Tw1tch Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Glad I hadn't taken the plunge on one (or more) of these yet. Curse you airsoft companies giving me too many pretties to buy... Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Not all too surprising. WE has a good track record of listening provided we whine hard enough: -AK internals were rubbish so they made sure they weren't on the MP5. -KWA took forever making a Makarov and WE even beats them to the punch. -Moar 7.62, now the SCAR H is in development. -King Arms taking too long on their Thompson, WE to the rescue. That said, their older MP5 mags aren't as horribly curved as some people say it is. At least it's not too big a deal for me when I'm actually shooting it. Link to post Share on other sites
blobface Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Yeah, for me the curve is only problematic for the full size mp5 when I'm looking at it when it's hung on a wall or something, but when I'm actually gaming with it it's not that noticeable, it's a little tight with 9mm long HSGI pouches, but they still fit. That said, the mp5k is more noticeable as it clips my knuckle ocasionally. *re RC: where my M14 co2 mag at.. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 What's the bet they still manage to make it 1mm off or so ha ha. But seriously though, it's great to see. Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 I saw that Thompson. I'll have to buy one, i'll just have to. Only thing is I think I had the hop fully on and it was still under hoping .28gs. Shall wrap in PTFE this eve and see whats what Link to post Share on other sites
NightFury Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Not all too surprising. WE has a good track record of listening provided we whine hard enough: -AK internals were rubbish so they made sure they weren't on the MP5. -KWA took forever making a Makarov and WE even beats them to the punch. -Moar 7.62, now the SCAR H is in development. -King Arms taking too long on their Thompson, WE to the rescue. That said, their older MP5 mags aren't as horribly curved as some people say it is. At least it's not too big a deal for me when I'm actually shooting it. Not only that, but I got another WE AK a few months ago. My hammer hasn't snapped despite having more than 20,000 rounds through it. The WE game is definitely improving. They've come a long long way from what they used to be. Link to post Share on other sites
Wingmann Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 The WE game is definitely improving. They've come a long long way from what they used to be. Yes, but they still have a long road ahead of them. If they upped the ante on the metals they use... Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 None the less they churn out new models like there no tomorrow on my phone, my spelling will suck Link to post Share on other sites
blobface Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 I welcome that though... they churn it out quickly, the market tests it to see if people like it, and when people do, 3rd party do stuff to improve them, it's practically the open source product of airsoft... Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Excellent. I've had many WE rifles, enjoyed all of em. All lasted at least 15k rounds before massive failure. Even then a new trigger set was $50 on my phone, my spelling will suck Link to post Share on other sites
NightFury Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 As far as out of the box play with WE's GBBRs, I couldn't be happier. Best bang for your buck in my opinion. And I have yet to replace a single part on any of mine. They've all had over 20K rounds fired through them. With my LM4, I had to polish the whole trigger group and underside of the bolt to have it function as smoothly. Might be a lemon but either way. I'm pleased with WE's progress. Now it they stop using cheese they'd probably be top of the GBBR market right now. That and if they gave of that P90 we've all been wanting. Link to post Share on other sites
kilo_64 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Just saw on Facebook that WE are making new MP5 Apache magazines, non-banana style! I.e. proper curved long mags! Guess I won't be getting those extra mags I was planning on... -snip- Anyone looking to buy 14 open front mp5 mags :lol: Wonder what kind of internal design they're going to go with for these new mags? Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Most likely no change since the magazines already work pretty well. From the pics on FB it looks like definately closed-front mags with correct curve coming. Probably the open-front as well. Link to post Share on other sites
blobface Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I should probably sell them all for people who haven't read the news yet... muhahahaha.... which would then be extra funny if it turns out to be ghost ware Link to post Share on other sites
Brigg Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 If those are actually coming out, then it may well be time for me to retire the VFC mp5. Only downside i could really still see to the we then, would be there cant be an SEF lower, cause of the burst fcg. but meh. How is the burst feature holding up for people anyhow? I would have thought it would be prone to wear. Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Honestly havnt used it at all. 3 round burst is too many for me, 2rd is where its at! haha Got a CQB game coming up soon so i'll try it out then. Link to post Share on other sites
TnL Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 If those are actually coming out, then it may well be time for me to retire the VFC mp5. Only downside i could really still see to the we then, would be there cant be an SEF lower, cause of the burst fcg. but meh. How is the burst feature holding up for people anyhow? I would have thought it would be prone to wear. mechanically the MP5 seems to be very tough, the only failure i experienced, and the folks at Zparts mirrored this experience, is that a little tiny leaf spring on the bottom of the trigger group can break, it prevents the cog from backwheeling, if the spring breaks, the 3 round burst becomes a 4 round burst (oh, the humanity, how awful... now i can do two 2 round bursts at a time) MP5 motion.pdf Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hop Update - I had some time this morning to test the hop. Even though I could see the nub pushing down and adjusting the hop when back in the gun there was no adjustment. So looks like you need a new barrel if you want to fit a new hop. Which makes me think why the hell did WE do this? Seems ridiculous especially since the stock rubber tore after probably 500 rounds or so. Standard VSR barrel has been fitted with the Falcon grey which I will test when I can. Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Yeh that WE special hop design ###### me off too Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Yeah that was my main point a few pages back.. Shouldnt be too much of an issue for most Apaches that have a regular outerbarrel but the SD uses the cap of the suppressor as a barrel stabiliser so that means the inner barrel needs to be the perfect length! Have a friend who is gonna chop the barrel I have from an old m14 that should do the job! I hope! Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 My barrel is a chopped down from a 416 lol You could always enlarge the hop window to suit. Im sure someone does a correct sized inner barrel! Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Not for an SD that ive found.. trouble is it has to be perfect to sit inside the cap and stay stable.. It's fine by the end of next week hopefully the M14 one will be sorted to the correct length! Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 What length is the barrel? Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I measured it but can't remember! Couldn't find one the exact length so just planned to go down the route of chopping the M14 barrel. There were a couple close but not exact! Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 So tested the hop today as I managed to get home before dark! Falcon Grey + Chopped WE 416 barrel has worked well. Much improved compared to standard, much more stable however the adjustment is still quite lacking. Full hop just about hops .28gs successfully, I don't think .3gs would hop properly but if your using it for CQB then your fine for that extra stability/thwack. Link to post Share on other sites
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