Strike Industries MP5 Project

[GOST]

This SI project is to be introduced at SHOT Show. Aluminum upper receiver, with original MP5 lower and barrel.

[Aragorn]

I'm a Strike Industries hater, given that it seems like >90% of their products are rip offs of other companies products and ingenuity. However, I have to admit that this is kinda cool.

[Axlnut]

I'm a Strike Industries hater, given that it seems like >90% of their products are rip offs of other companies products and ingenuity. However, I have to admit that this is kinda cool.

I don't see it that way actually - maybe in the past, but I've spoken to Garrett a few times - even tried to license him a design or two - and he was fond of their designer in house (a chick if I'm not mistaken). That took me aback a bit because I USED to think of them the same way.

So from a design standpoint, I've been paying a lot of attention to their products over the last 2 years or so, and there is a TON of ingenuity. I think it's tempered by some of the past products, and the questions about off-shore manufacturing, but overall I have to respect where they're going.

[BoilerUp]

That could be interesting, especially if it doesn't require a press to install the barrel.

[UWone77]

I'm waiting for the 18" SPR and 20" Varmit models.

[GOST]

Garrett does have really nice hair.

[Duffy]

How will the aluminum hold up to the HK slap?
Their reputation for el cheapo knockoff / clones / me too / made overseas products will be hard to live down. The reputation a company establishes is important, it follows the company wherever it goes.

I look at this MP5 thing and I think maybe they've finally started to innovate, but I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze, the balance of compromises vs. benefits doesn't seem to tip the scale.

[schambers]

I can't tell if its just a shadow, but the metal around the bolt handle recess looks pretty thick.

Interestingly, HK does not officially endorse slapping the bolt handle as an approved way to put their roller lock guns back into battery.

[Pyzik]

Pretty cool. I know nothing about roller locks, or HKs. But this is cool.

[eternal24k]

All I want is a roller lock 9mm upper for the AR lower. But this is pretty cool. I will be less enthusiastic if this is a blowback operating system, but at least no twang in the ear

[Slippers]

As I've said before, I still can't get past the similarity of their logo to the schutzstaffel.

Otherwise this is kind of neat. I'm mainly interested in how the barrel will be mounted. There's one other graphic on facebook that seems to indicate a removable trunion since it's supposed to take real MP5 barrels. Will still require a press to install in the trunion, I assume.

I'd also like to see what it looks like without the trigger housing, since the drawings show a third hole and no semi shelf, which is a big no-no on conversions and clones because it allows you to install a factory full-auto lower.

[Duffy]

I didn't think I was the only one that noticed that they copied 50% of their logo from the SS There are many ways to stylize a letter, I would avoid using something that's rightly associated with German atrocities during the war. I'm a history buff, and read extensively about the SS, the Waffen SS in particular.

I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate someone using a symbol associated with Japanese atrocities in China in the war either, but I don't hold them in particularly high esteem in terms of common sense in design, and professional courtesy in conduct (as many of you know, I haven't forgotten or forgiving them for copying parts of BAD-EPS and calling these features their own)

I like my little HK 9mm pea shooter just fine the way it is. It's small, thin, and light. I have a Surefire railed hand guard and a short Tangodown grip on it, and a B&T rail with an old Aimpoint M2 for sight, I have found it to be just right. It doesn't have an ambi charging handle, but I'd forego that instead of getting something that appears to be much bulkier and heavier.

This thing did not receive a warm reception on arfcom, I suspect for the same reason I listed above (not the SS thing or their penchant for copying other people's stuff).

As Will pointed out, though I suspect they will correct this in time, it has the trigger group pivot pin holes, I don't see how ATF will approve it even if it's wider to prohibit the installation of a select fire HK trigger group.

[Slippers]

I like my little HK 9mm pea shooter just fine the way it is. It's small, thin, and light. I have a Surefire railed hand guard and a short Tangodown grip on it, and a B&T rail with an old Aimpoint M2 for sight, I have found it to be just right. It doesn't have an ambi charging handle, but I'd forego that instead of getting something that appears to be much bulkier and heavier.

This thing did not receive a warm reception on arfcom, I suspect for the same reason I listed above (not the SS thing or their penchant for copying other people's stuff).

As Will pointed out, though I suspect they will correct this in time, it has the trigger group pivot pin holes, I don't see how ATF will approve it even if it's wider to prohibit the installation of a select fire HK trigger group.

Yeah, I won't be buying one. I love my MP5K. Heck, I just dropped $1500 on having TSC install a new B&T MP5K-N barrel and refinish the gun. HK stuff is such a money pit.

[Duffy]

Indeed, a B&T stock is $300 plus, but that's probably not the market they're going after.

[din]

People who get really excited about SI stuff are great, it makes it easy to know who you can ignore.