Tried and true. The MP-5 is the standard by which all others are measured. We had these as tactical weapons in 9 and 40's, and patrol carbines in the .40 Cal. Excellent round. H&K should reconsider. The .40 is a much better carbine round and they made a fine weapon. Cost is a factor, but you pay for quality and endurance. The ugly little cousin is the UMP. H&K for the budget conscious, and it works very well too. It's just not the date you prefer to be seen with.

Good for close quaters, fast rate of fire, can be equiped with many addons. One great weapon!

I was able to test this weapon way back when it first appeared with a H&K rep. Immediately fell in love with it as did the other Officers testing it. One of the best, if not the best weapon for short and medium range ever introduced.

this is a good close range weapon. isn't this also the sub machine gun?

one bad a@$ toy... we had a couple on our Task Force. Nice weapon for close quarters, reliable and lightweight.

The ultimate rifle in police today. CHRIS, I want to review one!!!! LOL I come and get it, you know, to save you postage. This weapon is a delight to shoot.

Can I please touch it??? WWWOOOOOOO

Let me start off by saying what a great weapon the MP5 and its variants are! I love this gun! It has the capability of being adapted to numerous configurations and fire controls by simply changing the trigger group. A compact very user friendly weapon. The selector is a reach for folks with small hands but to me, not that big of a deal. Now for the down side and the reason I gave it 4 stars. Its a friggin' 9mm (or .40). Remember this is a European weapon and the standard sub-gun and pistol caliber across the pond is the 9mm. H&K came out with this gun in .40 for the US market. The UMP is the next generation and seems fine, but in my humble onpinion, it ain't no MP5. If you study ballistics, you will see that a short barrel .223 is far superior to any 9mm in the CQB enviornment. It has better terminal ballistics, less penetration using modern police ammo, and has better long rang performance. I have shot the HK-53 which feels like a .223 MP5 and this is one great weapon! Another big factor is cost. These things ain't cheap. For entry work I would (and do) choose the Colt Commando over the MP5. Geeeeez I need another cup of coffee!

I agree with whatever Guncop says. Although I'm not really sure what the hell he was saying but I do know that he knows his guns, hence his name :o) And I'll buy you Starbucks so you can keep your motor running - LOL.....

wow that is all i have to say.

The weapon of choice (IF a 9mm round is suited for your environment or mission statement/purpose) for those in close quarters that don't want to carry the weight of a bullpup design or can't afford one. The original is pricy, but there is no substitute for accuracy and recoil (Non-existent). These rifles are nail drivers and offer good durability and provide great amount of confidence to their operator. They are not overly complicated and with a fire selector easily changed out this is the weapon many chose to carry these days when a 223 round is not an option.

Livin it lovin it!

If I had to stake my life any long gun/carbine this would be the one. What am I talking about it is the gun I take into harm's way. The caliber is fine because multiple hits on any target are a breeze. If you run out of ammo with this gun call Rambo. Beyond 50 yards I'd move up to a full fledged rifle but inside that distance this gun is probably as good as it gets. My only wish is my department would allow the SD version (suppressed).

Outstanding weapon...a Little High on the maintenece Side...But Very Durable, Rugged and fun to shoot. I LOVE shooting the three round burst...one at a time!! Challenging.

Never been a fan of the MP5, despite being a fan of H&K in general. Suspect most of its popularity is due to the "look" and the fact that Hollywood puts it in all their shoot-em-ups these days. Except in the suppressed model, it has a severe high and right climb on full auto, best counteracted by carrying on deploy strap and using forward hand to push down rather than support (again, not necessary in suppressed model). Fine if you like wasting a lot of 9mm and aren't concerned about collateral damage, but not worth it if you want real precision.

One of the best weapons I have ever used. I was issued one for 15 years. Excellent weapon.

NIce weapon, great for search entrys. I prefer this over a long gun in those thight situations. Fun to shoot full auto too.

I have been carrying a MP-5SD for three years, and I carried the MP-5A3 for four years prior to that. Both weapons were deadly accurate for CQB, but I have to agree with the other reviews regarding the ballistics. My team is in the process with upgrading to Colt Commandos because of the lack of penetration the MP-5 has to offer. The MP-5 is also not friendly to us lefties, so I actually shoot this weapon right handed. (Which made me much better with weapon transitions.) I carried the M-16 while in the military, so I will have not problem transitioning to the commandos. I can't wait!

Good weapon. Like the size of it. It works wonderful for entry team.

I carry this gun on enters I love it light and easy to move with and it is a blast to shot

I KNOW I NEVER FIRED ONE HOWEVER THEY IS A PIC OF ME HOLDING HER CLOSE,.NOW THATS A SWEET LITTLE WOMAN!

I feel in love with this weapon after I finished shooting it.

We had these in the Marine Corps... we were the last Mp's to have them for our SRT team. LOVED IT! They were dump for getting away from them.. And I loved it so much I bought a A2 Clone made with Cohaire Arms.. Miss my rock and roll for a firing selection.. :((

absolutley the finest subgun produced!!! reliable and extremely user friendly

Great weapon, like the retractable stock better its great for close quarters.

This is one 'longun' I carry in my squad everyday. We load the .40 with two round burst. Good gun, but not my first choice.

overall the best smg ever made. highly accurate and easy to use. contrary to the product info the SEF (safe, semi, auto) or safe economical fun, trigger group is the standard. and their about 1400 dept price and worth twice that. if you buy a burst trigger group your wasting your money and substituting the mechanism (which further conplicates the fairly simply trigger group unneededly) for good training. an 8 hr day can let people who've never laid eyes on the gun master burst control. one drill to do this is alot of fun. just using regular printer paper put 4 circles about 3 inches and numbered 1-4. at about the 30ft line the instructor calles out the number and that number of shots goes into that circle in a single burst in full auto mode. this is the only thing i want to use to make an entry into a home. far and away the best.

The first time I picked one up I qualified expert with it. Very user friendly, and versatile. Bad guys should hate it.

Functions flawlessly, accurate, and very user friendly, qualed with first time I shot it

Awesome weapon!!!! Great for close corners, and entry!!!! Love it!!!!

I went to MP5 Instructor School and trained our SRT on them..we had the full auto..the above description says it has 2 50plus round mags but, thye only come with 30 round mags and it is recommended to remove a couple of rounds after topping them off as they will not seat in the weapon if the bolt is closed....anyway, awesome weapons

dont have one.....couldnt afford it but would love to have one. fired it once with the SRT team and its a blast.

this product would be great for tacticl i would like to be able to test one so i can be able to give feedback

I have fired a semi-auto version, and it is very nice as far as accuracy and recoil goes. However, in this day in age with the proliferation of criminal body armor, I would prefer something with more penetration, such as a .223 or a 5.7. Up here in the North, I see a lot of layers, so 9mm is never my round of choice. In my opinion, if a cartridge isn't at least 10mm long, I don't even bother unless I'm target shooting.

One of the finest submachineguns ever made, period. I'm an H&K certified operator and instructor for this firearm and its functional reliability is second to none. For a very long time, the MP5 was a favorite of SWAT entry and SpecOps teams worldwide. However, in recent years, many operators have replaced the MP5 with the M4 carbine (M16 variant) due to the increased operational flexibility of the M4.

beautiful peice of gear. great rate of fire and RPM.

A great weapon for CQB. I carry the MP5SD (Special Duty) which means it has the silencer. Awesome!!!!

Smoothest sub gun ever built. They screwed up when they went to that cheap UMP.

I love this weapon for indoors and close range. The only thing I dont like is that the safety is a bit high combared to the Ar-15/M-4 type of weapon systems and cleaning it is a pain. The has a lot of hard to reach areas (for a q-tip) and the bolt is a bit tricky to put back together at first.

We are currently phasing out the UMP45 subguns and trying to transition to the MP5. Some of the ones we have are fixed stock and some are retractable stock. All our have Surefire touch lights. We haven't had any problems out of them so far.

Excellent notalot of recoil in either single or three shot bursts. REAL good for close quaters

As stated before the H & K MP5 is the ideal close counter firearm. I Prefer the .40cal because it packs a nice punch to me than a 9mm. This firearm is very accurate and is needed when encountering any terrorist domestic or international. I love how it feels in my hands and close to my body. Besides a woman this will be one of the firearms close to my body.

would love to have one of these badboys!

Good squad weapon, good in close quarters, accurate, easy to transition to, and tested. Not for all situations, but a fine weapon.

The MP5 is a compact gun snd in use by many of the worlds anti-terrorist units. Lightweight and accurate it is ideal for CQB`s. The 9mm round fired by the MP5 is preferred by the SAS, and many others, in hostage rescue scenarios as it is less likely to pass through the target and hit a friendly. I LOVE IT.

I shot this gun at TrePo East in Northern Virginia last year. I NEED ONE OF THESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As Commander of F. Company 160thSpecial Operations AviationRedgiement from April 1985 -March of 1987. I've taken this sweet (And I do mean SWEEET) weapon into several spec ops missions and felt as if God had sent his divine protechition with us into combat. NO FINER Aviator side arm period. I couldn't take one of my own with me when I left .... for obvious reasons, but would eelcome the oportunity to posess one of my very own ... my wife might not like it sleeping wiith us at first but sh'ed get used to it quickly ... after all the weapon saved mine and many other American soldiers backsids as well!!

Its just one bad little weapon that just looks like you better not mess with the person who is caring it.

This is just about the best sub-gun there is besides the P-90.