Photo Of The Day with some images from Lithuania. We’re looking at an officer from the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service’s Special Tasks Unit, as he protects his sector with the Heckler & Koch MP5. The setup with the EOTech sight might be one of the [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: The Norwegian SWAT Team practice boarding on the Norwegian coast guard ship KV Barentshav. The main firearm above is the Heckler & Koch MP5 in 9×19 mm, but note the sand-colored AN/PEQ-15 and the marine finish. In the Norwegian Armed Forces, [Read More…]
The MP5 is arguably the best 9mm SMG ever made. It has been cloned by many and yet fans and collectors always want that German roller delayed blowback perfection. While H&K has imported the SP5K and SP5, they have decided to bring to the US the HK SP5L, the [Read More…]
In this #GunFest2021 episode of TFBTV, James Reeves chats with Jon Canipe of Magpul about their new D50 H&K MP5 drum magazine. This drum holds 50 rounds of 9mm and works in any number of H&K MP5s and clones like those from PTR, Century, Zenith, and others. The guys hit the details including [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Established in 2014 and a way to show carefully selected photographs from the world of firearms on a daily basis. As a bonus, you get a short story, and hopefully, you’ll learn something new. Today we take a look at the Heckler & Koch MP5 [Read More…]
It has been a while since we posted anything from Blown Deadline Cerakote, but they are back with full force with a Heckler & Koch SP5 dazzled up with some flowers. The pictures were posted on Heckler & Koch USA’s Facebook and the comments are hilarious, [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James has the privilege of shooting the new Heckler & Koch SP5, which is essentially the return of the famous MP5, but does it hold up the legacy? Watch today and find out. ««« GUN AND GEAR GIVEAWAYS »»» PLEASE check out our Patreon and Subscribe Star pages [Read More…]
If you are travelling to Germany you may see more of the Spuhr MP5 upgrades in the near future, as the German Bundespolizei (German Federal Police) have bought another a total of 6 000 Spuhr stocks. You are more likely to see them at the Airport Police, but they may be [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…]
Last year, we shared a lot of pictures from Swedish Ordnance and their showcase at EnforceTac in Germany. (TFB: Swedish Ordnance at EnforceTac 2018) They have now developed a speed loader for HK MP5 and G3 magazines, as well as AR15/M16/M4/STANAG magazines. I have seen [Read More…]
In just a few short days Magpul have launched an army of new parts. Some are brand new, like the CZ Scorpion EVO 3 line of products which we told you about a few days ago and some are more of an extension of existing product lines. Little did we know how right we were [Read More…]
It’s time to get a little bit technical in Today’s Photo Of The Day. You are looking at the Heckler & Koch‘s roller-delayed blow-back systems for the 7.62×51 G3, 9×19 MP5 and the 9×19 P9S. At the bottom you have the bolt from a .308 [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James tackles what he believes to be the five best submachineguns, sub guns, pistol caliber carbines, and PDWs (personal defense weapons) in 9mm. It’s a tricky list with a thick field, but James brings his Top 5 choices for small 9mm carbines to you this week. [Read More…]
To meet the new challenges on the battlefield, which we know can be anywhere these days, the Swedish Police and Swedish Special Forces are working and training together. Using the Armed Forces for Police work has always a sensitive matter in Sweden since the Ådalen [Read More…]
An armed gang got together last July 10 to rob a bank in the city of Santa Margarida, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, which they did. As it frequently happens these days, when almost everyone is carrying a cell phone with a built-in video and photo camera, different scenes [Read More…]
At Enforce Tac this spring Heckler & Koch Germany displayed the HK237 and HK337 officially for the first time, but there were no details to be had. Now we’re teased with some more technical details. Heckler & Koch may not like me, or you, but I am in love [Read More…]
In a previous article (https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/03/03/weapons-rios-crime-war-pmerj-side/), TFB showed some images of PMERJ – Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro in the frontline of the war against crime in Rio. Being the major responsible for [Read More…]
On 9:th of March 2017, a 36-year old suspect was detained after an axe attack that injured nine persons in the main train station in Düsseldorf, Germany. One of the pictures that caught my attention was this FN SCAR-L Short with a 10″ barrel and an EOTech sight. [Read More…]
The long awaited Spuhr stock assembly for the G3/MP5/HK33/53 is now finally available. I tried a fully working prototype during the summer, mounted to the AK4 (HK G3), including the Spuhr hand guard and an Aimpoint. It made the G3 very controllable. The part number is [Read More…]
The German EnforceTac 2016 is a two day exhibition for professionals only. Just before the IWA exhibition where the rest of us are welcome, and the fully automatic stuff is well hidden. Italian Tanfoglio displayed a new sub-machine gun in 9×19 mm called TCMP. The [Read More…]
Several years back, I was strolling around the SAR show in Phoenix, having taken care of my most pressing business, when something caught my eye: an H&K MP5K Briefcase. I had an MP5K, and had been on the lookout for cases for some time. Unfortunately, any that [Read More…]
Phuc Long of Firepower United made a parody of Disney’s Be Our Guest, the famous song from Beauty and the Beast. He re-wrote the lyrics to reflect options to accessorize your rifles. You can hear his accent fade as he forces a faux French accent. I think Phuc Long [Read More…]
The submachine gun is falling quickly into obsolescence, but they still fill a few important roles and are incredibly fun to shoot. In this episode of TFBTV, we look at the top 5 best sub-guns factoring in historical significance and effectiveness. We also had to have some honorable mentions as it [Read More…]