POTD: Heckler & Koch G3 in Norway

by Eric B

Published: July 25th, 2023

“We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.” (Confucius) Or in this Photo Of The Day, life actually starts once you did your first polar plunge AND shot the Heckler & Koch G3 battle rifle.

Above you see a member of NOREX 44 (44th Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange) at the rifle range with the HKG3. Heavy, wet snow had fallen the previous night, accentuating the already-stunning scenery to be had in Norway.

The “Polar Bear Challenge” outside of Camp Værnes on Feb. 20, 2017. During the bone-chilling polar plunge, members were required to reach the other side of the hole and touch the ice before walking back and pulling themselves out of the water using ski poles. Have you ever tried this?

Members of NOREX conducted their third "Polar Bear Challenge" outside of Camp Varnes on Feb. 20, 2017. During the bone-chilling polar plunge, members were required to reach the other side of the hole and touch the ice before walking back and pulling themselves out of the water using ski poles.

I assume most of our readers would rather stay at the shooting range than go swimming in ice-cold water.

Members of NOREX 44 take to the rifle range to fire the HKG3 battle rifle on Feb. 20, 2017. A heavy, wet snow had fallen the previous night, accentuating the already-stunning scenery to be had in Norway.

Target shooting with this kind of system really saves time, and helps you analyze each shot.

All photos and captions by Patrick Loch , Minnesota National Guard.

#Norway #Heckler&KochG3 #44thNorwegianReciprocalTroopExchange #NOREX44

Eric B

Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.

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Iksnilol on Jul 26, 2023

I feel spoiled by the electronic targets..make life so much easier

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- Ride Space Mountain on Jul 26, 2023
  
  @iksnilol Amen. One of the nicest things about the European shooting sports and EU ranges (especially Swiss) is the real time integrated electronic target viewing and marking.
  Wish we had more of this in the states, but it runs smack into Americans other great love greater even then the shooting sports. Being cheap.
  
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- Iksnilol on Jul 26, 2023
  
  @Ride Space Mountain There's a sour side too tho. Like one range charged a surcharge of 30 cents per shot fired at their targets. Maintaining those targets isn't cheap
  
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- Ride Space Mountain on Jul 26, 2023
  
  @iksnilol I know. That's why I said Americans "are cheap". In essence, like most Americans I want to have my cake and eat it to. I would like those amenities but I'm also not willing to pay for them except once in a long while.
  
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- Andrea Doria on Jul 26, 2023
  
  @iksnilol You pay the surcharge if you are not a member, as a member you can shoot as many times as you want, yearly membership in my club is 100 CHF (around 110 USD) and includes 25m, 50m and 300m range use.
  
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- Iksnilol on Jul 27, 2023
  
  @Andrea Doria In Norway it varies from range to range. One range i was at it was 3 NOK surcharge for every large caliber bullet fired(that is, not 22 lr). Which sucked since i bought the ammo for 5 NOK a piece. This was regardless of membership
  
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- Andrea Doria on Jul 27, 2023
  
  @iksnilol I didn't know this about Norway, except that it is even more expensive than Switzerland, for nearly everything.
  
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- Iksnilol on Jul 27, 2023
  
  @Andrea Doria We used to say that about Switzerland.
  
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- FarmerB on Jul 29, 2023
  
  @Andrea Doria Ours is limited to 4,000J (basically, less than .338)
  
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- Andrea Doria on Jul 29, 2023
  
  @FarmerB We are lucky, our 300m lines go up to .338lm and one even up to 50BMG, and we organise regularly shooting of stuff that is not Swiss 'sports' rifles.
  
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Thomas Maker on Jul 26, 2023

Think I was the only one going through basic that managed to be effective with the G3 at the full-auto stand when we had our field-shooting exercise(not that I would ever opt for it irl) ....

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- Iksnilol on Jul 27, 2023
  
  @Thomas Maker How much do you weigh?
  
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- Thomas Maker on Jul 27, 2023
  
  @iksnilol Well I used to lift weights(once I get done with my basement I will have a squalt-rack and weight room there..) and the lightest I've ever been was 99.5 kilos, which was my weight when I went through basic so yea, that may have been a factor....
  
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- Iksnilol on Jul 27, 2023
  
  @Thomas Maker I was 85 kg when i got "fat". Used to be 75. I do feel 308 and 12 gauge slugs is about my limit for recoil.
  
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- Tyler McIntyre on Jul 27, 2023
  
  @iksnilol HuRr dUrr reAL meN sHooT 5o. CaL FroM thE shOulDeR
  
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- Iksnilol on Jul 28, 2023
  
  @Tyler McIntyre I went with a 223 straight pull over a semi auto 308 because i felt i was faster with it.
  
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- FarmerB on Jul 29, 2023
  
  @Thomas Maker I have a full-auto G3 - it's certainly a handful. With a bipod and a red-dot you can make it effective, but it's not easy.
  
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