Hello people,
I decided it was time to take back my habit a reviewing whatever I can get my hands on. And to day this the new G39C from Wei-Tech (WE) that normal people (if you consider yourself normal) call H&K G36C.
Stands for Heckler und Koch Gewehr 36 Compact.
People sometime think the C stands for commando but no, that is written "Kommando" in German. That's the G36K.
Ja, ich spreche Deutsch gut Menschen.
J'ai beau parler français pour que toute la communauté comprenne ce que je dit je vais faire la review en Anglais.
RS Story
The G36 family is a weapon system developped under the code name HK-50 by Heckler & Koch in Germany during the 90s after the cancellation of the G11 and G41 (first was an advanced caseless assault rifle in 4.73x33, the second was a 5.56 version of the G3, based on the HK33) and officially adopted by the Bundeswher in 1995, 99 by Spain and more than 20 other countries in various versions.
It a gaz operated short stroke piston driven system, built mainly of polymer with glass fiber reinforcement, trigger mechanism is more or less the one of the AR-180.
For real steel accessories I have a weakness for Brügger & Thomet :
http://www.bt-ag.ch/en/manufacturing...anchor=2110011
Here's the G36KV with an AG36 grenade launcher fired by a Latvian soldier (plus I love their camo pattern
).
It is today the second most reliable assault rifle, the first being the XM8 based again on the G36.
Review
Didn't took a picture this week end when I mounted it but it comes in the same cardboard box and centered in it with more carboard... what the Hell ? When will WE learn to make proper protection? Even Jing Gong copied ARES/STAR.
Anyway I take the gun and just... WOW! No wobble whatsoever, and the best color I ever saw, there is absolutely no reflection on it, the body absorbs all light. There were other G36 at the game but the WE has by far the best body I ever saw, even above ARES/STAR.
The only thing "wrong" are the markings :
WE G39C
Kal 5.56x45mm
and a serial number.
Don't know if its unique or not.
The markings are on an aluminium sticker you can remove with the point of a knife.
You'll notice I lost two part I never use anyway, knowingly the flashhider and forward sling swivel.
The gun does not wobble and has a very good blance even though almost all the weight is in front of the grip. Easy to handle one handed... but I use a fully loaded HK417 so I might not be the best one to judge.
The body has the same dimensions as the AEG versions so you can use whatever piece of equipment from the AEG. For example UnCompany uses Classic Army and G&P RAS and handguard for their customs based on the G39C.
The nozlle has about the same travel length as the one on a WA M4 (about 2/3 off the bolt carrier).
When firing the recoil is stronger than the other WE BB guns but you're not going to tear off your shoulder. The WE videos are a lot of exageration.
Good thing though : the mag locks the bolt every time and I still haven't got a jam anywhere... I wish I could have said the same from the VFC M4 I had...
Something purists won't like (me included) is that the operation is not exactly the same as the real one, of course you can pull the cocking lever to release the bolt carrier.
BUT ! There is a bolt release button in the trigger guard in front of the trigger. That button is supposed to be pressed when the shooter wants to lock the bolt without having an empty mag in the gun.
Maintenance
Let's talk about basic GBBR maintenance, no need to talk a lot about the barrel : some paper towel and silicon oil on a cleaning rod to and clean everything in there.
First things first : the pins. You don't need to remove all three, just the two on the mag well and near the stock. There are holes for them in the stock, I advise you to use them so you don't loose them.
Once this is done just pull the buffer plate and remove it completely, the bolt carrier group will come on its own after that
One thing that annoy me : the buffer plate is maintained in place by a pin on the bottom but on the top there is a cylinder that goes into a hole in the plastic body. It is too early to judge but I fear with time the receiver will rupture the same way the stock plate on the SCAR did... wait and see.
The bolt carrier is supported by to L-shaped railed also made of plastic !
And yes I didn't take the pictures at the same time.
You will need to put some oil in there, like a regular GBB but NO silicon oil, use either mechanic oil or weapon oil. I use the same I put in my 417.
You will also need to put some on the bolt carrier also. Like the real one, the cocking lever can be locked on a side. Beware there is some kind of intermediate position in which the return spring does not work.
The trigger group : it is an adaptation of he SCAR system (which is an adaptation of the M4 one). All the control are installed in a shell that goes inside the lower receiver (and/or grip for G36).
When I received it it was completely dry : you should oil it before using it.
Let's get on the mag : it is made of a metal tank (aluminium I think) installed in a plastic shell. I won't try dropping it on the ground but the shell looks really weak given weight of the whole mag.
The tank design itself it completely retarded : you have a tank divided in three parts (2 divisions) with a very, very thin rubber seal between each part. The BB feeder can be considered a fourth part but that's pretty much ok.
Also the filling valve is insanely weak, it broke just by unscrewing it ! I suppose it might have been damaged beforehand but still...
Let's hope the CO2 mags come out fast.
So I take it apart to redo the seals given one already had a leak on the glass of water test (more like bucket given the size of it).
For doing so you just need to remove every screws.
The mags were supposed to have every flaw of the M4 ones corrected... yeah right...
You'll need specialist gear :
Because there is very little space, thank you WE
, you will need to do an even more massive one (and massive waste).
So put a massive quantity on the border and the edge of the central module... and when I say massive, I mean massive.
Let it dry for 1/2 or 3/4 of the drying time then put back together and put the screws back too. Do the top part (with gaz exaust valve) first because its screw in inside the tank... told you the design is retarded.
Wait for it to dry completely and cut off the waste.
Performance
Hop up : incredible. The .25g goes straight on a good 50/60 meters... and it was only a little bit over 0°C, the range should be even better
Power : goes between 381/393 at 20°C (more or less), didn't test it at the game, no chrony available.
I'll make a dispersion test at 25 meters next time.
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-Body is excellent, no wobble whatsoever
-Excellent hop up
-G36 (finally)
-Can be used out of the box
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- Poorly constructed mags
-... no idea
- Mag construction, I hope the CO2 come out fast
And because I like customising here's a picture of my toy :
- Magpul RSA
- Magpul AFG
- King Arms .45 Advanced Armament suppressor (not very usefull)
- Troy Battle sights
Waiting for markings sticker, RAS and B&T top rail