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What do we think of this one?
https://atlanticfirearms.com/century...tol-mke-turkey
Colorado is going to go full stupid on gun laws, so while I’d like get an HK, I don’t think I can wait. Would this be an OK stand in for an HK SP5K until I figure out.
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It's that simple.
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If you're not going full on HK, I'd look at the PTR 91CT as an alternative.
https://www.kygunco.com/Product/View...VkIBp8DAJMU0Nv
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So MKE's were a viable contract gun when they were being imported by Zenith and I think ATI before that. At the time they were about $1200 and a fantastic alternative to things like CA DOC HK-94s. But then MKE got greedy, jacked up prices and dropped quality control. Zenith tried to keep the quality on par with previous imports but it just wasn't happening.Originally Posted by FromMyColdDeadHand
Now CAI is importing them and they are perfectly happy to import complete junk and sell it. Given the fact that these "new" MKE's are actually selling for more than German HK imports you'd have to have something seriously wrong with you to buy one. You can score NIB HK guns for $2995 and anyone not willing to spend the difference probably deserves one of these new CAI guns.
That's as close as I can come to saying anything nice about the current MKE's coming in from CAI.
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At this point my odds of someday scoring an actual MP5 as a “battlefield pickup” are greater than the odds of me ever being able to afford an SP5.
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The describe lineage seemed right, the price seemed really wrong..
The Second Amendment ACKNOWLEDGES our right to own and bear arms that are in common use that can be used for lawful purposes. The arms can be restricted ONLY if subject to historical analogue from the founding era or is dangerous (unsafe) AND unusual.
It's that simple.
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How many extraneous ARs do you have that you could sell and fund a SP5?
SLG Defense 07/02 FFL/SOT
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Yeah this pricing is bananas. I understand people who have money burning a hole in their pocket have paid more than 3k for an HK SP5 ( I got mine for $2700 but I was lucky). That, sort of , makes sense because there is rumbling that imports might get cut off. But nearly 3k for a Turk MP5? Just seems absurd to me. I guess the market will have the final say.
Let those who are fond of blaming and finding fault, while they sit safely at home, ask, ‘Why did you not do thus and so?’I wish they were on this voyage; I well believe that another voyage of a different kind awaits them.”
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I could possibly unload a few, but then I start asking myself questions about whether in this day and age it makes more sense to have a few extra ARs and AKs in “reserve” so to speak, or one extremely pricey (but admittedly super cool) PCC.
If I were to get an MP5 style gun, it would be the HK for sure though. At that point there’s no sense in half assing it and getting a clone.
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Get the HK, even if you have to sell an AR or AK, you'll be happy you did. In a few years the price will be a distant memory. Get a can to go with it while you're at it.
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If you are flush with ARs, I would definitely sell a few to buy a SP5.
SLG Defense 07/02 FFL/SOT
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