Just shot a real deal German HK G3......long story about how this came to pass this morning out of the blue....Put 90 rounds of surplus 7.62x51 through it, about half from 50 yds, the rest prone resting on a ruck at 100 yds with irons only.....Anyway I have owned both FAL/M-14 clones, never a G3 and maybe the G3 clones are different than a made in the Fatherland real deal G3, I don't know. But I gotta say, If I had all three, real deal, original not clone rifles to choose from and could only pick up one........G3! .
All three are heavy in weight and recoil compared to their lesser caliber brethren and I personally prefer the FAL over the M1A1/14 clones any day. I can do the iron sight surplus ammo 3-4 MOA thing with with every FAL I have ever shot. That G3 was doing 1-2 MOA with the same amount of effort. I was so surprised by that, but I kept doing it over and over. Damn, I'll never be able to afford a HK G3, lol. This one was a 1962 vintage rifle with wood furniture...I thing of beauty. I have never even held a G3 clone and probably will never hold another original HK G3 again, but this morning has been a real eye opener for me. Yeah, I know, "cool story bro", lol.
