The MP5 Submachine Gun (Weapon, 35) Paperback – July 22, 2014

Very informative, I leave it in my patients waiting room. I’ve seen old ladies looking at it

thank you

Thorough study of the development of the MP5 submachine gun. The book describes in detail the various models produced over the years. It also describes the various organizations that use it. For the most part, it's used by national police or counter-terrorism units. It's not typically a military combat weapon.Unfortunately, there are no tabulations of dimensions and performance.The author also assumes that the reader already knows the difference between a submachine gun, an assault rifle, and a machine gun as there is no discussion of it. For those of you who don't already know: a submachine gun uses 9 mm x 19 or 20 mm or so pistol rounds, an assault rifle typically uses 7.62 or maybe 7.92 mm x 33 - 37 mm short rounds, and a conventional machine gun uses 7.62 mm or 7.92 mm x around 57 mm long rounds.

My husband loves this book!!

excellent

Very enjoyable book

Good quick read

Plenty of good info on this legendary smg, including the development of the rifle and its becoming a benchmark for all SMGs to be compared to.There is also plenty of information and photos of the various models and the development of the subgun and the others that HK had hoped to be a replacement for it after 50+ years of service and why they have not been able to completely phase out the mp5 from military and police use.This is definitely one of the better sources of information about the mp5s development, history, and replacements over the years. But thankfully it is still in use and loved by its operators in law enforcement and military units.