G36 Bolt Life

[Gobc]

Would anyone know what the lifespan of a g36 bolt would be? Aside from the barrel and bolt, what other parts would typically be the first to wear out?

 

[Brian46]

Would anyone know what the lifespan of a g36 bolt would be? Aside from the barrel and bolt, what other parts would typically be the first to wear out?

If I remember correctly, the Arizona proving grounds test of the G36 saw over 26,000 rounds fired out of a g36 without any stoppage or failure of the rifle.

 

[Ebola]

Would anyone know what the lifespan of a g36 bolt would be? Aside from the barrel and bolt, what other parts would typically be the first to wear out?

You would be hard pressed to find someone in Canada with first hand knowledge of this considering the amount of G36's in Canada could be counted on my fingers and toes.

 

[Gobc]

I found an article about that. 24,000 rounds. That ain't bad.

 

[Brian46]

I found an article about that. 24,000 rounds. That ain't bad.

I was a little off.

That being said, that was a very abusive testing regime and it did not produce a failure, in civilian hands and cared for properly, other than user induced, I see the rifle out lasting most people lifetimes without any failure

 

[mildot]

Considering with the piston there is much less heat in the upper receiver, I'm guessing the barrel fails before the bolt. 24000 rds sounds about right for a barrel.

 

[sparrow]

We abused our work G36s. Shorty models with B&T suppressors. Training cycles, requals, courses and Dog and Pony demos...they were crazy reliable and the internals showed virtually no wear when cleaned. I hated those guns so I was extra mean to mine. I doubt any privately owned guns could be worn out by a normal range use.

 

[Brian46]

Considering with the piston there is much less heat in the upper receiver, I'm guessing the barrel fails before the bolt. 24000 rds sounds about right for a barrel.

Accuracy was still within spec at the end of the Arizona testing session

 

[Brian46]

We abused our work G36s. Shorty models with B&T suppressors. Training cycles, requals, courses and Dog and Pony demos...they were crazy reliable and the internals showed virtually no wear when cleaned. I hated those guns so I was extra mean to mine. I doubt any privately owned guns could be worn out by a normal range use.

Why did you hate them?

 

[sparrow]

Why did you hate them?

without getting too deep into the weeds of G36 v C8 FOW, I much prefer the C8 for virtually any use, which is what replaced the G36.Some of our guys really liked the G36.

 

[CP 5.3]

26,000 rounds is a lot of ammo and money lol!