Airsoft Canada - View Single Post - My MP5: Revisited now that it's complete.

Crunchmeister · September 15th, 2008, 13:33

Last week I posted a thread with a couple of bad iPhone pics of my almost complete MP5. I arrived home today to find a package in my mail box. It was the new complete CA front end that I had been waiting for to complete my project. So I wasted no time stripping the old front end off and installing this new one. I filled in the trades with white crayon and snapped off a few pics with my good camera this time...

For those that didn't catch the other thread, this started out as a brand new ABS JG MP5-J. Stock, I really did like the gun. It worked great and was reasonably accurate. But I don't care for collapsable stocks much, wanted to use a large battery, and wanted the gun to be metal where it should be on a real MP5, so I added the following parts:

CA metal cocking tube / front end with tac light grip;
CA metal upper receiver;
CA full stock;
CA grip motor plate;
CA Hopup with Guarder clear rubber and bucking;
CA inner barrel;
CA selector switch;
a spare JG high torque motor I got with a JG mechbox (these are BADASS motors - powerful and fast); and
an 8.4V 2500 mAh large battery in the stock.

I also have a couple of spare reinforced mechboxes (black JG 416 box and a Guarder reinforced box), and one will eventually find its way into this gun. Currently, the mechbox is totally stock (including the nylon bushings) and has never been opened. I want to test the longevity of the JG internals and will leave it stock until something blows out. Currently, the cutoff lever seems to be worn out and the gun only fires auto

It shot 340 pretty consistently before upgrades, although I haven't chronied it since I switched hopups. I assume it will be about the same. It might be a bit hotter with a better air seal.

I got to test fire it this past weekend at Border Wars (didn't game it, just tested it) and I could consistently hit a tree about 125 feet away. This gun has SICK range and accuracy. I'm now considering (once I get my P90 in the next couple of months) converting this for outdoor use by adding a stiffer spring and an M4-length tightbore covered by a silencer.

I currently have just over $500 invested in this gun, but will more than likely recoup at least $150 once I sell off the spare parts (including another CA metal cocking tube). So when all is said and done, I'll have about $350 sunk into this gun ($475-ish once I get the new mechbox installed), which is damn good for a quality MP5 with mostly CA parts. At this time, the only remaining JG parts are the lower receiver and mechbox.

So now let's get to the point of this thread - teh pr0n!!!

**Note the open bolt when the cocking lever is locked back**

September 15th, 2008, 13:33	#1
Crunchmeister Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In your bedroom going though your underwear drawer	My MP5: Revisited now that it's complete. Last week I posted a thread with a couple of bad iPhone pics of my almost complete MP5. I arrived home today to find a package in my mail box. It was the new complete CA front end that I had been waiting for to complete my project. So I wasted no time stripping the old front end off and installing this new one. I filled in the trades with white crayon and snapped off a few pics with my good camera this time... For those that didn't catch the other thread, this started out as a brand new ABS JG MP5-J. Stock, I really did like the gun. It worked great and was reasonably accurate. But I don't care for collapsable stocks much, wanted to use a large battery, and wanted the gun to be metal where it should be on a real MP5, so I added the following parts: CA metal cocking tube / front end with tac light grip; CA metal upper receiver; CA full stock; CA grip motor plate; CA Hopup with Guarder clear rubber and bucking; CA inner barrel; CA selector switch; a spare JG high torque motor I got with a JG mechbox (these are BADASS motors - powerful and fast); and an 8.4V 2500 mAh large battery in the stock. I also have a couple of spare reinforced mechboxes (black JG 416 box and a Guarder reinforced box), and one will eventually find its way into this gun. Currently, the mechbox is totally stock (including the nylon bushings) and has never been opened. I want to test the longevity of the JG internals and will leave it stock until something blows out. Currently, the cutoff lever seems to be worn out and the gun only fires auto It shot 340 pretty consistently before upgrades, although I haven't chronied it since I switched hopups. I assume it will be about the same. It might be a bit hotter with a better air seal. I got to test fire it this past weekend at Border Wars (didn't game it, just tested it) and I could consistently hit a tree about 125 feet away. This gun has SICK range and accuracy. I'm now considering (once I get my P90 in the next couple of months) converting this for outdoor use by adding a stiffer spring and an M4-length tightbore covered by a silencer. I currently have just over $500 invested in this gun, but will more than likely recoup at least $150 once I sell off the spare parts (including another CA metal cocking tube). So when all is said and done, I'll have about $350 sunk into this gun ($475-ish once I get the new mechbox installed), which is damn good for a quality MP5 with mostly CA parts. At this time, the only remaining JG parts are the lower receiver and mechbox. So now let's get to the point of this thread - teh pr0n!!! Note the open bolt when the cocking lever is locked back __________________ Last edited by Crunchmeister; September 15th, 2008 at 15:21..