GUNS & AMMO
as pie — punch out three pins and the guts of the gun
spill straight onto the workbench. Getting the bolt disassembled and re-assembled can be a bother though; the
procedure calls for twisting the bolt relative to the bolt
carrier, and getting everything aligned to reverse the operation usually takes me a couple minutes. There is one
slight issue, namely that the receiver is cavernous and
cleaning it all can be a pain.The general rule of thumb is
that a smaller firearm is a less controllable, less comfortable firearm, but with the MP5K that doesn’t seem to
be the case. Even the compact handguard at the front
of the gun provides sufficient purchase for your hand,
and the convenient vertical foregrip allows the shooter
to apply some downward pressure to keep the gun from
“walking” in full-auto. There’s also nothing to worry about
in terms of a reciprocating charging
handle — it doesn’t
move
so
your
thumbs are safe
no matter where
you put them other
than in front of the
muzzle, of course.
The MP5K is an
absolute
dream
on the range. Every firearm in the
MP5 fam