It's not just the piston system, H&K 416s are notoriously over-gassed

THIS... is the kind of shooting experience I'd like to have. No macho, hypetrain, showing off but a very neutral, straightforward and semi-professional show of the capabilities of the arm as wel als the shooter's. I like that. Appreciated.

Mister 556, clever.

I would LOVE to see the opposite of this. It would be awesome to see what you guys could do with a poverty pony PSA mid-length 16" upper (around $219) and the cheapest PSA standard M4 lower (around $129). For optics use the cheapest variable magnification optics like the $80 Monstrum 1-4x tactical scope and for ammo, use cheap 55 grain Federal XM193 or perhaps Tula .223 steel cased 62 grain ammo if its windy. That I think would be interesting to the vast numbers of us po' folk who can't afford the fancy AR's but who would LOVE to see what experienced shooters can do with such a budget setup.

i am from germany and over her the HK cost 1900€ and an us made ar15 like the Colt or Windham costs 1700€. i did pick the HK

I used the 416 as my service rifle in the Norwegian Army and I LOVE IT! we used almost the same build with a different scope and rail. we used a aimpoint red dot on it. but I stil managed a 14/15 on 400m test. so I would say the rifle is very usable for longer distance combat

First and in before the avalanche of complaints about the price tag.

i think past like 1500$ you enter the realm of diminishing returns in performance of ARs...they do get better but not justifiably so for the increase in price...you're better off with a mid range option and buying more ammo to train with instead...

The MR556 is quite possibly the most gorgeous & beautiful AR style rifle in the world. Love this machine

Me: fast forward every intro from every KZfaqr. Also me: sees 9-hole-reviews video starts bumping to some bombass music and watches every intro.

My body is ready

Excellent commentary on ammo too. I stack the 55gr FMJ deep and almost never plan on engaging more than 200. I keep plenty of 77gr SMK and TMK for shorties and long range.

Just a random comment on a triviality: Overall, really enjoyable, but I particularly like your intro's - the camera movement to behind the rifle, and then through the scope of the actual setup being fired is a simple, great intro and puts things into perspective straight away.

I really enjoy your videos! Very informative and to the point. Being new to distance shooting I use your evaluations to help me decide on my next rifle and scope. Thanks for the great videos.

Great video and shooting with analysis. Glad you had ideal conditions for this video. Excellent work gents.

0:56 someone forgot to include text when they hit render lol

Just bought this yesterday with the HK VP9 pelican case combo for 2900 can't wait to shoot it

Very good shooting with a nice setup there!

HKM4? I have no need for such a name anymore!

Please use this on the DMR setup! Would be very interested to see how it performs. Thanks!

Best way I was able to explain recoil on the IAR to new shooters was the recoil wasn't any more it's just sharper/quicker.

Love that vortex. Beauty

I love your videos. Despite the price, the rifle is worth having. The rifle is smooth.

A scope cam would be a nice addition especially for the longer shots and on windy days. Also the audio in the last part had echoing effect... though might be a problem in my headphones.

Ayyy! We're finally doing a shooting range video of my favorite Assault Rifle, the HK416

Interesting to see that this A1 version costs 3500 USD (was that including the optic?). I paid 2200 EUR (~2440 USD, but including the 19% sales tax) for my MR223 (the European version in CIP spec .223, which is more or less identical to 5.56x45 NATO spec), but in the A3 configuration with the cold-hammer-forged barrel, chrome lined bore, regular push pins holding the upper and lower together (in the standard AR15 pin locations) and full ambi controls. I tried the IMI, although the 55grs, when I first got it (because it was available for a reasonable price and I had heard good things about IMI's ammo quality), but for some reason it did not like those at all. After some research online it turns out that I was apparently not the only one that had this issue with the MR223A3. Now I'm mainly using GGG (a Lithuanian ammo company) 55grs FMJ and with that I can hold thumbnail sized groups at 100m (from a fully supported position with a rear rest, I'm not that good of a shot to do that unsupported XD) all day, with a Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6x24. Including the opic I paid around 2.5-2.6k EUR, which I think is a fair price for what you get. Granted, it is quite front heavy (even more so if you add a bipod), so for run and gun this is not exactly ideal. But for sitting at the range and punching nice groups into paper, it is amazing XD

HK 416 is an absolute beauty .....N the accuracy wowwwwww...

Came for the cool gun stuff, stayed for the gratuitous butt shot on the stairs..... ;-)

Thank you guys for finally doing "my" rifle. Its a lot cheaper here in germany.

I had one and it shot better than I (with my old eyes) could. I zero'd the scope and was ringing a 12" steel plate at 300 yards with an entire magazine. Problem is, like you said, too front end heavy for me (My left shoulder isn't so good), so I sold it and bought an STG 77 - 40th anniversary AUG. THAT this is a ball too shoot!

You should do the the Sig Sauer AR 516 and the Caracal 816.

I would LOVE you guys to do a head to head with the HK MR556 vs the Colt LE6940P (Piston) PLEASE !

Looks sharp

Love the videos and reviews. I would love to know your view on a heavy build 300 win mag

9-holes is now by far the best gun review channel.

Aww, this REALLY made me miss my 416 service rifle...

I would like to see the Caracal Car816 (supposedly an updated version of the 416) test. I just happen to have one if needed 😁

Great video. Nice job.

Damn that call by the spotter at 450 screwed it all up

I'd take it all day long over a DI - If the SHTF, I don't want to be fist fighting for Hoppe's, CLP, or Ballistol. Peacetime competition is one thing and the field can and usually is quite another thing.

Wow, I'm kinda impressed. Time to re-watch the M16A4 video and compare.

I love listening to the analysis after the exercise, but the shots from the other shooters are startling

I am not impressed easily but your shooting skills are brilliant. Great week to you.

0:47 I'll never get over HK's backwards proprietary keymod. 🤣

Speaking of piston driven AR systems you think you'll try out one of those T91's coming into the west as the Wolf A1?

I would like to see you testing a styer aug with the standar optics, a servicemen in the Uruguayan army told me the he prefer the FAL because it was more acurate.

This wasn’t a versus video but thanks for the Paul Harrell-ish ending. 😂

It would be interesting to see them do an sks.

I built one of the “real” 416s from Brownells. I really love it, but for the money there is much better out there. It does everything I could ever want though, so I can’t be mad.

I only use the 77gr OTM but I reload and I have a lot of it stored up. I will be using the 77gr OTM on my elk hunt again this year and I will be using it in Alaska to hunt with. A friend of mine lives there and that's all he uses. He uses his Glock 20 SF 10mm for bear protection.

The new standard issued rifle of the French army. The FAMAS now being obsolete.

I have one (well, before the boating accident), and they are a very high quality piece of kit. I have (err, had) other ARs that are probably "just as good" (the song of those on a budget). But they are not THIS. It's like comparing a Vette to a 911 Turbo. These things are built like a swiss watch.

I wanna see you guys shoot it again but with the HK rotating diopter iron sights.

The Porche Cayenne analogy LOL

I'd love to send you my blaser R8 to test out, it's different enough compared to other rifles you shoot :P

HK MR 556 vs SIG MCX - it would be an interesting duel

Excellent video...I was almost at 9-hole review withdrawal 😆

I cobbled my AR together with Colt, Spikes, Stag, and several brands of furniture. I ran three types of match grade ammo at 62, 69, and 75 grain and there is no POI change nor accuracy benefit at 100 yards from bulk 62 grain.

Nice video! :-) I really would be very curious about some groups punched in paper at like 100 to 300 yards...

If it's possible, please review the *Caracal 814/15/16 Family!!* It would be cool to see them compared to the HK 416!!

That’s exactly must powerful I really like that gun

Love the choice of footwear

Expensive he says. Runs $12 birdcage.

it is interesting that the mr556 has such a high cost, given that the norwegian military payed around 2000 usd per hk416N, but i guess bulk price is bulk price great video, keep up the good content, greating from norway.

Thanks for this vid guys! The MR is the A1 Version. I don´t think its stainless stell. The different to the A3 Version is chrom inline and the ambidextrous handlind (und den Winter Abzugsbügel) I own the old A1 Version of the MR308 (have it since 2009) and the A3 Version of the MR223. Both are the German Counterpart from the Mr762 and Mr556. But i pay a lot less then ur prices in america ( less then 2000$ in 2009 and for the 308 and 2200$ for the 223 in 2018) The precision from both rifles is with good ammo sub moa. and the rifles shooting better than me :-) iam the limiting factor

9:52 I was just about to bring up the InRange mud tests of the standard “DI” AR and a piston gun and found the “DI” gun to be more reliable because vented gas to help clean out mud and debris.

great vids

Porsche Cayenne with the right options is actually a really good off roader

I would like to see the bullet weight displayed on screen or in the intro some were. Great content and thank you for your time.

Love H&K firearms!

Yeah!!! Finally my rifle review. Please review MR762 and SCAR20S so I know how good the rest of my rifle are. 😄

I know you tested the mini 14 but I'm curious to see how the mini 30 does so if it's possible that would be great.

Extraordinary good rezult. For 5.56 it is something unusual, bigger caliber rifles does not better shooting.

So here's some honest(but slightly biased) opinion. I carried an M27 for several years in the Marine Corps, and am considered by many to be a decent shot. Some of the amazingness with this gun was it's ability to squeeze(quite literally I'll say) extra accuracy out of crap m855 ammo. I've gotten sub moa groups on this weapon system basically every time i shot it on paper. And that accuracy persisted over several rifles over many years while we were shooting 1000's and even 10's of thousands of rounds through these barrels(remember that the military gets a different barrel though, chf with a tapered internal profile to the muzzle). This is also the only gun I've ever fired where i never had a single jam besides training with blanks, and that was once because we didn't have the correct blank firing adaptors for them initially. This is over the 5 different rifles i was issued between Hawaii and Japan. We were also able to push these out to around 650-700 meters on a known distance range, during the course which established the curriculum for the new Designated marksman course(they did away with the old one, which was taught with us being issued MK 12 rifles). During that time we could easily, and reliably make hits on man sized targets in some of the crappiest wind conditions you'll ever have on a range(kaneohe bay range is on the back side of this ocean cliff area and the shifts in wind were unbelievable). All of this with a 3.5X acog. This gun with an SDO and harris bipod was heavy for what it was, but so much lighter than the M249 and MK 12 which it replaced. And if i were ever asked what off the shelf weapon I'd take in to combat it would be that gun with the a5 enhancements, and either the same optic combo, or a good LPVO. I enjoyed carrying it, and would proudly carry one again. I wish they didn't cost so damn much, and I'd probably just go with an upper on a a really good lower(also with a Geissele trigger, Enjoyed the trigger but an ssa is still superior). But i do, mostly, think it's worth the money. I really do miss it.

I would love to send my Remington 700 sps tactical in 5.56

The short barrel 300 blk seemed to hit harder at 500 yards to me, not entirely sure but the plate did go sideways in the 300 blackout vid.

Awesome!

All I can say about that musket is SWEEEEEEET

H&K rulez! Outstanding.

I mean over gassed, piston or not, I think the fact that the HK doesn't have that massive 3 chamber brake on it is why it recoils more than any other difference.

You should do a Norinco 84s next

Really nice for a 5.56. Guess it's worth the money.

Try the galil ace in 7.62x39! I just got one and wanna see how it does

This is good

I had NO idea H & K has an assault rifle for M4 ! I 100% trust their M416 .. and that is still my choice for an assault rifle.

Video is helpful

Cool. Please do the M27 as well!

One of the best rifle in the world.

Collaboration with InRangeTV when? ;) Overall, swag gun and nice shooting.

Please do practical accuracy on POF P415 Edge

Thank you to do the HK416!I like it!And I wish to use Iron Sight with it And one more left...the L85...PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!

AWESOME

Generally agree on all points re piston vs di. I have owned many of each from many different manufacturers, and i feel i need to just add that my PWS (Long stroke piston) MK111M2(5.56) and MK216M1(.308) are the softest / smoothest shooting "AR"s i have shot, period. While even more impressive in the .308 vs its competitors, the 5.56 is like a squirt gun when it is suppressed and adjusted properly. The 111 being 6.2lbs, and the 216 being 8.4lbs, put them right in the sweet spot imo for both platforms. Point here being that i dont think many of the perceived downsides that many people see in piston is inherent to the system itself, but more to the execution in specific platforms. Does a piston add weight? Yes of course. Does it compromise the balance of the rifle? Not necessarily. Does it degrade accuracy? Not necessarily. PWS is worth a look to many of the people not sold on piston rifles. They are almost exclusively the only AR pattern rifles i shoot anymore. Price point is just right imo as well, but creeping up.

Will there be a A Wold A1 upper [Taiwan T91-ish upper] 9-holes review? If so Can't wait wwwwwww

Okay now how about some for the pragmatists. Ruger ar556 or S&W sport 11. Etc. Just for comparison.

im just thinking about the kind of ar you could build from a stripped receiver set with that much money. the piston system is only better in extreme harsh conditions like they mentioned and also extreme high volume of fire. I have burried my ar10 in snow with a dry BCG and shot it with no issues on a GI system. I also had that snow melt, form as ice and shoot it again with no issues on a dry bolt. I couldnt justify the extra weight and slight decrease in accuracy of the piston and the price that comes with it

I've had an MR556 now for just over a year. Was it expensive? Yes. Is it worth the price? Debatable. But one thing about it that cannot be dismissed is the build quality. It is rock solid. More than any AR I own. Nothing rattles. Nothing shakes. I would compare it to a custom hand-fitted 1911. It is heavy, but it's not back breaking. If it's set-up with just an optic, it would be fine for reece/patrol/vehicle. But if you start adding things such as illumination, magnification, a PEQ, and suppressor, then you begin to feel that weight. And in that case, it would be best suited in other roles. Add a bipod and larger magazine to go with everything else, and now you have a very good intermediate support weapon. Or add Flir and go hog hunting.

Beautiful gun 🤟🤟🤟

1st gen Cayennes are excellent for off-roading

I think the LMT MRP is the best value for cost out there. The DI one not the piston