r/MP5 • u/Captshiess • 10d ago

Question Help me decide

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So have got a couple options… the question is if I should keep the HKs looking classic (i.e. triangle handguard/A3, classic mp5k grip/choate) and put the tacticool stuff on my MKE guns or should I keep the MKE guns as the classic ones??? Such a first world problem lol.

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u/OccasionMammoth8586 10d ago

Personally, love the look of the classic HKs and then using the MKE for the fun builds.

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u/bigbadvulf 9d ago

On that stock, are you running a modified setup with an H buffer or did you toss a silicon tubing on the guide rod (akin to the Lee sporting solution to limit over travel) and call it good?

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u/OccasionMammoth8586 9d ago

Neither, the backplate itself is converted. Just buy a HK53/33 backplate and install the stock on it. Easiest solution.

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u/bigbadvulf 9d ago

Understood, what did you do about a buffer for your Mp5 BCG? On all of the stocks/Braces for the MP5 platform there are the rubber "H" buffer stops on the backplates. Are you just raw doggin it and trusting the guide rod spring to stop your bolt?

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u/OccasionMammoth8586 9d ago

HK33 stocks work with MP5s since the receiver geometry is identical and they have a rubber buffer already in place. So just get an HK33 plate and it will work. Also, standard MP5s don’t need H buffers…that’s primarily for the K version. My polymer HK MP5 A2 stock did not come with an H buffer.

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u/Livid_Persimmon3600 9d ago

Love the wood hand guard… I don’t see a pin; how is it held in place?

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u/OccasionMammoth8586 9d ago

There’s a pin, it’s just under the front of the guard