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RED CELL MP5 UPDATE TOKYO MARUI MP5K Price: iro UK£200.00 (High Cycle Version iro UK£260.00) Age: Seven Years Weight: 1490g Length: 345mm Magazine Capacity: 220 BBs Cold Chrono: 0.49 Joule/230fps Hot Chrono: 0.52 Joule/237fps Taclite Compatibility: No Supplied By: www.fire-support.co.uk ICS CES SD6 Price: iro UK£300.00 Age: Two Years Weight: 2300g Length: 600-741mm Magazine Capacity: 230 BBs Cold Chrono: 0.92 Joule/315fps Hot Chrono: 0.92 Joule/315fps Taclite Compatibility: No Supplied By: www.fire-support.co.uk BOLT SWAT SD6 SHORT Price: iro UK£380.00 Age: Three Years Weight: 3000g Length: 550-700mm Magazine Capacity: 200 BBs Cold Chrono: 1.0 Joule/329fps Hot Chrono: 1.04 Joule/335fps Taclite Compatibility: Yes, on Lower Rail Supplied By: www.nuprol.com KING ARMS PDW SBR (MP5-BASED) Price: iro UK£200.00 Age: New Weight: 1750g Length: 530/630mm Magazine Capacity: 100 BBs Cold Chrono: 0.89 Joule/310fps Hot Chrono: 0.93 Joule/317fps Taclite Compatibility: Railed Supplied By: www.kingarms.com VFC MP5K GBBR Price: iro UK£ Age: New Weight: 3120g Length: 403/638mm (with stock) Magazine Capacity: 30 BBs Cold Chrono: 1.0 Joule/329fps Hot Chrono: 1.04 Joule/335fps Taclite Compatibility: N/A Supplied By: www.vegaforce.com 54 DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong>
RED CELL MP5 UPDATE but something I’m looking to pass on to a teammate to free up gun wall space - both of the WEs have been languishing in my underbed storage since newer equivalents have come along. If you can still find them, they’re economical great fun, but it seems they’re increasingly rare these days and out of production, and the licensed VFC offerings are worth stretching your budget for more in my opinion. Personally, aside from my earlier use of JG’s MP5J (Japanese police variant), MP5A4 (solid stock) and the Galaxy MP5k PDW (short, folding triangular stock) variants, all of which served me very well for personal use and loaning out to numerous guest players; I recently ran the MP5’s again at Linkou CQB having neglected them for a good while due to all the other new guns getting in the way, and I had forgotten just how much I loved running them. Bill: I also love the classic MP5, and like Stewbacca I also love the GBB models! Mine though was developed by VegaForceCompany under the H&K licence held by Umarex, and I am going to come straight out and say that their GBB take on the classic MP5 is probably the best I’ve ever seen, and that’s why I still own it! The UMAREX MP5A3 GBB shows the result of all the labours put into creating a first rate replica as it is simply stunning. Everything, and I do mean the lot, is truly 1:1 scale and it weighs in at 2.59kg unloaded, just 0.4g heavier than the real thing! Unlike any battery powered electric replica there is no heavy motor and gearbox adding weight to the design but just a cleverly designed bolt which relies purely on the gas in the magazine for operation; if you weren’t told that this is a replica I believe you’d be hard pushed to know this wasn’t the real deal; in fact you can field strip it for cleaning as you would the original firearm. The entire upper assembly is of a pressed metal finish just like a real MP5. In addition to the enforced fibre frame which incorporates the pistol grip and the removable handguard, everything is finished to an extremely high standard. Going right down to the legend “Kal.9mmx19” on the left hand side above the magwell and an individual serial number this replica looks extremely real with just a small “6mm BB” notation appearing on the top of the receiver. In operation the MP5A3 is very straightforward and intuitive. Safe, Semi, and Full Auto modes are clearly indicated by the traditional H&K “bullet pictograms” on either side of the body, and the safety catch is fully ambidextrous. Sights are simple too with an enclosed post at the sharp end and a fully adjustable dioptre at the rear. The sliding stock is essentially a one position affair, either open or closed but this is true of the real thing as well so you can’t knock the replica in this respect. There’s a couple of models that “make the cut” for our list of noteworthy MP5 models, and we covered off the TM NGRS version back in Issue 131, and you can find that full review in the Back Issues section on www.airsoftaction.net. However, Dan has had “some experience” now with this newer platform… Dan: The TOKYO MARUI MP5 NGRS series is perhaps TM’s best recoil shock effort to date; without question, it also stands as the most exquisitely detailed and replicated version of the legendary MP5 we have seen in my opinion. From the perfect finish, fake welds and weight, and nary a creak, wobble or flex in sight, It’s almost indistinguishable from the real MP5 save for the absence of H&K trademarks. Currently these are available in two configurations, the standard A5 version and the SD6 with its iconic integrally suppressed barrel. Both versions come equipped with the classic A3 retractable stock and Navy style grip frames with 4-position selector switches offering safe / semi / burst / auto. Speaking of the selector switch; this is by far the best feeling, most crisp and durable MP5 selector made as it follows the design of the real version in form and function. Interestingly, the grip frames and forearm appear to be made from a nylonfibre blend as opposed to TM’s usual ABS plastic. On the SD6 version, the tubular handguard covering is made of an aggressive rubbery texture which greatly enhances its feel. As with the real version, one must operate the cocking handle after inserting a fresh magazine to fire the replica. Similarly, when the magazine is empty, the gun will stop firing. After reloading it with a fresh magazine you can rack the cocking handle again to resume firing. This has been advertised as being durable enough for the famous “HK slap” that often shears handles off many lesser airsoft MP5’s, but I have some doubts as to the long term durability of the “THE UMAREX MP5A3 GBB SHOWS THE RESULT OF ALL THE LABOURS PUT INTO CREATING A FIRST RATE REPLICA AS IT IS SIMPLY STUNNING. EVERYTHING, AND I DO MEAN THE LOT, IS TRULY 1:1 SCALE AND IT WEIGHS IN AT 2.59KG UNLOADED, JUST 0.4G HEAVIER THAN THE REAL THING!” www.airsoftaction.net 55
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