CODE – 02-041-008

NAME – MP7-SF

COMMON NAMES – MP7A3

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 2008

CALIBER – 4.6x30mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 38 cm (14.96 in) Stock collapsed, 59 cm (23.23 in) Stock extended

BARREL LENGTH – 18 cm (7.08 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6 Grooves, 1 turn in 16 cm (1 turn in 6.3 in)

BULLET DIAMETER – 4.65 mm (0.18 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 1.7 g (26.2 grains) – DM11 Copper coated hardened steel bullet

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 750 m/s (2461 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 478 j (352 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 1.90 kg (4 lb 3.02 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 2.34 kg (5 lb 2.54 oz) with 40 rounds

SIGHTS – Folding iron sights, Rear sight – Adjustable peep, Front sight – Post

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 200 m (219 yards)

OPERATION – Gas operated, fires from closed bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic only

RATE OF FIRE – 40-50 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 20, 30 or 40 round box magazines, double column, double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 20 round – 0.10 kg (3.53 oz), 30-round 0.15 kg (5.29 oz) 40 round – 0.20 kg (7.05 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 20 round – 0.22 kg (7.76 oz), 30-round 0.33 kg (11.64 oz), 40 round – 0.44 kg (15.52 oz)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – One – 20 round magazine, two -40 round magazine (100 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 1.1 kg (2 lb 6.8 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH Oberndorf am Necker, Germany

STATUS – In production

SERVICE – Ministry of Defense Police, United Kingdom

     This is an MP7A1 set up internally for semiautomatic fire only. The safety/Selector switch has two positions, Safe and Semiautomatic. Otherwise, the weapon is an MP7A1 and has its characteristics. It was developed at a request for a semiautomatic-only weapon for law enforcement use.