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Umarex H&K MP7 by KWA Review by Primer Apollo

by Armorer 10/8/2009 7:39:00 PM

Welcome to my review of the Umarex Hk MP7A1 By KWA (available here at Air Armory). I purchased this weapon yesterday from Air Armory. The MP7 was announced some time back, and finally scheduled for release some time in August. However, due to some delays, which were probable a result of US Customs, they are finally here. First you'll notice the excessively long name of the weapon, which undoubtedly has something to do with the battle over trademarks, the weapon, although made by KWA, must be called Umarex. Enough about that, on to the review.

First Impression:
The box, while rather cheap in construction, is impressive, the first thing I noticed was the Hk logo in bright red against a black background. After popping the lid, other than the weapon, its pretty standard stuff. Operators manual, which to my surprise only says Hk on the cover, and appears to be written by someone who actually speaks, and understands English. A measly ziplock of bb's which, may fill one mag. A Hopup tool and a small bottle of Silicone in a ziplock, which had burst and gotten silicone all over my bb sack and hopup tool. Thanks KWA. After first grabbing the weapon, it feels very solid. Very well built, and its surprisingly Heavy. Weighing in at 4.7 lbs, its almost spot on with the real one(listed at 4.4 lbs with magazine). The mag is solid as expected with any KWA mag. Its very well balanced, top rail runs the entire length of the weapon, and although the front has two more metal rails, the rear of the weapon seams heavy also, so it balances out, plus the mag is centered, so overall it feels very balanced. Now although the weapon is designed to be fired one handed as well as two, its a little too heavy to comfortably fire with one. All of the trademarks are beautifully done, and overall, this has some of the best attention to detail I've ever seen on an airsoft gun.

Operation:
First, choose your preference of foregrip down or up, the foregrip is very solid, and when you flip it down, it stays tight, and locks in place. Flipping it back up requires you to release the lock, which requires some finger strength, but again, just seems very high quality. The sights can also be flipped up or down. When flipped up to use the aperture sights, they have fully adjustable windage and elevation, down they will act as standard pistol sights. Placing the magazine in the weapon (it comes with a 48 round mag) has a very satisfying click. Pull on the rear mounted cocking grip and release, and its ready to fire. Here, I was slightly disappointed, the cocking grip is plastic, and appears to be one of the weakest parts on the weapon, and racking the bolt and releasing it is a rather unimpressive sound. Now with the weapon ready to fire, all that's left is to switch the selector from safe to semi (or auto), "and watch, your lane" (old range lingo). The selector is tight, smoothly slides from safe to semi, and gives an audible click when switching to full auto. The stock is also an area of disappointment for my. When Hk made the MP7A1 (Successor to the MP7), one of the changes they made to the weapon was making the sliding stock adjustable to three positions. This one, while clearly labeled MP7A1, clearly has no adjustments. You either use it, or not. Left handed players will be happy to know everything is Ambidextrous. While I'm getting all the bad out of the way, the Flash hider is 12mm CW, which is true to the real weapons specs, and although more realistic, what it boils down to is most other flash hiders, silences and other related accessories will not fit on it. The Hopup is an improvement over most KWA weapons, the Hopup tool is inserted into a slot at the front of the weapon above the barrel, and you twist. Very simple. Also, one final detail, which many will like, it is equipped with a safety trigger (as made popular by Glock).

Firing:
Now on to business. Firing the MP7A1 is simply a joy. The rate of fire is pretty good, listed at about 20 rps by KWA. Anyone familiar with the KWA M11, will be familiar with this weapons performance, but it sounds more refined, more controlled, but still loud and impressive nonetheless. Test conducted by AIr Armory, as well as a video posted by KWA have show FPS to be around 330 w/ .25's. I don't have a Chrono, so I really cant confirm that. Until I get to take it outside, or actually field it, I wont know it true potential.

Verdict:
I am very impressed with the weapon, the quality and attention to detail leave nothing to be desired, and its a blast to fire as well, and although a bit on the hefty side for a backup, and a step down from a primary, its still a great weapon, and I am very happy with it. At $255.00 its a little pricey, especially if considered a backup, but a price I'll gladly pay for a beautifully detailed quality product. It should serve me well as my zombie killing machine. Just in time for Halloween. Thanks for reading! Enjoy the pics.