Walther’s Forgotten SMG: The MPK (and MPL) (Ad-free)
Added 2025-12-03 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Is it the long lock time of open bolt weapons that makes them less accurate?
radoxme
2025-12-08 09:09:14 +0000 UTCMakes you wonder how much better it would have faired if red dots were a thing back then... Agree with the mp5 being on top with the closed bolt, but I wonder if this would have stood a better chance with a better sighting system.
Clifton Ballad
2025-12-04 01:26:26 +0000 UTCsure. but look at the time period this weapon was designed and built. we tend to learn over time. hopefully.
WayneWiiki
2025-12-04 00:14:54 +0000 UTCthe mp L please! underrated. german... if those doesn't look bond villain force then I don't know. ok the uzi is hard competing to.
Guido Schriewer
2025-12-03 19:02:23 +0000 UTCAlways liked the look of this design, and it is feature-rich: the non-reciprocating bolt handle that's not in the line of sight, the coated stock, the extra-large trigger guard and grip, the captive takedown pin, the properly-oriented rotating ambidextrous safety, the schmutz relief on the bolt, the double-column, double-feed mags. Compare that folding stock and grip to, say, the US M1A1 carbine. And the sight problem can be readily cured by replacing the removable rear sight plate with one containing a larger aperture and notch. (Again, the M1 carbine comes to mind--I can't be the only one who's reamed out the rear aperture on that gun to accommodate low light and aging eyes...)
ViejoLobo
2025-12-03 16:43:59 +0000 UTCYou should never need forward assist on any open bolt weapon and in fact it can be very dangerous since the gun fires when the bolt is forward. So why is there one on this? The Colt LSW weapons specifically deleted the FA to stop it being used for this reason. Granted a SMG most likely would not fire if forced closed but it would be worthless to have a unfired round in the chamber since there is no hammer to fire it.
Mongo
2025-12-03 16:12:05 +0000 UTCLang - will be more accurate. :)
G.I.Orge
2025-12-03 14:21:21 +0000 UTCIf my knowledge of German, the language in question is right, Machine Pistol Long for the full name of long version? Well, lange/langes in this instance.
Leon Peters-Malone
2025-12-03 12:37:28 +0000 UTC
