>>64479617
The MP5 was the only good "first generation" gun made by HK. The G3 was made for poorfag cunts that couldn't afford to adopt the superior FAL. The HK33 was just 5.56 shoehorned into a G3, and consequently overly heavy and cumbersome compared to ARs. By the time most countries (including Germany) were ready to move from 7.62 to 5.56, stamped sheet metal firearms were seen as dated relics of WW2. Most cunts at that point wanted to adopt modern firearms made with aluminum and polymer materials. MP5s did however get adopted en masse by cops and special forces. The first "second generation" HK gun to really take off commercially was the USP, which they made using the lessons they learned from the Mk23 project.