G&G MC-51 is out

[Maple-Leaf]

In the latter years of WWII, Mauser had been developing a selective fire assault rifle known as the StG.45(M). Sturmgewehr is German for "Assault Rifle." The 'M' stood for Mauser, and the 45 indicated the year 1945, the year production was intended to start. Only a few prototypes were available by then, and serious development did not continue until about 1950.

 

In 1950, the Spanish Army formulated a requirement for a modern select fire shoulder rifle. Development began at the Centro de Estudios Tecnicos de Materiales Especiales, an agency of the Spanish government more commonly known as CETME. CETME assembled a team of Spanish and German weapon designers. The team included Ludwig Vorgrimmler, generally recognized as the inventor of the delayed roller locking system. The breech mechanism of the StG.45 (M) was used as the basis for the new design.

 

Prototypes of the new rifle were available for firing by 1952. By 1954, the 7.62mm x 51 cartridge had been standardized by the then new NATO alliance. The Spanish government approached Heckler & Koch for adaptation of the CETME rifle in this new caliber in 1954. After about another five years of development, the West German Army adopted the new rifle in 1959, and gave it its new name, G3 or Gewehr 3. As many as 50 nations have adopted the G3 as their standard infantry arm. Though now superceded in Germany by the new G36, the G3 will continue to see service worldwide for some time to come.

 

Extracts from article on HKPRO. Emphasis added by me.

 

Therefore, the 7.62 x 51mm G3 and its mechanism is an invention of Heckler & Koch - as are its 5.56 x 45mm and 7.62 x 39mm variants as well.

[Classicx]

the SAR looks way cooler than this. How easy would it be to source the parts to convert the FS51 to the MSG90?

[Rob15]

MSG-90 front kit (out of stock on wgc ) and a G&G PSG-1 metal reciver...

 

Add a bipod and i think thats it

 

EDIT : Longer barrel too

[HKG36]

Nope need the scope mount which are 350.00 stock with adjustable cheek pad 195.00 made by Top Notch now black market accessories,and the pushpin lower that goes onto the PSG-1 as the G&G PSG-1 reciever cannot accept a push pin but you can convert a push pin to fit onto the PSG-1 Reciever

[Rob15]

Or you could do something that looks close to a MSG-90....

 

I can't be *fruitcage*ed with all this having the right bolts pissing about business

[Classicx]

wait what's wrong with the reciever, i took a quick comparison between pics and it looked just about identical.

 

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