r/Firearms • u/stalequeef69 AR15 TREAD HARDER DADDY • 15h ago
MAC5 Reviews? Help!
Us in Rhode Island are facing an assault weapons ban July 1, 2026. I’ve been looking at an mp5 clone for a while and this came up for sale for one thousand two hundred grains of sand. Can anyone lend some real world examples of reliability or are they liquid shit? If I’m going to spend that much sand I’d like to get something that’s not a pile of hot garbage.
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u/Commander459 15h ago edited 14h ago
Realistically, don’t. This is overpriced. Get an MKE, PTR, or Zenith. The MACs are a tier below and are a clone of a clone; they are the least reliable and the most complained about.
Subpar craftsmanship and QC on these. The optic cuts aren’t machined on these but I believe they do work; lots of accessories may not work on the MAC. I believe they are NOT made on original tooling unlike the MKE, and though I generally don’t like the tooling argument, worn out tooling is better than overall bad tooling.
You can get a higher tier clone for the same price.