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HK G3

janicholsjanichols Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
edited February 2009 in Ask the Experts
A co-worker has given me the chance to purchase an HK G3 from him, for $100.00 or less, I have not seen the gun and I do not know if it fires as he stated he has never fired it. What are these guns worth, I dont know much about these gun other than its German built, and it takes a 308 round. Any advice/information will be appreciated.
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  • ammo guyammo guy Member Posts: 810 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First off it is most likely a HK91(or some clone of one), a G3 is a full auto gun. If is is a HK91 it is worth at least $2500.00. I think he is pulling you leg or is very uninformed on what he has. This sounds like a "too good to be true" situation.
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  • janicholsjanichols Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for the response, the guy with the gun said he did not like the gun, for the simple reason, the buttstock had to be removed to extract the bolt, and it was a pain in the * to put it back together, and it also needs a little work such as new stock and parkerized.
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  • ern98ern98 Member Posts: 1,725 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Get alot more info as the deal sounds very shakey. That said if it is on the up and up and you can pick up his problem project for cheap and are willing to hassle it thru then maybe you might want to consider it. The parts kit and reciever would run several times that kind of money. The HK 91 type of rifle is one of the worlds great .308win semi autos and even a clone of it isn't to be sneezed at. You would just have to figure out the right rifle smith to send it to for the work.
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  • RickiRicki Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Heck if you don't want to mess with it give him my email address! Seriously barring the rifle not having any legal issues (stolen, has a body on it) I'd buy it and tinker with it, if I couldn't fix it i'd send it to my 'smith to have it fixed
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  • rsnyder55rsnyder55 Member Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Right now, HK parts are fairly inexpensive compared to parts prices in the past so if a stock or anything has to be replaced the outlay might be fairly modest.
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  • janicholsjanichols Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Based on everyones information, I would be a * if I did not buy this gun. Thanks to everyone that responded.
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  • SNIPER1048SNIPER1048 Member Posts: 144 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have had an H-K 91 since 1980. If it is as you say it will marked on the side of receiver as such. If true, the first thing you do is pull trigger assy. out and send off to Williams Trigger Spec. and have them work it over to get the pull down to 2 Lbs. I have mine with the set trigger at 2 OZ. for the first round. Then you need a case buffer,a H-K click on-off scope mount, 1200 meter rear sight,laser that goes into the front cap instead of bayonet. Options, H-K collaseable stock, bipod that mounts to forearm at front or buy H-K 33 full auto forearm that has bipod mount in front of receiver. 20 rds. mags are very cheap! I paid $ 2.00 each when South Africa dumped them onto market! Disadvantage? no hold open on last round,empty mag! solution, load first 2 rds at bottom with tracer, when you see tracer, dump mag and reload. Really freaks them out at High power rifle shoots! With mine I can hit a playing card at 500 yards in total darkness without really working at it. This can be done rd after rd because of the hammer forged barrel this rifle was made with. It was designed to be a light machine gun when it left factory. Needless to say, yes I sleep with mine!
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  • janicholsjanichols Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sounds great I like the idea of using tracers. I was browsing gun broker and found several parts and ad ons although I did not see any bi-pods or carry handles do you have any web sites to refer?
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  • GarthGarth Member Posts: 381 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    first, G-3 is descriptive of a rifle being a clone of an H&K-91. second, its incorrect to label a rifle as (full auto) just because its described as a (G-3). third, parts, magazines, and stock sets are readily available for any H&K-91 or clone through www.{elsewhere} for really great prices.
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  • Colt SuperColt Super Member Posts: 31,007 ✭
    edited November -1
    The H-K 91/G-3 was not designed as a light machinegun, actually, it was not designed, and, as a matter-of-fact, the H-K 91/G-3 IS a clone of the original design: the C.E.T.M.E., which folks invented the central design feature - the delayed roller blow-back action.

    Oh, yes, the C.E.T.M.E WAS designed as a light machine gun.

    ya ya ya ya ya !!

    So there !!

    By the way - this guy is either pulling our chain, or having his chain seriously pulled.

    This comes from the same ether as the $100 Corvette with the dead body that made the car smell so bad that it couldn't be sold.

    TROLL.

    Doug.
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  • janicholsjanichols Member Posts: 16 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Whats with the By the way bull poop? I dont " Pull peoples chains " unlike some I do not find pleasure in doing such. I chose to post this topic to gain information from respectable individuals on a firearm that I knew nothing about, not to be criticized, and would appreciate it if you post replies that pertain to the topic not ones character.
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