What type of gun is better and has more fire power German H&K G36 or M4 Assault Rifle?

7 Responses

1. Lord

   September 7th, 2010 at 6:01 am

   We must remember one is a rifle and one is a carbine. Well they fire the same round. M4 has a slight higher rate of fire. G36 has longer range. The g36 is a light advantage when it comes to reliability.

   I’ve fired both and personally I like the M4 a little more, with a piston upper.

   It also depends on the role. In urban areas, M4 most def. In an open field, a g36.

2. Wayne

   September 7th, 2010 at 6:01 am

   Firepower is equal, because same round. Each gun is better in some situations to the other. One’s a carbine, one’s an assault rifle. Not a good thing to compare.

3. JBF

   September 7th, 2010 at 6:01 am

   They both have the same firepower as they fire the same ammunition. As for which one is better that depends on what YOU mean by better. After all, one can not give and answer if they do not know the question.

   The reason why weapons like the G36 and M4 exist is because the German’s and the American’s who developed them each have their own idea of what "better" means and have developed weapons with features to suit that definition. Therefore the G36 is better for the German’s and others who elect to purchase that weapon while the M4 is better for the American’s and others who elect to purchase that weapon.

4. Huckleberry Hero

   September 7th, 2010 at 6:01 am

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_HK416#Design_details

   The German one. Whenever comparing anything manufactured in Germany to America always go with the German one, they make better stuff.

5. Jim

   September 7th, 2010 at 6:01 am

   In my opinion, depending on which option you select, the H&K G36 has the better fire-power especially when fitted with the under-barrel grenade launcher available to the original users. The dual-sight system fitted was optimum for it’s time. However, the M4 rifle has almost the same ammunition, better cooling apparatus, better stock and ammo clips, and is lighter for the troops to carry. Perhaps your judgment should come from which has been a higher production unit, and that would be the M4. The M4A1 today-version is only 6.9 pounds loaded,
   as opposed to the H&K G36 which is 7.6, even though the makers used steel-lined polymers to make the unit, which led to some of it’s failures in service.
   The M4 is, was, and always will be the higher production unit, which along with any non-catastrophic failure rate is the ultimate prize for a firearm.

6. davelgop

   September 7th, 2010 at 6:01 am

   the standard G36 and the standard M4….they both fire 5.56x45mm NATO standard cartridge. Both are select fire weapons, single round, burst, or full auto (depending on the variant). Over all the G36 would have more fire power because it is piston operated compared to the M4 which is direct gas impingement. So, when firing many rounds at a high rate of speed, the G36 would not over heat or become fouled near a quickly as the standard M4.
   but its much more complex. the M4 is one of MANY variants of the AR-15. Long barrels, short barrels, pistons systems, belt fed systems as well as caliber differences. 5.45×39, 5.56×45, 6.5×39, 6.8×43, 7.62×51 and even 9×19. You can piece together so many different AR-15′s its crazy.
   The G36 isn’t quite as modular. although you can get different variants with shorted and longer barrels and there is a version which is chambered for the 7.62×51 cartridge.
   overall, i would say the M4, simply because the availability of adaptations available. You can do whatever the heck you want with one, while the G36 only has a limited ability to customize.

7. Zhang

   September 7th, 2010 at 6:01 am

   AK-47

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