Happy mid-pumpkin spice season everyone and welcome back to another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the awesome (and affordable) YHM R9 suppressor. Speaking of which, we ran the R9 last weekend on the 300BLK Q [Read More…]
POTD, short for Photo Of The Day, is TFB’s recurring articles where we go to great length trying to find the best pictures and stories out there. Today we have a photo from Alabama Arsenal, including some highly interesting firearms like the Heckler & Koch [Read More…]
The new Heckler & Koch SP5K-PDW is here! This is one of the most iconic firearms in the World – although I prefer it with a stock and a red dot – and it’s now available for sale. If you think you’ve seen all pictures of it, you [Read More…]
Following on the heels of last year’s SP5 release, H&K has just announced the release of the SP5K PDW – an MP5K PDW for those of us without deep pockets or OP orders from Uncle Sam. Like the SP5, the SP5K PDW is about as close as you can get to owning the [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves reveals the H&K SP5K-PDW. The SP5K-PDW is, essentially, a civilian version of the H&K MP5K-PDW, which is, itself, an improved version of the H&K MP5K, which in turn is a shortened version of the H&K MP5. In other words, the SP5K-PDW is a [Read More…]
There’s no denying the Heckler & Koch MP5 is one of the most iconic submachine guns ever made. Its full-auto cyclic rate was really controllable and is always worth a good smile. HK brought in their civilian legal MP5 models in the 1980s but in recent history [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV’s SHOT Industry Day coverage, James checks out the H&K SP5K at the H&K booth. While the SP5K has been teased by HK since 2016, it’s recently been hitting retail shelves and is ready for the commercial market. H&K’s reps give you the scoop. From [Read More…]
The Heckler & Koch SP5K is the closest thing to a real MP5K that an everyday citizen like us is able to get. This episode of TFB TV Patrick takes the iconic pistol out to the range and has way too much fun. The SP5K is almost identical to the MP5K that we all know […] Read More [Read More…]
TFB has written several articles about the H&K SP5K, and it’s easy to understand why. We reported about it when it was released officially at IWA in Germany earlier this year. It is now available in the USA according to H&K. The new SP5K was developed by [Read More…]
With the recent announcement by Heckler and Koch USA that the SP5K (MP5K-ish) will be available to the U.S. market, also comes a flood of consumer emotions. Excitement: “This is awesome!” Euphoria: “Yipee Ki Yay, Mother F******!” Anxiety: [Read More…]
Three years ago, we broke the news that Heckler & Koch was introducing a new 9mm pistol based on the MP5K short submachine gun. Now, word has broken from Kentucky Gun Co. on their Facebook page that the pistols are headed to the States in July! This is a pistol [Read More…]
Miroslav sent us this photo of the H&K SP5K on display in Germany at the IWA gun expo. Read more about the H&K SP5K here.
Heckler and Koch fans rejoice! H&K company has been listening to you. A Document received by TFB, dated a week ago, show that Heckler & Koch GmbH (Germany) applied to Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) to sell a semi-automatic version of [Read More…]
If you’re a firearms enthusiast (as it’s likely that most people reading TFB are), you probably have a list of guns you want. Unless you’re one of the fortunate few to have an arsenal rivaling Heckler and Koch‘s Gray Room, the Rock Island Arsenal [Read More…]
Good afternoon and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine. Full auto rated suppressors have been an industry selling point for years, but those ratings come with their own caveats. The overwhelming majority of [Read More…]
Good morning everyone and welcome back to another Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM Turbo K rifle suppressor. Last week we talked about the brand new OSS pistol cans. This week we stay in the same category with a review of [Read More…]
TFB’s Behind The Gun Podcast continues with an interview with Angela Harrell from Heckler & Koch USA. H&K USA has moved mountains in the past few years to bring the SP5 and SP5K-PDW to the American market – guns that we have begged to own since we were [Read More…]
Just in from Germany is the H&K SP5L – an SP5 pistol variant that boasts a longer 16.1” barrel. Because the SP5L is imported by our friends at H&K USA, it legally can’t come outfitted as a rifle with a stock. However, new owners are free to swap out [Read More…]
Good day everyone and welcome back to another Silencer Saturday brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM R9 suppressor. Last week the YHM Turbo K went up against the Innovative Arms GRUNT mini. This week we step up to a high [Read More…]
Once we all become adults, Christmas begins to mean a lot less to us and is more about what we can give to others. We start families, have children, work relationships, business acquaintances, and endless others we hunt down gifts for. It is not like when we were [Read More…]
Magazines for 9mm roller locks are few and far between. Most suck it up and get German-made H&K mags but at $70 per magazine it adds up quick. There have been some attempts at polymer magazines for the venerable MP5 but they are hit or miss. Also finding a magazine [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and thank you for joining us for another edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM R9 suppressor. Last week we discussed the Silencer Central Banish 30, a modular titanium rifle [Read More…]
Happy Halloween everyone and welcome to the latest edition of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by the wizards at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the impressive R9 multi-caliber suppressor. Last week we dug into the 9mm Bul Armory double stack 1911 as a [Read More…]
Hello everyone and thanks for joining us for another Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the YHM R9 suppressor. Last week we took a look at some glamour shots of the H&K SP5K-PDW, a semiautomatic version of one of the most [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! In this weekly series, we look at a lot of firearms and technology surrounding the rimfire firearm world, and this week we have an extremely uncommon topic to explore – a rare Fleming 22LR [Read More…]
Lasers on guns is nothing new. Most require a Picatinny rail to mount said laser or it is somehow integrated into the gun like Crimson Trace’s line of grip lasers. However Viridian has gone in a different direction with their latest and made a laser that actually [Read More…]
Good morning substars (copyright 2020 – Pete) and welcome to another installment of TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new R9 suppressor. Which coincidentally is our topic today Last week we discussed damaged [Read More…]
Hello everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, a weekly discussion of everything related to suppressors and their host firearms. We are brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new R9 9mm suppressor which should make its [Read More…]
With the roller delayed blowback renaissance, accessories for the MP5 platform have exploded on the market. With the improved quality of rapid prototyping, now individuals can print out functional parts and sell them. Custom Smith MFG (CSM) makes 3D printed MP5 upgrade [Read More…]
With the majority of the United States and World either being shut down or a little more crazy than usual, it’s not a bad idea to carry a little more firepower. Now I know some of you only carry on the body with your favorite concealed carry handgun and [Read More…]
