I happen to like the G3/HK91. They are a damn fine battle rifle not light weights but as light as the FN, and lighter than the AR10 types.
I will agree that they work and work remarkably well. When something goes wrong though (which is admittedly very rare), it goes very wrong. Let too much gunk accumulate in a G3 chamber, and the gun will rip the case head right off the case...that's one you can't fix in the field.
Still, if I were going into battle, my second choice would be the G3 if I'm packing someting in .308; because it's more reliable than the M14.
And I don't want anyone to get the impression I'm an M14 basher; nothing could be farther from the truh. I think the M14 is an outstanding battle rifle.
The reality is; where .308 battle rifles are concerned, the FAL, G3 and M14 were ALL good, and anyone armed with any of them, were well armed.
