History of the G36

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Jamie Young

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For some reason I keep stumbling upon this rifle and I haven't heard one bad thing about it yet. I was watching the History Channel the other day and What do you know they had a thing on the G36. Is this gun derived from any other form of rifle?
I've been staring at it for awhile and It looks very Unique. One thing I always liked about my Mini 14 was the fact that it was so much lighter than AR's. AR's are almost as heavy as most of the .308 rifles out there. I think I remember hearing the G36 was like 6lbs? Since its a .223 I assume its a pretty accurate rifle but I have no First Hand Experience. I am pretty sure we are going to see the New European Union Army adopt this rifle not just Germany. Does anyone have a Modern chart on all the countries in the world and which rifle they have adopted for there military?
 
The G36 owes the bulk of its heritage to Stoner and the Armalite Design team. The bolt and gas system are Armalite, the Bolt Carrier and Guide system is a combination and simplification of the AK-47 and AR-18 systems of operation. HK did a good job of combining these with other of their own elements to produce the weapon.

http://www.hkpro.com/G36.htm
 
I'm not familiar with the AR-18 but that website you gave me explains the gun design very well. The only thing I don't like is the High Profile shroud on the gun. It makes it look like a Laser gun. When they say "The gas is released in the Forearm" where is that on the gun?
 
The forearm area is where you put your non-trigger arm on the gun. It's about halfway down the barrel. The high profile of the sights and carry handle is neccessary for a few reasons. One is that the charging lever is located there and that area needs to be open so that gloved hands can manipulate it. The second reason is that the AR-18 is a straight-line design. A direct line drawn through the bore contacts the shoulder. That requires the sights being mounted higher on the gun. The straight-line design greatly reduces muzzle climb. Compare this to the AK-47 whose recoil is directed well above the shoulder creating a lever effect that assures the muzzle will climb in full-auto fire.

Here's a little more info for the AR-18:

http://www.sterlingwebpages.com/ar180site/history.htm
 
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