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’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!

"these are the guys that made the caseless gun..."

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.

I would like to hear Larry talk about the history of the Picatinny rail

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!

Dude, these podcasts are fantastic! Keep 'Em coming Dog!😅

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.

My favourite assault rifle, little heavy but worth it. Awesome weapon.

LAV’ reviews benefit from his experiences and as a subject matter expert, provides both intelligent & articulate review. Thank you LAV, good stuff..

It was the night before Christmas and all through the house not creature stirring except Larry Vickers talking guns ........love this man

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.

Dude I've been binge watching Larry Vickers for like 5 hours now. 😬

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. 😅

I could listen to this guy all day.

Been following Larry since Tactical Impact, one person I've always looked up to. Stoked to listen to these at work!

I'd love to see Larry compare this to the MCX.

This is an excellent video Larry. Truly a deep dive into all of the engineering that went into this thing.

This is so much better than even Forgotten Weapons.

"my buddy Ken Hackathorn" I look for this statement in every video...I love you LV

Thank you for this outstanding video! As always one can tell immediately that Larry Vickers is a true gun guy. Best regards from Austria.

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

Fantastic job, Larry! Always appreciate a very thorough breakdown on the reasons for a design!

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.

Hands down best video I have see you do. Show much history and information.

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.

I could listen to Larry talk about any modern weapon system

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.

These are the best podcasts ever. Please keep them coming.

Even larry's glasses are high speed

Great info

That MR223 is just gorgeous.

All HK´s come in Darth Vader black (Tatooine camo also available)

The cotter pin struggle comes for us all. Great video.

“The Germans weren’t kosher with that idea” anyone else laugh?

Man, the 416 is kinda an engineering marvel.

The stories behind these firearms are so interesting.

Absolutely excellent. Thank You Larry.

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

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.

LAV, this video is amazingly thorough! Thank you!

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.

Finally everything explained. Thank you sir. Stay safe. Regards from Poland P.S. I mounted Magpul MOE 11 slot rails

Love his Rolex Sea Dweller

Best AR video I have ever watched!

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

Nice of Larry to show us his living room. Wonder where he keeps the TV?

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 🤓 🇬🇧

This reminds me to appreciate the volume and quality of informative content modern man can access within 30 seconds of needing it.

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!

Very interesting insights into the development of the gun. Cheers from Germany.

Larry, is that small arms heaven ? Asking for a friend.

AWESOME! Simple Awesome series! Thanks LAV!

These podcast are on point

Terrific video and series! Subscribed and looking forward to more!

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.

I’m so glad to have the the MR223 But if someone order the the gun today they will wait for 2-3 years......

Really cool gun. I really hope I can get my hands on an MR223 one day.

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.

We have 416’s. Dept. order took over a year..... Great gun.

Goddayum, even Larry's glasses is tactical ! @12:07

Awesome video Larry!!!! I love all things HK. Keep up the great work!

Larry is the perfect gun wiki on two feet.

Possibly the best video I have ever seen on the HK416. What muzzle device is on the gun?

There is a great Omar Bradley quote: "Strategy is for amateurs. Logistics are for professionals." I am really good at the math behind war. I am amazed at how much being good at math gives you a huge edge in all things military. I would love to spend the rest of my days crunching numbers for DoD.

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.

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.

I would love a more indepth video about the HK 433.

This is an awesome presentation.

this is such an enjoyable video . just what i want to see .

Haenel CR 223 and also CR 308 also can be put on safe while hammer is down.

As en engineer, the breakdown was fantastic.

Correction on safety, only A3 versions and newer have that option. A1 first gen 416 did not have it, even the ones fully made by H&K. -Newer blank fire adapter can be shot away, meaning if you fire a live round with it on, it will just shoot it off, but no cause stoppage etc. -Unscrew is done with carbine hook that ships with weapon, small and big flat head, small for 223, big for 308 version. -Folding front sight=rust bucket if you dont keep it clean and oiled! -Quad rail is god awful to use in operation if no gloves, winter or autum\spring, newer slimmer ones are much better. -Quad raid is also quite heavy, adds allot of front weight, and this is not a good thing. -Front sling attachment for use on quad raid is mostly useless, as unless you screw it so tight that you never intend to take it off, as it keeps falling off! -A1 416 chipps like crazy, quite ugly to look at... -Just FYI, the MR308 A3 does not ship with adjustable gas block either, which sucks, because it is at times a overgassed SOB to shoot with it. -They have made it with A3 and newer that all stuff are not compatible more or less, everything is "HK" brand more or less. So buying HK today is buying "overpriced junk" that have no 3rd party components that fit. -hk rail options =junk -Original A1 buttstock is the fucking suck! back part keeps falling off, nobody ever use the "pocket" in it. Newer A3 slim is much better, for only the cheap price of 499$! -Ambi bolt release and lock=works very good btw! Learn to use it, and you feel handicapped when going back to M4 design. -PMAG gen 3=works just fucking great! DI = better competition gun piston= better military gun!

Amazing Larry! Thank you!

Hey Larry, what are your thoughts on LWRC's piston AR15?

Nice Vid Larry! My MR308 (Zivilan HK417) has production number of under 200 :~)

That was amazing thanks very much.

This was very informative. Nice video!

Strong work LAV

I heard certain police departments received 416s only to sell the uppers and replace them with ar 15 uppers. Or the 416 upper would end up at the chiefs house.

"Once you get used to the M4..."; "The G36 [...] has never measured up in terms of ergonomics." I think you always have to view those two things together. E.g. I hate the M4 ergonomics, esp. the safety (90° rotation) and the mag release. Has probably something to do with my small hands or so.

Such a great channel.

Great video series that you started. Can you adopt me, would love to get your passed down tools! Big HK engineering design fan.

Larry Vicker POD-CAST.... Oh boy oh boy yes please.

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?

Great video and information.

Hey Larry. Having worked with the HK416 myself in the RNLMC, I really love it. What barrel length is your personal HK416 rifle? Thanks...

The most difficult thought, stems from those of us who live in California. Once you pull a firearm, regardless of justification, you will create panic from the entire public. Doesn't sound unreasonable. But when those around you play the game of phone, 911 will immediately identify you as the threat. Luckily I've never been in the position, and i pray it never happens. But if the threatening situation comes, and I need to draw, that will be at the moment I've identified the need to shoot.

Coincidentally I watched the movie Tenet which has characters using the 416 on the day of this video upload.

Who are the 7 illiterates that accidentally hit the dislike button? Maybe Colt employees?

thats more entertaining then tv!!

Great video!

I wish we could get the MR223a3 in the states

Easily understandable, even before meds....thank you sir.

Delta should contract HK to solve the 6.5 Grendel problems. Make a reliable 16 inch Piston 6.5 Grendel with reliable Magazines and Strong Bolts. 6.5 G seems like the perfect Caliber to reach out to 700 yards out of a M4 style platform

Great Rolex Sea Dweller Deep Sea James Cameron!!! Great Gun!!!

A video on the FAL or G3 would be great, preferably the FAL but beggars can't be choosers.

It's a shame they went away from the extended magazine well. It looked much better.