Best and Worst Guns from 'Die Hard' 

It's not Christmas till I see Hans Grubber fall from the nakatomi plaza.

Watching this is the hospital right now and the sorely needed holiday cheer cannot be understated. Thanks James.

Prior to the invention of the Nielsen device, the HK P7 was one of the few semi-automatic pistols that would cycle reliably with a suppressor mounted. At the time Die Hard was filmed, the P7 was a good choice for Hans.

The Eggn AUG joke gave me cancer

Als kill count is two.... Dude...you did Al dirty. Lol. Kid had a Ray Gun...pretty dangerous stuff. Marvin the Martian has one.

Next year, what you should do is this. Imagine the original Die Hard was being remade. What modern firearms would replace the old ones in a new one?

Literally laughed out loud on the squeeze cocker Christmas party line. Merry Christmas TFB Crew

My man didn’t make it TWO SECONDS into the movie before slapping that HK. Lmao. Merry Christmas, guys.

I bought myself an MP5 a few weeks ago just so I could have one to LARP with while I watched Die Hard this Christmas Eve. I've got it on the desk next to me as I type this comment, and I'm going to go put the Die Hard Blu-Ray in after I spend some time with James Reeves this Xmas Eve by watching this vid. That said, I realized too late that I also needed an MP5K in order to properly LARP while watching Die Hard 2...which is also a Christmas movie. I always end up watching all three Die Hard movies after watching the first one on Christmas Eve because I love them all. I'll watch 2 and 3 tomorrow. And next Christmas, I'll be properly prepared for LARPing with an MP5K as well.

Thank you James for all that you do and all laughs you give us, and a very Merry Christmas to you and your family

Thanks. Great episode. But you forgot about the sniper rifle shot by Agent Johnson ("No the other one"). According to IMFDB it's a Steyr SSG 69.

Die Hard is the movie that caused me to fall in love with the Berretta 92. My wife even bought me one last year.

My oldest son bought his 1st firearm yesterday as a result of your Maverick 88 review. It was a great experience to be with him on his 1st.

This movie made me love the AUG, and kickstarted my 25-year obsession with guns. A crippling and expensive addiction is the best present you can get.

Good vid. 👍 I'm a sucker for the P5/P6/P7 handguns, own over a dozen. Even purchased and imported an 'un-brised' P5 Lang (6" barrel) for my collection. Oh, and I EDC a P7-M13 in a Galco Miami Classic shoulder holster. 😉

The FBI in the chopper use a regular M60, while the 'terrorists' have what appears to be a M60E3. Also what about that bolt action sniper rifle used that Johnson brother from the FBI he was going to use to kill John before the expoding roof destroyed the chopper. It looked like a Steyr .308 rifle, maybe?

Never realized Hans’ team used all European guns. That’s an awesome detail.

Lethal Weapon is also a Christmas movie that doesn't get the attention it deserves maybe next year

I’ve probably seen Die Hard over 100 times. Literally. Maybe my favorite movie of all time. Definitely my favorite Christmas movie. Personally I feel the mp5 should be number 1 just because of its “cool factor”. But logically I can’t argue with ur more practical list. Yippe kiyyay mister falcon!!

Watching Die Hard while having some friends over. I had to tell them to shut the hell up so we can watch James role play.

Seeing Hans Gruber take a dive off Nakatomi Plaza is as inevitable a Christmas tradition with us as eating too much. And I am a fan of a fine Beretta sidearm, so that's a win-win. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a machine gun (ho ho ho)!

Got my Die Hard sweatshirt and Tshirt on and my Beretta 92 on me while watching Die Hard, Die Hard 2, and Lethal Weapon.

love the carl winslow reference! same, i'm a 90s kid and family matters was a show i watched all the time!

I’m just glad my Aug was so high on the list 🥲 Merry Christmas everyone.

Ah, the joys of being an "early adopter". The H&K P7 was the gun that inspired me to apply for my Firearm Certificate (license) in the UK, after seeing one in Guns & Ammo back in the early 1980s. I never did get around to buying one, though, because (you'll love this) after getting my FAC I actually bought.... a BREN TEN! Took me about a month to conclude that was a POS but I still managed to sell it for a profit and, after owning the Bren Ten and deciding I was a CZ fanboy, I replaced it with a CZ75, which meant I finally made a good decision and I kept it until pistols were banned in 1987 (IIRC). But yeah, not long after that, the P7 became famous in Diehard and the Bren Ten became famous in Miami Vice. Incidentally, I knew the guy who bought the Bren Ten and, when the handgun ban happened, I arranged him to sell it to a guy I worked with in Houston, Texas. That guy has owned it ever since and he still loves it even though it still can't empty a mag' without feed jams.

Carl Winslow lol Hope you have a good Christmas, James. Family matters. Don't ever forget it

Merry Christmas James and all of those at TFBtv. It has been an awesome ride, here is to many more years!

Not seeing James in a Die Hard type video during the holidays would have been obsured

Merry Christmas James and Family! Thanks for all you do! 👏🏼🙏🏼🎉

The PPK reminds of a hold out pistol similar to a derringer and meant for when someone is right up against you and don't need to aim so badly.

We are literally watching die hard right now

I used to carry a P7M8, bit that was back in the 1980s. The Berretta 92/M9 is something that I and many others on the teams hated from the moment that we were issued them. Many of us carried other sidearms overseas, we were in a position to do so.

Been watching your content for a long time. Love it. JM2C: MP5 has been my favorite firearm in my 32 yr LE career. I loved my M4 and maybe I'm in the minority but I would still take the MP5 and a 590A1 in certain situations over just about anything in an urban conflict (though your Mossberg 940 Pro Tactical video has me "Jonesing". That's purely due to my comfort level and confidence with manual of arms and experience only. Other folks' mileage may vary; plus I'm an old fckr who's fcks ran out long ago... It is all about what you train consistently with and feel comfortable with.

"Ho Ho Ho, Now I have a machine gun" Merry Christmas!!!

Absolutely the best DIE HARD scene, is when John is looking down the elevator shaft after he pushed, like 14 pounds of C/4 in an office chair over the edge, to annihilate Carl and his dumkoff buddy. Realized that MAYBE, it was a little overkill, when he sees the fireball being right behind the massive shock wave! Ha!

I would love to see a counterpart/sequel to this video, but with the guns from all of the Die Hard Movies.

Awesome breakdown! If you don't love Die Hard you're probably Canadian.

James Reeves of tfb-tv is the coolest cat in history we love you James

love these Christmas die hard videos I can remember when I was a kid watching die hard for the first time seeing carl pull that steyer aug out of that bag and insert the barrel I was enamored with that sexy beast of Austrian engineering and very time I have watched it since I get the same feeling and yes it is definitely a Christmas movie of the best kind merry Christmas please keep the content coming and shells flying in the new year

Yeah, but by the time Die Hard came out in 1988 most people were already familiar with the Beretta 92 9mm because it's also the gun used by Mel Gibson's character Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon, which came out the year before in 1987.

A+ TFB TV Christmas episode. Die Hard is the best Christmas movie for us gun Guys.

Varusteleka Särmä hoodie at 9:27. Greeting from Finland!

My gf bought me a shooting package at a gunrange in Vegas.. I chose the MP 5, Thompson .45 and AK 47. The MP 5 is very smooth and very controllable in full auto.

Another fun fact you may or may not know, The Baretta Bruce uses in this movie, is the very same one used by Mel Gibson in the Lethal Weapon franchise.

Still to this day, I wonder if it was a fever dream, But I found an P7 on target which our platoon Sgt took, still couldn’t fucking believe finding that thing in a compound in the Hindu Kush in December. So many weird fucking weapons up there, also had a team leader pull a Russian PPSH sub machine gun off target as well.

Thank you James, your content never disappoints!

Great content..your out of country content is the best..really great..the eye candy was hot at the shot shows overseas and the guns looked good too..

The M60 is actually an M60E3. It has a slightly shorter barrel and utilizes a forward grip. They were first bastardized in by SEALs during and after Vietnam after falling in love with the Stoner MG and how easy it was to carry and fire from the hip/shoulder. Eventually, FN made them specifically for spec ops units, but they found their way into the open market too.

"Funding my seasonal alcohol abuse." Let's be real James, it ain't just around Christmas.

You killed it…well done and classy w the Nutcracker in the back ground for music

Once again, awesome video! Thank you so much James for all you do and keep up the great work!

Watch the first two Die Hard movies every year the week before Christmas (also Lethal Weapon, Trading Places, and The Nativity Story). Enjoyed the summary of the Die Hard weapons right after watching it. Merry Christmas and thanks for this review.

This Christmas Eve, don't forget to leave shoes, cigarettes, duct tape, and some extra 9mm rounds in the air ventilation shafts for John McClain.

You guys are a staple in my content rotation.

If you think about it, rambo First Blood is also a Christmas movie. When John is in the police station, you can see Xmas decorations lol

Watching this from New Zealand 🇳🇿 on Christmas Day. The Bad Guys lost in this movie but at least they went down in style, with flash as Germanic firearms. 🇺🇸 🇳🇿

The S&W Model 15 is a K frame, which means that it is actually a .38 frame as it was designed around the .38 S&W Special cartridge. The Model 19 by contrast is a K frame chambered in .357 Magum, but it is intended to be carried alot and fired very little. Not a good idea IMO, the S&W L frame is a better idea for the .357 Magnum cartridge, the N frame is a good idea (Model 28, aka Highway Patrolman) for magnum revolver cartridges. I carried a Smith & Wesson Model 15 revolver when I was a range safety officer. I did not have the capacity of a semi-auto pistol, but the Model 15 is very accurate, especially in single action mode. I could put my shots into a fist sized group at 25 yards.

Just finished watching Die Hard and bam noticed this immediately after. Great video, had the whole family laughing. Merry Christmas James!

Love my new wood burning stove! But, does it take Glock logs?

P7 was a one time James Bond pistol, but in a 1980s Novel. Later it's used an ASP 9mm

That Nut-Cat-racker was a great co-host.

I just got myself an sp5 and found this video looking for reviews, what a fun watch!

Learned some new today about the Glock logs 😂

I just finished watching "Everything Wrong With: The entire Die Hard series". It's a Die Hard Christmas eve, as it should be.

Merry Christmas James and TFB tv😊

Guy: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie! Guy's wife: You've never given me an orgasm. Guy: what was that sugar bear? Guy's wife: oh nothing.

I love your punch lines. great job. I will overlook your trash talking of the MP5. Happy New Year!

Speaking of LAPD Model 15’s, the actual blued M-15 that actor Martin Milner carried in his role as Officer Pete Malloy, was put on a gun auction site several years ago, it had the same grips (aftermarket) that were on it during the filming, along with a letter from Martin himself acknowledging that this was the authentic revolver. Last I heard at the time it was bid up to a little over 10K, but it still didn’t meet the reserve price at the time. I believe the reserve was never met so the bidding was discontinued & it was removed from the auction page.

James, I swear to god. If the MP5 isn’t number one on here, I will never forgive you. Goddamnit, James.

Ranking: 1. MP5 2. MP5 3. MP5 4. MP5 5. Beretta 92/M9

I keep thinking I'm watching Frank Grillo in this video. I love that you used Carl Winslow instead of the actor's actual name for Al Powell in the description lol.

Nearly had a heart attack when you said it’ll be 8 years since 2015 lol. Merry Christmas everybody 🎄

The CZ 75 should also be on the list of top combat pistols available in the late 80s. To me it’s one of the finest 9mms available, along with the USP.

Technically, Al's kill count in Die Hard was 1: Karl. When Al punched Theo in the parking garage, he was most likely only knocked out cold. Karl, on the other hand, was dead.

Love the 92fs and the mp5 two of my favorite firearms of all time

What a great video to watch on Christmas morning. Especially when I got an MP5 for Christmas.

James sticking with his tradition of keeping the #4 slot controversial 😉

Another great video James. Nothing says Christmas like a Yule log video burning on the flat screen. You are the King of RU-vid Christmas.

Great send-up of the best Christmas movie ever! A family friend who served over 25 years on the New Jersey State Police and carried the P7M8 as his issue sidearm for most of those years said that peculiarity if the grip cock system saved a lot of Troopers' lives over the years in close-in altercations where a suspect successfully wrestled the officer's sidearm away because it isn't immediately intuitive. He did also state that once you become acclimated to the system, it makes defending yourself completely instinctive. Case in point, while assigned to the Gang Crime unit, he was the senior investigator at a gang shooting in Camden. If you know anything about Camden, NJ... You'll stay the hell out unless you're going to the Aquarium or the USS New Jersey. It's the only community in Jersey where NJSP did municipal patrols alongside local until the City of Camden PD merged with Camden County PD. Anyhow, the victim was a member of one gang, gunned down by another, and while they had about 30 officers, mostly State and a few locals, on scene, one of the victim's gang buddies, coked out of his mind, decided to "tribute" his fallen brother by doing a drive-by on the crime scene with I believe a Micro Uzi. So this idiot comes screaming didn't the street in some old late 70s honker two door, throws it into a spin, sticks his gun out the window, and starts spraying. 30 cops, again most armed with the P7M8, lit the guy up. Suffice it to say, The dude had such a huge amount of drugs in him he didn't hit anybody, but ended up taking approximately 40 something rounds (more or less; as primary, my family friend attended the autopsy and said after being cleaned off, "the guy looked like Swiss cheese") and was clocked out before the car came to a stop. So, a perfect single stack 9? Perhaps not. A damned fine pistol to defend yourself with? I'd say so.

The squeeze-cocker joke had me in stitches. 😆😂

First time I held a legitimate full auto MP5, I was taken back. Seemed like I was holding a brick.... Made me adore my M4 that much more.

That reference to Alex just showed ma how far TFB has come along the years and how long I follow your Guys Videos, Greetings from Germany

DUDE..I often do not agree with you on some particular gun reviews but you ALWAYS make me belly laugh and I love you. KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK. We need people like you with intelligent wit and humor as part of our 2A family. MERRY CHRISTMAS BROTHER.

Combat Handguns magazine quoted an American Firearms Dealer who was disarmed of his H&K P7 pistol by armed robbers, and as they were taking him into the stockroom to murder him, the robber who'd taken his P7 tried to shoot him with it, but unfamiliar with the gun, he failed to hold it properly and it wouldn't fire! At the point that the robber began trying to shoot him, the hostage grabbed for the nearest gun of the several he'd concealed about his place just for this scenario, which was a .357 Magnum revolver, and killed both armed robbers. He carried his P7 with this exact scenario in mind and doing so, along with easily accessible, but not visible handguns placed throughout his storeroom had just saved his own life! The P7 is a beautiful gun, and one of my favorites, unlike the dreadful Walther PPK, this was the weapon carried by the personal Bodyguard to Her Royal Highness Princess Anne. Unfortunately, the one time he relied on it when the Royal limousine carrying HRH Princess Anne was rammed by a lone, armed kidnapper, the damn thing jammed as he tried to shoot the kidnapper. In return, he was shot multiple times (but thankfully lived and recovered from his wounds) whilst the kidnapper was attacked by passers by and overpowered! I suspect that this stoppage heralded the retirement of countless PPK's from protection duties worldwide as no one wanted that happening to them!

Love the wig with the Steyr Aug!!! Hilarious! it's not christmas until hans gruber falls from nakatomi plaza!! Watch it every year!

When I worked as a Special Agent for US Customs we were issued Steyr Aug rifles. Great weapon ahead of their time!

Merry Christmas bro. Been a nice journey thru the years

Excellent content as usual, Christmas cheer presented by James reeves, Love it!

The gun Mr. McCallister uses to kill Kevin at the end of Home Alone. That was great. Thank you.

This was spot on, Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas, James & co!

This was fucking great!! (Your comments on the finest pistol ever made, the P7, were blasphemous. You’re forgiven; it’s Christmas.) Everything else was spot-on. Merry Christmas, James!

Awesome Video!!! 👍🏾👍🏾 That Beretta 92 looks like a trade in from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Brilliant video. I'm keen on watching more of these movies based videos. Die Hard was definitely one of the action films that introduced a series of iconic weapons of the late 80s and early 90s.

James, thanks for the edification and just as good the comedic twist you spin to it. Merry Christmas

You Sir have made Christmas brighter. Merry Christmas. By the by, I vote for a large picture of Hams Gruber being on the New Year's Eve ball this year. Just saying🎄

You make this channel what it is! Thanks for so many entertaining videos man!

Always down for the Die Hard content!

Solid video, James! Thx! Happy New Years!

Handsome bastard, who could not love this gun obsessed guy?! Btw as a guy from Czech rep, I can just dream about some of these guns, but still lovin' watching these vids. Keep em commin!