G3 Shockwave

Gewehr_3 · 04-21-2005, 04:48 PM

This is probably a stupid question but i was wondering if it is normal for a G3 to give off a huge shockwave, or is my ammo too hot? Im using Sellier and Bellot .308 from the 80's
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BattleRifleG3 · 04-21-2005, 10:34 PM

It's not the G3 itself, but Century Arms and the muzzle brake they put on their G3 builds in order to comply with the now expired 1994 AWB, covering the muzzle threads with a non-flash hiding muzzle brake, "permanently" attached either with a blind pin, welding, or silver solder.

So yes, it's normal, there's nothing wrong with the rifle or your ammo. The only thing wrong is that it was made more harmful to shoot due to a stupid law made out of comtempt for gun owners.

The good news: You can now change it. With the expiration of the AWB, you can heat the thing up red hot with a Mapp gas torch and screw off the brake with a sufficiently insulated wrench. You can then replace it with the US made attachment of your choice. (Just make sure it isn't one that has the same problem.)

silentknight · 04-22-2005, 09:46 AM

Hey, Gewehr_3 where are you at in Iowa, I'm in that !!!! dutch town (Pella). I don't ususally see many Iowainians on this forum

Big Dog · 04-22-2005, 10:14 AM

No problem. The noise and blast are part of the fun! It'll clear the bench of those pesky hunters in no time!

Gewehr_3 · 04-22-2005, 05:57 PM

Thanks, I finally ordered a fake US-made flash hider from FAC, so that should help a bit

TULAver · 04-23-2005, 05:44 PM

The blast from the brake on my buddy's Bushmaster M4 type is enough to make his .300 WinMag seem like a puddytat. I can only imagine the blast from the century .308s.

Mandy · 04-24-2005, 12:47 AM

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The G3 from CAI is very loud, mine scare the crap out of other shooters, almost every time they stop shooting until I'm done!!!

Very fun indeed to have the loudest gun in the range

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gunssb · 04-24-2005, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Dog

No problem. The noise and blast are part of the fun! It'll clear the bench of those pesky hunters in no time!

There was a guy at the range the other day with one of those G3s (was a registered "assault weapon" of course). I had my m44 and a couple of mausers with turkish ammo. Pretty soon no one else was shooting

Dale · 04-24-2005, 10:13 AM

When I shot mine for the first time I didn't realize any significant muzzle blast or loudness.

Granted, I was doing the shooting and I'm sure that's the reason it went unnoticed.

In fact, I thought the recoil was quite mild...much more so than I expected.

So, I'll be looking at the first time I take it to, say, Ben Avery which has the nice covered over hang, and the tables that I always thought could have been made just a lil further apart, he he he he.

Big Dog · 04-24-2005, 11:47 AM

I once got in a "blasting Match" with a pushy guy shooting one of the big belted magnum rifles. He cracked of five whompers, then grinned at me. I banged off twenty thru my Spanish Lady. He conceded the issue! Packed up and left. Hehehe. My Lady speaks loudly!
Just be careful of what is under it too. That Century "Muzzle Blast Enhancer" burned a big hole in my GI Bench Blanket!

Be careful of the ejecting brass too. I generally try to get the far right bench - that brass sails a good thirty feet! It would really hurt if it hit somebody . . .

Gewehr_3 · 04-24-2005, 07:44 PM

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Hey, Gewehr_3 where are you at in Iowa, I'm in that !!!! dutch town (Pella). I don't ususally see many Iowainians on this forum

I live in larchwood its by the southdakota border

Youd think living in Iowa you could shoot any place you wanted, but where I live there are no ranges and no farms to shoot on (I live in a town) and the only place to shoot is on public land. but then old guys cut the fence that restricts vehicle access and come down with their atvs and chew us out because their farm is a mile away and their dogs dont like the noise. and then they threaten to call the cops.

MAX7.62 · 05-01-2005, 08:51 AM

Aside from the muzz blast another strong trait of the Cets is "flinging brass." If there's a cover over the firing line you won't notice it as bad, but get out in the open and a Cetme will throw brass 40 feet! We had one uncovered range & the other shooters would make me go to the far right lane when I got the Cet out!

04-21-2005, 04:48 PM	#1
Gewehr_3 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The centre of hickville Iowa Posts: 26	G3 Shockwave This is probably a stupid question but i was wondering if it is normal for a G3 to give off a huge shockwave, or is my ammo too hot? Im using Sellier and Bellot .308 from the 80's :full: :full: :assult: __________________ ... What county can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. -Thomas Jefferson 1787 Last edited by Gewehr_3; 04-21-2005 at 04:52 PM.

04-21-2005, 10:34 PM	#2
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,429 Images: 13	It's not the G3 itself, but Century Arms and the muzzle brake they put on their G3 builds in order to comply with the now expired 1994 AWB, covering the muzzle threads with a non-flash hiding muzzle brake, "permanently" attached either with a blind pin, welding, or silver solder. So yes, it's normal, there's nothing wrong with the rifle or your ammo. The only thing wrong is that it was made more harmful to shoot due to a stupid law made out of comtempt for gun owners. The good news: You can now change it. With the expiration of the AWB, you can heat the thing up red hot with a Mapp gas torch and screw off the brake with a sufficiently insulated wrench. You can then replace it with the US made attachment of your choice. (Just make sure it isn't one that has the same problem.) __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

04-22-2005, 09:46 AM	#3
silentknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,125 Images: 3	Hey, Gewehr_3 where are you at in Iowa, I'm in that !!!! dutch town (Pella). I don't ususally see many Iowainians on this forum __________________ Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum Last edited by silentknight; 04-22-2005 at 10:11 AM.

04-22-2005, 10:14 AM	#4
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,359	No problem. The noise and blast are part of the fun! It'll clear the bench of those pesky hunters in no time! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

04-22-2005, 05:57 PM	#5
Gewehr_3 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The centre of hickville Iowa Posts: 26	Thanks, I finally ordered a fake US-made flash hider from FAC, so that should help a bit __________________ ... What county can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. -Thomas Jefferson 1787

04-23-2005, 05:44 PM	#6
TULAver Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 372	The blast from the brake on my buddy's Bushmaster M4 type is enough to make his .300 WinMag seem like a puddytat. I can only imagine the blast from the century .308s. __________________ It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that any people you meet from time to time are merely the product of a deranged imagination.

04-24-2005, 12:47 AM	#7
Mandy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Posts: 1,641	Louder is better !!!!!!!! :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: The G3 from CAI is very loud, mine scare the crap out of other shooters, almost every time they stop shooting until I'm done!!! Very fun indeed to have the loudest gun in the range :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: __________________ :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: Better be judged by 12 than carried by 6. _________________________________ If you gonna die, die with your boots on ! Iron Maiden _________________________________ The deeper you go, the better it feels ! Divers Motto :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi:

04-24-2005, 10:13 AM	#9
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284	When I shot mine for the first time I didn't realize any significant muzzle blast or loudness. Granted, I was doing the shooting and I'm sure that's the reason it went unnoticed. In fact, I thought the recoil was quite mild...much more so than I expected. So, I'll be looking at the first time I take it to, say, Ben Avery which has the nice covered over hang, and the tables that I always thought could have been made just a lil further apart, he he he he. __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

04-24-2005, 11:47 AM	#10
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,359	I once got in a "blasting Match" with a pushy guy shooting one of the big belted magnum rifles. He cracked of five whompers, then grinned at me. I banged off twenty thru my Spanish Lady. He conceded the issue! Packed up and left. Hehehe. My Lady speaks loudly! Just be careful of what is under it too. That Century "Muzzle Blast Enhancer" burned a big hole in my GI Bench Blanket! Be careful of the ejecting brass too. I generally try to get the far right bench - that brass sails a good thirty feet! It would really hurt if it hit somebody . . . __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

05-01-2005, 08:51 AM	#12
MAX7.62 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Classified Posts: 934	Aside from the muzz blast another strong trait of the Cets is "flinging brass." If there's a cover over the firing line you won't notice it as bad, but get out in the open and a Cetme will throw brass 40 feet! We had one uncovered range & the other shooters would make me go to the far right lane when I got the Cet out! __________________ The Second Amendment, it ain't about DUCK HUNTING! I feel more like I do now that I did when I first got here!