Friday is here and you know what that means. Night Chenanigans! I mean Friday Night Lights. A while ago I wrote about MP5 lighted forends. Well, now it is time to delve into lasers. There are easy ways to do this but those often have compromises and we will detail [Read More…]
When it comes to roller delayed blowback guns like the MP5 or G3, your options for triggers are rather limited. You can either buy another German trigger or have someone polish a factory trigger hoping for better results. Well, ShootingSight came out with their Heckfire [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day brings one of the most interesting and iconic firearms and anti-terrorism actions together. Above you can see the H&K MP5A3 from when the Special Air Service stormed the Iranian embassy in London in 1980. Remember this is over 42 years ago. [Read More…]
Lee Sporting reached out to us to see if anyone at TFB would be interested in checking out their Sporting Trigger Group for the MP5. As an ardent fan of the MP5 platform, I volunteered as tribute. Lee Sporting has made their Sporting Trigger Group utilize an AR-15 FCG [Read More…]
As far back as January of 2021, Magpul has been teasing the release of some new drum mags for Glock and H&K platforms. The good news is that three new Magpul PMAG D-50 drums have just been released! Each of these new drums is made and engineered in the United States [Read More…]
The 3D printing community continues to impress me by finding ways of making reliable, durable, and interesting homemade guns. IvanPrintsGuns is one of my favorite YouTube channels that focuses on 3D-printed firearms and in early March, Ivan showcased his latest working [Read More…]
Magpul has a whole bunch of new items this week at SHOT Show 2022. The one that caught my attention is the Magpul MP5 stock and drum magazine. Magpul @ TFB [TFB GUNFEST] Magpul MP5 Brace [TFB GUNFEST] Here Come The Drums! Magpul MP5 Drum & Glock 17 Drum Magazines [Read More…]
A few years ago Quarter Circle 10 came out with their QC5. It is an 9mm AR receiver set that can take MP5 magazines. Well with the help of my friend Sean St. Cin they have refocused their brand and will be coming out with their QC10 MP-5 inspired YKMF-5. Quarter Circle [Read More…]
In the past, there’s been a fair bit of debate whenever I started talking about PDW-style firearms. While I have carried a PDW-style firearm in the past and they are one of my favorite weapon types to shoot, I don’t typically carry them daily. Over the last [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: There is just one photo today, but considering what’s in it, there should be enough for long discussions. There is no exact date when it was taken, but the guess is that sometime between the end of ’77 and ’79. This picture was posted [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 episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at West Orlando Firearms Training with Heckler & Koch for a reveal of their new pistol. Bulletproof backpack manufacturer Ballistipax was also attending the event and had a few of their Survivor-1 backpacks for demo. The packs have rapid-deploy panels [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…]
In 2014 TFB’s Photo Of The Day (POTD) was introduced, and many interesting photos have passed since then. Today we’ll take a closer look at clones of the Heckler & Koch MP5 from a German collection. They are all placed on a 120mm mortar ammo crate. Here [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…]
The question is does the Heckler & Koch MP5 SD really go Pew Pew Pew, or what sound does it make if we have to type it down? Perhaps Phopp, phopp, phopp is a better description? For sure it is going to be quite a hush sound compared to the normal MP5s below. [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…]
Good morning everyone and welcome back to another edition of TFB’ Silencer Saturday brought to you by our friends at Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the Turbo and Turbo K line of suppressors. Last week we discussed some buying tips for silencer newbies and [Read More…]
Last October, TFB reported that Magpul had released a line of enhanced parts for CZ’s Scorpion. These upgrades included a grip, mag release, and 35-round PMAGs. Today H&K connoisseurs, Nakatomi Plaza hostage-takers, and roller-delayed blowback fans of all [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – This is Heckler & Koch’s SP5 at SHOT Show made by Blown Deadline. This isn’t H&K’s first attempt at this, already in 2016, they did a Ballistic Mandalorian Armor. If you like the Mandalorian theme you should definitely [Read More…]
As the exhibitions Enforce Tac and IWA in Germany got postponed until further notice, we’re now seeing companies releasing their news directly online instead. If you check on a regular basis here at TFB we promise to keep you covered. One of the first press [Read More…]
Last summer we got a glimpse into some Revolutionary Rollerlocks. Well they are here at SHOT Show and have a final product. As you can see in the photos it is more modular and their REV5 has evolved. Removable lower hand guard (options available) Removable rear optics [Read More…]
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday proudly brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine – home of the Turbo and Resonator suppressors. Last week we brought you a writeup on suppressing the new GLOCK 44 rimfire pistol – a setup I [Read More…]
The PlayStation 2 was my first meaningful, real-world lesson in consumer economics. My mom took me to Target at about 4 a.m. on an unusually cold Florida winter morning because she read in the paper that demand was going to far outstrip supply for the new super-console. [Read More…]
We have heard the pleas from the American pistol caliber carbine market countless times over the years: “why doesn’t H&K make a semiautomatic MP5 pistol for the civilian market?” Arguably the most iconic submachine gun in history, the H&K MP5 is highly [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…]
At SHOT Show 2019, SB Tactical brought the prototype of the HKPDW collapsing brace designed for H&K MP5 pattern pistols. It is the company’s second brace designed for this weapon system with the first one being a side folder and resembling the fixed MP5 [Read More…]
Spain’s oldest law enforcement agency, the Guardia Civil, have agreed a pair of contracts to procure new HK G36s and MP5s. Spain have ordered 425 5.56x45mm G36K carbines at a cost of 699,380 Euros or $790,372, giving a unit price of just under $1,540 per carbine. [Read More…]
In the past few years, we have seen a roller lock renaissance. I believe this is in part due to quality clones like the Zenith MKEs, Omega Arms, and PTR. The list goes on and on. The stabilizing brace also made the pistol version of the MP5 more accessible and useful [Read More…]