Subject: Photo Of The Day Location: Grafenwoehr Training Area, Nothern Bayern, Germany. What’s going on? We have a German PUMA infantry fighting vehicle letting its 30 mm MK30-2/ABM autocannon loose. In Germany, it’s called the Schützenpanzer Puma. Normally [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Defensive Combat Shooting from the Panzergrenadier Battalion 122. We look at sergeant candidates in the Panzergrenadier Battalion 122, during their training in group defense. They are using the Maschinengewehr MG5 (HK121) and the [Read More…]
At first glimpse it may look like the German MG5, but we’re in fact looking at the brand new variant of the Heckler & Koch MG4, the MG4 A3 version. The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (In German, Bundesamt [Read More…]
German Machine Guns – that is the subject of this Photo Of the Day here at The Firearm Blog. The Machine Gun MG3, made by Rheinmetall, is probably one of the most iconic firearms of the Bundeswehr. In service since the 1960s and proven over the decades. The time [Read More…]
Beware of various Heckler & Koch rifles in this Photo Of The Day, as we visit the European Tactical Airlift Center in Zaragoza (Spain). This is a multi-national training center for tactical air transport. Nine nations are currently participating in the European [Read More…]
Around these introducing words, you can see a zoomed-in version from one of the pictures from the Concamo photoshoot. Yes, that is a Heckler & Koch 417P and that’s at least the first time I’ve ever seen or heard about it. In fact, there’s only [Read More…]
I think most people will agree with me that the absolute worst part of owning and using firearms is the cleaning part. That is the subject of Today’s Photo. Gun cleaning comes with gun ownership, there’s no other way. People like to drive cars, not clean or [Read More…]
If you ever wondered what the World is coming to, the German Federal Police has some clues for you. As a part of modernizing and expanding their fleet of armored vehicles they have ordered 42 pcs. of the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann FLW100 remote-controlled weapon stations. [Read More…]
At Milipol in France Heckler & Koch exhibited an example of the HK416 F and what it looks like in its different configurations, including the kit that each soldier get with their weapon. All these pictures are unique for The Firearm Blog and have not been shown [Read More…]
It’s time to practice some German again. I haven’t been able to find an English version or any subtitles. On the other hand you wouldn’t want to watch a film about Heckler & Koch other than in the original language, would you? The video contains [Read More…]
Heckler & Koch, Germany, have been renaming their weapon systems. It’s been going on for a while and I’ve been trying to decipher this ever since I saw some of the new HK firearms at Enforce Tac 2017, Germany. Could there be errors in my list? Yes, [Read More…]
According to a recent document published by the German popular parliament (Bundestag), the German government has authorized a relaxation of the accuracy requirements for the new MG5 machine gun. Both the original and machine translated versions of the document are [Read More…]
The woes continue for famed gunmaker Heckler & Koch. Apparently, the Bundeswehr’s procurement of the new HK121 7.62x51mm machine gun, designated MG5, has been delayed significantly, though the reasons why are vague. DW.com reports: According to the [Read More…]
H&K’s troubles are mounting, as the German Minister of Defense is now investigating the MG5, the Bundeswehr’s designation for the 7.62mm HK121 machine gun. Spiegel Online reports: Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) for a device approved by [Read More…]