Airsoft Tokyo Marui MP5 Review
Airsoft Tokyo Marui MP5 Review
In the 1960's Heckler & Koch, a German weapons
manufacturer, began developing a family of sub-machine guns designed to
provide close range burst fire to security forces. The MP5 (Maschinenpistole)
family has been a widely used and adaptable series of weapons. This is
similarly so in the Airsoft world. Walk onto any skirmish site in the U.K
and amongst the most popular weapons (other than the Armalites) are
variations on the MP5.
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Furniture and
Quality
The MP5 series has a
distinctive design, and the Tokyo Marui version has kept quite true to
the Real Steel weapon. The weight of the gun is not heavy, yet heavy
enough to give poise and purpose to the user. This is complimented by
the sturdy feel of the weapon and the lack of cheap creaking
plastic.Naturally the material and colouring of the gun is the standard
black part metal / part ABS plastic. |
The stock is fixed firmly into place like the barrel and receiver. A real
rubber butt plate finishes off the stock. On this version the metal parts
(not including internals) are the flash hider, front sight assembly,
charging handle, charging handle tube (only metal on the HG version),
magazine, mag catch, mag release, both sling hooks, trigger, selector
switch, rear sight (only metal on the High Grade version). It certainly is
enough to give it a realistic feel.
Tokyo Marui have included markings on the weapon to make it look like a real
H&K weapon. The fire selector is marked in the usual red and white 'easy to
understand' diagram. The fire selector clicks solidly into each firing mode
and doesn't slip. On the left hand side of the gun above the magazine it
reads "Kal.9mmx19" and on the top of the receiver it is stamped with "HK
MP5" and then a fake serial number. The only TM markings are on the right
hand side of the gun, again above the magazine well "Made in Japan Tokyo
Marui".
Performance
In my reviews I base the ability of the
weapon to skirmish as priority in preference to punching paper. As most
Airsofters will intend to skirmish with this weapon, mostly
CQB too, I have
to say that the sturdiness of the gun gives you confidence to "use" it.
The standard boxed version includes a 50 round magazine. I adopted the
review weapon second hand I had the benefit of two hi-cap magazines. The
magazines click firmly into place inside the magazine well. Once you are
ready to fire the ambidextrous selector switch can be easily flicked to your
preferred firing rate. The single (semi-automatic) selection is quite good
offering a stable.
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