Hk MP5 clone build.

[duc748bip]

So so what is the down and dirty on building HK clone.
Flats bending, welding. buying part kits and salvaging the parts assembly and refinishing.
there is flats and jig on the market. so if i get the right tools i shouldn't screw it up. Then comes the part kit. I know the barrel is pressed and not many gunsmith have the magic tool to remove and install a HK barrel so what if i need to fit a 16" barrel where should I go? Also if i want to build a pistol,
can i just transplant the trunnion and barrel assembly onto the home made receiver?

and somewhere in between i need to learn how to really weld and make the lines pretty.

Maybe Vector is a good option..

[arga]

I hope someone else can offer up an alternative because they path I'm describing is expensive but here's one option:

MP5 parts kit w/ barrel.

http://www.hkparts.net/shop/pc/MP5-Parts-Kit-100-German-A2-Stock-SEF-Lower-86p771.htm

HK parts also sells flats:

http://www.hkparts.net/shop/pc/LSC-MP5-94-Receiver-Flat-With-Weldment-Set-86p1825.htm

HK parts also carries 922r parts plus you'll need a barrel extension unless you go pistol.

Regardless, I'd strongly suggest one of Roccobro's build parties in San Bernardino.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=461229

The one in June is full but he has them roughly every 3 months.

[seainc]

Buy a built one always cheaper.

[Ziggy91]

Buy a built one, probably cheaper and less painfull in the long run.

I wanted to build an HK G3/91 out of parts for YEARS, but decided that the process would have been a big pain in my a**. Plus I have zero patience.

I'm currently looking into PTR 91s (G3 clones) and I'm already liking the price. Plus these are newly manufactured/warrantied, and I wouldn't be too excited about building a gun out of parts made 30+ years ago.

Your call.

[arga]

BTW, you may want to start with an AK. I found the HK to be a little more difficult, or at least a little more involved than the AK but similar enough that the things learned would carry over.

Someone else that's done both should comment here, though. It might just be me.

[brando]

The main reason to build one is for the love of building it. If you're into the nitty gritty, into welding and sheet metal work, it's a pretty fun experience (okay, painful the first time and increasingly fun over time). However, if you'd just rather dispense with all that ****, there are a number of places where you can buy a 16" CA-legal version.