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Originally Posted by THe_Silencer
I wouldn't be so quick to recommend a TM, unless it's an MP5K you're after. The hop up is on the OUTSIDE, meaning its easy accidentally change it and its exposed to the elements. The Magwell can split in half and become loose, permanently decreasing FPS.Take down is also a pain the ass, there's like a million screws you have to remove to get to the gearbox, which is a version 2 which is notorious for breaking. The MP5K pretty much solves all of the aforementioned issues, though is still shoot <300 FPS, making it less than ideal for outdoor play. G&G and ICS makes Mp5s that are more conducive to outdoor play.
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As a retired gun tech, I have only every owned two AEGs in my career of airsoft, a TM MP5SD-A5 and a TM MP5A5, both were very reliable when cared for, and regardless of the hop up adjustment lever being on the outside (aka, under the foregrip), they have never wandered from handling. If they needed adjustment, was quick and painless to do on the fly. Magwell separating won't decrease fps since it's not a component of the airseal throughout the gun. Yes, there are a pile of parts and screws to remove just to get to the hop up, and all that is about 7/8ths of the way to removing the mechbox, but from my experience, this makes it much more solid and accurate/constant than any Armalite, since there are three secure points on the inner barrel compared to the Armalite's single point of securing. Sensable upgrades for an MP5 and avoiding the 400fps limit (which many player consider a goal) will prolong the V2 mechbox, as will buying a cheap Modify reinforced mechbox to install even the cheap stock parts in. And if I can get 0.28g BBs past 200ft with a relatively stock MP5A5 shooting 0.20g BB at 360fps.................... ya, your last theory point has also been crushed as per the rest of your advice.