HK armorer’s course (Ashburn, VA)

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A few months ago I was issued an MP5SD, mainly because it was sitting in the armory and apparently, all I had to do was ask.

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Soon there after, my boss realized all the armorers certified on the MP5s had retired. So, I got approval to attend the 3 day MP5 armorer’s course at HK in Ashburn, VA.

There were 16 students in the course which is only open to LE/MIL. Agency’s represented were the USPIS (4), U.S. Marshals Service (4), NCIS (1), ATF (1), DEA (1), several from local agency’s and (1) LEO from Northern Ireland and (1) from Canada.

The course was pretty fast passed and very informative. The main instructor was Bob Shultz and he interjected lots of historical information about the MP5. It was like a History class combined with hands on technical demonstrations.

The MP5s heyday according to some may have passed years ago but it was nice to see lots of guys still using them and getting the training to keep them in service.

A nice bonus to go along with Bob’s expert historical information was several trips inside the “Gray room” on site. This room houses some very rare HK weapons and it was very impressive. Thought I’d share some photos from inside for all the HK fans to enjoy.

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Back when our SWAT team shot MP5s, the H&K dudes showed up at our range with a bunch of toys. One of said toys was the fully automatic briefcase.

Not sure who was playing with it at the time, or if it was only one dude, but several 9mm slugs were recovered about a mile north of our range from the front picture windows and roofs of several homes... Apparently they didn't have the technique down all that well and sent some full auto fire over the range berm.

After the third report of a drive-by in a neighborhood that never sees them, someone called down to the range and figured out what was happening.

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[Lyonsgrid]

Back when our SWAT team shot MP5s, the H&K dudes showed up at our range with a bunch of toys. One of said toys was the fully automatic briefcase.

Not sure who was playing with it at the time, or if it was only one dude, but several 9mm slugs were recovered about a mile north of our range from the front picture windows and roofs of several homes... Apparently they didn't have the technique down all that well and sent some full auto fire over the range berm.

After the third report of a drive-by in a neighborhood that never sees them, someone called down to the range and figured out what was happening.

Bob said the last time he was at the factory in Germany, there was a pallet of the brief case MP5s getting ready to go out the door. Makes you wonder who is ordering these.

[Luke]

Awesome write up man! Looks so fun!! Not sure if you'll answer openly, and I understand, but where do you work? Seems like an awesome place.

[MD7305]

What's better than going to an HK armorer school? Getting paid to go to an HK armorer school! What a cool experience, thanks for sharing.

[ST911]

That MP5 cutaway is really cool...

[Lyonsgrid]

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My favorite...HK53

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[JSGlock34]

Fantastic pics!

[TCinVA]

This is just porn.