 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - G3 nemisiyano yayo yakashandiswa nemauto nemapurisa munyika dzakasiyana-siyana. Somugumisiro, rave richishandiswa muhondo dzinoverengeka mukupera kwezana remakore rechi20. Kushandiswa kwaro kwokutanga mukurwisana kwakanga kuri neMauto ePortugal mukati mehondo yavo muAfrica. Mauto ePortugal aisakwanisa kutakura huwandu hwakawanda hwezvombo zveNATO zvinorema zve7.62 mm pamabhomba marefu, kushomeka kwemoto kwakakonzerwa kwaive pane dzimwe nguva kuremara pakusangana nemauto emuvengi akashongedzerwa neAK-47. Pfuti dzeG3 dzakaonawo chiito nemapurisa eWest Germany mukati mekuedza kuponeswa kwakakundikana kwevatambi veIsrael paOlympics ya1972 muMunich. Mamiriro ezvinhu akakurudzira kukura kwePSG-1 sniper rifle yakanyanya kubva kuG3. 