This MP5 Is Chambered In 5.56? The HK53

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I love when Mike says Micah will zoom in for a closer look and he just doesn’t.

I wish my dad would stop putting cigarettes out on my arm

As big of a gun enthusiast as I am.. I never knew HK made a 5.56 “MP5”. Appreciate what you guys do on the channel.

I served 2 tours in Northern Ireland during Banner - South Armagh and Londonderry; the uniform of all the 'sneaky beakies' who would show up, in the towers or the outstations, was typically a windproof smock worn over jeans, long hair... and an HK53! Man, I wanted to get my hands on one. It will always be one of the coolest bits of kit to me...

GT: "I'm getting you kids outta here..." Kids: "WHAT? I'M F*CKING DEAF!"

Hi, Quick correction. The "SAS Operators" are actually a Detachment of the FRU. I know exactly where that photo was taken - that base has gone now. We had 53's at all Dets with sliding stocks & iron sights, both of which we loved. We mostly used them on ops that had the chance of moving through rural areas as opposed to urban, where MP5K's were usually the weapon of choice. Always with our trusty Browning Mk 2 Hi Power as a PPW as well though. Nice review of an old friend - Thanks Mike 👍

Thanks for that dad advice, brother! I have my own little five year old Hellion, not from Springfield Armory or Croatia. My sweet girl comes with a ton of recoil that no muzzle can tame, she's loud and concussive, cannot be suppressed in any way, not easy to clean, but I love her and wouldn't trade this time with her for anything in the world. Our kids have such a fight ahead of them, we really need to give them all we got.

Back door wide open "I NEED TO FIND A WAY IN!" You guys are hilarious.

0:59 I just love how that HK was tossed tô him 😂

That intro was more gripping than most block buster movies...had me at the edge of my seat...good stuff.

I don´t know who does the German voice-acting for your intros but it´s on point, must be a native German speaker for sure. Much better spoken German than in many Hollywood movies.

Ah, fond memories! When my old dept put together a SWAT team way back around 2001, we got guns from Colt and H&K to T&E. From H&K we had MP5s, etc, but they also sent us one H&K 53. I LOVED that thing! It was controllable, fed flawlessly, and was easy to have ready to go when bailing out of a Crown Vic (dating myself there). I mean sure, ballistics suffered but a test we did of short barreled 5.56 guns years later, showed they still packed enough punch (and if the first round isn't enough, you have plenty more). Alas, all of H&K's guns were marked for T&E only and they wanted them back. They would not budge on a price and got kind of snippy about it. Colt, on the other hand, gave us the guns they sent at about half off. We got about 3 for one by going with Colt (and I claimed a 635 and later an M4). But I sure did love that 53!

I never knew the HK53 had such a rich history and was used by the SAS in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. It's amazing how certain guns become iconic and hold so much historical significance.

1:28 "Sorry Timmy, your hearing loss is deemed to not be school related"

man this feels like 2019. aint seen the ron jeremy timeline in forever. thank you!

You know one thing that I would love and I’m sure others would as well is specific items linked in the description of the video. Whether it’s your surviving in the mountains stuff or range videos it’s nice to see what you’re using. Not necessarily so I can copy/paste certain kits or packs but to give ideas for my own kits and packs. Anyway just a thought and I love your videos! Very well done and extremely informative. Keep up the good work!

as a german I can tell you this 100% the authentic choice of words and expressions for this kind of situation.

The HK53 is my favorite machine gun, hands down. The range in my hometown used to have one in that exact configuration to rent. Now it's gone and I'm sad.

Your dad advice come just in time for me as my wife gave birth to our daughter just a couple days ago. Love it, such a sweet time