I don´t know how much time you got to play with it, I'm an MG4E gunner, and you can actually remove the barrel with the bolt forward. Personally i love the gun, i had to put it through a lot of abuse and it performed flawlessly, dead accurate in full auto (an ACOG NSN helped) and reliable as hell. Fell down a hill during an assault, dropped with safety off "lone survivor" style and ammo on the tray and didn´t misfire, later it kept shooting without zeroing issues, with the reciever full of dirt and stuff. You could actually see all the crap thrown off the openings in the gun with every shot. My favourite gun ever, even if i felt wrong when i had to change my MG3 for it
I'm really glad that my employer buys from H&K. This gun is currently on arrival for us, slowly entering service piece by piece. Instead of 2 guys operating one MG3, we will now field 2 guys, weilding a MG4 each.
@Dr. Dolf this has nothing to do with german guns still beeing great. the projects that get fucked up are always fucked up cause civilian politicians decide what to do and what to buy. the equipment is great, there is just not enough money for propper maintanance. leftist and green politics, the problem of modern society.
@Dr. Dolf i said guns. plus, with chinese and russian tech its always the thing that their stuff always looks superior on paper in reality not so much. and submarines are still some of the best in the world, when they work or course :D
@Dr. Dolf Keine Wirkung? Die Terroristen hatten 20 Verluste und nochmal so viele Verletzten😂 Das Gefecht ging 10 Stunden lang bei 40° da gibt jedes Gewehr nach einer Zeit auf
Yeah the MG3 + Ammo Box weights 14kg, almost twice as much as the MG4. Also it's very large and the carry belt is poorly designed - cuts deep into your shoulder. The only thing more annoying was to carry the Panzerfaust 3.
Actually the MG3 is used by the Infantery aswell .Most of the time by a single person ,sometimes by two .I know this for sure because i'm a German Soldier. (Panzergrenadier)
Rusher Motovlog thank you for your service.i secretly wish i was brought up in europe to be in european military.But its very strict and l dont want to join US military because my heart doesnt go out to it 😂
I think the semi auto feature is really important as an element of surprise, imagine if you will you come up against someone just shooting semi auto, then you don't really know what you're up against, you might try a simple half squad flanking move and then all of a sudden a full powered MG opens up with your forces split and you're totally pinned down - not a good day.
Yes. It has a proper name (that nobody knows) but its commonly referred to in the military as a nut sack. I've even seen it written out on hand receipts from supply as "nut sack"
I never really used my safety on my M249. I would just ride the bolt forward when riding inside vehicles. Sometimes if you had a well used SAW the trigger sear would be worn enough that if you hit a hard bump the bolt would slam forward and fire a round....Great vid Larry, thanks for showing us this beauty
the MG4 has nothing to do with the M249, its the offspring of the G36 with a new Bolt to reach a rpm of 800-900. however its still not part of the G36 family, its a complete new weapon
"G36 with steroids xD" Don't fall for the smoke and mirrors, the only reason why it looks like a G36 is the carrying handle and the thumbs safety. Take those away and it just looks like some fancy plastic belt fed machine gun.
H&K first and foremost produces for the german military, and not long ago, the german miltary was forbidden to take action outsiede of europe. So, the need for a gun, relyable in the temperatures of the middle east, was just not given. The issues were adressed and I think are taken care of.
@@bingbengbangbangbingbung4903 A G36 with all accesoires costs the german army something about 600 Euros in total. That's a pretty average pricetac i would guess. No german soldier in afghanistan ever seriously complained about the G36 being "unreliable". The G36 has a very good reputation amongst german soldiers in general. The whole G36 afair that led to the decision to replace it until 2025 was fabricated by certain politicians and media outlets to blame H&K.
Even with disintegrating metal link belts, link+linked round on top of the feed tray will do the same thing. Shot multiple machine guns, know what you're talking about.
I hear ya on the zeroing, but that's already done with single shot placed manually on a range where time isn't an issue. Field Zero in combat conditions is rare. Cool Machine gun, I like the newer features too, I think a carrying handle integrated into the optic on a LMG or MMG would be very useful in assaulting and 3-5 second rushes.
We use the C9, a Canadian M249 variant in the Canadian forces as the machine gun for the gunner of each section. It differentiates from the M249 because it does have a side folding stock in a style of the traditional AR-15 retractable stock (if that is what it is called).
The semi auto fire selector and 3 round burst should have been put in that gun as well. Great weapon. Love the design. Thanks for the video good review...
Agree completely with the SEF option MSG... it's why I LOVE the Negev... offers a closed-bolt semi option for zeroing and precision/POA shooting. Great review as always, however, WE WANT TO SEE A MAG DUMP IN THESE VIDEOS! Seriously bro, we gotta have something to rub one off to... c'mon, help us FA addicts! ;) Love ya bro, and as I commented in previous, good to see you back to your fighting weight! ~RLTW!
Larry, I wish you had spent more time talking about its features, pros&cons. Would have also been nice if you had taken it appart like you used to do in the good ol' days.
Hey Larry I'm Sean, just watched ur vid on full 30, why I'm fat, just gonna say for one ur not that far and two ur a fuckin hero and we will appreciate u forever. Thank u for ur service and keep soldiering on.
Out of curiosity, how does the HK MG4 compare to HK's previous machine guns, namely the HK23E? If at all possible, I'd like to see a side-by-side comparison between the two 5.56 machine guns in question and get your thoughts on them both.
Great weapon Larry. I always loved to fire the HK's. I do not like the fact of not being able to put the weapon on safe unless bolt is to the rear. Earlier HK's have the capability as you know of being able to be put on safe regardless. This problem is like the M-16 not being able to be put on safe unless it was cocked. I always insisted that our troops, upon drawing their M-4's or M-16's to immediately cock,clear, and put the weapon on safe. Walking around with a weapon on fire or semi-automatic is not a safe practice and can lead to an AD or worse. As to this MG, IT's a step back in my view and is disregarding one of the time proven assets on the HK's of earlier times. Next as to zeroing, your right on the money,as the MG should have semi-auto capability for a better zero. Perhaps the gunners place one round at a time on a belt and zero that way. Great job as always, Larry.
nice the mg3 7.62 had that issue with the charging handle the handle and the bolt was 2 separate parts so as you were pulling it back then you have to put the handle in the front before relize the bolt otherwise the handle broke you better also do that with your mg4 just in case
They're long, heavy, unreliable, and have terrible felt recoil. The prices turn their products from sad to comical. When H&K can replicate the performance of a $400 bottom-of-the-barrel AR15, I'll start to pay attention to them. The Germans have come up with some real winners in the industry. Before WW2, they came up with more than 50% of the good shit. The rest of the world combined struggled to come up with less than what the Germans did. But since WW2, maybe 3 guns? H&K had that MP5, and it sure is a nice SMG. But other than that the company is an embarrassment.
I don´t know how much time you got to play with it, I'm an MG4E gunner, and you can actually remove the barrel with the bolt forward. Personally i love the gun, i had to put it through a lot of abuse and it performed flawlessly, dead accurate in full auto (an ACOG NSN helped) and reliable as hell. Fell down a hill during an assault, dropped with safety off "lone survivor" style and ammo on the tray and didn´t misfire, later it kept shooting without zeroing issues, with the reciever full of dirt and stuff. You could actually see all the crap thrown off the openings in the gun with every shot. My favourite gun ever, even if i felt wrong when i had to change my MG3 for it
"Nutsack is interesting" Larry Vickers 2016
nutsack is the widely used nickname we use for those 100 round soft pouches we carry for machine guns
@@Nick-hm9rh No one missed the joke. It just wasn't funny or original.
I'm really glad that my employer buys from H&K. This gun is currently on arrival for us, slowly entering service piece by piece. Instead of 2 guys operating one MG3, we will now field 2 guys, weilding a MG4 each.
Bundeswehr?
+DerAnus könnten ein bisschen Kohle gebrauchen haha
+DerAnus Bundeswehr? Noch schlimmer als die Wehrmacht! Army FTW!
Great Kahli nahh das finde ich jetzt nicht ^^
+Ken Bradford Gut die Wehrmacht is vielleicht noch schlechter und die Interessen der Army nicht so vertretbar, aber die Bundeswehr ist ein Witz!
Looks like a G36 and a M249 SAW had a beffed up love child
Germans are known to make some badass weapons. Not surprised :)
👍👌
@Dr. Dolf this has nothing to do with german guns still beeing great. the projects that get fucked up are always fucked up cause civilian politicians decide what to do and what to buy. the equipment is great, there is just not enough money for propper maintanance. leftist and green politics, the problem of modern society.
@Dr. Dolf i said guns. plus, with chinese and russian tech its always the thing that their stuff always looks superior on paper in reality not so much. and submarines are still some of the best in the world, when they work or course :D
@Dr. Dolf Wir haben keine schlechte Ausrüstung, was meinst du?
@Dr. Dolf Keine Wirkung? Die Terroristen hatten 20 Verluste und nochmal so viele Verletzten😂 Das Gefecht ging 10 Stunden lang bei 40° da gibt jedes Gewehr nach einer Zeit auf
The MG3 looks so much cooler in my opinion. Still a sweet gun though.
nguyen danny Oh I know, I just think it looks cooler.
Yeah the MG3 + Ammo Box weights 14kg, almost twice as much as the MG4. Also it's very large and the carry belt is poorly designed - cuts deep into your shoulder. The only thing more annoying was to carry the Panzerfaust 3.
Actually the MG3 is used by the Infantery aswell .Most of the time by a single person ,sometimes by two .I know this for sure because i'm a German Soldier. (Panzergrenadier)
Philipp X lol MG3 is heavy....but its a deadly and morale destroying weapon.
Rusher Motovlog thank you for your service.i secretly wish i was brought up in europe to be in european military.But its very strict and l dont want to join US military because my heart doesnt go out to it 😂
Well........ I'm not a fan of the SAW so I'm automatically interested in this. I agree--semi-auto capability would be nice.
+Mrgunsngear Channel "automatically interested"
I see what you did there.
Yeah but every light machinegun will evolve soon so we might not what we have today but tomorrow you gonna like it
I carried a C9 the Canadian SAW. I loved it. How come you didn't like it
What if there was something more compact. Something that looks like one cut down an m240b to make it.
Its got a waxed cavas bag so a metal box doesnt pinch, chill, heat you while working.
1:11 "Nutsack is interesting" -Larry Vickers 2016
Are you happy copying someone's comment?
I think the semi auto feature is really important as an element of surprise, imagine if you will you come up against someone just shooting semi auto, then you don't really know what you're up against, you might try a simple half squad flanking move and then all of a sudden a full powered MG opens up with your forces split and you're totally pinned down - not a good day.
This is the weapon that I always want to see in real life because of Battlefield 4.
It's ugly as shit
@@xavierrodriguez2463 ur mom
Sweet gun and a great video, Thank you to all of you at Vickers tactical!
@1:10 Nut sack? lol is that seriously what it's called? Hahaha!
yes.
Yes. It has a proper name (that nobody knows) but its commonly referred to in the military as a nut sack. I've even seen it written out on hand receipts from supply as "nut sack"
kobyashi yeah is called bullet is not funny you know
Johnpaul Albaran Nah man it actually is pretty funny
Johnpaul Albaran it's pretty funny
I never really used my safety on my M249. I would just ride the bolt forward when riding inside vehicles. Sometimes if you had a well used SAW the trigger sear would be worn enough that if you hit a hard bump the bolt would slam forward and fire a round....Great vid Larry, thanks for showing us this beauty
I've been waiting for a quality video about the H&K MG4a long time. Nice!
amazing video as always, keep up the great work!
G36 with steroids xD
Nothing like a G36. Looks more like a variation off the M249.
Guillermo Ignacio Arroyo Lazcano no, that’s the MG36.
G36 and M249 had a son
the MG4 has nothing to do with the M249, its the offspring of the G36 with a new Bolt to reach a rpm of 800-900.
however its still not part of the G36 family, its a complete new weapon
"G36 with steroids xD"
Don't fall for the smoke and mirrors, the only reason why it looks like a G36 is the carrying handle and the thumbs safety. Take those away and it just looks like some fancy plastic belt fed machine gun.
it's nearly no recoil laser gun, what a beautiful MG4 LMG!
Larry you make me laugh every time you say "nutsack." thanks for the content
German guns are on a different level.
...below the Swiss guns !
Yea.. exfensive and unreliable in afghanistan.
H&K first and foremost produces for the german military, and not long ago, the german miltary was forbidden to take action outsiede of europe. So, the need for a gun, relyable in the temperatures of the middle east, was just not given. The issues were adressed and I think are taken care of.
@@bingbengbangbangbingbung4903 A G36 with all accesoires costs the german army something about 600 Euros in total. That's a pretty average pricetac i would guess.
No german soldier in afghanistan ever seriously complained about the G36 being "unreliable". The G36 has a very good reputation amongst german soldiers in general. The whole G36 afair that led to the decision to replace it until 2025 was fabricated by certain politicians and media outlets to blame H&K.
3:05 you can zero every automatic LMG properly if you put only every 2nd round in the belt, aaand there is your semi-automatic for zeroing purpose.
No, because then the belt would fall apart. The rounds are what hold the belt together
You have different types of ammunitions belts. We used "non-disintegrating belts" for MG3 (I hope, it's the right term for it in english).
+M1TGLIED If I understand correctly, Germany uses non-disintegrating belts and the USA uses disintegrating belts.
+Jess-Avery Affentranger
we used both
Even with disintegrating metal link belts, link+linked round on top of the feed tray will do the same thing. Shot multiple machine guns, know what you're talking about.
1:38 The sound of fire-mode selector operating is so good.
So many nice weapons systems
And types of military equipment in the world.
Glad Australia has and is getting all the good stuff.
Probably the best MG I've ever seen.
Awesome offhand shooting Larry! id love to see more
I feel Xfactor coming up behind me on Metro with this thing right now
Probably the best part about this gun is probably the position of the ejection port
Mr. Larry Your videos are unforgivenly short!
I hear ya on the zeroing, but that's already done with single shot placed manually on a range where time isn't an issue. Field Zero in combat conditions is rare. Cool Machine gun, I like the newer features too, I think a carrying handle integrated into the optic on a LMG or MMG would be very useful in assaulting and 3-5 second rushes.
I really like how this thing sounds, high pressure and medium cycle, on top of all German engineering ;) nice background music btw.
Good information for gun, great job. Thank you for 🙏
We use the C9, a Canadian M249 variant in the Canadian forces as the machine gun for the gunner of each section. It differentiates from the M249 because it does have a side folding stock in a style of the traditional AR-15 retractable stock (if that is what it is called).
I Shot the mg4 several times in the Army, i really liked it:) very accurate!
super awesome Larry thanks
No recoil, thats why I love H&K.
Thats why i am a German 😎😂❤
The semi auto fire selector and 3 round burst should have been put in that gun as well. Great weapon. Love the design. Thanks for the video good review...
+kc5hgv Why it´s a MG, a weapon to supress the target. send a lot of lead on target.
Agree completely with the SEF option MSG... it's why I LOVE the Negev... offers a closed-bolt semi option for zeroing and precision/POA shooting. Great review as always, however, WE WANT TO SEE A MAG DUMP IN THESE VIDEOS! Seriously bro, we gotta have something to rub one off to... c'mon, help us FA addicts! ;)
Love ya bro, and as I commented in previous, good to see you back to your fighting weight! ~RLTW!
You have the best weapons choice on TH-cam
You should totally get your hands on the 7.62 version, the HK 121
Looks very nice and sounds like some decent features
H&K always top of the line.. always
clipping audio whenever the gun fires. Come on, guys.
That's not them clipping the audio. They adjust the levels to make sure the sound of the gun isn't too loud for the viewer.
+CandyHam "Limiter"
+CandyHam Many cameras nowadays have this auto feature that cuts out sounds above a certain decibel level automatically. My Canon camera does this...
allways good to see a lefty shoot a lmg ^^^at least he wore long sleeves
Any chance we'll see the IWI Negev on your channel? Maybe even the Steyr Scout?
I don't know much about firearms, but damn that's a sexy sounding machine!
What a lovely sound
Favorite on battlefield 4
What a beauty
such a beautiful sound
Great point of sighting in on semiautomatic.
It sounds really cool!
very cool new belt fed from H&k
Larry, in the MG4 the bolt doesn't need to be locked to the rear to remove the barrel.
Great video!
You don't know how amazing a flip up charging handle would be until you patrol a marathon with a 18 pound gun with a "spike" sticking out of it
Powerful Sound~!!!
Good review with good notes
Larry, I wish you had spent more time talking about its features, pros&cons. Would have also been nice if you had taken it appart like you used to do in the good ol' days.
Nice. Next do a vid on H&K G11, if you can get your hands on one.
The model designation say it all - "Must Get four!!!!!!"
This thing looks like an M249 and a G36 had a baby....I love it
looks pretty awesome.
Thanks for changing the edits, this was a much better final product video, didn't feel overly processed with too much music or anything.
That thing sounds nice!
Is there any chance you can get the H&K MG 121 on screen?
Vick as always great video, how do you compare this MG4 with HK's M27 IAR?
Hey Larry I'm Sean, just watched ur vid on full 30, why I'm fat, just gonna say for one ur not that far and two ur a fuckin hero and we will appreciate u forever. Thank u for ur service and keep soldiering on.
My favourite LMG in BF4. 👌
Would it have been too much to expect a nice shot of the gun going full-auto.
Cool vid thank you 😊
very cool . very nice
cheers
That is the most bad ass gun iv ever seen
very cool video!
Little recoil and it seems like a light weapon. Red dot is always a plus, unless you want to keep lining up your sights.
beautiful weapon
H&K + FN = the ultimate machine gun.
It's got some funky features but it seems like a neat gun
I would love to see an overview of a IWI Negev if you can get your hands on one. ;)
Very NICE !
The sound tho 😍😍
I need a post sample of that. Damn!
Dude you're a hero man, stick it to the gov and get one for all those in non free states.
are bottom ejecting and top magazine more reliable because the Owen SMG was apparently very reliable and the magazine feed was very reliable
Out of curiosity, how does the HK MG4 compare to HK's previous machine guns, namely the HK23E? If at all possible, I'd like to see a side-by-side comparison between the two 5.56 machine guns in question and get your thoughts on them both.
Great weapon
0/10 is a German machine gun and it dosnt look like the mg 42
+DEADPOOLVP26 Try MG3
your name is a 0/10
+DEADPOOLVP26 agreed
YEAH Made in germany is bad? Its the opposite of Made in China or of Your fucking lifrle
Fun fact: the original name for the MG 4 project was MG 43.
TEUTONIC KRAUT MAGIC. I LOVE IT.
Dang what a beauty
Could you please make a video about the mg5 or hk121?
Great weapon Larry. I always loved to fire the HK's. I do not like the fact of not being able to put the weapon on safe unless bolt is to the rear. Earlier HK's have the capability as you know of being able to be put on safe regardless. This problem is like the M-16 not being able to be put on safe unless it was cocked. I always insisted that our troops, upon drawing their M-4's or M-16's to immediately cock,clear, and put the weapon on safe. Walking around with a weapon on fire or semi-automatic is not a safe practice and can lead to an AD or worse.
As to this MG, IT's a step back in my view and is disregarding one of the time proven assets on the HK's of earlier times. Next as to zeroing, your right on the money,as the MG should have semi-auto capability for a better zero. Perhaps the gunners place one round at a time on a belt and zero that way. Great job as always, Larry.
nice
the mg3 7.62 had that issue with the charging handle
the handle and the bolt was 2 separate parts
so as you were pulling it back then you have to put the handle in the front before relize the bolt otherwise the handle broke
you better also do that with your mg4 just in case
"This is HK's equivalent to the M249 SAW but it has some features that the SAW doesn't have."
Like for example firing more than 10 rounds.
? Saw 380 full auto
This gun fucking slayed in bf4
Heckler und Koch best weapons ever
+SenseiGichinFunakoshi H&K makes the best guns ever made by H&K
+spraynpray "Murrican" butthurt detectec!!
They're long, heavy, unreliable, and have terrible felt recoil. The prices turn their products from sad to comical.
When H&K can replicate the performance of a $400 bottom-of-the-barrel AR15, I'll start to pay attention to them.
The Germans have come up with some real winners in the industry. Before WW2, they came up with more than 50% of the good shit. The rest of the world combined struggled to come up with less than what the Germans did. But since WW2, maybe 3 guns?
H&K had that MP5, and it sure is a nice SMG. But other than that the company is an embarrassment.
spraynpray typical uneducated republican moron
typical unread fascist clown
Thanks Vickers!
Good job
I love HK!
How about a video on the MG5/HK121?
This is a very sexy gun.
+Johnpaul Albaran The emojis alone say everything...
If you're into he-shes, I suppose. He said the gun has a ballsack.
holy crap that's a minimi with g36k handle
Seems a like an RPD with the charging handle and bottom eject
Question for you Larry. Would you prefer this or the m249 saw?
Beautiful