Top 5 H&K Gray Room Guns w/ James Williamson

[@jessecamacho9758]

This is the guy that I usually think about when I talk about HK weapons with my friends. He definitely is the face of HK America.

[@1911syndicate]

I completely agree

[@Chrisblau]

100% he is and I think Jake and I couldn’t agree more. Thanks for watching. 👊🏼

[@allelseissupplemental357]

This guy is the personification of the H&K social media vibe.

[@kylesmith1375]

And I wouldn’t change a thing

[@johnroper3077]

​@@kylesmith1375 *☆Semper Fi🇺🇲☆*

[@Gunnybumper]

No I don’t think he hates HK buyers quite that much.

[@coyoteoaty4]

Hk is so gay

[@darrenherold118]

His beard also matches hk’s desert tan

[@shanedenna158]

I had the privilege of working with James for a few years. Such a depth of knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm! He gave me a personal tour of the Grey Room back in the day. Made me think very financially irresponsibly 🤑

[@kantetoast]

I’d love to wörk for HK too, am in the midst of my engineering studies and can tell I have just that “out of the box” thinking with analytical skill as well (kind of chronically / can tell and have proof, too). Since I got my hunting license, I dream of a mr308/hk417 and customizing it into my perfect hunting rifle without loosing the hk look and feel (you know … this alert popping up in your brain, when you see a hk product and just know it is one).

[@kennethbaker5223]

I'm a big HK fan, and enjoy every video that has James W. in it! Keep bringing him back! I'm envious that you guys were in "the room".

[@1911syndicate]

Cheers mate

[@Chrisblau]

We would have James on every single episode and I don’t think k we nor the audience would complain. He would for sure get fired if us😂😂😂

[@TheRealZJE313]

So u a fan?;how many H&K Do u have

[@kennethbaker5223]

@@TheRealZJE313 I got like 3000:, bruh! How many u got?: 😀

[@GuilePatrick]

Man that room... Heaven... I feel James is like a total member of the 1911 syndicate..

[@rogerlittle354]

Took James vp9 armorers course. Sharp guy no bull shit trainer and instructor. Really enjoyed learning from him.

[@MrCashewkitty]

HK is one of the rare things in this world that deserve its near mythical status.

[@rondobrondo]

It's true man. The two guns I wanted since I was a young boy, besides an M4 style rifle (duh), were the HK USP/USP Compact or the MP5. All my airsoft guns were based on HK, I had 3 different MP5 airsoft guns, I loved HK. And when I was an adult, I got tricked into buying a bunch of cheap handguns by people who don't know anything or were 'too broke' to afford HK (even though their handguns are all very affordable or the same price as competitor handguns. My VP9 was $450 and my USP Compact 9mm with LEM trigger, HK x Meprolight night sights, and FOUR magazines was only $950 before shipping + transfer fees. So I don't get where people are getting the idea that HK handguns are somehow ridiculously expensive or overpriced or something; probably just more mindless gossip and parroting like usual on the internet). So I got tricked by all these fools online telling me that HK handguns were overpriced andnot worth it compared to other handguns. So I wasted tons of money going from the cheapest stuff I could get, and not being satisfied, so I steadily kept moving up the list in terms of price and fame. So eventually I kept moving up the list of handguns I was interested in (CZ P-10F was the first, then a bunch of other stuff like Walther PDP, S&W Shield Plus, Glock 19, Glock 17, a 1911, Sig P320/Sig 365, etc.). And then I thought I finally had one that I was gonna be completely satisfied by: a CZ P-01, the Nato Serialized versions with the untuned, Non-Omega trigger ( the one that people consider 'worse' than the untuned Omega version, but better when it's tuned vs. a tuned omega trigger & untuned omega trigger). I thought that was finally gonna be the one, but it still had too many aspects that let me down. So eventually I said fck it and bought a USP Compact 9mm and it opened my eyes completely. Now i"m selling the rest of my guns and never looking back. I don't care if I end up 'losing' $1000 or $2000 or so on selling all these handguns I bought. Honestly it was just a big waste of like $3000-$4000. I just don't care about any of them anymore compared to my USP Compact. So now I'm gonna sell those other guns and buy an SP5 and a suppressor for it.

[@Steve_MP5]

James is a national treasure, in the HK world, who should get the same notoriety in the entire firearms Industry. Beauty and brains = majestic combination 💯

[@quantumkids9659]

The word is celebrity not notoriety

[@carlosvillarreal7989]

Wonderful video. I was NOT expecting Gun 1.

[@BRE4CHnCLE4R]

James would make an excellent Bond. James for the next 007 and his weapon, the H&K P7

[@handroids1981]

And he's got the right hair color. But we all know who the next Bond will be, these people love burning money and destroying franchises. Which serves to destroy their propaganda machines and only elevate the originals.

[@1911syndicate]

I mean I’d buy a ticket

[@GuilePatrick]

James Bond with the American Accent.😁👍

[@MDWGuns]

I shoot the G11 in 1990 when the Bundeswehr trails were terminated. The reason were the uncontrollable cookoffs. Meaning when the gun was hot and you chambered a round, you could count to three and it would fire! Even with the safety on. One other “dislike” by the Bundeswehr officers had was the fact that you could not place the ammo in your pocket for a while. It would break up.

[@LeutnantJoker]

Right, I love how on every video on the G11 this same claim shows up, when in reality, the German army had already accepted it as their service rifle, so claiming the trials were terminated is bullshit. THe gun didn't come to pass because reunification happened. It had ZERO to do with the gun. The rifle was already ready to be ordered. Somehow everybody that comments under a G11 video has supposedly shot this gun AND conveniently all parrot the same claim that the trials were terminated, when that is de-facto wrong.

[@MDWGuns]

@ Not correct and then the G36 came as the next standard rifle of the Bundeswehr. The Reunification and cutbacks had nothing to do with the dropping of the G11. It simply was not a safe rifle. Great concept. If it would have worked, other Military’s in the world would have picked it up in a heartbeat.

[@kevinroberts7812]

James is such a wealth of knowledge I can’t find a single fault in his top 5 guns. It’s what I Think I would pick if I was there lol. Great work guys!

[@titomon]

This H&K series is just fucking awesome!!! Please do more of these with other brands. Love the history of the brand and of course, the antics the both of you bring to each and every video!

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you all for the video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 That is definitely the best number one selection ever on this channel

[@justanothergunnerd8128]

James just verbally nailed the concept of the G11 program with ease - what a perfectly honed description for such a complex, multi-faceted undertaking. Oh and guys - this video is awesome just like your last few... All grand slams lately as far as your videos - nice work.

[@justanothergunnerd8128]

Oh shit I forgot about about Bojangles - we don't have them around here! But I've eaten there - their chicken biscuits are heavenly...

[@rondobrondo]

I love James so much, man. He's one of my role models lmao. And he's also the one who woke me up to the truth that all the info I got from all the shills and brokies out there was completely wrong; all the people who told me not to get HK weapons and said things like, "Oh HK used to be good but all their guns now are just overpriced BS, the USP was good at the time but now it's unnecessary compared to other weapons today, and they're not worth the money and blah blah blah". So I ended up spending tons of money on other handguns and weapons trying to find what I would like, literally thousands of dollars, and then I decided to say 'fck it' and got a USP Compact 9mm, and I finally understood. That's now the best handgun I own and I'm selling the rest of my handguns lmao. It's literally no comparison, no contest. It's soooo much nicer to shoot, so soft and so easy. The grip shape is PERFECT and it loads any ammo I put in it with no problems whatsoever. And I have yet to have a single failure AT ALL of any kind in over 2000 rounds. Unlike my glock, which constantly has issues of some kind. Especially failures to feed

[@MarkyMan316]

Love that the channel has grown from bashing HK to being in the Gray Room with James in an hour long video. Well done guys

[@1911syndicate]

Evolution

[@ChanceandChoice]

​@@1911syndicateno longer in the poors category 😂 Jkjk

[@jbcustom3745]

this is the content we want to see

[@GregSims-f2h]

Fantastic video gentleman I greatly appreciate and helped take the mind off of current events. Love the 80’s and 90’s H&K history.

[@1911syndicate]

🤙🏻

[@nlwilliamsj]

James is a man of good tastes. Not just in firearms but also in chicken biscuits. Bojangles Cajun filet biscuits have nursed me through many hangovers.

[@jamescampbell4334]

I EDC one of my P7-M13s too. In a Galco Miami Classic shoulder holster.

[@mburkit]

James did a great job on my brother's HK USP LEM trigger install. He's a stand up guy.

[@mikeiso8963]

I love that the marine chooses the full auto grande launcher as his #1

[@ac.1.1.z-a]

I definitely appreciate all this H&K production and discussions etc. !! H&K for life baby!!#1👍

[@1911syndicate]

🤙🏻

[@cwilson626]

I don't know why HK ever discontinued the P7. It's one of the best made handguns in history.

[@joeltan2416]

P7M8 Hard to squeeze.

[@heinrichstoltz1356]

Thank you 1911Syndicate for this production. Seeing the vaunted and hallowed H&K Grey Room is an unimaginable dream.

[@CajunMarine33445]

Love your work James and your channel, thanks for the great information

[@brettnaegele158]

This was the best 60 minutes of my life, my wife asked why i was smiling for so long, thank you guys

[@birkeley]

This channel has awesome content! Well done gentlemen

[@arblake50]

This whole series has been awesome!

[@statuematinee3496]

James is a cross between Tyrone Powers and Gregory Peck..absurd knowledge of HK history…great video..guys

[@henrygonzalez360]

Hello H&K

[@rl1271]

Can you guys get this guy to show us the HK 433?

[@c.edwardbrice3470]

Loved the episode. Great work and James is a fantastic guest.

[@Shackleford_Rusty]

Very jealous you guys got to hang out there and learn so much cool stuff

[@Chrisblau]

Very fortunate to have had the opportunity

[@1911syndicate]

🤙🏻

[@TheArkansasGunGuy]

Best video on the intrawebs this year. Period.

[@nieseba2]

Absolutely love this series. I also think Jake looks more like his modern family doppelganger than James does. Sorry Mitchell, you know it's true

[@Chrisblau]

Hahaha Jake is currently staying with me and the wife while we film in AZ. My wife said the exact same thing 😂

[@1911syndicate]

That’s fake news!

[@willskittles5544]

Great video. My top 5 is Xm8, vp9, mp5k, 416, mk23.

[@michaelchurgin7027]

Damn one minute in and that wall is fnnnn awesome 👌 solid work as usual fellas

[@1911syndicate]

🍻

[@theblacklines]

Top Gear nod. I kinda like it

[@johngalt3568]

Oh, this one was worth the watch. Since I live about 100 miles from Columbus, I’m already scheming in my head how I can attend an armorers class. Wish I’d known you guys were on my end of the continent, I’d have bought you a chicken biscuit.

[@justanothergunnerd8128]

But where would the chicken biscuits be from? I'm thinking chick-fil-a - theirs is the best fast food one in my opinion. Dang, now I wish I still worked the overnight shift after all these thoughts... I would get chicken biscuits in the morning for dinner when I worked that shift!

[@ianray8823]

This videos view count deserves to be in the 6 digits, what a great way to spend an hour

[@gsqmedia]

Such a great video, keep them coming.

[@Shagbd]

Great job!

[@IatoForth]

I smiled throughout the entire video. Awesome content.

[@1911syndicate]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@seandurns110]

Great job guys. Amazed that you got the guy from Modern Family on the show

[@firestorm8471]

HK is a bucket list gun for most people. Because you can't afford it when you buy it. But you buy one eventually anyway. Then you can't afford ammo because you are broke.....forever. Yes, there is a very hungry HK91 in the safe next to me.

[@MARCUSROGERS21]

They have my favorite rifle of all time on here the PSG1

[@1911syndicate]

It’s not too bad

[@noncomplier5385]

I can confirm as a PSG1 owner, it still out shoots most semi-auto's today, even some bolt guns. However it demands alot of maintenance to keep it that way. Still it is a great weapon system when taken care of. Great video. Glad the G11 was in it as well.

[@ulrikerudel6859]

love these guys

[@eriklambert3809]

HK used to be in my home town of Trussville, Alabama. Great people. 1st gun I bought at 21 in 97 was a USP tactical in .45 after one of their reps showed me one. A usp compact in .40 was next and 9mm right after. Definitely love them.

[@TheKlamminator]

What a great episode. Also saw you guys were filming something at east valley tactical in Mesa, that's the gun shoo I always go to, I live like 2 miles away, looking forward to that

[@markpaolino4264]

I was with a unit in the IC (intelligence community) which I can not mention, and we had G 36s, and they were great weapons.

[@zekeharouff6983]

First off, loved the video. (As usual). James seems like a very cool dude that fits in with you two. Now. WHO is he? What was his first video with his background stuff that I can learn more about WHO he is. Seems like a very intelligent person. Also. That GMG is now my next years Christmas want. Lol. When you’re done with it Jake, I’ll pay the shipping for it to VA. 😂

[@whitediggity]

Just eatin’ some Bonangles in the Gray Room. 😂

[@1911syndicate]

I mean someone had to do it

[@Chrisblau]

😂😂😂😂

[@MrKingArthurhk]

How about more hammer fired pistols with optics? Why is those a striker fire only option?

[@kingofzion]

Firing the GMG past a mile is a bit annoying as you have to tilt the sights forward so far that you are just looking at the top cover. Lot of fun to use though.

[@crazykyy]

Yet to handle any HK, but I must admit the USP definitely speaks to my sensibilities... Curious to see how the SFPCC goes if it ever gets here.

[@alexshakk]

It’s amazing how the G11 looks like it belongs 20 years in the future…40-50 years after it was designed!

[@1911syndicate]

So true

[@mrgoodkat8567]

Xm8 is still one of the coolest rifles ever

[@AgentLynch616]

HK heaven

[@TheLazyLabrador]

At this point, I suspect I’m being brainwashed by the H&K Syndicate. The sad thing is, I kinda like it.

[@handroids1981]

Join the dark side - we have Grey Rooms and 10mm variants!

[@1911syndicate]

Hahaha. 1911’s and HK for the win

[@Chrisblau]

Hahahahah 😂😂 as long as you admit you’re enjoying it 😂

[@fearlessleader8623]

My top 5 and gray room top 5 would be totally different..that being said these gray room choices are many of the same i would have picked

[@kanagawakenji7]

You just said two contradictory statements. Either they are "totally different" or "the same" you would have picked.

[@fearlessleader8623]

@@kanagawakenji7 no its not, im saying MY personal top 5 HKs are different than this list, but if i was in the gray room and had to pick a list of most infamous HK builds, my list would include the psg-1, g11, p8, etc. Get it?

[@thomasduff2224]

Well done!

[@SeanConnoly]

Carried a P-2000 (.40) for 15 years and I miss it, I was issued an SK as well. The trigger was something a little different but whatever.

[@torment12345]

Got a nickel P7M8 NIB that I love. Such a nice piece. The rest are basically not obtainable

[@charles17508]

The grenade machine gun ❤❤❤❤

[@GUNMETALGUYUSA]

This episode is extremely on point with the history, firearms, and friendship. Sidenote, you're in the time-out corner for NOT having already seen Lethal Weapon 1, just saying 🤔

[@AC-bl1rl]

10mm has been coming back, and rightfully so.

[@skullmecca8492]

That German engineering is wild

[@roykiefer7713]

I was surprised the USP wasn’t one of the five weapons highlighted. For decades, my USP .45 ACP Tactical has been among my most esteemed hand guns and (imho) the USP-series innovations (recoil reduction system, incredible reliability, accuracy and durability, first polymer frame, manual of arms, barrel material and manufacturing, and so forth) clearly were trend-setters for the industry. For example, one frequently hears the claim that Glocks were the first polymer receiver handguns, however, the fact is H&K were.

[@1911syndicate]

Just a little too normal for a list of this magnitude

[@rifleshooterchannel208]

The USP is the first polymer frame in what way?

[@brivas3343]

I was going to write that this is another excellent episode but how can it be anything but excellent when it's cominng from the Gray Room. Even learned some things...don't recall hearing of the .45 version of the P7. Also who wouldn't want the GMG? Thanks!!

[@reker.a5790]

I would check out the USP45T. Especially if you enjoy the mk23. Far more practical and easier to shoot at speed. Just as durable

[@razorback6111]

1911 syndicate bringing nothing but HEATERS lately. Soon they won’t to be selling real estate anymore and can play with guns full time.

[@bryanfelz5500]

This is, without a doubt, the best video you've ever posted. You absolutely knocked it out of the park with this one.

[@handroids1981]

Nope, hard disagree. They're MK23 video was a paradigm shift in our understanding of that gun's history.

[@1911syndicate]

Hey either way appreciate the nice words

[@Chrisblau]

Very very kind of you. Jake, James and Crispy knocked it out of the park

[@quironmiranda2591]

Why don’t you guys talk about the LMG11 ? It hold 200 caseless ammo in the stock and I haven’t seen any videos on that prototype or the smg11 which is a predecessor to the mp7 but is caseless

[@reker.a5790]

Can’t get enough H&k

[@michaelw2263]

When HK's social media girl got fired, they couldn't find a better replacement than James IMO

[@mattable7441]

I got to go into the grey room when it was still in Alexandria Va. I find it ironic that most the guns picked are discontinued. I wish they would bring back the P7m8. Shame it is not available anymore.

[@southerndiesels]

It was never in Alexandria....Ashburn

[@216Ronin]

My understanding on the Miami Vice story was that the producers wanted Crockett to carry a gun that while unusual and cutting edge, was at least attainable. Thus the Bren Ten...of course I'm not sure where Crockett was supposed to have sourced his magazines from... I had the opportunity the handle that gun back when I worked for ITD.

[@phillipcraddock8248]

I wonder how much money it would take to buy the guns in the gray room

[@handroids1981]

Yes.

[@1911syndicate]

Many dollars

[@jay-firstofhisname]

Silent Scope in the arcade is the closest i'll ever get to touching a psg1 lol

[@concertjunkie3402]

If you attend one of the armorer's classes on the road, do you still get the 40% discount towards an HK production firearm, or do you have to attend one of the classes in Columbus?

[@garlenseong38]

Very knowledgeable guy wen comes to hk....

[@Mournivalofsons]

Need a video on the mp5/10 now!

[@PHILSHOE81]

Darn, almost 1911 viewer

[@jaw1489]

My top 5 HKs. MP5K, 416/M27, G3, Mk23/USP45 series, P30 LTT

[@ElTejon47901]

Nice taste

[@handroids1981]

Damn, swap the G3 for PSG1 and we're golden.

[@charleshaynie6371]

How much for a 10mm swap? Barrel, mag, disconnector?

[@trevormeek3223]

Let’s see Paul Allen’s favorite HK. GREAT VIDEO

[@blondie5910]

“Do you think I’m stupid” 😂

[@golf369]

The mp5 was sick

[@Ruby_Sterling]

I really tried to like my HK USPC 40. It feels outdated, the grip is too small for my hands. Idk. I keep it because HK.

[@coyoteoaty4]

Hype and Kompromise

[@ac.1.1.z-a]

I need one those #1 gun👍

[@TheMakeReadyRanch]

Change the channel to HK Syndicate already....HK vids are your best stuff!

[@teufelshundtactical]

Yes, my ultimate goal realized :)

[@imanibarnett7513]

Underwood ammo, is superior to Buffalo bore, and 10mm is second most popular cartridge. Great video tho.

[@choss7836]

The “Modern Family Guy” also in Black Hawk Down 😉

[@kantetoast]

Best idea ever… go into the gray room, stage a interview, learn about your dream weapons, set up a blindfold test with the involved and try to get away with your favorite :D

[@southerndiesels]

did this guy quit working for Zenith?

[@teufelshundtactical]

Long time ago.

[@MARCUSROGERS21]

I’m surprise he didn’t show the DSR 1 or MSG90