SHOT Show 2023: PTR 63

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[@biddinge8898]

"You've spilled AR on to my HK!!!" "NO YOU SPILLED HK ON TO MY AR" the two purists who hate it.

[@CxS_Nico]

I’m sorry PTR but this thing is just ugly. You should have made what everyone wanted which is a HK33 clone. Not everything need to take AR mags. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@joshpifer9852]

I agree, disappointed with them this year.

[@WPSent]

I disagree. HK33 mags are too expensive if you want to run this gun any amount. Not like they are G3 mags here. Super excited to get this.

[@CxS_Nico]

@@WPSent If PTR partnered up with duramag or c-products to make an affordable and reliable HK53 magazine that would be dope.

[@WPSent]

@@CxS_Nico Oh, i'm game if Duramag or Surefeed would get on the HK33 train. But the only problem there is lack of last round bolt hold open. While not needed, I am spoiled with that feature on modern magazines.

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

@@WPSent Fuck it, imma be that guy, their is no reason to choose this rifle over an AR15 to do anything serious with. So your argument about hk53 mags being to expensive is doesn’t mean a damn thing.

[@TheDragonDelasangre]

Honestly it looks half baked and they should just make the HK33 93 mags available and affordable and make true HK clones.

[@KevinMcMullen.]

Absolutely zero interest in this gun. Why couldn't they make an HK53 clone. Or a MP5SD clone... Instead they create Frankenstein.

[@URBANAMERICANTAC]

cool to have that and the STG44 in the collection. all using the same mags

[@WeAreSoBackBros]

Lmaooo it would have just been cheaper to sell an HK93 clone and sell $40 proprietary mags. $1800 to save pennies with AR mags

[@la_sn3ak3r19]

It should have been an HK93 clone

[@got556]

Who asked for this over a 33/33k/53? Smh. G3K and 33K clones, how hard is this to understand?

[@manganvbg90]

Now time for DSA to start making the FNC

[@rustys.1070]

the FNC and CAL have literally nothing to do with the FAL. literally nothing

[@manganvbg90]

@@rustys.1070 both made by FN, and dsa produce the fal why not fnc? ;)

[@1973sonofodin]

Pindad Arms from Indonesia was at SHOT and they're importing licensed pistol versions of the FNC this year. These are 100% licensed copies. They're importing the Beretta M12 pistol too.

[@1973sonofodin]

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[@manganvbg90]

@@1973sonofodin saw that. just 15 years too late

[@fourthhorseman4531]

I was hoping for an HK 93 clone from PTR, but this is pretty cool as well and has the benefit of using STANAG magazines.

[@lucion511]

They should have just gone with an HK53 clone... sigh... would have been waaay cooler and made way more money. Especially in 300 blackout

[@KrispyRootbeer]

I think they said they'll do those in a year or so

[@carlsmith8176]

No one would buy that. This actually has a chance of selling

[@rustys.1070]

@@KrispyRootbeer yeah and they said that 2 years ago

[@rustys.1070]

@@carlsmith8176 the 53 and 33 are the most requested roller delayed guns out there. its hard because even HK wasn't able to perfect them. alot of people don't want to risk so much R&D for it to be a bad product.

[@DrDemoman74]

Wish they made a 1:1 93 clone instead...

[@shawnwillis7561]

That looks wonky to me. I understand that they probably just have the equipment for g3 flats, but it looks silly to me. They need to get equipment to make hk33 or hk53 flats. If they made a hk33 that took stanag mags and had a bolt catch, I'd buy one lickity split. I still think this might be a good gun, but knowing that the hk33 exist is tainting my view of it I suppose.

[@danielgreen6547]

@@Workingonnit It kind of reminds me of the episode where Homer Simpson designed a car for his half-brother Herb. Maybe this thing will shoot much better than it looks. It is possible I guess.

[@556ChannelHD]

Not just you bro!!

[@rustys.1070]

it was HK's final roller delayed rifle called the g41

[@WizOps]

It would have been nice if they made a G41 instead of some frankenrifle.

[@TerranPlanetaryDefenseForce]

They completely ignored left handed controls here But cool brass deflector

[@coledeberadinis7168]

Apparently Century Arms is going to be importing the 5.56 mke53 and G3 as the Ap6 and AP8. apparently they have some over at their booth can you check it out please

[@lucion511]

Their AP6 is a Hk33 and Hk33k clone. Not as short as a 53, bur they may do a 53 later

[@Steve_MP5]

I didn’t see them at the booth but I did ask. They said the same thing the told me last SHOT show. “Soon”

[@coledeberadinis7168]

@@Steve_MP5 Darn Thanks tho!!

[@rustys.1070]

@@lucion511 turkey doesn't make the 53, so theres no hope for that.

[@gregmattson6909]

All I wanted from PTR was a HK93, but they over delivered and gave me a HKG41. I'm very excited for this one

[@SY-zm6uh]

Great. I needed a dedicated malfunction trainer.

[@WizOps]

Why couldn't it be a correct G41 instead of "their take" on it, yaaaaay more wonky mutt rifles that'll require at least one warranty call. An actual G41 would've been more appealing.

[@Can-Kashi]

Pro's: If you're a HK r-d collector and wanted a HK G41, this is a choice. It takes AR15 mags and has a last round bolt hold. (I like both these ideas, but if I cared that much about the bolt hold/release, I'd just get an AR-15.) Con's: Cosmetically not as appealing as a HK93/33, and it has the same terrible civilian button only mag release which adds more delay in reloading. (Basically I swear it needs a paddle release for convenience sakes, and him struggling at 2:04 does not inspire confidence with this mag system. It doesn't at least here seem convenient, fast, or smooth.) I guess I'll just have to see how it preforms when it releases.

Agree, still, this is early days. Hopefully they have polished it for release.

[@zacharyrollick6169]

Many early PTR-91s also lacked the paddle, so I can only assume it will come with time.

[@judd5936]

You're spot on. They need to get rid of that bolt catch and just let the user use the charging handle to lock and release the bolt. Definitely needs a Paddle release too. Despite that criticism I can't wait for this to be released.

[@erroneous6947]

There’s a market for it but how big can it be? Funny how everything turns into an AR eventually. Like evolution favoring the crab shape. Lol.

[@cody8217]

When Century imports the AP5 and AP8, this will be over.

[@luger700]

Why the fuck is there so much AR shit on it?! People want guns like this because the AR platform is so generic and everyone has one. Give us the unique characteristics that made these guns so iconic to begin with.

[@neopup1776]

Should have done the original HK 556

[@pliskenx51mm83]

The market has needed a roller delayed blowback 5.56 for a while now. Not counting the ones that were available years ago that arent any more.

[@joeytomato]

...which should tell you that the market didn't actually want it. If there was a big demand, someone would have made one, and it would be selling. This will go no where.

[@lucastonoli3256]

@@joeytomato If that was really how it always worked, there wouldn't be any surprisingly successful products. Sometimes the market doesn't know what it wants, a lot of times it is better to make whatever the fuck you want to make and stick to it while promoting it as efficiently as you possibly can. Consumers are not always right.

[@pliskenx51mm83]

@@lucastonoli3256 Dude between this new offering by PTR, PSA offering an STG 44 and B&T Now offering Dragunov's I have never seen so many beat down, lonely is the word, miserable people! People should be happy to see all these new firearms coming out! Variety is the spice of life and yet there are so many against these new firearms. Quite sad. I for one am looking forward to the PTR 63!

[@pliskenx51mm83]

@@joeytomato But what happens if this doesn't go nowhere? hmm? What if this firearm turns out to be quite successful? Will you cuddle your AR15 and cry in the corner? I don't understand the negative mindset regarding these new weapons. I am excited for this!

[@RIPPER334]

@@lucastonoli3256 You've never paid to produce a failed product have you? 🤣🤣 Cause that's EXACTLY how the market works. Trends may bring something back, but if it didn't fly the first time, it seldom ever sticks the second. And I originally @ the wrong person, sorry.

[@KyleBronkington]

Step aside PSA JAKL and Sig 551. I've got a new one to fantasize over!

[@miguellogistics984]

underwhelmed. They could not even make a 223 length receiver

[@rustys.1070]

because the g41 was a g3 scaled down to 5.56

[@Glandash]

While I love the STANAG compatibility, I never really wanted a last round bolt hold open on an HK93 reproduction. I’ll be interested to see how this stacks up against the Zenith that’s going to be released.

[@ravenblack7434]

I too was hoping for an HK93 and HK53 clone, so this falls very short on my ideal aesthetics; but, still +1 for innovation.

[@arsenal_616]

Needs a paddle mag release

[@boomerisadog3899]

Might as well run 5.56 ak or Galil mags then. They would look a bit better but would lose LRBHO and reloads would be slower.

[@WeAreSoBackBros]

@@boomerisadog3899 only if HK developed a LBHO for their roller guns…. Wait

[@arsenal_616]

@@boomerisadog3899 Nah, they could still use AR mags. They just need to design a mag release similar to what's on a Tavor or something like that.

[@864_zl1]

The gap between the trigger guard and mag is hideous and makes the gun look like 💩

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

A shell deflector is nice and all, but I'd still rather have a lefty charging handle. Just cut the slot in the other side, it literally doesn't require any new parts to be made.

[@hkw8477]

They need to modernize the MP5 (9CT)! CZ magazine compatibility with last round hold! They will own the PCC market!

[@hkw8477]

@@yodax5613 It's not a question of affordable, I have a healthy inventory of factory HK mags to go with my guns. Cz mags is almost identical in dimension to the mp5 mags with the addition of a channel the runs down the back side of the mag for the bolt catch tab (much like VZ58 mags vs traditional AK mags). This should make it easier to adapt it to the mp5 platform. If PTR was able make their new 63 STANAG compatible, I'd imagine they could give their 9CT a similar treatment. Because CZ mags are cheap and reliable, it would be that much more marketable to the consumer.

[@rustys.1070]

@@hkw8477 they would have to reverse engineer the 10mm bolt hold open device, which obviously is not needed. airsofters and their bolt hold opens.

[@roywall5231]

Roller locked 5.56 with ar mags...this seems like a great rifle for shtf to me.

[@hkoperatorsunion_3395]

The bolt release alone makes this worth it

[@RazicTheHyaena]

The stanag compatibility alone makes it worth it.

[@pablo4yu]

If i wanted a gayr-15 i would buy a ar-15. I DONT WANT ONE i want everything else

[@najibawad4697]

Ah yes the lachman series's

[@amd6570]

PTR looks like something I would build. lol

[@556ChannelHD]

Exactly 🤣🤣

Holy shit! This is awesome!

[@CharlesJohnson1612]

Need to fill in gap between trigger guard and magazine well to improve the looks.

[@scottwarner6337]

I think they should change the style of the trigger guard, make it truly south paw usable, and paddle mag release. Other than that, its basically an ar15 with a different charging handle and carrier group 🔥 love it

[@stephenharmon5155]

Literally THE biggest disappointment of SHOT SHOW, along with nothing from MKE.

[@hawk9mm]

I swear Brethren Arms did the AR-15 magwell far better, they just made it so that it would work with AR mags but kept the paddle mag release function and it just looked like a regular G3 type mag well but functioned with AR mags... WHY did PTR come up with this cugdule of an idea, nothing about this looks good. That end cap for the stock is terrible, that lower also looks bad and just poorly thought up and don't get me started on the magwell... You guys have been getting so many requests for a 5.56 G3 for years, back when you were making your MP5 clones and this is the best that your company could come up with?

[@gerade-aus]

I would gladly give up the bolt hold-open feature for an uninhibited charging handle that would chamber a round with a single slap.

[@wahidkapadia5652]

$1800 rifle that takes AR mags? I will pass. Build my AR for $350!

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

Shell deflector for south paws but not a charging handle.

[@thermitegrenade]

Exactly a left hand charging handle would be easy to do.

[@thebeeper1861]

Having to hit the bolt release even after HK Slapping this gun is extremely redundant, a massive No from me

[@BlackWater6937]

I love my PTR-91 but this thing looks like a massive flop already.

[@Hkfanboy]

That’s a big no for me just make a hk91 clone for 1000$

[@antonioferreira2293]

came from Reddit. beautifull weapon

[@ShiniSaba]

They watched Hops video on modernising the PTR

[@ForceMultiplier]

That's a badass rifle.

[@swatbwana]

Missing the carry handle , bolt close device , ejection port cover , this is more of a hybrid

[@theodoreheintz7891]

I want one of these with can hk53 lengths form and caulking tube and a barrel long enough to mount a bayonet.

[@kopfjager6995]

If it has a lever release for the mag then why not buy it. But even as a left handed plinker, I wouldn't want that ugly release

[@ATXAdventure]

Yikes, no thanks. If I wanted an AR, I'd use the ones I already have.

[@xboxisbetta]

The fit and Finish looks cheap/ not complete.

[@AngryPandaMania]

That gun is just ugly 😬

[@joshpifer9852]

Can they make a 416 clone already 🤷‍♂️

[@Petetony]

Just had to make it into something its not. Just remake the original gun and mags with a wielded rail.

[@brianreeves8812]

Not crazy about the mag release, but other than that…

[@ourfatherinthegreen4065]

Wish it had a dust cover and hk33 barrel variant

[@southernSCkid]

That things ugly . But like the innovation

[@joeytomato]

Hell no... No one asked for this, no one wants it.

[@lukaspatty6431]

PTR slowly becoming my favorite HK clones... keep improving guys and do your shit!

[@itsnodawayitustabe5654]

When the bean counters vomit on the engineers

[@Godfearinggoons]

Pls stop bro no hk enthusiast is buying this 😂

[@jz362]

what is the weird square thing on the lower?

[@indubitably1417]

The ar mags are nice, but that rifle is ugly.

[@youtubeisinconsistent9169]

Managed to ruin the hk slap. Booooo

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

Thats a big no from me. The American gun market should stop trying to turn rifles that aren’t AR-15s, into AR-15s. The main appeal to the hk 53 was that it isn’t an AR.

[@00-Dima]

Yeah weak ass hk slap

[@TheRealGras]

This is more inspired by the G41 not the 53

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

@@TheRealGras I really don’t care . Honestly that makes this even worse.

[@ashleycalhoun1824]

I think this is really neither to be honest. To me it's like a lot of science fiction firearm, and I think it's a bit inspired. We can still have our classic, low profile rifles, but I also like seeing new things.

[@carlsmith8176]

Big yes for me. This is a G41, not some Frankenstein creation. People aren’t going to buy guns that take proprietary mags. Simple as

[@njurado87]

Will it accept normal trigger packs?

[@biddinge8898]

Something is wrong. I can sense it.

[@jakeadair8292]

I get it, and its cool, but, i want a 93 clone.

[@judd5936]

Doesn't need a bolt catch/ release. Locking the bolt to the rear with the charging handle is the bolt catch. You just added an unnecessary step to this manual of arms and took away one of the funnest parts of owning an HK type weapon. The slap. I can't believe I'm quoting ramblin Joe, but Cmon man.

[@rustys.1070]

they didn't take it away

[@ArmyMatt79]

TOTALLY BADASS!!!😃

[@Anubis-k2c]

look like an AR clone for me lol :))

[@みらい-o3n]

nice gun😋

[@vampire847]

y no collapsing stock?!

[@nonapplicable1013]

They massacred my boy

[@BeltFedSelfDefense]

We need belt feds, c'mon guys. Lets get something to rock those Franklin Armory BFS3 triggers with.

[@gsyoung54]

Franklin triggers are stupid, just be a man and save up for a pack... maybe don't go for your Dodge Hemi fk shit magnum usless ride.

[@BeltFedSelfDefense]

@@gsyoung54 no. The NFA must fall, I will not buy into wanting to keep it around because I'm in too much money and suffer the sunken cost fallacy. Binary triggers undercut the reasoning to get a machine gun, and they should. If I want to keep a belt fed with a binary on it, I don't need to be telling ATF every time I leave state with it to train somewhere. Be a man, and quit supporting tyrants.

[@Gath8mm]

.300 BLK 63k please.

[@AssaultRifleRussaw8319]

ptr thats it wer need more

[@chrismigut9702]

What is that HK slap?

[@ronburgundy5148]

Where is the PSG1

[@magnumeagle3176]

Is the HK slap only stopping because it’s an empty mag? Would it just go forward on a full mag? That’s how the CZ scorpion pretty much is And if the bolt locks back can you just press the AR bolt release button and ignore the HK slap entirely? Like the scorpion?

[@Steve_MP5]

Yes

[@magnumeagle3176]

@@Steve_MP5 Got it, thanks

[@BearClawAK47]

Looks awful

[@SS-tr5ru]

🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮

[@Tounushi]

G41 reborn

[@mabs9503]

I hate it.

[@cycadaacolyte6349]

Meh

[@chatdeblanc]

Get rid of the AR-15 tube and the black guard and slap wooden CETME on it, I'd be happy as hell!

[@thomaskeshel3874]

While this a cool new offering from PTR; I’d rather save up and get the Zenith due to the mags, etc. great video!

[@ntb_cheerios2316]

While i like the sentiment of mag compatibility, i do agree once you get into more enthusiast stuff then you can start getting away with less practicality. Really excited about the Zenith though

[@nukingjapanwasok6265]

Can they make green m-lock handguards to match the PTRs that have green furniture?

[@sirrisdesign4]

I’m half excited. Knowing they won’t release a non-pic rail version for up to a year after launch, truly sucks.

[@BrockvsTV]

It wonky but I kind of like it. Too bad I’m poor

[@tier1solutions28]

Nothing desirable about that

[@MI2APatriot]

Absolutely nobody asked for this. Focus on making your .308's even more affordable.

[@SpeedyDePalma]

I'm more interested in the optic on the piece below it is that a commercially available thing?

[@Miami1991]

STOP trying to AR'ingize HKs the appeal people have for these is that they are HKS! Missed the real market

[@thedumbguncollector5546]

The more I look at it the more I like it