{"id":48962,"date":"2019-08-12T02:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T06:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=48962"},"modified":"2020-03-30T20:34:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T00:34:25","slug":"at-the-range-with-the-iconic-mp5a3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/08\/12\/at-the-range-with-the-iconic-mp5a3\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Range with the Iconic MP5A3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vkzelAfhsvA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 15 Jun 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;v=vkzelAfhsvA&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons&#038;redir_token=IRDF3IF63QHpEuWEvDgixYconOR8MTU2MDY4NzE4OEAxNTYwNjAwNzg4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The MP5 is widely considered the best submachine gun ever made, for its reliability, its handling, and its closed-bolt delayed-blowback action. It is so widely praised, in fact, that H&#038;K&#8217;s efforts to replace it with less expensive polymer submachine guns have largely failed, as their customers simply insist on the MP5.<\/p>\n<p>I have had only a brief bit of experience actually using the MP5 myself, and I wanted to take this opportunity while visiting H&#038;K to fix that. So, does it live up to its reputation?<\/p>\n<p>In a word, yes.<\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to H&#038;K USA for providing me access to this MP5A3, and to Trijicon for graciously providing use of their range!<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\nPO Box 87647<br \/>\nTucson, AZ 85754<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-12-At-the-Range-with-the-Iconic-MP5A3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-12-At-the-Range-with-the-Iconic-MP5A3-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-50264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-12-At-the-Range-with-the-Iconic-MP5A3-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-12-At-the-Range-with-the-Iconic-MP5A3-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-12-At-the-Range-with-the-Iconic-MP5A3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-12-At-the-Range-with-the-Iconic-MP5A3-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_2019-08-12-At-the-Range-with-the-Iconic-MP5A3.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published on 15 Jun 2019 http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230; The MP5 is widely considered the best submachine gun ever made, for its reliability, its handling, and its closed-bolt delayed-blowback action. 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