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Pissin' people off one post at a time
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Ranger_Captain
Pissin' people off one post at a time
Registered: July 2005
Location: West Point, New York
Posts: 1,229
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Review Date: 20/12/09
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: £36.00
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Fun to hold, Great Ergonomics, Cheap, Easy to use
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Cons:
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VERY cheap build, Will break various parts, No range or accuracy
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Galaxy MP5K PDW
Introduction
What do you do when you need a sidearm and either you don’t like GBB or you live in a climate where 80% of the airsoft season is played in sub-40 degree (Fahrenheit) temperatures… or both? Well you’re faced with two options, a spring gun… not much of an option, or a small AEP like weapon. Well I’ve had a not so good experience with two of the more common AEP’s, the TM G18C and the TM MP7 and for the price they just didn’t deliver so when faced with that question again I turned down a different route.
Instead of getting a miniaturized AEG to fit my needs, get a normal AEG that’s just in a smaller package. Thus the most obvious… and really only, choice is the MP5K. Known by airsofters and gun enthusiasts alike as a go to weapon for small but powerful I sided with Galaxy as not wanting to spend a fortune on a gun that was likely to not get used that much and didn’t need to be the top of top quality either.
Real Steel History
*Taken from Modern Firearms a.k.a. world.guns.ru
“The MP-5K compact submachine gun (K stands for "Kurz" in German, that means "short") had been developed by the German company Heckler-Koch for various counter-terror and security units, that needed a short-range weapon with serious firepower. The HK MP-5K can be easily concealed under the clothes, in the glove compartment of a car, or in the special carry/fire suitcase. It also allows the high mobility in the confined spaces and in the crowd. The price for this features is the short effective range of fire, limited by the short barrel, short sighting line, and the lack of the buttstock.
MP-5K is also manufactured under license in Turkey and Iran, and is widely used by various Law Enforcement and VIP protection units worldwide. In the mid-1990s HK developed a derivative of the basic MP-5K, called the HK MP-5K PDW, or Personal Defense Weapon. This weapon is intended for issue to military personnel, who usually is issued with the pistol. MP-5K PDW is much more compact than most of modern submachine guns yet it offers much more firepower than any military pistol. The most limiting factor to the popularity of the MP-5K PDW as the military sidearm is its very limited penetration against personal protection means, like the helmets and body armour. It may, by my opinion, seriously benefit from using the latest Russia-developed 9x19mm Armour Piercing ammunition, which is currently adopted by the Russian Army and the Internal Affairs Ministry of Russia.
Technically, the MP-5K is no more than a shortened HK MP-5 submachine gun, with no stock and with vertical front grip instead of the more conventional forend. MP-5K uses the similar stamped steel receiver and the same plastic detachable trigger units, available for standard MP-5. It also uses the same magazines. The sights on the MP-5K can be of the same pattern as on the MP-5 (hooded post front, drum adjustable diopter rear), or the low-profile non-adjustable fixed sights. The MP-5K PDW differs from the MP-5K by having a plastic side-folding stock (designed and made in the USA by the Choate Machine & Tool Co under the HK USA contract). The other visible difference is the three-lugged barrel, that can accept any silencers, compatible with the standard MP-5. All models of the MP-5K can be fitted with various laser sights and other accessories.”
I’ve never personally shot an MP5K but I have seen them shot and to be honest I noticed little difference between it and the standard MP5 other than the fact it was just a tad lower sounding in pitch. I will say this though, I feel it is a more useful design than the MP5 as the MP5K is a truly shorter gun, small enough to be useful in situation that an M4 or G36C wouldn’t be (in contrast to the MP5)
First Impressions
I bought this gun for similar reasons to the Classic Army MP5A3 Sportline as mentioned, for its price, size, and hopefully universally accepted FPS level allowing it to be a serious close range support/backup/sidearm gun.
Upon receiving the package I was at first put off. Having bought a few amazingly cheap made in Chine POS’s, they tend to be very obvious by the box style but I kept an open mind and cracked her open.
I was greeted by the normal Styrofoam mess, but packed in there was the MP5K PDW, a highcap normal sized, a short style midcap, a battery, a Chinese only charger, cheap speed loader, manual in broken English, a crappy sling (which promptly broke, just to get that out of the way), clearing rod, and removable flash hider.
Getting right to it I picked up the MP5K and promptly folded the stock, as that was my greatest concern. Thankfully it folded in and out repeatedly, snapping into position quickly and solidly each time with no wobble in either position.
Taking more time with it I got a feel for it. First of all it’s a bit heavier than I expected, having handled the CA MP5A3 Sportline first, this MP5K is actually a bit heavier.
Appearance
Well it looks cool. That being said the few things of needed note are 1) the plastic looks like plastic (it wouldn’t fool a blind man) 2) what metal is there, the paint seems to rub right off after 2 minutes 3) monstrous mold lines and 4) many “inaccuracies” for the purists to rage over.
Going through each of these, the plastic is okay, but it looks very plastic-y. Galaxy attempted to put a metalish texture on it and to be perfectly honest, it just didn’t work out. The “metal” plastics of a CA Sportline and Tokyo Marui guns trumps this by a mile. Now that isn’t to say it looks horrible. The plastics is quite nice, has a good flat matte finish and it has a decent enough texture that holding it long enough will make one forget it’s largely a plastic gun.
Moving on, there is some metal on this gun, but what little there is, the paint seems to rub right off. It’s nothing a little black paint won’t fix but it can be a bit of a bother in the meantime since it looks really cheap while the paint wears off.
Mold lines, which seem to be a big issue for some airsofters, will make you cringe when you see this gun. Basically ever part on the gun has a very visible seem line.
Finally, and this is what got me, there’s a few things that really don’t belong on this gun. For one, the rear sight is just plain wrong. It’s designed kinda like the standard MP5 rear barrel sight, but instead of 3 graduated holes and 1 gap, this has four gaps, all the same size. So it really isn’t adjustable at all. A minor thing on a CQB gun but for the serious milsimer or collector, it’s a little nidget that will bother you every time you sight the gun.
Additionally there are NO markings on this gun whatsoever. Those that have read my other reviews know I’m a stickler for trades and this gun having non just… bothers me. I’ll speak no more on that…
Look Grade: 5/10
I give it a low score because it’s pretty clear that Galaxy didn’t put much effort into the looks of the gun. It’s okay, but definitely falls short of the Tokyo Marui that it copies.
Feel/Aesthetic
It is fun to hold. I doubt you could find an airsofter that wouldn’t smile holding this little thing, w/ or w/o the stock on or extended.
That said there are again, some classic ACM issues that come up as far as how it feels and what’s on it. Most noticeably are the plastics. One cannot be surprised that 1) the plastics are cheap and 2) you can easily tell the plastics are cheap.
There are some nice features with this gun. One is the obvious folding stock and short size. You can’t really ask for a more compact full sized (oxymoron I know) AEG than an MP5k. The PTW stock just allows for a little more versatility by making the MP5k shoulder fireable.
Another nice feature was how they designed the cocking handle. Everyone loves doing the H&K slap but with most airsoft renditions this is dangerous to do as it can cause the cocking handle to snap off. This shouldn’t happen with the Galaxy MP5k PWT as they’ve made the tube connected to the cocking handle just long enough to prevent the handle from coming into contact with the receiver.
I’m not sure why most MP5 replicas don’t do this as it prevents this issue and allows you to slap your gun all day long with no problem….. wow… that sounded much dirtier than I had meant it to….
A few bad things though are the selector switch. Something about the duel side selector switch is very hard because there are few replicas on the market that don’t seem to have issues. The Galaxy’s selector switches, on one side, will fall off eventually. When and how I cannot say but it is going to happen. The wee screw holding it in place is not enough and enough switches will eventually wear it out.
Trying to take it apart as well is a bit of a task and puts quite a bit of stress on the less than good plastics. Removing the stock pins to put the battery in place and removing the forward handguards to connect the battery has caused both locations to form stress fractures near the holes.
I’ve rarely had this happen with an airsoft gun and I was very disappointed by it.
Feel Grade: 6/10 Fun to hold but clearly cheap
Aesthetics: 6/10 A few nice functionality but a few problems that detract.
Shooting
If your starting to see a trend so far then this section will not be any more surprising. Yes it shoots okay, but anywhere but indoors and you’re going to have a problem. While I do indeed understand the barrel is just a hair longer than that of a pistol, my GBB’s all get much better range and consistent shots.
I don’t know but I suspect the barrel is 7mm because it doesn’t seem to ever put bb’s in the same direction. Those cheap P90’s are about the only worse AEG’s I’ve ever encountered.
Indoors it’s not THAT bad, but then any gun would be. The ergonomics of the gun are what allow it to be fairly useful. I wouldn’t say this gun is totally useless outdoors, but I wouldn’t advise making use of it as a primary or anything. It could make use as a good sniper sidearm where there’s minum engagement distances for them (and let them clear a building to snipe from).
Shooting Grade
Accuracy Grade: 3/10 Spitting would be better
Range Grade: 4/10 Spitting would still be better
Power Grade: 7/10 not horrible
Use Grade: 7/10 indoors, 3/10 outdoors due to horrid range an accuracy.
Conclusion
Pros:
Fun to hold
Great Ergonomics
Cheap
Easy to use
Cons:
VERY cheap build
Will break various parts
No range or accuracy
Overall Grade: 4/10
It’s a little bit better than horrible. Fun to hold and use, but you could never use this as a primary outside of a backyard battle or an entirely indoor battle. That said a sniper could make great use of this as a secondary but to be perfectly honest I would advise spending the few extra bucks to get the TM which likely will not suffer from the various problems that seem to plague this model.
Credits:
http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg15-e.htm
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Never argue with a gun, it may argue back...
United States Corps of Cadets, USMA
Cadet, United States Army
2012 "For More Than Ourselves"
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Registered: July 2005
Location: West Point, New York