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After a long wait for PSA to work through the post-holiday backlog, then the usual 10-day stay in the gunitentiary, I finally became the proud owner of a rimfire MP5. This one is marked "MADE BY CARL WALTHER GERMANY" and "US IMPORTER WALTHER ARMS" which of course are Umarex subsidiaries ... but the proof marks say it comes from Ulm, so I say it has a plausible claim to being an actual Walther 
Date code is "BD" for 2013 so it's been sitting around for a little while. I wonder if sales have been slow due to the rimfire ammo shortage.
My first impression was: "Dang, this thing feels solid." Solid as in heavy. Factory specs say 5.9 lbs unloaded, but it feels heavier than that. Trigger pull is a consistent if slightly heavy 7 lbs. Collapsible stock wobbles a bit when wiggled but stays put when shouldered. Rear sling loop rattles and there is some play in the rear sight drum of all places, but otherwise fit is tight. Finish is acceptable. The paint job isn't as consistent as I'd like but it does match the plastic parts well.
Put about 250 rounds ammo through it without a single malfunction, even with Remington Cyclone! Accuracy was best with Federal 36gr bulk pack -- I managed 10-shot groups under 1" at 50' with iron sights, even with my middle-aged eyes
I'm sure the gun is capable of much better accuracy in more capable hands. In my defense there was brass flying left and right in front of my face from the big crowd of Rick Grimes wannabes missing zombie targets at the 10' line.
Ergonomics were classic HK, which isn't always a good thing The collapsible stock has a short length of pull and nearly zero drop at comb, so it takes some practice and a bit of scrunching to get a good sight picture. Eventually I learned to shoulder it like an old Remington 513T, with just the heel of the buttplate in the pocket. (Helps to have zero recoil.) The stock does interfere with larger, bulkier hearing protection though my old Peltor President muffs worked fine.
I've mounted an, um, economy scope for my next range trip. The higher sight line will make my neck much happier. The extra weight makes the gun feel much more "solid" so I may switch to an Aimpoint clone on a riser mount. No question that a high sight line is unavoidable on a straight-line design, at least for those of us with large heads.
Oh, did I mention that the gun is fun as heck?
Date code is "BD" for 2013 so it's been sitting around for a little while. I wonder if sales have been slow due to the rimfire ammo shortage.My first impression was: "Dang, this thing feels solid." Solid as in heavy. Factory specs say 5.9 lbs unloaded, but it feels heavier than that. Trigger pull is a consistent if slightly heavy 7 lbs. Collapsible stock wobbles a bit when wiggled but stays put when shouldered. Rear sling loop rattles and there is some play in the rear sight drum of all places, but otherwise fit is tight. Finish is acceptable. The paint job isn't as consistent as I'd like but it does match the plastic parts well.
Put about 250 rounds ammo through it without a single malfunction, even with Remington Cyclone! Accuracy was best with Federal 36gr bulk pack -- I managed 10-shot groups under 1" at 50' with iron sights, even with my middle-aged eyes
I'm sure the gun is capable of much better accuracy in more capable hands. In my defense there was brass flying left and right in front of my face from the big crowd of Rick Grimes wannabes missing zombie targets at the 10' line. Ergonomics were classic HK, which isn't always a good thing
The collapsible stock has a short length of pull and nearly zero drop at comb, so it takes some practice and a bit of scrunching to get a good sight picture. Eventually I learned to shoulder it like an old Remington 513T, with just the heel of the buttplate in the pocket. (Helps to have zero recoil.) The stock does interfere with larger, bulkier hearing protection though my old Peltor President muffs worked fine.I've mounted an, um, economy scope for my next range trip. The higher sight line will make my neck much happier. The extra weight makes the gun feel much more "solid" so I may switch to an Aimpoint clone on a riser mount. No question that a high sight line is unavoidable on a straight-line design, at least for those of us with large heads.
Oh, did I mention that the gun is fun as heck?
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