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Sunday Gunday: Larry Vickers on the Heckler & Koch HK53

We hope you're enjoying our little trip down Memory Lane with a look back at HK's 5.56mm weapons platforms from the 1960's up to the 1980's. Today we're going to take a closer look at the baby of the family at that time - the short barrelled HK53 "submachine gun"....

Saturday Night At The Movies: “Danger Close”

If you follow our friends at Soldier Systems Daily you will have seen quite a bit of coverage about the Australian movie "Danger Close" when it was released last year. In case you didn't get a chance to see it in a cinema, it is now available on Amazon Prime...

Larry Vickers breaks down the HK G41

If you enjoyed the recent video from 'Forgotten Weapons' about the HK33, then you might like this one on HK's follow-up on that 5.56mm platform - the G41. The G41 is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle introduced in 1981 by Heckler & Koch to replace the HK33 by providing a...

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Known as TITAN, the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node is a scalable and expeditionary intelligence ground station that leverages space, aerial and terrestrial sensors. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)

Operation Eagle Claw 1980: Osprey Publishing

With the recent hype and hysteria over a possible war with Iran, the publication of this new book in Osprey Publishing's RAID series is a pertinent reminder of another time that the US seemed to be on the verge of war with Iran. After Shah Pahlavi was overthrown in February...

H&K’s Middle Child: The HK33 and HK53 in 5.56mm

Introduced in 1968, the HK33 was Heckler & Koch's adaptation of the roller-locked, delayed-blowback operating system to the 5.56x45mm / .223 Remington cartridge. In addition to the standard full-length rifle (with a 15.35 inch barrel), a shorter version was made as the HK33K (with a collapsing stock and 12.4 inch...

Friday Foto

A U.S soldier observes the area from a hilltop near the town of Walli Was in Paktika province, near the border with Pakistan, on November 5, 2012. Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic

Airsoft licensed Barrett REC7 Carbine and SBR announced

Evike Manufacturing Group (EMG), in collaboration with KRISS USA Inc.’s premier airsoft brand KRYTAC, has announced airsoft reproductions of the REC7 Direct Impingement (DI) Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) and Carbine rifles under license from Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, Inc. The EMG Barrett REC7 DI will be offered as an SBR, with...

French Air Force demonstrates long-range operational capability of A400M

The Airbus A400M 'Atlas' is a European, four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft, such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The A400M entered service with the French Air Force (Armée...

Sunday Gunday: GunBusters vs. a WWII PPSh submachine gun

How reliable is a 78-year old PPsh on continuous full-auto? How many rounds do you think he'll get through before there's a stoppage? Watch the video and find out... https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=359&v=q2qD_P10paA&feature=emb_logo hat tip to spartanat.com