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Posted: 12/16/2015 11:16:16 PM EDT
| Looking at a MP5K-PDW clone (Bobcat Arms BW-89) with one magazine for $1,250. Guys says it runs great and it looks basically new. |
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I have a BW5 (full size) that runs great. Over time I've replaced most of the chincy parts. I gladly paid $1200 for mine several years ago. You really can't touch anything else at that price point. If the receiver rails are nice and square, the grip frame sits parallel to the receiver, and the thing shoots straight, you really can't go wrong. Bobcat did not make a whole lot of guns before the falling out with Todd Bailey. I know there are several long-time members over at HKPro that have had great luck with theirs as well, so I'm not just that one lucky SOB. No regrets here, and I would not trade it for any licensed or contract gun. At the end of the day, those things are meaningless. What's important is whether or not the example sitting in front of you was decently built. Contrary to popular belief, there have been just as many problems with MKEs and POFs as there have been with the US made clones, only the new imports haven't been around long enough to really rack up the numbers. Know what to look for, go and inspect it firsthand, and if you can shoot it, even better. |
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The head-in-the-sand approaches don't work too well with these guns. Jacked up Zenith MKE Drunk Monkey Zenith MKE German tooling doesn't mean German quality The Rough Rider Oh Snap! That's just what's easily found via search, but issues like these extend back at least 5 years. To add fuel to the fire, Dakota Tactical reported that the many examples from the first batch of MKEs were in fact manufactured from used Turkish parts kits. Regardless of if they have a license to manufacture HK clones, that does not automatically equate to an excellent end product. The manufacturer needs to use high quality materials as well as tend to Quality Control/Quality Assurance. There are MKEs that are nice, and there are MKEs that are complete turds, echoing the same situation found in domestically manufactured clones. Somewhere along the line, some AR guys ported over the idea that if a roller-locked gun wasn't manufactured by a licensed or contract manufacturer, then the gun in question was crap. Somehow they forgot the whole issue of materials selection and QA/QC. That did not stop them from filling the net with BS, though. |
| I ended up buying the gun. It looks excellent. The extractor seemed a little loose so if it didn't cycle that's where I'd start, but I took it out and it shoots great! I've only put about 200 rounds through it all with zero issues. About 100 rounds of NATO 9mm and a 100 round pack of Federal Champion. I'm in love with this thing! I'm not sure why I haven't looked for an MP5 style gun before now. I'll get some pictures posted. |
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