In 2004 the German company Heckler & Koch’s product catalog was released at an industry trade show. Unfortunately their photographer didn’t notice that their cartridges had been loaded backwards into the magazine.

This sparked a meme of sorts among HK enthusiasts where they would mimic the error stating that was infact the correct way for HK pistols.

Here’s two examples:

  • Jumi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    161·
    11 months ago

    I worked for that company and from everything I’ve seen there I’m honestly not surprised.

    • FireTower@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      101·
      11 months ago

      Everyone truly is pretending they know what they are doing. Any interesting stories you can tell from your time at HK?

      • Jumi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        11 months ago

        The coolest thing I experienced was in my apprenticeship. I got choosen to help prepare the shooting range for investors but they left without really shooting anything so I and another apprentice could shoot basically all still produced products except MGs and grenade launchers.

        The most interesting things I shot that day were an MP5k in a briefcase, a silenced MP7 which was really quiet, an HK417 in full-auto which was uncontrollable, the G28 (Bundeswehr version of the civil version of the HK417) on a long shooting range and the prototype of the HK433.

          • Jumi@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            11 months ago

            I didn’t see or feel much difference to the HK416 or G36 since it’s basically a hybrid of those two. It’s another gas-operated 5,56mm assault rifle with little to no recoil but it looks really cool.

  • Tar_AlcaranEnglish
    9·
    11 months ago

    Wide part of the magazine, wide part of the casing. It kinda makes sense if you look at them (without looking at the gun).

    • Hotdogman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      Flat back of the casing, flat back of the magazine.

      Edit: more obvious in your hand