Originally Posted by
JoshNC
I love the MP5 and MP5K. I never plan on parting with either of mine. With that said, they have their detractions. The glaring detractions include the lack of a last round bolt hold open, ergonomics that lag behind the M4 and other contemporary designs, a terrible extractor/spring design, require separate optic mounts, among others. The b&t APC9 has better ergos, is truly ambidextrous, has a last round bolt hold open, has ease of optic mounting, has a more reliable extractor design. Additionally it is far easier to manage at the armored level than the MP5 series. It eclipses the MP5 handily.
For a standard SMG role I'd still rather have the MP5. But given that this role is specific to a sub compact SMG that is concealable, I think they made the right choice. Even the K without a stock is still a pretty large package, turn it into a PDW and it's a lot of gun under your coat.
The only really discrete SMG I can think of is the Skorpion VZ-61 and the M-11/380 and both of them have their inherent design limitations.
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