Larry Vickers Podcast Ep. 3: HK416 Presented by Firearms Trainers Association
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- Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2020
- In this episode Larry takes a deep dive into the Heckler & Koch HK416 rifle. Larry
was involved in the development of the 416 from the beginning when he was
working in Delta. Larry goes through the initial talks with H&K, the goals they had
for the program, what factors drove the search for a new rifle and the final results.
He field strips the 416 and highlights the differences and similarities with the M4
platform.
Larry then looks at the upgrades and changes that H&K has made over the years
to the platform by looking at the HK MR-223-A3. This is an in depth look at an
historic combat rifle by a man who was there from the very beginning.
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This should be called “Remembered Weapons!”
Other people have people on their podcasts, Larry just interviews guns. Wouldn't have it any other way brother.
I have videos where I interview insects in my back yard, it’s not as exciting though
@@chrishandsome4267 I’m sure those bugs were way more interesting and intelligent than AOC’s 60minutes interview
"these are the guys that made the caseless gun..."
ah yes, the german space magic
I would like to hear Larry talk about the history of the Picatinny rail
I’d love to see one of these about the Sig 516. I know they are similar, but a breakdown of the differences would be awesome!
I absolutely love that "HK M4 Over the Beach test" with the german guy with a blast sheild sitting in a water filled foxhole.
It was priceless!
“The Germans weren’t kosher with that idea” anyone else laugh?
With a "what-not" here and a "what-not" there, Mr Vickers bring many pleasures.
Depends
I'd love to see Larry compare this to the MCX.
I really enjoyed that video series. It was very informative. I’ve learned a lot about the 416 from the videos. I’m a huge HK fan and the 416 is my favorite/dream gun.
Dude, much appreciate this video. I own an MR223 and you brought up a bunch of things I did not know. :)
Greetings from Germany brother, keep up the good work!
I could listen to this guy all day.
LAV, this video is amazingly thorough! Thank you!
This is an excellent video Larry. Truly a deep dive into all of the engineering that went into this thing.
Hands down best video I have see you do. Show much history and information.
Terrific video and series! Subscribed and looking forward to more!
Fantastic job, Larry! Always appreciate a very thorough breakdown on the reasons for a design!
Just found this after checking Garland Thumb’s review & I’m glad I found you! Great breakdown & the interaction with H&K is quite interesting. You have a new follower
Absolutely excellent. Thank You Larry.
Awesome video Larry!!!! I love all things HK. Keep up the great work!
Dude, these podcasts are fantastic! Keep 'Em coming Dog!😅
Thank you for this outstanding video! As always one can tell immediately that Larry Vickers is a true gun guy. Best regards from Austria.
Been following Larry since Tactical Impact, one person I've always looked up to. Stoked to listen to these at work!
AWESOME! Simple Awesome series! Thanks LAV!
It was the night before Christmas and all through the house not creature stirring except Larry Vickers talking guns ........love this man
Even larry's glasses are high speed
LAV’ reviews benefit from his experiences and as a subject matter expert, provides both intelligent & articulate review. Thank you LAV, good stuff..
Dude I've been binge watching Larry Vickers for like 5 hours now. 😬
Amazing Larry! Thank you!
My favourite assault rifle, little heavy but worth it.
Awesome weapon.
Too bad the Brits didn’t just adopt the 416
william flowers It's cool, we've got the Sa 80A3 which is doing the business for us.
We stuck with it, HK did a 93million upgrade for us and we are more than impressed with the result.
As for the 416.
Luckily our SF's get to play with them
Awesome weapon system if a touch heavy but for reliability it's not getting beat.
I'd rather have the more reliable system than have an easier time with a weapon I can't rely on.
Still on the fence. Thinking about the Knight SR 30 Pistol with brace .300 BlackOut vs The HK MR556. Well aware of caliber difference. Considering collectability and back pack carry. Would be putting a folder device on brace.
@@gangstar8652 SF do not use, nor have they ever used, the 416.
Great info
Hey Mike, ever did a coop project with Larry? Would be a good idea I think. :)
Also thanks to you for the great work!
Finally everything explained. Thank you sir. Stay safe. Regards from Poland
P.S. I mounted Magpul MOE 11 slot rails
About the ambi mag release. In the French Foreign Legion we would also block the mag release on the left side of the weapon. Especially on when the gun was used on parades... dont know how many guys lost their mags in the middle of the parade rehearsal. Afterwears we would just put a piece of electical tape or duct tape to keep the mag from falling out even if the magrelease war accidentally engaged.
Larry thanks for that video. I am from Switzerland and i own one of this 416A1s and that is a badass AR15 ;). I learned a few new things from your video. Thank you for that.
This is the kind of overview that non-millitairy personnel can go to to really understand the weapon when its on the table.
If these episodes where books, i.e technical manual to some extend they would be must reads for anny possible gun owner or enthousiast.
Semper fi Mr. Vickers.
Great video! good information, good lightning, good photography, very in depth review, two models of the gun compared. Pleasure to see the hour you talked.
This was very informative. Nice video!
Very interesting insights into the development of the gun. Cheers from Germany.
The cotter pin struggle comes for us all. Great video.
H&K fixed that on the later versions. I suspect it would also have been on his MR223, mine is 300-400 further on in the serial number range (his lower an upper don't appear to match) and it has it. The firing pin retaining pin is no longer the flimsy cotter pin but rather a captured pin (similar in concept to the takedown pins). It can be removed without tools by just pushing it in with your finger from the opposite side. To reinsert you simply the push bolt face and firing pin simultaneously while lifting the firing pin safety (sounds complicated, but can be easily done with your thumb and index or middle finger). I struggled the first few times with mine (I knew about ARs and their mechanics in theory, but had never taken one apart or even handled one), but once you figure it out, it can be done completely blind in a matter of seconds.
These podcast are on point
I’ve always been completely enamored with HK ever since playing Metal Gear and using the MK23. Now I’ve got 6 HK guns. Best small arms manufacturer. Period. If you ever want to part with your MR223. Let me know. 😅
Nice , I have two , MK23 and USP 45 tactical, nice guns
Hi makes AMAZING guns... Just not the AR type.
Metal Gear 👍
P7M13 is still my favorite carry gun... I know, I’m old
"my buddy Ken Hackathorn" I look for this statement in every video...I love you LV
this is such an enjoyable video . just what i want to see .
These are the best podcasts ever. Please keep them coming.
The stories behind these firearms are so interesting.
That was amazing thanks very much.
This is an awesome presentation.
Great video and information.
Such a great channel.
That MR223 is just gorgeous.
I could listen to Larry talk about any modern weapon system
Arnold Dew pointed out to me that they also put a pin inside the barrel extension that clocks with the extractor, so the extractor doesn't blow out in the event of a case failure.
I also noticed on the Hk416A5 that there's a basket over the disconnector tail to prevent hammer slap onto the disconnector.
Strong work LAV
Great video!
Great material thx, cheers from Switzerland.
I never liked the gun though, handled a french one and its really on the heavyweight side, coming from a 550 series user that says it all. Never liked the quad rail either, glad the whole scene drifted away from that 2000 shenanigans.
All HK´s come in Darth Vader black (Tatooine camo also available)
Really cool gun. I really hope I can get my hands on an MR223 one day.
In my opinion the G36 is not a bad weapon - but not a great one either
It has some good features and is very reliable but a few things ergonomically and design wise are less than ideal in my opinion
It certainly wouldn't be my first choice in a 5.56mm assault rifle - but it wouldn't be my last one either
It is very interesting in the respect that both the SCAR and Masada/ACR are heavily G36 inspired - and the G36 is an adaptation of the AR-18 ; truly the unsung hero of the Stoner design team - it has influenced far more weapons after it's introduction than the M16 ever did.
Larry these are your words
Stoner was a genius😇
Best AR video I have ever watched!
Thank you for watching. We appreciate it. Glad you liked it.
Love his Rolex Sea Dweller
Few points I'd like to add:
(Mine is MR223 A3 unit #16943 with added adjustable gas block)
The piston is not user-serviceable ;)
I really have not found anything to do with it. It just runs. When cleaning the gun (every 300-600 rounds suppressed) I put some motor oil or boretech to the vent hole to soften the carbon. No actual reason though for this though..
The trigger gets quite good after some wear from use. It was quite stiff/numb from the factory.
The gun really is accurate. Chrome-lined barrel. I have no problem doing 1moa with match ammo. Groups are around 0.6moa to 0.8moa. Over 0.8moa groups are on me, by pulling one shot (so far 1 in 30 shots / 6 groups of Sako Racehead). The mean radius is 10mm. Groups with bulk ammo are on average around 1.3 to 1.5moa. Ofc I do many sub moa groups, but on average. I put 1k rounds through it without cleaning the barrel and it still did easy sub moa 5 shot group with match ammo.
The handguard (really never reason to remove it, as the piston needs no cleaning) keeps zero. But I have removed it and put it back without zero change. And my scope mounts partially on it.
Mag bevel, mine has pretty big bevel so they have returned to it.
Reliability, I had 2 malfunctions when I first got it due to using lower gas setting in the gas block without suppressor (I tested, what happens). It cycles, barely, and sometimes fails to pick up the round correctly.
And one malfunction when I shot with gas port on high setting with a suppressor, which is weird. The PMAG was almost empty and probably did not feed fast enough.
Around 2.5K in total through it and I have great trust in the rifle.
We have 416’s. Dept. order took over a year..... Great gun.
Larry, is that small arms heaven ? Asking for a friend.
I've only just discovered Larry, but I'm really enjoying his videos! He's clearly highly experienced, extremely knowledgeable and technically proficient... ...and as we'd say over here in the United Kingdom "a real gentleman" too! A quick question for you guys in the United States, who know everything there is to know about the AR15 platform: We're allowed AR15-style guns over here in the United Kingdom on our "Category 1 Firearms Certificate (although the gas piston system has to be removed, making it "a straight pull" as we would call it). I'd love a HK416/MRR223, but I can't find one here, so I'm thinking of buying a "Lewis Machine & Tool Company CQB MRP Defender". The British army use LMT parts on the SA80A2/A3, the LMT L129A1 and the British police use the LMT CQB MRP Defender, and so if it's good enough for them, then it's good enough for me! I was just wondering if any of you guys had any experience and/or opinions of the MRP? Pros, cons and pitfalls of ownership? Thanks in advance!
Deano 🤓 🇬🇧
Possibly the best video I have ever seen on the HK416. What muzzle device is on the gun?
Without a doubt LAV always delivers
Looks to be just like the surefire ctfh I have on my ddmk18
Larry is the perfect gun wiki on two feet.
Very nice! 👍
Nice of Larry to show us his living room.
Wonder where he keeps the TV?
Larry doesn't need to watch TV he just replays memories of his own life : )
Serious smoke Yh, my bad.
I was thinking if he just wanted to chill out instead of action thrillers.
thats more entertaining then tv!!
Nice Vid Larry! My MR308 (Zivilan HK417) has production number of under 200 :~)
Needs an MLOK rail, a pistol version and to be available on the US commercial market. Come on HK SP5 *thumbs up*, let's roll on these please!
Hey Larry, what are your thoughts on LWRC's piston AR15?
Goddayum, even Larry's glasses is tactical ! @12:07
Great video series that you started. Can you adopt me, would love to get your passed down tools! Big HK engineering design fan.
Some companies have come out with a roller cam to replace the cam pin to reduce wear on the receiver I wonder if its worth while.
Larry you are a legend get well soon love you're channel the hk41 mag ie the bitish army SA80 mag is still in service with the British army what they call a wast out which means it can only be replaced when worn out however units that have hk41 metal mags as we call them have enough p mags in the armoury to never use them. We can only use the yellow blank hk 41 metal mags when using blank ammunition which are due replacement for a lighter better magazine.
Lol, I feel validated by LAV about my choice of a 16inch midlength BCM for my general purpose AR. I dont jump out of planes or do urban warfare or SF hits so I dont think I need a 10.5" NATO death squad blaster
when I saw this comment I was like "wait I don't remember writing this?" lol
I would love a more indepth video about the HK 433.
Haenel CR 223 and also CR 308 also can be put on safe while hammer is down.
Man, the 416 is kinda an engineering marvel.
It`s very intersting format, keep going, please. Larry, it`s can be personal, but - you fitness coditions mutch better even in past. Are You keep training in gym?
This is so much better than even Forgotten Weapons.
forgotten weapons is for OLD weapons...
Anyone have any idea when the U.S civilian market is getting the updated Mr223? Not sold on the mr556 after seeing all the updates on the newer version.
badass dude
Larry Vicker POD-CAST.... Oh boy oh boy yes please.
Hey Larry. Having worked with the HK416 myself in the RNLMC, I really love it.
What barrel length is your personal HK416 rifle? Thanks...
LAV - was this video filmed two years ago? That BCM carbine you showed off starting at 39:05 is the old one with the prototype MK2 upper receiver (which you demo’d on this channel and Vickers Tactical back in 2018). I thought BCM gave you a newer carbine with their Wolf Gray furniture? Or did you donate the old gun to FTA’s vault?
Great Rolex Sea Dweller Deep Sea James Cameron!!! Great Gun!!!
Being able to put the gun on safe with the hammer down, was a requirement from the Norwegian armed forces which HK had to fix before it got adopted. It got adopted as the HK416N.
Norway also has the nicest jails in the world... if I ever lose my job I’m gonna go there and get caught doing something
@Larry, have you ever used a forward assist succesfully?
Easily understandable, even before meds....thank you sir.
I’m so glad to have the the MR223
But if someone order the the gun today they will wait for 2-3 years......
how did you get one?
Sir, did delta ever consider the piston rifle of Al Zita ZM-weapons?
I have the MR556. A bit heavy but damm solid.
What about Adcor BEAR A556? this would have won the US Army IC. cool vid. I like all your stuff.
Do their civilian uppers have any problems working with standard ar15 lowers? Would love to get one at some point in my life, and know I have a super reliable rifle.
Coincidentally I watched the movie Tenet which has characters using the 416 on the day of this video upload.
By far the best 416 video I’ve seen. Incredibly informative. I already knew a decent amount about the 416 but still tons I didn’t know. I will say this though. I don’t think the 416 is king of piston AR’s anymore. I would give that title to the Sig MCX. No not really an AR but still shares some similarities.
British SAS, Australian SOF and few others still are using DI AR15's.
If You are interested in piston AR15 check out PWS. Long stroke piston. Still quite lightweight unless SIG or HK (wtf 3,5 kg AR15 should be forbidden).
hm, i saw several mr223 a3 and it had the magwell like the a1..so not sure what kind of lower that really is that you got.
Who are the 7 illiterates that accidentally hit the dislike button? Maybe Colt employees?
My question is what is SOCCOM doing now about issues they at one time solved with .300 BLK, i.e. short barrels and lower velocity effectiveness of 5.56 and shooting subsonic at lower velocity. Is the .300 BLK done or will we see the hi 416 come out with shorter barrels and a different caliber?