#Heckler&Koch

German Machine Guns – that is the subject of this Photo Of the Day here at The Firearm Blog.

The HK USP Compact holds a very special place in my heart. It was the first handgun I ever had and for the first five years, I shot the crap out of that gun. I think there’s always a special place in your heart for the first gun you own. The USP Compact was the first handgun I bought and learned how to shoot on. Luckily, I still own it today and still enjoy putting rounds through it at the range.

Today we take a look at the Heckler & Koch Grenade Machine Gun (GMG – GranatMaschinenGewehr), as it plays a main part in a live fire exercise in Latvia with multiple nations.

From 23 to 26 September 2019, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Special Task And Rescue (STAR) Team held a weapons familiarization training exercise at the Mantin Shooting Range in Negeri Sembilan. Notably, the STAR team members were trained on their new Heckler & Koch HK416A5 assault rifles and SFP9 pistols for the first time ever.

Since the late 1990s, the Heckler & Koch G36 is the standard rifle of the German Bundeswehr.

Heckler & Koch is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of small arms with roots in Germany. For more than 60 years, they have been developing and manufacturing various types of firearms.

In November 2018, we reported that the British Army was set to receive up to 44,000 upgraded L85A3/SA80A3s over the next 5 years. The contract was reported to be worth £75 million or $95.6 million. It has now been announced, by Heckler & Koch, that a contract has been agreed with the UK’s Ministry of Defence for a three-year programme, worth £15 million (or nearly $19 million), to upgrade an undisclosed number of SA80 rifles.

Late last night TFB broke the news that the US Army had selected three companies to continue development of their Next Generation Squad Weapons prototypes. These companies include AAI Corporation Textron Systems, General Dynamics-OTS Inc. and SIG Sauer Inc. This morning we received further details from Textron about their NGSW team.

Today’s Photo Of The Day is submitted by a TFB reader. It depicts an Indian marksman/sniper from a  Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) unit with his Heckler & Koch PSG1 precision rifle. You can also spot a Glock 17 pistol in the drop leg holster.

Once upon a time, there was this Vertical Foregrip for the Heckler & Koch MP5K.

Legendary firearms manufacturer Heckler & Koch will be supplying the U.S Army  Squad Designated Marksman Rifle known as the M110. The Army have recently been evaluating the rifle and various potential accessory setups. H&K is ramping up to supply 5,000 to 6,000 of the HK417 variants by early next year. Each rifle will receive upgrades and accessories from several U.S. manufacturers prior to final delivery. Additional details can be found in the press release below.

Formerly known as Renault Trucks Defense, and part of the Volvo Trucks Group, the French company Arquus are working on something a little bit more than your ordinary Volvo station wagon.

We are in the heat of summer and most of our guns are equally hot, too! Hopefully, everyone is hitting the gun range and sending some lead down range. With the beginning of a new month, we have a new category for our Reader’s Choice Awards! For July, we are asking you what is the “BEST PCC (Pistol Caliber Carbine).” We will further explain what we are looking for in a PCC for those who might be unfamiliar, but for now, we want to see a barrage of comments, arguments, and possibly compliments to people’s suggestions of what is the “BEST PCC (Pistol Caliber Carbine).”

Back in May TFB reported on Heckler & Koch’s first quarterly financial report for 2019. We reported that the company was enjoying a large order intake for both military and law enforcement contracts, many of which we have covered here on TFB, but also noted the company’s problems with cash flow. We published Heckler & Koch’s statement on the quarterly report and endeavoured, as we always do here at TFB, to report the news in the most balanced manner possible.

Today’s Photo Of The Day comes from the Heckler & Koch Instagram account as a reminder to all gun owners to be really careful when shooting.