JL G-Series Rifle
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The Jenson & Loque G-Series Rifles are a family of firearms comprised primarily of larger calibre battle-rifles, and some assault rifles and carbines. They are all more or less based on the old H&K G3 and G36 rifles.
Iterations
The G3 was originally an HK rifle. JL mass produced them for a time, and then focused all it's "classic HK" mass production on the G36 line. JL produced G3s are still available in limited quantities for those that prefer the rifle. Though the JL G3 is functionally identical to the old HK G3, the furniture is slightly different and the JL model comes standard with a slightly longer barrel (19in, the same as the G36) as well as a factory adaptor for fitting standard rail mounts without replacing the foregrip.
The G36 was also originally an HK rifle, and JL continued to mass produce them after the reorganization from HK, though the G36 was eventually overshadowed by JL's own G7 design. The JL G36 is nearly the same as the HK G36 save for some very minor changes that do not affect the function.
Despite carrying a production model number of G6, this rifle entered production after the G7. It is a bullpup design based on the old G3, utilizing a new version of the G36 optics and carry handle. Though an excellent rifle with balanced performance, it was not as successful as other 6.91mm bullpups such as BSA's Sess or IDI's Type-41Rc. Most account the rifle's relatively high cost for this shortcoming.
The G7 was JL's first new design after they reformed from HK's ashes. The G7 is derived from the G36 optimized to fire the new 6.91x70mm caseless ammunition and has a built in LAM. A later revision, the G7A2, was refitted to fire the cased 6.91x55mm round.
The G8 went through many trial version before finally being ready to issue a production model, reason being that JL had trouble fine-tuning the internal tempurature control system with the heatsink matrix. Once the two worked together properly, they allowed the G8 to utilize not only standard caseless rounds, but also "hot" and "cold" slug munitions, called TAVM rounds. The G8 also features an integrated dual-laser rangefinder and sighting system, as well as a complete optics sighting suite. The tempurature control system is powered by cells loaded into the hollow tubes of the stock, and if only using caseless rounds these can be removed for reduced weapon weight.
The Gx3 was a prototype and precursor to the JL G8. The primary purpose of the Gx3 was to test and fine tune a heatsink matrix similar to that seen on the M1000 that could be used in small arms. Only about 500 Gx3s were produced, and save for the 37% that suffered irrecoverable damage in testing, most of them have been sold off to special forces units and private research facilities. Pentex still holds the largest supply, of around 100.
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