CODE – 02-041-013

NAME – MP5 MLI

NAME (NATIVE) – MP5 Mid Life Improvement

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 2013

CALIBER – 9x19mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 55.2 cm (21.75 in) Stock collapsed, 69.9 cm (27.52 in) Stock extended

BARREL LENGTH – 22.5 cm (8.85 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 25 cm (1 turn in 9.86 in)

BULLET DIAMETER – 9.02mm (0.355 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 8.04 g (124 grain)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 400 m/s (1312 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 643 j (474 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) –3.29 kg (7 lb 4.1 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.82 kg (8 lb 6.8 oz) with 30 rounds

SIGHTS – Open iron, adjustable, Front – Ring-protected fixed blade, Rear – Rotating vertical drum with 4 peep apertures of varying size, Adjustable for windage and elevation, Factory zeroed to 25 m (27 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 200 m (219 yards)

OPERATION – Roller-delayed blowback, fires from closed bolt, hammer fired

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semiautomatic/Three-round controlled burst/Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm Semiautomatic, 75 rpm Three-round controlled burst, 120 rpm Full automatic

CYCLIC ROF – 750 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 15 or 30-round curved box magazine, Double column, Double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 15-round curved – 0.12 kg (4.23 oz), 30-round curved – 0.17 kg (6 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 15-round curved – 0.30 kg (10.6 oz), 30-round curved – 0.53 kg (1 lb 2.7 oz)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six-30 round magazines (180 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.94 kg (6 lb 7.7 oz)

LOAD WEIGHT – 3.18 kg (7 lb 0.2 oz) [1977]

MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH Oberndorf am Necker, Germany

STATUS – In production

SERVICE – In licensed production in France. Law Enforcement and Commercial sales

     This MP5 variation is available in the standard black or in green or brown colors.