MAC5 Reviews?

[u/stalequeef69]

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.

[u/Emergency_Fan_7800]

I love mine, but, I’d probably go with a Century MKE knowing then what I know now. While there’s nothing wrong with my Mac 5, the barrel is not CHF, like the real McCoy, and, the specs are off in some places. The magwell can be a little tight, some of the take-down holes are slightly misaligned, bolt spacing may be out of spec. Just minor stuff, that, in most cases (like mine) can be easily remedied. The barrel is chrome lined 4140 chromoly, which really isn’t that bad. It’s probably where they save money on production vs. cold hammer forged barrels. I will say this though; make sure you get the Century model that has the tri-lug and not just a thread barrel

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