| As a long time airsoft player and member of a | | | | battery of that type should last you most of the |
| large UK airsoft team, I have used an extensive | | | | day (assuming you're only firing at what you can |
| array of airsoft bb's guns throughout my career | | | | actually hit) but it is advisable to change it before |
| and built a sound knowledge on their construction, | | | | it runs out, as removing the battery under fire |
| repair and effectiveness. | | | | can be a very difficult task! |
| I've played on every type of airsoft site, including | | | | Inner barrel length |
| woodland, urban, quarries, FIBUA (fighting in built | | | | Unsurprisingly, the compact nature of the MP5 |
| up areas) and CQB (close quarters combat), and | | | | does mean that their inner barrels are very short |
| can safely say that out of all of the guns that I | | | | - in fact, the inner barrel of the MP5K, a mini |
| have used, any one of the mp5 airsoft gun | | | | version of the MP5 with no stock, is only 110mm. |
| variants would serve you well as an effective | | | | This can mean that their effective range is |
| primary weapon. | | | | shorter than many airsoft electric guns, however |
| The Heckler & Koch MP5 | | | | this can be extended with a higher quality barrel |
| The MP5 is a 9mm submachine gun created by | | | | or hop up, such as those made by Systema or |
| gun manufacturers Heckler & Koch in the | | | | Prometheus. |
| 1960s. 'The 'MP' in 'MP5' is short for the German | | | | Alternatively, the inner barrel can be made longer |
| Maschinenpistole, meaning 'machine pistol', and it's | | | | by extending it into a silencer or using a larger |
| light weight, compact size and rapid fire have | | | | MP5 variant such as the MP5 SD series, which |
| made it a highly successful and widely adopted | | | | features an elongated fore grip and integral |
| weapon across the world. | | | | silencer, allowing inner barrel lengths of up to |
| Used by law enforcement units in over 40 | | | | 363mm. |
| countries including the British armed response, the | | | | MP5's in airsoft game |
| MP5 has seen a large number of variants to adapt | | | | Like any airsoft gun, the MP5 can be a help or a |
| itself to any situation thrown at it. However, the | | | | hindrance depending on your play style, but one |
| most popular variants are the MP5 PDW, featuring | | | | thing that can be said is that they are incredibly |
| a foldable skeletal stock and vertical fore grip, and | | | | versatile. |
| the MP5A4, featuring a full stock and standard | | | | The MP5PDW is an incredibly effective CQB |
| (angled) fore grip. | | | | weapon. It's just plain fast - fast to move with, |
| The MP5 airsoft gun | | | | fast to turn with, fast to draw and fast to fire. |
| The first MP5 airsoft gun was first created by | | | | It's small size is a huge benefit when playing |
| Tokyo Marui, but is now produced by a wide | | | | indoors as it keep your profile compact, doesn't |
| range of manufacturers including Classic Army, | | | | poke to far around corners and keeps your gun |
| Jing Gong, Cyma, Well and ACM. | | | | where your shoulders are pointing. |
| The build quality and materials used will vary from | | | | Even in woodland games many snipers find that |
| brand to brand, but most have hardened plastic | | | | the MP5K is a fantastic sidearm, and its ability to |
| bodies made of ABS or another similar plastic. | | | | use stick batteries and 200 round magazines |
| Due to the compact nature of the gun, most | | | | vastly outperforms other machine pistols of that |
| MP5's will use version 2 gearboxes, holding the | | | | size such as scorpions, tec-9's and mac10's. |
| motor in suspension inside the handle between the | | | | Of course, an MP5K is too small a primary |
| bottom plate and the gearbox itself. | | | | weapon in woodland games, and that's where the |
| The guns use slim curved magazines which can | | | | variants come in. The standard MP5A4 is more |
| hold high capacity magazines of up to 200 bb's. | | | | than capable as a primary weapon, and if you're a |
| While a 200 round magazine is relatively small for | | | | sneaky player you'll love it's light weight size when |
| an airsoft gun, it is possible to carry 5 or 6 quite | | | | you're crawling through the mud. |
| easily with suitable webbing and even double them | | | | In my opinion, the only things MP5's are not |
| up with double magazine clamps if required. | | | | suitable for are as support weapons and sniper |
| Miraculously, the guns ingenious design means that | | | | rifles, but if you are one of those players, I'm not |
| they can use 8.4v 1400maH stick batteries, | | | | really sure why you'd be reading about MP5's in |
| threaded along the top of the gun (similar to the | | | | the first place! |
| AK47's) and connecting at the fore grip. A | | | | So get out there and get one, you won't regret it. |