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firing attachment
Excessive gas passage
Decrease gas passage
No weapon function
during firing with blank
cartridges (only hissing
sound to be heard)
Moisture in barrel bore.
Unburned powder in barrel
Note: May happen after
prolonged exposure of weapon
to atmospheric effects at minus
temperatures
Immediately cease firing
with this weapon. Clean
barrel and blank firing
attachment
Not: Functioning cannot be
improved by turning the
nozzle bolt
Cartridge case ejected
too far when firing
blank cartridges
Nozzle bolt on blank firing
attachment set for insufficient
gas passage
Set nozzle bolt on blank
firing attachment for higher
gas passage
Note: Optimum setting only
possible after some shots
Technical data
G36 E G36K E MG36 E
Operating principle Gas operated weapon with rotating bolt head
Dimensions
Caliber 5.56 mm x 45
Total length, butt stock unfolded 998 mm 858 mm 998 mm
Total length, butt stock folded 758 mm 613 mm 758 mm
Barrel length 480 mm 320 mm 480 mm
Twist length 178 mm (right-hand)
Total height w/ carrying sling and
magazine
285 mm 285 mm
285 mm (250
mm w/ drum)
Width 64 mm 64 mm 64 mm
Weights
Weapon, w/o magazine & bipod 3.3 kg 3.0 kg 3.45 kg
Box-type magazine, empty 0.13 kg
Box-type magazine w/ 30 rounds 0.49 kg
Drum magazine, empty -- -- 0.90 kg
Drum magazine w/ 100 rounds -- -- 2.10 kg
Bipod -- -- 0.21 kg
Carrying sling 0.12 kg
Bayonet with scabbard 0.45 kg
Other data
Optical sight Magnification 1.5 x
Trigger pull Approx. 40 N
Rate of fire (burst) Approx. 750 rds/min.
Muzzle velocity –vo- approx. 920 m/s 850 m/s 920 m/s
Muzzle energy –Eo- approx. 1700 Joule 1450 Joule 1700 Joule
Table of Contents
Safety notes for the handling of weapons……………………………... 1
General……………………………………………………………………. 3
Assembly groups…………………………………………………………. 6
Description of the assembly groups……………………………………. 7
Accessories……………………………………………………………….. 15
Accessories for the MG36 E…………………………………………….. 20
Handling and operation………………………………………………….. 21
Operation of parts………………………………………………………… 23
Loading the weapon……………………………………………………… 25
Disassembly of the weapon…………………………………………….. 27
Checking the loading condition…………………………………………. 27
Stripping into assembly groups…………………………………………. 28
Disassembly of the push rod and the gas piston……………………... 28
Assembly of the push rod and the gas piston…………………………. 28
Disassembly of the bolt………………………………………………….. 29
Assembly of the bolt……………………………………………………… 29
Disassembly of the magazine…………………………………………... 30
Assembly of the magazine……………………………………………… 30
Assembly of the weapon………………………………………………… 31
Adjustment of the optical sight………………………………………….. 32
Optical sight reticle……………………………………………………….. 33
Handling of the carrying sling…………………………………………… 34
Firing of rifle grenades…………………………………………………… 36
Stoppages and breakdowns…………………………………………….. 37
Technical data…………………………………………………………….. 39