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WE MP5K suitable red dot or even holographic sight to suit your tastes or requirements . I immediately purchased and affixed a T2-style , heavy-duty red dot sight on a fixed riser unit with a through-vision slot to enable iron sight usage , which not only gives the classic MP5 look but also provides excellent practicality and durability . The included muzzle device allows not only for standard 14mm threaded adaptor usage for silencer or tracer units but also the typical three lug silencer adaptor of HK style barrels . I tend to run a tracer unit on my own during games , having used it for my occasional SpeedQB game involvement thus far , due to its compact nature and relatively high 45 round magazine capacity . Aside from the new PP2K , Thompson or P90 ( and discounting cumbersome drum magazines ), the highest capacity of any GBB SMG or PDW I ’ ve found thus far and I tend to run two of them taped together with a spacer in the “ jungle mag ” or “ Wmag ” format . I like to use this for all my guns as it allows for rapid reloading without the requirement for re-indexing empty magazines or retrieving a fresh one and all the time ( and fumbling ) associated with doing so ! 90 rounds is usually sufficient for most game rounds in the CQB environments I play in and , failing that , I will sling the MP5k PDW across my back and switch to whatever sidearm I ’ m running that day . There is also an interchangeable flush variant of the muzzle nut I acquired , to give the sleeker appearance of the flat fronted unsuppressed MP5k , as seen in the likes of “ Mission Impossible : 3 ”.
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The WETech MP5k PDW weighs in at an overall “ dry ” weight of 2.7kg with no magazine fitted , no doubt thanks to its realistic stamped sheet steel construction and the hefty bolt carrier group and fire control group . With the T2 red dot and twin 45 round magazine pack fitted , the overall weight tops out at exactly 4kg , the heaviest replica I have ( second only to my LCT HK33 , which is considerably bulkier but only half a kilo heavier ) but despite such mass , it is all concentrated into a small package . This makes it easy enough to handle and operate , although it can put a little strain on your arms if you are holding it at the “ low ready ” or not shouldering it or crouching into a stance with it for prolonged periods . This is not something typical for me and the integral vertical foregrip and side folding triangular PDW stock do at least make it comfortable and easy to control and shoulder effectively .
For me , one of the great selling points for the WETech Apache series , is its inclusion of the threeround burst functionality before many other GBB offerings did so . Admittedly , this is an older , simpler system akin to the burst ratchet mechanism of AR platforms , which has a “ memory ” and will always count out the number of rounds before resetting , whether the cycle is interrupted or not during firing . So if you fire one shot and release the trigger , the next trigger press will release a maximum of two rounds before resetting the burst cycle , unlike the real steel HK and more recent VFC systems , which always reset regardless of progress through the burst . This feature also has a tendency to wear on a particular internal part , which then leads to firing of four rounds per burst in some cases as the total round count climbs over the life of the gun . This can be remedied with regular servicing and replacement of the culprit component .
The other benefit of the WETech MP5k series , is the inclusion of an empty chamber gas valve deflection unit , which lifts the valve striker above ( and out of alignment with ) the magazine valve once the last round has been fired . This allows for dry firing in general , causing the hammer to drive the striker forward without it striking the valves and therefore not firing on an empty chamber , thus replicating the functionality of the real steel gun properly . As there is no bolt hold open functionality on the MP5 , the bolt will drop on an empty magazine and chamber and result in a dry fire / the hammer falling on an empty chamber as well . This can , however , be overridden should you wish to dry fire test magazines during maintenance ; there are nubs on the top of the magazines which can lock the followers down to avoid the valve striker being deflected by them inside the gun .
In terms of other mechanical failures during the two or so years I ’ ve had the MP5k PDW , I ’ ve had to replace the main hammer spring guide rod inside the fire control group . This failed mid-firefight and obviously jammed up the gun ! The rod has a hole through it which is used to capture the mainspring during reassembly of the whole fire control group which , unfortunately , also represents a weak point and likely location of failure .
Aside from that somewhat catastrophic failure in-game , there have also been a few oddities in operation .
The bolt carrier group itself is comprised of softer alloy , so to avoid excessive wear it has a steel shoe installed on its lower face which trips the auto sear bar in the fire control group . I have had to reattach or replace this on a few occasions , as the original small retention screw found its way out and probably ended up in the fire control group , before falling
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