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11/26/2006 6:14:22 PM EDT
I'm not very familiar with mp5s or any rifle of that style but lately i've had an itch for one.  Do any of you have one and do you like it?
11/26/2006 6:19:40 PM EDT
[#1]
do you want an MP5 or do you want a clone?  if you want an MP5, i hope you're loaded.




i don't own one, but i've used a few.  very pleasant to shoot, and very fun.  
11/26/2006 6:24:33 PM EDT
[#2]

Quoted:
do you want an MP5 or do you want a clone?  if you want an MP5, i hope you're loaded.




i don't own one, but i've used a few.  very pleasant to shoot, and very fun.  


He means with money.

I like to clarify that after I went to a gun show, picked up a Springfield 1911 "loaded" model and asked if this was the "loaded" model and the salesperson said, no, it's not loaded.
11/26/2006 6:24:40 PM EDT
[#3]
i want which ever one of them has the best reputation
11/26/2006 6:25:32 PM EDT
[#4]
Yeah, I've also had "an itch" for an MP5, unfortunately I would have to sell my 2004 Honda Accord and spend all the money to buy one. So I wont be getting one any time soon.
11/26/2006 6:26:27 PM EDT
[#5]
HK has the best rep for MP5's................about 16-17 thousand bucks
11/26/2006 6:30:27 PM EDT
[#6]
looks like i wont get a real one anytime soon, but i did include "any rifle of that style" into my post so i was implying the replicas.
11/26/2006 6:32:14 PM EDT
[#7]

Quoted:
looks like i wont get a real one anytime soon, but i did include "any rifle of that style" into my post so i was implying the replicas.


are you looking for full-auto or semi-auto only?
11/26/2006 6:32:20 PM EDT
[#8]
a MP5 is a fine gun. Get yourself a multi caliber registered HK sear, and you've got almost endless options for go-fast fun. I've seen one for about $15k lately, most have been $17k+
11/26/2006 6:33:43 PM EDT
[#9]
semi, i'm not wealthy enough to waste ammunition like that
11/26/2006 6:34:12 PM EDT
[#10]

Quoted:
i want which ever one of them has the best reputation
as has been said, H&K.  


your only other option for an H&K is to buy and HK94 and swap out the barrel...  by doing so, you'll be making it an NFA item, so it'll require a BATF form 1 and a check for $200 to the feds.

...and how much are HK94's going for right now?  i think CDNN had some for $2,800?



an MP5 will be expensive because it's a machine gun.  the FOPA of 1986 made it so you can no longer get a machine gun made after 1986.  the result was supply and demand.  the price of machine guns skyrocketed.



ETA:  HK94


just swap out that 16" brrel with a 3 lug barrel, and you've got an MP5 look-a-like.
11/26/2006 6:35:22 PM EDT
[#11]
I think someone had one in the EE a while back for 14K or so. If I get something FA that is what I would save the money up to get.
11/26/2006 6:43:24 PM EDT
[#12]
Some companys do mske decent clones, that may be more in your price range.
11/26/2006 6:46:49 PM EDT
[#13]
There are VERY few real Mp5s in civilian hands, most "MP5s" are converted HK94s with registered sears.

You can make a MP5 out of a HK94 (semi-auto) that is sear-ready for about $4500-5500.
11/26/2006 6:46:59 PM EDT
[#14]
here's another clone that should be out in a civilian legal form in the next couple years...



www.professional-arms.com/



discussed here
11/26/2006 6:50:26 PM EDT
[#15]

Quoted:
here's another clone that should be out in a civilian legal form in the next couple years...



www.professional-arms.com/
www.orl-llc.com/nfa-pics/MK5/MK5-1-600.jpg


discussed here


11/26/2006 6:53:14 PM EDT
[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:
here's another clone that should be out in a civilian legal form in the next couple years...



www.professional-arms.com/
www.orl-llc.com/nfa-pics/MK5/MK5-1-600.jpg


discussed here


what's really badass is that it'll come in 9mm, .40, and .45
11/26/2006 6:57:25 PM EDT
[#17]

Quoted:

Quoted:
here's another clone that should be out in a civilian legal form in the next couple years...



www.professional-arms.com/
www.orl-llc.com/nfa-pics/MK5/MK5-1-600.jpg


discussed here




My thoughts exactly.  If it is a quality weapon, I will own at least one.
11/26/2006 11:02:12 PM EDT
[#18]
Bobcat and Vector make very nice MP5 clones.  POF is pretty good to.  Start with Bobcat though and go from there.

Check out the HK forum here as well as HKPro.com.

On a side note, Special Weapons makes clones as well.  Decent quality.
11/26/2006 11:08:24 PM EDT
[#19]
I was shooting in a quarry and a guy pulls up with his kid now we need to keep an eye on them, etc.

He throws down a mat and lays out 6-7 NFA items.

He let me shoot the MP5K with the laser on the forward grip.  I unashamedly wet myself burning up two 30-round mags.

[homer]ahhhhgurglegurgle..NFA..gurglegurglegurgle..[/homer]
11/27/2006 6:22:00 AM EDT
[#20]
Hummm MP5...Got to shoot one once with a suppressor. Effortless to keep everything on a steel IPSC target at 50 yds on full burn. Sounded like a soft thut-thut-thut-thut along with the ping-ping-ping-ping...DAMN that was sweet.

At the time they were a pricy 6K in that configuration.

If I had anywhere close to the spare change, I'd have one.

Save your money and get what you reallly, REALLY want NOW. They'll only go up in price.
11/27/2006 6:28:55 AM EDT
[#21]
Many years ago I got to fire a MP5 SD, it was very nice. I especially liked the SD version since loud noises frighten me,
Then years ago a pal of mine and his wife were at a IPSC shoot, might have been a Bianchi cup. She wandered over to the HK stand and the next thing he knows she is running a MP5 SD, pausing between bursts to say 'Jim! this thing is great, we need one of these!',
11/27/2006 7:18:06 AM EDT
[#22]

Quoted:
here's another clone that should be out in a civilian legal form in the next couple years...



www.professional-arms.com/
www.orl-llc.com/nfa-pics/MK5/MK5-1-600.jpg


discussed here


YOW.  HK Made?  When does it come out?

And most important - will my registered sear work in it?  (Say yes)

11/27/2006 11:13:28 AM EDT
[#23]

Quoted:

Quoted:
here's another clone that should be out in a civilian legal form in the next couple years...



www.professional-arms.com/
www.orl-llc.com/nfa-pics/MK5/MK5-1-600.jpg


discussed here


YOW.  HK Made?  When does it come out?

And most important - will my registered sear work in it?  (Say yes)

bwahahahaha!  HK giving customers what they want?  nope, HK is just going to start selling us their ban friendly USC and SL8 again

that one is made by a company called professional arms.  i don't know anything else about it.
11/27/2006 11:21:37 AM EDT
[#24]
I bought a H&K 94, long barreled semi-auto version of the MP-5 and I love it. Great fun on the range and everybody loves shooting it.

But it is pretty expensive for a toy. Vector is more reasonable.
11/27/2006 11:25:34 AM EDT
[#25]

Quoted:
I'm not very familiar with mp5s or any rifle of that style but lately i've had an itch for one.  Do any of you have one and do you like it?


I have 4.

Easily one of my favorite platforms.

Currently they run around $18k.

If you were looking at semi autos grab a DOJ HK94 before they are all in collector hands and the price runs back up to $3,500. You can currently get them for about $2,800 if you look around.

Don't bother with clones. They run about $1,500. It will take another $800 to get them running reliably and they still won't be as good as factory. Spend the extra few bucks.
11/27/2006 11:25:50 AM EDT
[#26]
Definitely gonna pick up that new MP5.
11/27/2006 11:30:27 AM EDT
[#27]
i'm sure i'm not the only one who's heard bad things about bobcat.
11/27/2006 11:47:41 AM EDT
[#28]
I want an MP5 clone but that one says its gonna be June 2008 until they finish testing.
11/27/2006 12:09:08 PM EDT
[#29]

Quoted:
Bobcat and Vector make very nice MP5 clones.  POF is pretty good to.  Start with Bobcat though and go from there.

Check out the HK forum here as well as HKPro.com.

On a side note, Special Weapons makes clones as well.  Decent quality.


I for one am gonna impeach the credibility of most of your statements.

You probably own a nifty little Lorcin too huh?
11/27/2006 12:10:21 PM EDT
[#30]
I want a real with a surpressor just like in the movies.
11/27/2006 12:34:15 PM EDT
[#31]

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I want a real with a surpressor just like in the movies.


Then I hope you have a brief-case full of cash, just like in the movies.