I've acquired a new to me transferable mp5 a2. i dont know a lot about the gun, it has the side mag release, im a leftie and would like to get ambi selectors and see, if possible, to get a select fire group (navy 4 pos group). is that even possible with my old gun?
new nfa hk mp5 owner.
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Transferrable with a registered sear or transferrable as a registered receiver would be the first question. The Form 4 will provide your answer. It sounds like you have a SEF fire control unit. By "side mag release" I assume you mean it has a push button mag release and no paddle. See what your paperwork says.
its a registered receiver not a sear. and yes push button side mag release. not the paddle. im still learning about all the nomenclature for these guns.
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If its a registered receiver with a push pin swing down trigger group you can change to any pack/housing you want generally speaking... If it has a shelf then it uses an unregistered conversion device and the waters get murky fast...
http://www.hkpro.com/index.php?opti...version-of-hk-firearms&catid=4:special-topics
thanks for the link. that was a good read.
its currently in atf jail now but its at a shooting range so i can play.
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The first photo shows a metal trigger group housing with no front push pin so your gun has the common semi-shelf configuration. With a registered receiver this means there is an unregistered auto sear/trip inside the pack - which means that your pack is married to your gun. So it doesn't look like ambi controls are going to be possible in my opinion.
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Nice gun, but please take that crappy airsoft UTG foregrip off of you 20k+ gun.
Look into an HK or B&T foregrip if you must have one.
Anyway there are several smiths that specialize in HKs that could install a paddle mag release.
Look into TSC machine, TPM Outfitters, or Michael's Machines.
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Look into an HK or B&T foregrip if you must have one.
Anyway there are several smiths that specialize in HKs that could install a paddle mag release.
Look into TSC machine, TPM Outfitters, or Michael's Machines.
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yes i know i hate utg garbage, it came with the gun. its in jail now so its a bit difficult to work on it.
the m16 is a fun one also. i love my hk. but the diversity of the m16 is great. the 9mm beltfed is a fun upper.
i appreciate the info. this is the type of stuff i'm trying to learn. if its not possible ill still have fun.
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I think you can have ambi controls but it would be a bit of a work. The key thing to understand is your trigger "box" or "frame" combined with an unserialized "catch" or "auto sear" (folks use different language) and the firearm -- all together -- are the machine gun. The risk comes in separating any of the three elements and potentially creating two machine guns (one of which is "new," unregistered, and illegal). The option I believe you have is to take your trigger box to a suitable HK gunsmith and have it modified to accept ambi parts. You would need to be sure you reused your existing auto sear (or catch). In this scenario you have not separated the elements of the machine gun or created anything new. One potential issue is where your gun is engraved, if modifying your trigger box for ambi (cutting the selector hole bigger) damages the engraving I think you are out of luck. I am not a lawyer or SOT, and not everyone would agree with what I propose, but I would be comfortable with it.
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GPSIG - I wondered if this would be an option but didn't offer it due to my uncertainty. I know boxes can be converted to ambi as long as there aren't engraving issues. What I was unsure about was whether the unregistered auto sear could be retained. (I have a DLO box of course.) This could be an interesting way out.
My DLO is out for conversion to 0-1-2-F...
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