The G36 has remained elusive in the American market, available only in the form of expensive custom-made firearms ... They consist of a Picatinny optics rail mounted on the rifle’s carry handle ...

and it’s the closest thing one can get to an H&K-made semi-automatic G36 short of pricey aftermarket custom-shop modifications. The SL8-6 is gas-piston-operated, chambered in .223 Rem., ...