H&K's New SP5 - A Civilian Semiauto MP5 Pistol

[@RockIslandAuctionCompany]

Hey, where are you? Get back here!!

[@AnoNymous-kc6kh]

your shitposting department is amazing

[@tmar697]

When couples flirt in the comments

[@sunny-sq6ci]

someone left the gate open

[@niceguy391987]

He got stolen by HK. You can get him back if you pay 100 Million $ cash :D

[@tmar697]

@@niceguy391987 or something french

[@HighGear39]

Unfortunately I purchased one of those "Dubious Quality" clones a long time ago when there was only one option if you couldn't have a HK94 retrofitted. It was a ginormous POS. Fortunately I was able to pick up a new SP5 at Scheels for $2399! Now the long wait for the Form 1!

[@operationalaf3414]

My wife absolutely loves my MP5K 🤩 She said it's hard to miss lol.

[@hisdivineshadow8263]

its not forgotten, but do the Sig M400 Tread. its a great firearm, well made and you can see a lot of influences in its manufacture

[@LatestHour]

Why are SP5 videos popping up? This thing has been out and I see them used for sale too.

[@AlexanderEddy]

Very interesting to see HK offering an MP5 that isn't made entirely out of unobtainium!

[@sliceofbread2611]

@Dave isn't that because the german police keeps raiding the main office and taking all the laptops?

[@sliceofbread2611]

@Dave that could be, i have no idea how much of my previous comment is true but some german person told me that the hk office has police cars in front of it very often..

[@genericpersonx333]

@@sliceofbread2611 Nah, it is reasonably accurate. The issue is that the government desperately wants the money and influence H&K brings to Germany, but they don't like having to share it with H&K, so German politicians and civil servants are constantly attacking H&K for their own benefit.

[@jong2359]

I mean, $3,000 is still pretty tough to stomach for a "pistol."

[@reckyourself6948]

Didn't HK have some weird dealings with the cartel or some shit?

[@tfbtv]

Great video, Ian. Hope you enjoyed your T&E copy as much as I enjoyed mine. - James

[@snafumagu]

Maybe now he will get comment love?

[@9HoleReviews]

Goddamnit i just SBR'd my PTR9

[@scoe5908]

Love your videos dude

[@happyhaunter_5546]

OH SHIT...Are we still getting a Kriss 2.0 close-range practical run?

[@Brody2362]

Hows the PTR been treating you?

[@andrewhosuer3846]

Me too... 2k+ rounds no hick ups tho

[@user-rs1fo2dd9b]

technically isnt the PTR better bang for the buck?

[@matthewspencer5086]

When this video was a few hours late appearing, the day after Forgotten Weapons had rashly filmed himself making eyes at a British auto-ejecting revolver, I feared that his French firearms collection might have collectively shot him in a crime passionnel!

[@Treblaine]

"Now... I have... a wrist brace Ho Ho Ho"

[@mr6johnclark]

I understood that reference!

[@jayzenitram9621]

"He's still alive ... only John can drive somebody that crazy"

[@mr6johnclark]

@@keeganpenney169 The best Christmas movie ever,.

[@thelostboyscout1489]

Die Hard IS a Christmas movie!!!!!!!

[@UtahGetMe2]

🤣🤣

[@faeembrugh]

Disappointing you didn't present this wearing a flash hood and a gas mask.

[@lycossurfer8851]

Don't forget the thick British accent that's also needed

[@Wolvenworks]

@@lycossurfer8851 no "fookin laser sights" tho. Thatcher doesn't use the MP5; that's Mute.

[@TexasSurplusPro]

faeembrugh the lack of SAS kit is disturbing.

[@justineallandevelos6491]

"Bravo six going dark"

[@jimbienkowski7857]

H&K a few years ago " we're very responsible where and who we sell guns too " H&K 2019 " hey, this PCC thing is skyrocketing and other companies are killing it selling them to the largest market in the world " "Dieter, get the screwdriver and a ton of boxes"

[@Murphy82nd]

I already know before I start the video that I'm too much of a poor. But one day my Die Hard larp will be real.

[@chadfalardeau9162]

Yippy cayeah to you

[@dnfl-7168]

Come out to the coast, we'll get together-have a few laughs

[@jessb91106]

Literally bought an AUG to Die Hard Larp

[@stewbacca117]

"you asked for a miracle, gentlemen; I give you the S... P... 5" 🤔😂 "It's Xmas Theo, The time of miracles..." Dat roller delayed blowback doe.

[@jason127x99]

stewbacca117 lmao!! Right!!! 😂😂😂👍👍👍👍

[@nodice1881]

IT HAS A PADDLE MAG RELEASE YES

[@driceproductions5304]

And a finger release. It has both. Good move.

[@johnivanp]

Yes, don’t know why HK didn’t do that for the SP5K. They made a bad mistake there. I retro fitted one on to my SP5K from HK parts.net

[@kingofwishfulthinking2490]

HK: *includes the paddle mag release* American gun bois : “Did you just understand me?”

[@thebateman7949]

2:49 This is an image of British SAS commandos storming the Iranian Embassy in London when it was held by terrorists in 1980 - in case you didn't already know that. :)

[@johnmohanmusic]

Thank you.

[@deadleg6]

Thank you sir. I can get learnid now

[@ramsesclviii2584]

thought this was AMMU-NATION!

[@George_Doc]

Yes, but my MP5 i took in 2000 in a Black Mesa Research Facility

[@workingclassless84]

@@George_Doc spas-12 was my jam!

[@ArcturusOTE]

@@George_Doc I also found a Python and a Desert Eagle there too, with a laser pointer too nonetheless

[@lolyankovic6952]

Sa and VC nostalgia intensifies

[@RyTrapp0]

'AMMU-NATION' has to be one of the greatest recurring video game assets ever - and, I can only imagine how much the rest of the world thinks that US firearms sales work EXACTLY like that LOL [...don't we wish...] "...I'll take 5 molotovs, 2 vests, 1 of those sawed-offs... ...oh yea, and those cheap sunglasses"

[@VeraTR909]

One of the first guns I recognized as a kid, such an iconic 'special forces' gun.

[@Killzoneguy117]

I had a toy camo one as a kid. I remember one time, I watched this documentary on the British SAS and I was so intrigued by it, I would put on some camo pants, this camo hoodie I had, some camo fingerless gloves/mitts that my brother had but which still fit me (though they were a little snug) putting on my backpack and buckling all the straps around me, this camo boonie hat that I had, and then taking the toy camo MP5 and going outside pretending to fight Russians as an SAS commando. Good times.

[@vlkafenryka788]

wanted one since i saw Die hard and Predator in a double feature

[@antifacisme]

Special forces? Danish police use it at standard support gun.

[@VeraTR909]

@@antifacisme So do the Dutch, I meant 'special forces' in a broader, figurative, movie kind of way :)

[@antifacisme]

Ah, I see. Sorry for the negative comment then :)

[@bills6093]

5:40 1 - Fire no rounds 2 - Fire one round 3 - Fire three rounds 4 - Yes

[@JonatasAdoM]

5 All the Rounds 6 DAYUM bro

[@GentlemansCombatives]

No Yes Yeees YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS

[@scoe5908]

Inb4 'Gib civillian MP7 pls'

[@peterdvornik]

But do it in 5.7×28!

[@kaisah77]

T H I S

[@andrewschulze3865]

They cant due to german Gov gun laws and export laws, they went through hoops just to export this

[@ritgrant]

@@peterdvornik they would never chamber in 5.7, the mp7 was specifically designed to compete against the FN systems.

[@peterdvornik]

@@ritgrant r/woosh

[@mutantfmj]

used a MP5N for 15 years in Marine Recon til they phazed them out solid weapon

[@therideneverends1697]

does the MP5N 3 or 4 position selector?

[@Adam-qv2bd]

It's full auto, semi and safe. Navy trigger group.

[@therideneverends1697]

@Canon Waters yes

[@TheJMan1K]

What’s the difference between recon and force recon?

[@amigi968]

God I love that gun. I carried an SD as my backup for 8 years. Wish I could have smuggled one out. :p

[@Obsidian762]

Soooo glad to hear HK is finally selling a semi auto MP5. Took long enough..

[@timtyler3524]

They must be financially desperate to actually give us what we want.

[@andrewschulze3865]

The german government actually let them export them

[@mr.angryman3599]

@@timtyler3524 more than positive that they are

[@timtyler3524]

@@mr.angryman3599 We MIGHT actually get a semi auto MP7 thanks to their desperation.

[@mr.angryman3599]

@@timtyler3524 at that point it would be easier to get a p90 plus the 5 7 for interchangeable ammunition between the two

[@adhdairsoft8269]

HK ceo: (z-5rs falls on car) HK ceo: (calls in sp5 backup) US market: "welcome to the party pal"

[@kalashloy4179]

lmao nice one

[@skyhop]

And knowing H&K it's probably $3000 for a gun that is sold to law enforcement for $700...

[@StevenL00]

MSRP $2800, you're about right...

[@purplepenguin43]

as near as makes no difference, "MSRP $2799," probably about half that for LE MP5's .

[@skyhop]

No, they're $700 for a police department to buy. If your police department is financially transparent you can see for yourself.

[@StevenL00]

@@skyhop i thought $700 is for the UMP and the MP5's doubled that?

[@mikestevens2053]

Update to October 2020: now approaching $4,000, and still climbing

[@stevethomas5849]

Thank you Ian for showing the Iconic Iranian Embassy seige 1980 and the SAS storming in armed with the legendary MP 5.

[@pjtren1588]

Tango down

[@cjmj26]

Maybe they'll see the light and re-introduce the P7!

[@ostiariusalpha]

@@Rltvader1 The tooling is unnecessary, CNC machining is superior anyways; and MIM is cheaper. But yeah, I wouldn't hold my breath.

[@512bb]

Great call, probably be a real hit. BTW I have been carrying a P7 since the 80s!

[@33Luger]

My favorite concealed carry weapon.

[@adrianfirewalker4183]

I had a P7; good gun, but I got rid of it because I wasn't willing to dedicate the time to its unique system. Maybe someday I will find another, simply to put on a shelf

[@Ashikaru38]

@@ostiariusalpha You're really under estimating the monumental task it would be to bring back a gun designed to be hand fit during assembly. For a lot of these old guns, machines were purpose built to make cuts that would be prohibitively expensive and slow to do on a CNC. Source: I'm a manufacturing engineer for one of the largest gun manufacturers here in the US. Plus, if half the gun was MIM, would it really be a proper P7? It'd lose that magic touch in my opinion.

[@ShootAUT]

"HK slap damages the gun." That's the first time I heard that. How can anyone so gullible and worried still have the confidence to actually fire a gun?

[@Khanclansith]

Mostly a rummor started by people who never handled the firearms... And a few UMPs that didn't have the charging handles up to spec when they first shipped.

[@peepsbates]

My guess is that it could also be an Airsoft thing.

[@TacgnolSimulacrum]

Probably the same people that tell you not to dry fire any gun.

[@ShootAUT]

@@TacgnolSimulacrum Not to forget: Never EVER press the slide release on a pistol.

[@ES90344]

@Dane Chauvin The slap method is in the MP5 manual as the only method for charging the firearm. Its not an issue.

[@donnerschwein]

Customers: "Do you sell shoulder stocks? People would love to buy original parts." HK: "Pfff! Nein! Humbug!" also HK: "I wonder why we don't make enough money and are in debt."

[@robertluera6]

I think it doesn't have a stock because it's classified as a pistol. If it had a stock it would be considered a SBR by American law. At least I'm pretty sure.

[@peterb8904]

@@robertluera6 that's when you buy a " shoulder brace".

[@user-ns3vs3bp3e]

Robert Luera which just means tax stamp etc which isn’t that big of a deal just can’t travel out of state with it easily or ‘shoulder brace’ and have none of that

[@TheAngler2210]

Anders können sie die Teile nicht leicht nach amerika exportieren. Der Lauf ist zu kurz, wäre mit Schaft eine sog. SBR (short barreled rifle), und dafür braucht man eine genehmigung, schwachsinnigerweise. Ohne Schaft ist es als Pistole deklariert, kann also easy von jedem erworben werden, ohne Sondergenehmigung.

[@andrewschulze3865]

The reason is good old german gun laws, it's a while thing

[@Panzerfan93]

i hope they release on with a stock in europe! I'd buy that

[@andrewschulze3865]

So far US wise no due to Germany letting them export this gun but under strict export rules

[@NowThatsGreg]

HK is planning to officially launch the SP5 and SP5L in Europe in 2020 (at IWA show) - info from the official Polish HK Importer. It seems it will be sold w/o the stock, but tbh it's no big deal to just replace the end cap yourself.

[@Panzer_Runner]

Just buy the stock seperately...

[@farmerbrown84]

@@NowThatsGreg Didn't the latest EU laws further restrict carbine-like firearms under 60cms in length? And what about magazine limits - isn't pistols 20 rounds whilst rifle is 10?

[@nateweter4012]

The stock isn’t a problem... there nothing stopping you from buying a stock and just mating it to the gun. This is just presented this way for the U.S. market were we have official legal designations for “pistol” and “short barreled rifle”. Selling it like this allows we U.S. customers to buy it off the shelf with a background check and not need to submit a form 4 for a Short Barreled Rifle tax stamp to add the stock. It’s a stupid law that’s circumnavigated with our “pistol braces”. Your laws may be totally different. Canada, for instance, has no short barreled rifle designation for firearms with barrel lengths under 16 inches.

[@Projects_and_Pistons]

“Hopefully this will lead to legal reforms in the us” do you mean banning arm braces or make sbr’s not registered?

[@ch3fxexcell3nce]

I'd also like to know what he meant by that. All gun laws are infringements, so the least the ATF could do is just look the other way when you "accidentally" use a pistol brace the wrong way

[@LexVergne]

CH3FxEXcELL3NcE I assumed that he meant that since everyone shoulders braces anyway that they’d just do away with the stupid laws about no stocks on pistols. Maybe he meant something else though idk.

[@RezaQin]

Repubs didn't do anything and Democrats hate civilians owning guns so very unlikely.

[@ifell3]

That roller blowback took me ages to get my head around when I first looked into action types. Great design!!

[@RealCadde]

I still don't quite get it on the G3A3 to be honest. It takes so much force to get those lugs in that it amazes me they ever work. Obviously they do but damn they are solid.

[@ifell3]

@@RealCadde well I can only dream about touching the insides, but if you look at the saami for the working pressure that might help hahaha

[@RyTrapp0]

@@RealCadde MOMENTUM. That's the key to all of the increasingly complex automatic eject-cycle-feed firearms. You've gotta imagine it working at speed rather than trying to imagine it step by step in slow mo. Also, with so many people 3D modeling firearm operating systems today, KZbin videos(like the animations that C&Rsenal uses) should help put the concept together. They really help with understanding some of the more over the top MGs(especially the WWI and earlier stuff), since there is SO much shit happening at the same time between cycling the feed system, the various elevators/lifters, reciprocating actions, unnecessarily complex ejection systems - Rube Goldberg MUST have been inspired by the early MGs, no doubt! Lol

[@chubbycatfish4573]

Wow, HK giving people something they really want?

[@junichiroyamashita]

Now,let's wait for a 10mm Mark 23.

[@thatguyoverthere9634]

@Boston Josh but they arent H&K mp5's

[@tygerproductions9128]

we want an MP7

[@robertn4840]

@Lt. Colonel Tanya von Degurechaff yeah because HK is sooooooo concerned with following export laws right? Besides what's the German government ACTUALLY going to do if HK decided to, say, make an MP7 in the US, fine them into a complete shutdown and ruin a part of their economy and the military? HK is losing relevance, and their financial status shows it. You put a lot of stock in military contracts (just as HK does) however you seem to not understand that governments don't like paying a lot of money per product, so they get insane discounts thus meaning profit margins aren't very high.

[@tygerproductions9128]

@Lt. Colonel Tanya von Degurechaff i know its unrealistic, but a kid can dream.

[@DH-xw6jp]

"Hello, welcome back to the least forgotten weapons on all time, im your host" Fixed your intro

[@Dirtbag-Hyena]

Yea ,this weapon is the complete polar opposite of forgotten .

[@sauercrowder]

Unforgottable Weapons

[@kurtbergh]

Not an American so I can't get one, but I'm so thrilled for you guys. And it's December, almost time for Die Hard.

[@larissaziemba9162]

Kurt Bergh Sorry...I feel for you. However, tourists can travel to Las Vegas and rent a full-auto MP5 (or whatever else you want) and have a fun day at the range in downtown Vegas. I like going just to meet all the Japanese, British and French tourists.

[@kurtbergh]

@@larissaziemba9162 I'm Finnish and getting an MP5 clone isn't a problem here, it's just that getting a real HK-made one is hard, as they don't make one for Europe. I'm waiting for an MKE (known as Zenith in America) right now. The flash hider has to be welded on and extended so that the total barrel length is 12 inches, but otherwise there are no problems.

[@FrontSideBus]

I think Lieutenant John Mclane did wonders for the MP5's rep too lol.

[@flypaper2222]

Ian does a 20 minute h&K commercial

[@Beltzer0072]

H&K: "Hey thanks alot man, we appreciate it!"

[@vaclav_fejt]

Not even mad.

[@ringingsteel8729]

Really HK doesn’t hate us. The US government hated HK, and hence they’re reluctant to commit a bunch of money to the American civilian market, at least as it pertains to certain kinds of firearms.

[@RedXlV]

Given that a lot of the issues that have interfered with HK in the US civilian market have been import-based, combined with HK now having a large factory in Columbus, Georgia, it'd be nice if they brought back the HK94 (and HK91 and 93 for that matter) by making it here in America.

[@michaelb6729]

Pop culture ??? ..... Dillon 💪and the Predator !!

[@Ingsoc75]

"Smile Karl, we're back in business!"

[@williambinions4205]

Ingsoc75 now find the detonators

[@elflakeador09]

Dear Santa, I swear I've been good...

[@ryancooper4475]

Wait, you can easily put an M16/M4 lower into a semi-auto AR15 (iv8888 has made an entire video series on this concept). Why is it a problem if HK does it with their SP5 but not a problem for all of the AR15 manufacturers?

[@satchamomcbeez6934]

Have you done a review on the UMP? I like that, the way it looks, much more than the mp5 and would love to see a dismantle on the UMP.

[@there_is_nothing_here]

"Yippee-ki-yay, mo**********!"

[@jason127x99]

Paul Castro lmao! Right!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@unspokentruths6416]

I see's it, I want's it, I's gotta get's it, I's gonna get's it

[@vr4787]

This makes me want to watch Die Hard again!

[@NonyaDamnbusiness]

For April Fool's Day Ian and Jimmy "Booty-Shorts" Reeves at TFB should trade places and do videos in each other's style. Yes, Ian, that means shooting a Glock pistol wearing booty shorts to bad techno music. Yes, James, that means wearing a finely-trimmed goatee and hat and giving a serious talk about a firearm.

[@AP-zw6ql]

This video makes me so happy. I've been wanting to pick up a pistol caliber "carbine" for a while now but haven't been able to decide which one to go with. I've wanted an MP5 for over 25 years. I've been very wary of the MP5 clones, so this will do nicely. Now to prepare myself for the sticker shock when I get the courage to go look up the MSRP.

[@ExUSSailor]

So, this is what it takes for HK to actually listen to the civilian market, extreme financial crisis.

[@oldesertguy9616]

If you've never shot an MP-5 you don't know what you're missing.

[@g.b.2297]

damn I cant get enough of you Ian. u da man

[@BuzzinsPetRock78]

It's guns like these that makes me sad we have such strict gun laws....well, this and an AK 74, which is at the other end of the spectrum. Just owning a gun here (the Netherlands) is difficult, let alone anything this cool.

[@larissaziemba9162]

BuzzinsPetRock78 No worries...our American politicians are in love with European Socialism and hate our 2nd Amendment. By the year 2030 our gun laws will match yours. In the meantime you can always vacation in Las Vegas and rent a full-auto MP5 and have some fun while it lasts!

[@nightstryke]

@Forgotten Weapons The MP5 and UMP are nice, but I prefer the HK MP7.

[@bensmith4563]

So alot of infringements of our constitutional rights led to this firearm

[@loub4879]

Exactly, we are free men we need to stop asking permission.

[@Computerguy-jx9wo]

mark p FBI open up

[@NoahKnowsBestt]

Why do you keep saying shoulder brace... arm brace. Let's not get confused about our braces.

[@Yorihime]

CIP is just some European proofing. "Commission internationale permanente pour l'épreuve des armes à feu portatives" and the SP5 got proofed for ordinary use ("N"). I have these markings on all of my guns as an owner in France because it's mandatory here.

[@michaspi]

Yorihime I think the “N” stands for nitrocellulose proofed, so basically okay with modern smokeless powders.

[@baskets9362]

I was considering getting into mp5’s but now that they’ve gotten the masses attention back I won’t be able to find anything “reasonably” priced for about 6 months, Thanks HK.

[@thelonerider5644]

@5:08 - I find it either amusing or sad that a weapons specifically designed to be a non-select fire civilian firearm was prohibited by an "assault weapon" ban...

[@waremergencypower6024]

If it fires a pistol round, it’s not an assault weapon.

[@RyTrapp0]

"...but... but... but... just LOOK AT IT! It's big and girthy and black and... are you trying to scar my children for LIFE or something?! I moved my family to a gated community to keep them safe from all of these big black girthy scary things!!!" - someone that believes in increased firearm legislation, probably...

[@farmerbrown84]

In my opinion, the "assault weapon import bans" led directly to the rise of a vibrant, flourishing AR industry in the USA, and the assault weapons ban further added to it by 1) adding to the "cool factor" - since it's banned and 2) lots of great engineering to work around various restrictions.

[@thelonerider5644]

@@waremergencypower6024 You know I don't know if the people who made the law even know the difference lol.

[@thelonerider5644]

@@farmerbrown84 This is probably true. However I doubt it was the intended result lol. What'd that guy say in Jurassic Park? Life finds a way?

[@phizzelout]

sometimes I can't watch the videos all the way through. simply because I want one so bad, I get frustrated because I can't afford them. But I always click a thumbs up even before I watch. never have I found anything you've done deserving of a "dislike"

[@crozanegovult4526]

"Hopefully that will lead to some legal reform," and the monkey's paw curls

[@Fernando-sd6xt]

Yeah, lol. Heard that and was like "Ian, hol' up. Be specific."

[@ritterbruder212]

"Shoulder" brace LOL!

[@ndeepowder]

Is he saying he wants pistol braces banned?

[@dave34988]

@@ndeepowder He's saying he wants the NFA repealed

[@ndeepowder]

If we get 5 more years of TrumpyBear that just might be a possibility.

[@dave34988]

@@ndeepowder i kinda doubt it. Trump doesnt seem to care about guns much either way. Though if someone slides a repeal bill in front of him and says it would make bloomberg furious he might go for it

[@mr6johnclark]

@@dave34988 Get Sean Hannity to say it. The Donald loves to watch Hannity or Judge Janine Pirro.

[@tyclark8162]

So on the SP5 magazine paddle location n left side. What's the purpose of that clip that extends out? I am considering cutting it off. Thanks, Ty

[@cbhowardis]

Well since as a dealer we can almost never frond the SP5K, I’m not super optimistic that HK will have these available to dealers (the public) anytime soon. HK needs to step up their civilian firearms game and put a priory on manufacturing to the US.

[@YasilTorvanna]

You forgot to mention its $2900 msrp

[@ceasze5072]

HK found Ian’s hiding spot, this was the only thing he could grab in his way out

[@emoment1088]

Nice, my favorite manufacturer releases a semi-auto version of one of my favorite guns on my birthday.

[@odysseusPM74]

Watching your videos has made me very knowledgeable about guns, to the point that it's amusing if anything gun related is brought up in conversation. I didn't know about H&K's nomenclature. You most likely won't see this but, would you consider doing a video about how other companies categorise/ organise their firearms or would this be too educational and stray too far from focusing on specific pieces?

[@ralph1125]

13:20 Funny, i remember the Bundeswehr Drill Instructor in Basic Training forbidding us to slap the charging handle when loading the G3, so we don't damage Gouverment property.

[@thewaterdrop123]

Schonung von Heereseigentum

[@KamikazKid]

$2799 MSRP ugh, HK here missing the mark. I want a semi-auto MP5, but I don't $2799 want an MP5. I'm sure people will still lap them up because iconic MP5, but Jesus HK same problem as their ARs they cost the earth when compared to their competitors guns.

[@Slipperypotato365]

It would have been a lot cooler if it was Project 69😄

[@TuckerDale89]

I speak for everyone in the comment section when I say. HEY, HK RELEASE YOUR OTHER FIREARM DESIGNS TO U..S. MARKET!!!!

[@elliswrong]

Did I miss where Ian said anything about the price? Something exorbitant like $7000, probably. I'm more than satisfied with my POF.

[@thewatcher5271]

Welcome To The Party Pal! You Want A Breath Mint? We're Gonna Need Some More FBI Guys. Give Me Back My Detonators! Shoot . . . The . . . Glass!

[@eyescream5313]

Awesome! Always loved H&K

[@UziNineMillomeetah]

I'd have to rob Nokatomi Plaza to afford one of those...

[@superkjell]

When I did my year of conscription in the RNoAF, our instructors told us: You know that action movie you like, no matter which movie it is, this is the gun they use.

[@DolceAires34]

Can we get an SP7 pretty please?

[@thebananaman9132]

What do you think would be cooler to have, semi auto mp7, or full auto mp5?

[@BiggumsMcHoney]

7:30 Ian: "Shoulder braces" ATF: "W U T 👁👄👁"

[@TMMS-13]

I have ALWAYS loved the MP5 and hope to one day own one of my own. My .22 clone is not cutting it anymore!

[@TomXizor]

Oh, great--- another reason to leave California.

[@STRAKAZulu]

Now one of my favorite guns is within reach! Thank you, Ian, for this review.

[@visionist7]

Ho! Ho! Ho!

[@generalpatton8468]

I love how all these comments are less than 10 minutes old.

[@Nick-hm9rh]

i wonder why

[@ZGryphon]

I remember the instructor making a particular point of the "HK slap" when I did the "rent a machine gun" thing with an MP5 at an indoor range once. The range employee who showed me how to work it was a laconic character--his actual words, as close as I can remember them a few years later, were "... an' then give 'er a smack. You can't [redacted] around with it, just whack it in good shape. It's German, you ain't gonna hurt it." Which rather set the tone for the whole experience. :) (The "safety briefing" portion of this same instructional session included the sentence, "Let's try an' keep it outta the ceiling," which turned out to be pretty easy with the ol' MP5. The old Mk I IBM Selectric is harder to control, although the consquences of losing control of a Selectric are less dramatic.)

[@beloved_lover]

So how illegal this is once you put the telescopic stock on it?

[@windhelmguard5295]

just a bit of trrivia: the ambidextrous safeties on H&K guns actually serve a purpose beyond just allowing left handed use. another purpose of the system is to allow users to operate the safety using their thumb OR trigger finger, you are actually supposed to use your trigger finger to engage the safety and your thumb to disengage the safety, i have seen people online operating the safety thumb only and then complain about it being awkward to use, so i decided to point it out.

[@SamuraiChris78]

Is it just me that every time I see these I think of Carl Weathers in Predator?

[@visionist7]

Was he the one they had pushing too many pencils?

[@SamuraiChris78]

Felice Graziano yup

[@spendle]

I'm not gonna lie, I never knew HK's model number scheme worked like that...

[@preacherF-15]

I'm a retired SWAT commander here in Texas. I've sent literally millions of rounds downrange with the mp5, in both 9mm and .40S&W. If I were being dropped in a war zone and could only take two sidearms, they would be H&K and Glock. When your life rests on your weapons ability to go bang every single time, these two manufacturers simply cannot be beat. I collect firearms and I miss the MP5. I believe I'll pick an SP5 up. Thanks for making this video, I had been wondering if the civilian version was worth owning. In the twenty years or so that I was involved with SWAT, we had no mp5 failures whatsoever. I was one of our armorers, so I saw firsthand the wear in the guns, and they held up amazingly well to probably the roughest duty imaginable. Nobody spends as much time or as much ammo practicing as SWAT does. You practice as realistically as possible, so the guns go through hell. Gotta love those Germans.

[@preacherF-15]

@ThisnThatPackRat? Err...thats great.

[@Vuntermonkey]

Just confirmed: not available in California.

[@ltdan2001]

Not legal in California and sadly soon to be in Virginia.

[@stevekillgore9272]

Love it, want it, want a proper Select Fire more, my favorite ranges have them !

[@deathsicon]

I guess I'm too used to my Tippmann A5 paintball gun where the external design was HEAVILY influenced by the mp5, I keep thinking how weird it looks not having a second retaining pin at the top of the back cap.

[@MUCKLEECH]

Perfect fit for the channel IMO. Iconic, legandary design dating back to WWII. Im glad they are offering it again from factory HK

[@visionist7]

What was the WW2 predecessor to this called? I've seen pictures and it looks very advanced for its day

[@MUCKLEECH]

@@visionist7 Gerat-06H (STG45)

[@visionist7]

@@MUCKLEECH thanks

[@coltpiecemaker]

HK: "Don't let this cool offering to the US civilian market distract you from the fact that you suck." "And we hate you."

[@scipio10000]

CIP N is infact the European standard proof mark for smokeless.

[@deathsicon]

So when is the semi only G53 coming to the states? I'd actually be willing to tax stamp that...

[@PatriotInfinity]

I was really looking forward to getting one of these, then I saw the MSRP...

[@TheStraycat74]

I have an HK-94 and it is truly AWESOME.

[@acrienteangelic1862]

Yeah, no, not worth the logos for me and I honestly feel if I wanted logos there's H&K surplus parts to build one for cheaper. Noone is going to convince me a $2800 MP5 that happens to have H&K logos is better than a clone built by Zenith or PTR with $1600 of extras dumped into it.

[@scottthompson5855]

Acriente Angelic Yup. Zenith made on HK tooling. Ditto.

[@andrewschulze3865]

It's one of those guns, you want a true HK mp5 and not spend 10000 this is the gun for you