96: Inside the Minds Behind HK: Guns, Innovation & Gray Room Gold | No Lowballers #podcast

Logan Metesh of High Caliber History and Allen Forkner of GunBroker.com are back with a heavyweight guest for a heavyweight brand. James Williamson, author of four Vickers Guide volumes on H&K and a true expert on the brand, joins the show to give us a deep dive into the German arms giant known for quality, innovation and precision: Heckler & Koch.

In this episode:

The post-war origins of H&K and how Mauser engineers birthed a legend

The G3 battle rifle and the rise of modular military design

Why the MP5 is still the king of subguns

A breakdown of roller-delayed blowback and what makes it so special

Mark 23: misunderstood, overbuilt and absolutely mission-capable

Why the USP is still one of the toughest pistols ever made

The “gateway drug” that is the VP9

Inside the legendary Gray Room and H&K’s unmatched innovation timeline

What really killed the G11 caseless ammo project

The newest HK guns you can actually get your hands on today

🔧 From the Cold War to the CC9, from roller-delayed magic to .45-caliber beast-mode, this episode covers everything that makes HK one of the most respected names in the industry.

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