This MP5 Is Chambered In 5.56? The HK53
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i just post bullshit , ö/ and 55.6 blammo much fire mp5 is german humor. we can do it. fande auch schön das hier auch sonst alles korrekt übersetzt wurde. roller delayed are cald half locked in german. SKS is also nice. slap that one more time for a sign of approval
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Put pineapple on your burgers
wasn´t their a version in 7.62 Nato. I think that would get your neighbour something to wounder about.
@@exploatores G3 is the 7.62/.308 nato long mp5. HK32 is the ak caliber mp5
I wish my dad would stop putting cigarettes out on my arm
You get used to it to be honest..
Then stop screwing around.
Same
Better than my dad...he burned my ear off on the stove. Now he's in the loony bin up in Togus.
Dude call the cops.
I love when Mike says Micah will zoom in for a closer look and he just doesn’t.
Was thinking the same thing like wow cool close up Micah
@@paulbrower1812 It’s happened multiple times in other videos too I always chuckle.
Yup i was waiting, was definitely curious about the spent brass too.
Yeah I was waiting for that zoom in til the end of the video.
19:28
I served 2 tours in Northern Ireland during Banner - South Armagh and Londonderry; the uniform of all the 'sneaky beakies' who would show up, in the towers or the outstations, was typically a windproof smock worn over jeans, long hair... and an HK53! Man, I wanted to get my hands on one. It will always be one of the coolest bits of kit to me...
*Back door wide open* "I NEED TO FIND A WAY IN!" You guys are hilarious.
GT: "I'm getting you kids outta here..."
Kids: "WHAT? I'M F*CKING DEAF!"
😂😂😂
IYKYK that’s EXACTLY what would be said.
Kek'd
Mag dump of 5.56 inside a bus with a super short barrel, hearing impairment indeed....
And concussed
Hi, Quick correction.
The "SAS Operators" are actually a Detachment of the FRU. I know exactly where that photo was taken - that base has gone now.
We had 53's at all Dets with sliding stocks & iron sights, both of which we loved. We mostly used them on ops that had the chance of moving through rural areas as opposed to urban, where MP5K's were usually the weapon of choice.
Always with our trusty Browning Mk 2 Hi Power as a PPW as well though.
Nice review of an old friend - Thanks Mike 👍
appreciate the knowledge
Based!
Super mega ultra based
That whole era of history is fascinating. You should upload some videos talking about your experience to record it for history. It's important to know what happened if you can share...sounds like you were there.
Which MP5K variant? And PPW?
As big of a gun enthusiast as I am.. I never knew HK made a 5.56 “MP5”. Appreciate what you guys do on the channel.
They had everything in this system at the time. From lmg to battle rifle to short barrel 308. A very impressive collective piece of engineering. Dare I say it is the most impressive collective body of work in firearms engineering because they all work the same. Definitely not the greatest engineering of all time (we just saw that rifle on the channel recently!), but definitely something to be marveled at
Ainsi que le HK G3 même principe que le mp5
They got a 308 one too called a G3 😂
@@bigk4026Agreed on all points, especially considering how rare modularity was relative to firearms development in those days. Hk truly was at the forefront of modularity for the times.
I’m upset it isn’t called the MP5.56
Thanks for that dad advice, brother! I have my own little five year old Hellion, not from Springfield Armory or Croatia. My sweet girl comes with a ton of recoil that no muzzle can tame, she's loud and concussive, cannot be suppressed in any way, not easy to clean, but I love her and wouldn't trade this time with her for anything in the world. Our kids have such a fight ahead of them, we really need to give them all we got.
Well said!
@@tacticutelife Thank you!
That awkward moment when you realize Canada is way more lame than Croatia.
That intro was more gripping than most block buster movies...had me at the edge of my seat...good stuff.
And that line delivery at 1:00 tho 😮💨
Had me edging on my seat😫😫
his aesthetic unmatched
Mike needs to be in a real movie.
It was achingly evocative. Depth of felt-life character development. Poetically fulfillmentful. Three stars. Main character should have been a Brony.
0:59 I just love how that HK was tossed tô him 😂
I knew he had mind powers!
HK as made in a dying star by Odin!
Reconheço o brasileiro só pelo "tô" kkkkk
Well yeah, are you even operating tactically if you have to pick up your own weapons like some sort of peasant?
@@filipetg7665 KKKKKKK É NÓIS, BR sempre nos cantos mais vastos do planeta huahuahau
Ah, fond memories!
When my old dept put together a SWAT team way back around 2001, we got guns from Colt and H&K to T&E. From H&K we had MP5s, etc, but they also sent us one H&K 53. I LOVED that thing! It was controllable, fed flawlessly, and was easy to have ready to go when bailing out of a Crown Vic (dating myself there). I mean sure, ballistics suffered but a test we did of short barreled 5.56 guns years later, showed they still packed enough punch (and if the first round isn't enough, you have plenty more). Alas, all of H&K's guns were marked for T&E only and they wanted them back. They would not budge on a price and got kind of snippy about it. Colt, on the other hand, gave us the guns they sent at about half off. We got about 3 for one by going with Colt (and I claimed a 635 and later an M4). But I sure did love that 53!
I don't know if H&K has local branches in the USA, but if it was the main company you were dealing with, it would make perfect sense. Their headquarters is located in my home region in Germany, and we're known to be stingy.
@@Eragon2679 - It was their US branch. They just don't budge on prices OR try to accommodate the civilian market. SIG used to be like that but wised up.
LOVE H&K products but you chose the right word: Stingy. LOL! Well met, good sir!
I don´t know who does the German voice-acting for your intros but it´s on point, must be a native German speaker for sure. Much better spoken German than in many Hollywood movies.
AI
Doesn't sound like an AI voice to me...
@@capriceranana5733 The times from windows text to speech are over...
1:28 "Sorry Timmy, your hearing loss is deemed to not be school related"
Holy f, this has to be one of the funniest CZcams comments in years.
as a german I can tell you this 100% the authentic choice of words and expressions for this kind of situation.
😂
definitiv, von meiner Seite keine Bedenken
Cracking comment - danke schön matey
Da stimme ich auch zu 😅
@@Lunatiker82 aber sowas von xDD
You know one thing that I would love and I’m sure others would as well is specific items linked in the description of the video. Whether it’s your surviving in the mountains stuff or range videos it’s nice to see what you’re using. Not necessarily so I can copy/paste certain kits or packs but to give ideas for my own kits and packs.
Anyway just a thought and I love your videos! Very well done and extremely informative. Keep up the good work!
Best channel on CZcams. Great gun content with some humor and dad advice! Thank you guys!
I never knew the HK53 had such a rich history and was used by the SAS in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. It's amazing how certain guns become iconic and hold so much historical significance.
Long guns and the wrong chassis? By the half block.
How the hell is your name just a tick? Impressive.
@@handroids1981 it took a second. Not a gun culture guy.
HK53 fighting against AR18 & Barrett M90
@@handroids1981 It's a bot channel.
The HK53 is my favorite machine gun, hands down. The range in my hometown used to have one in that exact configuration to rent. Now it's gone and I'm sad.
Interesting coincidence
Garand Thumb stoled it
That is sad.
I am sad for this.
Feds took him and ran off
Great advice at the end. Thanks for that message, it’s incredibly important.
That last bit of advice was very important for me to hear today. Thanks mike and micah
Carried one of these periodically in the late 1990s on the SWAT team I was on. The thought was having a couple of these to defeat body armor , while keeping the same manual of arms as the MP5, would be a good idea. It wasn’t a very good idea. These things barked like nothing else I’ve ever shot. Fun. Not too practical though.
An unintended consequence - it was actually a great training tool to really learn good weapon control and stance. If you could manage one of these going back to the mp5 was like shooting a BB gun
How is your tinnitus?
@@juki009 WHAT?
Why didnt y'all just suppress them .
@@KnOnHeavensDoorCans are heavy, and expensive to buy in bulk.
@@sinisterthoughts2896 TYPE LOUDER, I CAN"T HEAR YOU OVER THE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
You had me at "we'll talk about that during the talking part of the shooting" 😂❤
The fact that you actually used a proper german voice actor and not some American who had 2 years of German in high school makes this sooo much better than most of hollywood's depiction of Germans. Thanks for the video and greetings from Stuttgart (No i don't own a Porsche sorry)
Oh, so you own an AMG then?
@@pedrob.2691 I'd prefer a 911 over an AMG ;)
Your dad advice come just in time for me as my wife gave birth to our daughter just a couple days ago. Love it, such a sweet time
HK did make a version of the HK33 that took STANAG mags - the G41. It also had a 4 position selector (Safe, semi, burst, full auto). True to form, HK killed any interest in the rifle by pricing it at several times the cost of similar guns.
There is a version coming out by PTR.
As a dad with a 5 year old son, that last 30 seconds was the realest thing I've seen on any channel in a long time!!
The Trace Adkins song sings of it well "Trace Adkins - You're Gonna Miss This". I wonder if that's where Mike got it from?
The part where he shoots the bad guy and then kicks his kid with the bad guy through the door? 1:35
Right in the feels.
Agreed
I carried the HK53 whilst driving in Northern Ireland on duty. Perfect defensive weapon for use in a car. The noise and thump of every fired round is totally unique to this weapon. Loved it. Alias, we're not allowed this firearm in the UK.
This was my weapon whilst serving as a COP team member in Northern Ireland.
Very robust plus we used to have the double mag fitted for quick reloads 👍🤙
Is larping defeating Ron Jeremy’s nefarious plot the ultimate training scenario?
Yes
Yes
If only Garand thumb was around when Ron had his real scenarios
Wearing that FABULOUS scarf too!? Yes!!😊
This channel deserves it’s time to watch on a big TV, not a measly phone screen while at work.
I called out as soon as I saw that this was uploaded B)
You're getting paid to watch this. This is the way
Same 😢
@@notyouraveragegoldenpotato this is the way!
You’re working on Sundays ?
LOVE the way that sounds
These guys have way too much fun and I love it.
Served in the Greek Army in 2009, and the rifles I used there were the G3A3 (at basic training camp) and the HK11 (later when I got my specialization). The G3 was weighting in at about 3.7kg, whereas the HK11 being the behemoth that it is, was close to 8kg!! And I had to run and dive behind cover and brumbles, through windows into buildings etc with that HK11. And like you said, both had almost all the blueing gone off because of the decades of careless soldiers dropping them and being rough with them, but they did shoot true, and very rarely malfunctioned. - Also another thing to note: Because I was also an armored personnel carrier driver, I got to use Colt M1911 (since the driver area doesn't have space for a rifle). Man, that Colt, what a piece of kit that was!! It was older than I am (the particular one issued to me was made in 1982), and like I said, countless of uncaring hands later, that thing would shoot right on target, and never EVER jammed!! A true testament to American ingenuity and quality of build in my eyes!!!
my EDC CC is my late grandfathers service pistol from when he served in Vietnam and Korea as a tank & artillery commander, his 1911 is now 109 years old this year and doesn't care if you shoot some 100 rounds every day or 1 round every 10 years, she'll be as reliable as the sun rising every morning
A standard G3 is nowhere near 3.7 kg.
@@Vanalos I don't know what you mean by "Standard G3", as there are so many variations... the ones we were using, like I said, were the G3A3. They had plastic stocks and handguards, so that might have shaved a bit of the weight off, since the original model had wooden furniture and thus is heavier than the G3A3...
@@calebb5106 Oh that 1911 is not named the gun of the century for no reason. And such a beautiful looking thing too. Absolutely timeless.
@@Vanalos 4.38 kg (9.66 lb) (G3A3) 4.7 kg (10 lb) (G3A4) Which one is the ""standard"" for you? in which army? when? nowhere near he says.....
As a German speaker, I really gotta know. Do you have the actual dude who does most of the voice over for German television read those lines? If not, that is an incredible job by the voice over artist sounding super official. Absolutely love, makes me laugh out loud every time.
I have no clue, but can't you get some voicework over at fiverr for reasonable price?
I am only 10% sure but I vaguely remember that it was the multilingual Australian armorer he had on past videos (1-2 years ago maybe)
Probably ai voice
He said he has a friend in Germany who does all the German and thats why it sounds good.
@@AlexanderVonMalachiYep totally, 25 bucks tops
Watched for Mr. Thumb.
Enjoyed for gunstuff.
Liked for weapon toss @ 1:00
Great video and I loved the Dad advice. So true.
"I saw a werewolf drinkin' a piña colada at Trader Vic's
His hair was perfect"
A-hooooo!
@@sauliluolajan-mikkola620 werewolves of London
Micah’s close ups are unreal
so quick youll miss em if you blink
Best Dad Advice so far. Love my 3 boys under 8yo. Love the HK53 too!
Awesome video.💥 I absolutely loved that intro. You and your team are so good at not only guns but also in comedy 🤙🏻
I was just thinking yesterday, 'I haven't seen Ron Jeremy in any of Garand Thumbs' videos in a while, or any time travel. Did he just stop doing that?' I'm glad to see that the immortal, time traveling, arch nemesis Ron Jeremy story continues.
This was my emptional support not-MP5 in Battlefield 3 as they didnt have any until they added the MP5-K. Such a beast!
Still remember the days of the mp5k “paintball gun” setup (suppressor+thermal+no ads) on bf3. Too damn fun.
@@STdoubleDs damn yeah, core memory unlocked!
I had an HK 93 in 5.56 in the early 80's. It was deffinatly louder than an AR 15. After many 1000's of rounds, the botlt carrier area needed required extra detaild cleaning and the bolt needed to soaked in solvent.
The Hk33/Hk93 also has the option of the earlier developed inherently buffered BCG, which allows you to utilize MP5 stocks that, unlike the much larger elastomer stock plate buffers found in G3 and Hk33 stocks, have much smaller elastomer stock plate buffers, including the 5 pos retractable stock, a la the MP5A3 and MP5K. My PCS33 (Hk93 clone commission built by Jeff Walters at Parabellum Combat Systems) has the buffered bcg, and I run B&T's 5 pos retractable MP5 stock. It's definitely a vibe, I love it.
I had the thought last night “I’d like the MP5 a lot more if it was in 5.56” because my love for HK came from the G3 (assault rifle in Fallout 3) and here we are
have you shot a HK weapon?
Wait until you find out about the actual thicc mp5 the HK51, or the belt fed G3, the HK21.
Also if the name ends with a 1 its 7.62 NATO and if it ends in a 3 it’s 5.56 (except for the G3 which is the German army designation of the HK91 style rifle)
Technically the Fallout 3 "Assault Rifle" is a CETME
@@1lovesoni yes, however a CETME and a G3 are 99% compatible so it’s pretty much the same, albeit it is the worse rifle or at least my own personal experience with it.
@@CoryMp3I always compare shooting older hk roller locks to something like a Chevy square body.
Super attractive, functional, and nostalgic. But at the end of the day they’re not as good as you remember them being.
That said I still prefer nostalgia most of the time, it’s just not always functional or cost effective.
A couple of my GI joes from 1980s had the 53s as their primary weapons and I had always wondered what type of gun it was as a kid when I was growing up thank you for bringing back so many memories
I have one of these!
My grandson is 2 and he’s very, very difficult at times but all the other a stuff he says and does is worth it. I love seeing my daughter and her husband handle him. Love, hugs and after melt downs nice conversation with him about being crazy and then more hugs and love. It will end so fast and you’ll never get it back. Spend as much time as you can. NO SCREENS OF ANY KIND. BOOKS, BOOKS AND MORE BOOKS.
9mm MP5: "Trying to find herself"
5.56 MP5: "Ready to settle down"
Every time I think "this is the one. I want this one" another one comes along
This is the last one, no more after this im done...for a bit
There's always another one bro...
I remember a company (Brethren Arms, i think)building these in 300blk , used stanag mags, bolt hold open, and ar style mag release. $4k was too rich for my blood, though.
300blk was my first thought for use....beautiful grail piece
Here's the big issue, and why no STANAG HK roller gun is particularly reliable, except for the godawful G41 ("Frankenstein's rifle"). ARs have cartridge guides built into the upper/chamber area, while STANAG mags are double presentation and feed straight. HK53s do not have these guides, and their mag is tapered towards the front and top, to provide a somewhat uniform feed position. To get a STANAG magazine to work well in a 33/53 type design, it will need a custom feed tower/insert. Even then, rounds will still occasionally get jammed into the trunion instead of the chamber. This causes not only stoppages, but also results in bullet setback. Mean if/when a user tries to just reload/rechamber that round, it's going to produce higher pressures than intended. Ultimately, a STANAG compatible 33/53 isn't going to be a reliable fighting weapon. Ask yourself this; "if it was really *_that_* easy, then why would HK waste so much time/money on completely redesigning the gun into the G41?"
Dad advice on point like always 💯
Love the trigger pack advice. :)
1:38 Mike: Young child, I saved you!
Also Mike: This. is. Sparta!
😂😂
Ah wunderbar! First time I saw a intro where the German voiceover was perfect. And nice review of the HK33 :) greets vom Bavaria an prost gentleman!
But you are Bavarian ... so what has that to do with Germany?
@@JuanCarlosChiliPimmel ah wonderful. That’s right my friend. You must be an insider :D
@@ouromov1 Kannste einen drauf lassen ... :P
Des moch ma XD Servus und Pfirti :D@@JuanCarlosChiliPimmel
Bayern ist einfach anders, anders als der Rest von Deutschland! Grüße aus Niederbayern. ❤
What a rad gun. Most relatable dad advice. I'm in the thick of that right now with a 1.5yr old🤘 keep on moving
25:50 I need more tidbits of info like this❤️
Kudos for being not only being aware of this, but making more people aware of this gun. SAS had some in NI, seem to remember some UK Close Protection Details using these early on in Afghanistan, but overall an underappreciated gun before its time - very compact 5.56mm gun in 80-90's - most compact rifles/PDWs being post 2000's.
Had a HK-93 which was the semi-auto civilian version back in the "80's. They had some really cool accessories for these, and I had them all: fixed stock, collapsible stock, slim-line fore-end, regular fore-end, and the bi-pod, which retracted into the stock fore-end. Also had the Timney set-trigger which was really cool!
This year's winter is mild in Idaho. Great video.
You guys should seriously make a movie. Your intros are always really fun to watch
I read about this weapon in an old book that was published around the end of the Cold War. I’ve always thought it would be cool to have a 5.56mm MP5.
I really want 2 of these. One in 5.56 and one in 300 blackout with the SD mod. Would be so much fun
Was it a book series titled Deathlands? I know one of the characters carried a HK53.
Wait til you hear about the HK51, in 7.62 nato. The idea was quickly binned.
@@denniss4452No, it was not. The book I have is an encyclopedia of weapons and vehicles used around 1990 or so. Really cool stuff. I have the sea power version, too.
for dad advice at the end, the inverse is just as true. Your parent's are not going to be here forever, so enjoy your time with them to the fullest. if you moved out, call them as frequently as you are able to, never know when it will be the last phone call or the last family get together
HK53 also used in very limited numbers in early Iraq days by Tier 1 U.S. for low vis ops.
Great content as always.... I love the Ralph Waldo Emerson line " Life's a Journey not a destination " at the end !!
The voice in the intro sounds like Bat Metal 😂...
Brilliant
***Dethklok
I was C.O.P (close observation platoon) in Northern Ireland back in the day, this was our issued weapon, I loved it.
Heard they gave folk some funky plates that were crazy heavy back in the day if they were in Northern Ireland or “allegedly” Ireland itself.
@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus green army had 50 cal plates, yes, very rarely issued. Utterly useless as the round wound just crush the rib cage with pure force.
We didn't wear any plates as most of our work was in civilian clothes.
@@darkchild130 Sounds about right, no one ever did mention folk being give shock pads to go with those plates, not like those THAT much at that level but better than nothing.
No it wasn't. 😂
@@zoiders yes, it was.
Missed these older style reviews. Thanks, Dad.
now i want one of these thanks
Garand Thumb
The HK53 would be so dope in 300 aac
So would a galil ace 21n
@@PewLandabsolutely correct
There’s always one.
Chase45 built one. I think he did Hk53SD in 300 Whisper.
I was thinking the same. Suppressed with 220 gr. bullets. 5.56x45mm is just miserable in super short barrel guns.
This is like, one of those guns you didn't know you needed until right now.
Great dad advice Mr. Thumb! Can confirm this…
You know, normally I would hate this style of "Mr. Beast with guns" video, but you really make it work. Awesome stuff as always.
The dad advice makes this the best channel on CZcams
A contractor in Afghanistan had an hk51. He said is was a flash bang generator.
MC51
When Abraham is first introduced in TWD, he’s carrying a MC51… the absolute worst zombie gun ever (based on TWD zombie rules, anyway)
What really killed this weapon was the Picatinny rail. and that the HK was not attuned to going that direction because of the Charging Handle configuration. It could not resurge since we are seeing RedDot Thermal Hybrid devices which do away with the need for anything but a Flashlight beyond the Receiver area above the action.
And also, the resurgence of High Sighting for Gas Masks makes the DRL system head back up to market resurgence.
the famous G53 on battlefield 3 was indeed my favorite gun, also wonderful intro my friends!! best reguards from Portugal
You guntubers need to come together and make a movie. That drop into the bus looked more smooth and cinematic than some dynamic action in movies, and it was just a school bus.
I want all the gun tubers to get together and make a police academy or super troopers spoof it'd be freaking great
@@79huddy There's enough of them and they're all very talented on camera. Small films are made for about $50,000. It's honestly not a terrible idea if the script was good. They've been basically honing in characters that are parodies of themselves for years. The characters already exist, they just need to get together and write it.
I know Brent0331 does some little short films
I think the school bus part worked because it *was* a school bus. It took a common feature (escape on the roof) and used it.
And for "guntubers", there's a STALKER fan film coming out soon, co-written by Wendigoon. Not exactly a guntuber, but he did show up on Brandon Herrera's channel during the MLK video.
Really enjoy these more comparative videos. Also the historical nod you threw out to the STG was a nice touch. Well done. 🤙🏼
Best part talking about kids in the end. Top notch.
Today was my birthday. Seeing this video as a german dude made my day. Thank you!
Best dad advice ever
This one reminds me of K1a used in the ROK army. K1a is also sorted as SMG in South Korea, but chambered in 5.56. Interesting video 👍
your intros are always top tier!!!
Not that I ever close out early on your videos, but the false promise of close-ups (and hope they might eventually arrive) definitely kept me glued.
They are probably making a separate video with all the close up shots not aired ?
Keep an eye out for the notification.
man this feels like 2019. aint seen the ron jeremy timeline in forever. thank you!
wow never knew mp5 556 exist, im just searching ptr32 days before, then u uploaded the hk53 just what a coincidence. thanks man
Mystery Ranch! Love there stuff can't wait to get one someday
!
The H&K 53 was the preferred weapon of the DSS and then later the U.S. Marshals used it for their high risk felony warrant division for a short time in the 90's. Then in the Australian SBAS,,they used it for a few special units.
That picture at 14:40 - SAS working alongside 14th Int (The Det) in Northern Ireland, the Troubles does make for some great reading.
Standard 1980’s N.Ireland kit is repeated in quite a few books - G3, HK53, MP5K, a Moustache and obviously a Browning HP.
Against the AR18 and Barrett M90
You are right, they do grow fast, yesterday it was Barbie dolls and remote control cars now it's laptops and Iphones. But thanks for the free SDI stuff, it was hard core but I am learning.
as someone who has a 9mm and 22 mp5 I've always wanted the HK53 i fell in love with it when I used it in battlefield 3
God Bless you Mike, the dad advice ALWAYS HITS man 🥲
My dad had an HK94 back in the late 80’s. It was a fun one to shoot for sure. But that HK53 is definitely a unicorn gun for me. My oldest son is now 32, best dad advice EVER! Aloha 🤙🏽
The intro was a mix of metal gear solid and early late 80s /early 90s actions movies. Nice!
Another great and educational video GT! I wonder how this 8" barrel HK53 would do in 300 blackout? Throw on a suppressor and away you go!!
19:30 The reason the charging handle folds on rifle caliber HK's isn't to keep them from getting bumped, it's because they're built in levers that cam the bolt carrier back with mechanical advantage. If they were straight like an MP5 you'd need to crack them with a hammer to get the bolt to unlock, the guns work entirely on the principles of mechanical advantage and leverage which you need to overcome the same way the rounds do to get the action to cycle. It's basically like a teeter totter with one short side and a fat kid sitting on the long side, the bullet's gotta lift the fat kid by pushing down on the short side and you're just lifting him by his belt, both are a workout but one of them needs the Hulk on TRT to get done.
Surprisingly good analogy actually. At first I was just like "WTF is this guy on about", but the more I thought about it, yeah. That's basically accurate.
No youtube channel has ever had better video intros. Change my mind.
Admin is killing it
Polenar tactical version is even better
‘. . . better video intros.” We’re talking entertainment right up front in the opens? Flannel Daddy is only the first loser - to Demo. Come-on. Demo has been doing his FAF for a Long Time - change my mind. Flannel Daddy is Amazing for creativity and videography!
Love to see more HK G3 series of rifles in videos! Cannot wait to see your video on the HK51!!!! 😮 Favorite gun to shoot
Had a guy with a G3 shortened to MP5 length on a match we organized years ago. The flash and noise was awesome, but I guess it wasn't the most practical rifle for a dynamic match. Great fun, though.