CODE – 02-041-991
NAME – MP5K – PDW
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany
DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1991
CALIBER – 9x19mm
OVERALL LENGTH – 36.8 cm (14.5 in) Stock folded, 60.3 cm (23.75 in) Stock open
OVERALL LENGTH WITH SUPPRESSOR MOUNTED – 55.2 cm (21.73 in) Stock folded, 78.7 cm (31 in)
BARREL LENGTH – 14 cm (5.50 in)
SUPPRESSOR LENGTH – 19.7 cm (7.75 in)
SUPPRESSOR DIAMETER – 3.5 cm (1.38 in)
RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6-Groove, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 25 cm (1 turn in 9.86 in in)
BULLET DIAMETER – 9.02mm (0.355 in)
BULLET WEIGHT – 8.04 g (124 grain) [Supersonic]
BULLET WEIGHT – 9.53 g (147 grain) [Subsonic]
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 375 m/s (1230 fps) [Supersonic]
MUZZLE VELOCITY – 307 m/s (1007 fps) [Subsonic]
MUZZLE ENERGY – 565 j (417 ft/lb) [Supersonic]
MUZZLE ENERGY – 449 j (331 ft/lb) [Subsonic]
WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 2.79 kg (6 lb 2.4 oz)
WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.32 kg (7 lb 5.1 oz) with 30-round magazine [Supersonic]
WEIGHT (LOADED) WITH SUPPRESSOR – 3.92 kg (8 lb 10.3 oz) with 30 rounds [Subsonic]
SUPPRESSOR WEIGHT – 0.56 kg (1 lb 3.75 oz)
SUPPRESSOR MOUNTING – ½-32 TPI threaded muzzle
SUPPRESSOR OPERATION – Two-stage, expansion chamber, 7-baffle stack
SUPPRESSOR DECIBLE REDUCTION – 31 db down from 157 db (Subsonic – Wet)
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) (Supersonic)
EFFECTIVE RANGE – 135 m (148 yards) (Subsonic])
OPERATION – Roller-delayed blowback, fires from closed bolt, hammer fired
TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semiautomatic and Full automatic
RATE OF FIRE – 45 rpm Semi, 100 rpm Full
CYCLIC ROF – 900 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) [Supersonic]
FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 15-round curved – 0.32 kg (11.3 oz), 30-round curved – 0.57 kg (1 lb 4.1 oz) [Subsonic]
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – One-15 round magazine, four-30 round magazines (135 rounds) [Supersonic]
BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – One-15 round magazine, four-30 round magazines (135 rounds) [Subsonic]
LOAD WEIGHT – 2.42 kg (5 lb 5.4 oz) [Supersonic]
LOAD WEIGHT – 2.6 kg (5 lb 11.7 oz) [Subsonic]
MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH Oberndorf am Necker, Germany
STATUS – In production
SERVICE – US Navy Special Operations Forces, Commercial sales
Effectively, this is the MP5K- Navy weapon fitted with a side-folding stock. Unlike the Navy weapon, the MP5K-PDW is issued with a 2 or 3-round controlled burst trigger group at the customer’s request.
