Videos tagged with MKE

This guide details the installation of the KES (Kompressor Entry Stock) on MP5 and MP5K platforms, emphasizing the critical distinction between 1-pin and 2-pin receivers. It highlights potential fitment challenges due to manufacturing tolerances and advises on proper installation techniques to achieve a snug, stable fit without damaging the firearm. The guide also includes a crucial warning against improper stock manipulation that could lead to component damage.

Elliott Delp provides an expert review of the Century Arms AP5-P, an MKE-manufactured MP5-K clone. He highlights its $1500 price point, 5.75-inch cold hammer-forged barrel, and included accessories like an SB Tactical brace and Holosun optic. While praising its fun factor and reliability as a PCC, Delp critiques the safety selector and trigger.

This guide details the process of customizing an MKE-made MP5 clone, specifically a Zenith Z-5RS, with retro aesthetic elements from an HK G3. The build involves adapting original G3 wooden furniture, including a stock refinished with Tung oil and a significantly modified handguard, along with a steel G3 lower receiver and an AC Unity pistol grip. The project highlights the challenges and rewards of creating a unique, classic-looking firearm from modern components, emphasizing significant Dremel work and custom fitting.

This video provides a gun review of the MKE AP53, a clone of the HK33, chambered in 5.56 NATO. The reviewer highlights that it's made on licensed HK machinery and compatible with original HK parts, making it a rare roller-delayed blowback firearm. The review is presented by Sootch00 and thanks Century Arms for supplying the firearm, and Fiocchi USA for ammunition. It also mentions accessories like a laser bore sighter and promotes Sootch's merchandise and exclusive content platforms.

This video offers a detailed review of the MKE AP5 SD, a clone of the iconic MP5. The reviewer takes the firearm to the range to test its performance both with and without a suppressor. The video covers the unique features of the MKE AP5 SD and provides an overall assessment of the firearm, aiming to determine if it is the best MP5 clone available on the market. The description also includes various social media links and a discount code for Nine Line Apparel.

The AP53 offers a more affordable entry into the roller-delayed blowback platform, drawing comparisons to the iconic HK53. It provides a unique manual of arms, including the 'HK Slap' charging method and rock-and-lock magazines, offering a distinct shooting experience compared to AR-15s. While lacking a last-round bolt hold open, its historical significance and aesthetic appeal make it a compelling alternative for firearm enthusiasts.

This review compares the Turkish MKE AP53 clone to the German HK53, detailing internal differences in recoil rod assemblies, bolt carriers, and trigger housings. The MKE features a US-standard 1/2x28 muzzle thread, differing from the German M15x1, and lacks a proper barrel shoulder for suppressor alignment. Despite these deviations, the AP53 is presented as a high-quality, soft-shooting alternative to the rare HK53.

The MKE AP53 is an 8-inch barreled 5.56mm SBR based on the MP5 platform, utilizing a roller-delayed blowback action. While unsuppressed, the 5.56mm round is extremely loud from the short barrel. Suppressing the AP53 significantly reduces noise and manages recoil effectively.

This video features test firing of the MKE AP53 firearm, specifically noting its use with an OSS flow suppressor in 7.62 caliber. The content focuses on the practical performance and sound characteristics of the rifle with the attached silencer. It's a demonstration-oriented video for enthusiasts interested in this specific firearm model and its suppressed shooting capabilities.

This video argues that the AK community, facing a decline in traditional 5.45x39mm imports, should consider HK roller-delayed firearms like the HK53 and HK33 as successors. The speaker critiques modern commercial AKs for lacking historical provenance and authenticity, contrasting them with HK clones from manufacturers like MKE. The global, 'sketchy' history of HK roller-delayed systems is presented as a parallel to the AK's legacy, making them a potentially more appealing alternative for disenchanted AK collectors.

This video from MKE and Century Arms introduces several new firearm models. Featured are the AP5-SD, AP51, PDW, and AP53. These firearms appear to be based on established platforms, with the AP5-SD likely being a suppressed variant of the AP5 (MP5 clone). The PDW designation suggests a compact firearm, possibly in pistol-caliber. The video showcases these new offerings from the manufacturers, providing a first look for enthusiasts.

This YouTube video focuses on a "CHEAP MP5 loadout" for the MKE AP5, highlighting its "Simple and highly effective" nature. The description also includes links to merchandise, a firearms event (Lethal Weapons TX), and social media channels for the creator (klayco47). While not explicitly demonstrating the firearm's use in the description, the title strongly suggests a review or showcase of a practical and affordable setup for the AP5.