). But its still my rifle of choice in closed combat.

damn I'm still surprised that Matt still hasn't gotten like a scope cam. He should get one

I will still never understand how this man has a new and creative intro every single video for the last 5+ years

What makes the G36’s sight so incredible is that they were the first optics issued to every rifle to every soldier. And they are damn good for good and cheap optics in the 90’s.

As mentioned by others before: just use the red dot on the G36 as it´s meant to be used. With both eyes open, too. You can see all around your target just as good as with the other one you´ve shown at minute 12:00. And it doesn´t even need a lot of training. Best regards from a Military Instructor from Germany.

Hey mat, just a tip from a german. The red dot is supposed to be low fov because you shoot through it with both eyes open. The red dot will stay on target while you can basicly blend out the Scope and it looks like ur seeing the Red dot in mid air.

As a German i was impressed how current the Intro was, gave me clima protest vibes 😂

As a german and former soldier of the Bundeswehr it is mandatory for me to watch this video and silently judge how you handle our beloved G36 And I'm pleased.

Matt inadvertently discovering how they make spiderwebs for movies was the best part of this 😂

I was trained in German army back in 2002 with the gun. Red dot was fine for me, don't recall having issues with it. Though I guess we were a bit closer with the eye to the scope than what I saw in the video. I also remember using the scope with both eyes open on some exercises where you had to shoot randomly popping up targets at 100m, where the red dot was already a bit too blurry but you needed a larger field of view to observe the area, which gave a bit of a weird effect for your brain, but did the job.

I’m immediately curious if mixing sand into the melted glue would help at all.

Love the G36! Looks awesome, pretty reliable and very accurate! Esp. the G36C and G36K

This has been my dream rifle for a long time, hope to get one soon or at least the variant they recently came out with

The Red Dot Sight of the G36 is for closquaters fights and you have to let both eyes open, so the field of view is better and the magnified scope is for ranges like 200m up to 500m but you can also use it at 100m

I love the look of the G36, always wanted one. I have a friend who was in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany, and they used to train with the German soldiers. Crazy thing is he said the American troops liked the G36 better, and the German troops liked the M-16 better. I guess it's true, you always want what you can't have.

When I was in the Bundeswehr, I liked the G36 from the start. It looks good, if feels good, it's easy to use and pretty precise. The optic worked fine for me in daylight. The only bad thing I remember is, the battery of the red dot was always dead, which made the gun pretty useless in the dark.

As a german soldier i am extremly in love with this Gun ❤️

You now need to get your hands on a G11k2, the real German spacegun. Great vid Matt!

I got to get qualified on the 36 back in 2001, that thing made our M16s look like ancient crap. The optics while not impressive now, were mind-blowing at the time. Always wanted one!

G36 always has a special place in my heart

i love how he says used to have lemme tell ya serving in the bundeswehr as of now we still use those and most of the military does, they are slowly moving toward the rail version where you can mount whatever optic you want but 80% of the time you`ll still be seeing those :D amazing rifle though great to train and fight with imo

I love how Matt answers questions I have never asked, but probably should have asked. One day the world will know what to hide behind in a gun fight. And they'll know which barriers will protect them, based on what caliber is flying at them. "What if I hide behind this vat of hot glue? Should I duck behind this mound of kinetic sand? Will my daughter's collection of oobleck help me in case of a home invasion? One day we'll owe the legendary Matt Carriker our thanks for answering these questions.

As someone who uses one of these "for work" i always find it funny when americans hate the sights. We do too but luckily there are newer variants with actual modern optics. I for one have never really used the 3x but rather always use the "HKV" or red dot sight. Even out to 300 meters (dont know how much that is in freedom units). Its a really nice gun in my opinion and i will be sad to see it replaced, for a while at least.

Love that shotgun! The loading mechanism is amazing to watch cycle

Agree with you on the optic. Had to use it in the army.

As a British person who loves guns, seeing Matt shoot at white blocks… I now hope Matt will see how many Kendal Mint Cakes it takes to stop a bullet. For anybody who doesn’t know, Kendal Mint Cakes are basically just vanilla and sugar, invented for quick energy supplements for hikers, and were essential in climbing Everest and crossing the Arctic Circle. They probably aren’t very bulletproof… but that doesn’t seem to stop Matt from testing things.

While absolutely mindblowing at the time, the optics really aren't up to today's standards anymore (which is why they're generally replaced by newer ones). However, they aren't as bad as Matt makes them out to be. The small sight window is a challenge, but with a little extra training time that can be mitigated to allow for quick target acquisition regardless. On the other hand, these sights have a clear advantage over the newer red dot that Matt showed: They're grunt-friendly. In several years of seeing clumsy recruits stumble through the forest with these babies, I never saw the sights have any issue worse than a dead battery. If you gave them one of those fancy new toys they'd break it before even leaving the base. In my opinion, this rifle (with these sights) was perfect for its intended purpose, namely to be a general service rifle. It wasn't really the best at anything, but it performed at least decently in all circumstances while being light and easy to use. Also, I'd like to remind everyone that at the time the G36 went into service with these optics as standard, there were plenty of militaries, including western ones, who were still using iron sights on their standard service weapons. To have not just a red dot but also a magnified scope for longer-range precision firing was a massive advantage.

Love the vids!...for all the montages...weapons demos....etc. Would love to know your take on a MechTech CCU?

I was hoping that hot glue wasn't going to splash back towards y'all. Pretty neat how it cooled in the air enough to come down as string. Good stuff. 👌

Would really like to see you get your hands on the 277 sig fury (6.8x51) new round with insane case pressures. And do body armor test! Great video!!

when getting a g36 it is absolutely necessary to get at least two magazines to stack them and keep them stacked at all times ... and endless stack is litterally a video idea by it self :D

This channel be like "Today we're testing this new weapon!" 5 min later "Oh no it stopped my round!" *pulls out 50cal* Love it

You know, you should try powder nail gun from hilti, when i worked at construction, it has pierced through metal and wall when we used max mode

Matt, the G36 with an ACOG sight!

Whenever you watch matt, he is always energetic, fresh and enthusiastic

Hey Matt can you try out the poor man’s 12ga slug? Where you cut around the outside of a 12ga birdshot so when you fire it breaks and holds the shot together in the end of the casing making a poor man’s slug. Out of a variety of shot guns?

Thanks for G36, waiting for new vid with that gun!

The Firemode Switch will have 3 Setting in the Original "S-E-F" Meaning: "Sicher - Einzelschuss - Frieden" -> "Save - Singelshot -Peace" F is actually "Feuerstoß" -> Fullauto, but "Frieden" was the running gag :)

Ahh the G36 ... never had one in my hand during time in the Bundeswehr .. we used the G3 Rifle ^^ Hey Matt? You got yourself a G3 yet? Hope so ... in my eyes one of the best rifles hehehe

The time the 36 came into service, those optics were state of the art. Every US soldier wanted to trade his M16 :) Was so funny when GIs saw us stepping into the US messhall, having our 36s in backpack style with the stock collapsed on our backs :)

Trained with that one in the army, awesome rifle, easy, simple and sturdy. The build in sights are actually okay, never had issues with them.

Matt's gonna need the STEP BRO power to release that hand 🤣🤣

The concept of shooting hot hot glue is something that needs to be done more! Different setups, calibers, etc....that was cool!

Former German soldier here (2008-2021) The reason you've had problems with the red dot is that the optic is designed to be held center wise with the rifle (important when wearing a plate carrier or vest) and to be used with both eyes open. We were taught to look at the target and simply raise the rifle towards the fixed point. The red dot will appear much quicker. We had annually shooting drills where we had to hit targets under 2 and 1 seconds with the rifle at the "Contact stance" (rifle pointing 1m in front of own feet, eyes on target). The magnification scope however was often a pain to use when you're dynamic as it takes up to 5 seconds to find the correct distance from the eye towards the scope.

Been some time im here.. missed you and still loving you man.

This thing got so much Screen time in the later seasons of Stargate Atlantis and SG-1 You love to see it.

I've had the pleasure of shooting a full-auto G36K a couple of times, and while the sight is *DEFINITELY* wonky compared to modern day options, it's just such a cool gun :D

I used to have a hot plate and an old saucepan of hot glue at my workplace. I remember the fumes. Hot glue also stinks when it gets too hot.

That old shotgun and tiny .25 pistol are my favorites in your collection. Thanks for bringing them out!

The G36 is a great gun really held back by its optic. And the fact that the barrel and trunnion are bedded in polymer. And the ergonomics of the top side charging handle.

A item you could test out is shale or shingles just re watched the Obsidian ball video and it made me think of them

Matt. Love the intros, hilarious!!

Nice vid but just wanna say two things. The red dot is supposed to be used with both eyes open so the FOV problem is mitigated a bit. Secondly you gotta remember most troops wouldn't be in super close range fights with this gun. The G36C and K models were intended for short range use and they had a different sight setup. The sights for a rifleman who's shooting past 30 meters are actually quite useful and effective. The low fov of the red dot kind of gives the sight a sort of aperture sight effect and feel.

Can you do an episode on measuring the impact on the body even if the safety plate does stop the bullet?

Oh man, your intros always crack me up. Kudos.

One of my fav guns on STALKER SoC 👍

nice shootin , looking forward for some more G36 Action 👍

Man, that's a smart way to make me sit through the sponsor pitch! :) More baby goats, please.

If I can remember correctly the first G36 that were used in the German Military (3.MSichBTL 1998/1999) had safe, single fire and burstfire. There was the option for an LMG Version with different system and 100 round double drum magazin. I liked the red dot best in night, both eyes open.

This gun is something special 💪🏼

Your intros are so funny. My wife asked me what was wrong with me because I was laughing so hard. Second to none 🤣

Should get a Staccato P. Think you’ll love it

best vids ever matt

No puede negar que es un veterinario! En medio de un video de armas sale con las cabritas, es una genialidad porque no te aburris nunca de ver sus videos!!

Matt its been a wild ride all these years, keep on trucking man!

OMG! The Hot Stuff was a great explosion!

0:30 I thought he would say, "Stepsis help me, I am stuck."🌚 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Would love to own a G36 one day. One of my all time favorite rifles.

Been waiting to see my favorite German firearm with Matt

Serving 4 years in the Bundeswehr, using the short version of the G36, the first thing we did was to remove the standart sight. Had a holo sight on mine.

Nice video. Love to see more about the g36 especially when you have changed the optics. Do you habe any other atachments for it?

I was always such a fan of this gun, even playing cod 8-10 years ago I loved this gun, plus it was the first gas powered air soft gun I got. Just sleek alien looking rifle! Great video man

I recently got an mp5 and seeing all the videos with German guns makes it feel even cooler. Love the intros

Ahh my trusty service rifle. Always served me well in service and still does so. I cant understand the hate it gets. You take care of it it takes care of you. In my mind a beautiful rifle.

G36 and G36C are my favorites!

Anoher epic video Matt! You never fail to entertain and inform! Keep up the rear work!

Love the G36! I have always wanted to figure out how to get one in the States. I'm definitely going to have to look into these clones.

The G36 was always my favorite gun!

Maybe try next time the g36c version, i like your Stuff and gun´s,. Greetings from Germany 🖐️🤙

At last u bought it I thought you would never have this in your collection!!! Awesome!!!

Hey, Mat! If you put tape over the holes after shooting you can tell if the next set of bullets go through and where.

I had the opportunity to shoot the G36 when I went out for my Schützenschnur Badge while stationed in Germany. I thought it shot great.

I wish the XM8 was around. Loved that gun in Bad Company 2.

Use the same type of ammo for them when testing. You used .45 ball,.357 soft point and 5.7 poly which is the reason it stopped the last 2. They mushroomed out and stopped themselves. Use the same type (ie FMJ in all 3) and get different results.

Love how Matt tries so hard to go weaker and goes from a pistol to a shotgun lol

You should try to get the night vision attachment for the magnified optic. Called NSA-80 in Germany.

I have the archangel nomad on my Ruger 22 and the flat rail is much better to use than the default scope/red dot carrying handle

Optic be damned, it is a beautiful rifle! Always fun to use in games, too.

Space gun? Huh, Matt, look what i made! Lasergun! Guys, please up this comment, i know Matt need to see it!

You shoot the red dot visor with both eyes open. In a stressful situation, you don't get one eye closed, so you should train with both eyes open anyway. I love your videos btw ❤

I was literally just looking for a tommy built t36 but seems like no one has one very nice mr demo!

I was in the german army when the year they were introduced, a big step up from the G3

Arguably up there as my favourite gun. Easily top 5. Immediate for what I want to own one day

I used to had the oldschool G3 when i was in the German Army, had a few times the chance to shoot the G36, Optics. compared to Ironsights on the G3 and almost no Recoil compared to the G3. We had a Blast everytime our unit was able to Shoot it.

Im currently serving in the german army and shot the g36 a few times now so its very interresting to see it in one of your videos😂

I prefer the G36C but the standard G36 is alright too. Also would love to see a video on the Trench Gun, slam fire is a lot of fun

The hot glue is a good base but you definitely need something hard in there to help break up the bullets and steal most of their energy. I think this would actually make a pretty effective homebody armor concept if a harder material was also introduced inside of the glue itself.