Heckler & Koch HK53 

Used this in Northern Ireland for 2 years back in the day. Still my favourite service weapon.

Not one of the best HK designs but dang - 10/10 on the looks

This is my favorite rifle to shoot. I'll take it over any of my AR's. The gun is brutal and violent. The recoil has never been an issue for me. It's a thumper but very controllable.

I don’t think anyone should underestimate the level of effort that this man will have gone through to recondition himself, after all that his body went through in his military career. Once you get past, say, 40 years of age, it’s an uphill battle like you wouldn’t believe. There’s a unique take on a popular saying in the armed forces; “Pain is just weakness leaving the body (unless you’ve served, because then it’s probably just arthritis)”. Those that know, know. Those that don’t will post things about weight. Much respect to Mr Vickers.

Personal weapon for 4 years and loved it. Ideal for the job at the time as was a Jack of all trades.

For a gun with that much weight the recoil looks brutal.

HK has a lot of underrated guns besides the G3 and MP5.

That thing was throwing the empties into the next county..like the forward ejection pattern also. Thanks LAV! ✌

Larry, you went from McDonalds employee to proper Delta Operator body wise. I have a ton of respect for the work you must have put in to pull this off. Well done man!

great info and cool gun for sure

I don't care that it's not that great of a gun. I just love the idea of a 5.56 mp5. I need it.

I've shot them and they have a definite bit of recoil. Full stock is a little bit better. Re-barrelled into 300 Blackout with the proper locking piece and rollers. I'm thinking HK53SD 300 Blackout.

The chamber opening and closing detail is great.

Sir, you are unrecognizable ................. Congratulations on your hard work & dedication :)

Very much want one of these.

I like how you guys showed the gun firing at actual speed rather than just slow-mo like a lot of the other vids! 👍👍

Our Highway Patrol tactical team were issued those in the 90s. I'm retired from a state drug enforcement agency and was a member of our tac team. We were issued M-16 A2 carbines, select fire. We used to train regularly with the highway patrol and they swore by their HKs, until they shot our Colts. I used to give them a hard time with the safety/select fire switch on the HKs telling them the diagram meant "no boom" with a line through the bullet, one bullet means "boom", and the three bullets mean "boom boom boom." They were kind ok like Marines.

You've lost a lot of weight.... congratulations...

Congrats on your weight loss! You are looking great!

I have one of these and it is a lot of fun to shoot especially on full auto. Not much recoil but puts out a big blast and is an attention getter. Vector made a lot of these 10-15 years ago converted from HK93s and Vector 93s. They are starting to become very popular again. AR style pistols got into the game but there is nothing like a HK53 or clone!

I loved this video so much, I understand the drawbacks but I've still been an HK53 fan for a while.

Wow Mr. Vickers, I almost didn't recognized you. You're looking real good.., congratulations and I wish you lots of luck.

Holy hell Larys lost a lot of weight! Good on you man

I wonder why the 53 suffered that issue with the charging handle, but you don't hear about it on the MP5?

Just the right amount of slow motion in this one. I like being able to see the gun firing at full speed too and some of the recent videos didn't have very much of it,

Larry, I've been watching some of your earlier videos and noticed how much weight you lost since then. Great job, man!

Really liked the editing on this one, particularly the close-up of the chamber and extraction. This time you showed two complete cycles, very nice and interesting to see!

Being used to the G36 in Service, shooting the G3 once was way more fun, it actually felt like doing some work. One time I shot the MP5 and it felt like a piece of cake. All this and watching it rock Larry's shoulder, I bet I would absolutely love the HK53.

Oh snap! You're looking good, Larry! Jeez, man. 👌👍I didn't even notice until watching that old vid from 3+ years ago.

The only automatic rifle compared to the Soviet's AKS-74U & American's CAR-15.

Looks & sounds lethal ! Love all the types of weapons & knowlege you share with your audience. Congrats on your new lean & mean look. Thanks Larry

An mp5 that fires 5.56 just needs to be in my life.

I've always liked the look of those, nice lines. My local police used to carry them, semi-auto only carbines though.

Keep crushing it Uncle Larry! Looking great bro!

Been waiting for this one, my favorite firearm

If you play Goo Goo Doll's Lazy Eye over Larry shooting slow-mo, it's force multiplies the Badassery by a factor of 5.

Good weapon I carried it in Northern Ireland

Why not use the real sound? I always wondered. Something to do with the slow mo? I would rather have no sound on the slow mo parts instead of these fake sounds. You videos are great and I love them, but the sound of the guns always bothers me..

Looking absolutely great and fit! Beautiful video btw👍👍👍

I had a 4 pos picto trigger group and a vortex suppressor. You are right, this thing is a beast, but intimidating when you see that watermelon sized flash off the end of it and it's pretty brutal compared to the M16. M16 in 9mm rocks the house IMHO compared to a MP5 in 9mm...much more controllable. Wish I never moved and got out of the NFA stuff...NY is no place for me when I think back to my days of fun and full auto in Virginia.

I have an HK93 I bought in 1981. Great rifle. Very reliable.

Agreeed, it’s kind of a shame HK was just slightly late to the party on the 33/53 after adopting and making such a superb gun in the G3 and MP5. Even the G41 was behind in terms of what colt was doing with the development of the XM series of CAR’s. Love the roller lock though

This has the to my FAVORITE Roller-Delayed Blowback style weapon. Will EASILY swap out my CQBR Block II out for one

That's my "grail" Class III gun. I had the opportunity to carry one in Sarajevo (compliments of a Norwegian CPT that loaned it to me when I needed a gun to leave base). While it IS heavy, and in "serious use" has it's issues, the "Cool by Association" factor is unmatched. Go up behind Mt Igman, to the Olympic barracks/hotel back there, and blow a case of ammo in an afternoon. GOOD times.

I love this rifle!!

The three prong flash hider looked way cooler and massively helped at night

I love your video keep them coming. And thank you for your service!

Interesting insight on it's usability, and outstanding camera and editing work! Thanks

Like H&K. They are know how to build a great gun.

HK is the best small arms company out there the germans really know how to make a gun

Got the chance to shoot one once the first burst it got away from me but once I got a hold of it it was a lot of fun to shoot definitely an awesome first machine gun experience

I know this isn’t what your channel is really about but you look like you’re much better shape.

Wow man you lost some weight good job,awesome video somewhat rare variant of HK I was looking for

Larry you lost a lot of weight. Great job man. Neat gun. Doesn't 556 lose a lot of velocity on a barrel that short? And holy flash batman.

That brutal brass ejection may kill someone... XD Damn that roller lock... Helloo from Greece, my favorite HK system is HK11/21 Light MG....

I love this gun, I regret selling my clone.

Looking good larry!

Nice! Thanks for explaining why it didn't fly; looking at the resemblance to the MP5, I was wondering.

I saw a police officer at Edinburgh airport with one of those things. Makes sense. It's a place where you might need the extra stopping power, and the ARU are trained on mp5's.

good to see that you're in good shape sir!

Nice StG 44 evolution

Loved this gun in Battlefield 3

Great video, very cool firearm. I remember seeing pictures of seal team in Vietnam using licensed copies of g33 made by H&R

Looks like it shoots just fine

Larry Vickers: "Why I'm skinny."

Our COP Plts used them a lot in the 90's in N.Ireland

Larry, what are you doing to lose weight? I’m looking to drop about 50, myself. Thanks.

H&K is love, H&K is life.

Another gun from my wishlist

Looks awesome despite the recoil. HK should produce more of the HK53.

You weren't kidding about the recoil, holy shit!

Looks like my favorite mp5 loving it tho

Larry's looking like a stud! Lean and mean.

I would love to see a 80% lower on this channel tested out. Whatever pistol or AR, etc there is out there. Would be cool to see some it come to completion and to get a review on it from Larry.

That looks soo fucking cool.

BCM is one of the best parts I have, they work, take a beating, and look good. Semper Fi 🤠👍🇺🇸

Lookin' good Larry. Keep up the good work.

AWESOME!

Good...Recommended Channel

Weren't kidding about that recoil.

Looks like our boy Larry got all fit up!!

Looking good, Larry!

Just want to say damn!!!! Larry way to go with the weight loss, and another damn good video.

would it make any sense in 300 blk? short barrel with roller locked reliability for suppressed 300 blk without the gas in your face from open rear receiver...

HK 53 once use by Auxiliary Police Malaysia Airport (APMA) but only limited use with MP5 in KLIA 1

Larry you look amazing. Good job on your fitness goals. Its inspiring to me. 💪

Larry shot this one right handed

Looking good sir.

Much respect to a man with the discipline and grit to lose that much weight with all the injuries sustained defending our country. Larry Thickers no longer!

This Is one copy of the legendary H&K G3 A4,,,ist beautiful the weapon.

I’m will never ever ganna have a gun in the future but would but this on my playlist

Damn...Larry looks combat ready

The old roller lock hks are just too cool

Incredible.

The solid stock looks so much better. Steve

There’s photos of macv sog using these in Vietnam with high capacity magazines

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We need more 5 guns videos larry, love your picks brother.

CHRISTMAS AINT OVER YET

WANT! Like an MP-5 for big boys :-)