When introduced in 1997, the Heckler & Koch G36 marked a departure from the company’s tried-and-true roller-delayed blowback system, with its rotating bolt, short-stroke gas system and extensive ...

All this, combined with the use of a thin-profile barrel, means that the HK G36 weighs just 3.5 kg in an unloaded state with an 18-inch barrel. On the other hand, the more popular HK G36K variant ...

The HK G36 rifle was developed in the 1990s as an inexpensive and lightweight successor to the HK G3 rifles, using the ...