{"id":214114,"date":"2022-05-09T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/?p=214114"},"modified":"2026-07-09T08:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:13:37","slug":"umarex-hk-mp5-in-22-lr-hardcore-and-heavy-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/umarex-hk-mp5-in-22-lr-hardcore-and-heavy-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"The Umarex-HK MP5 in .22 LR: \u201cHardcore and Heavy Duty\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us wouldn\u2019t mind owning an MP5, would we? Be honest now. Well, our options recently expanded with the HK-licensed MP5 in .22 Long Rifle from Umarex. Umarex has a good reputation and their partnership with HK makes me confident that the new gun is a quality product. In the video linked below, YouTube\u2019s <em>Todd the Gun Guy<\/em> gives us a quick rundown of the HK MP5 22lr Umarex features and tells us what he thinks of it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214130\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214130 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hk-umarex-mp5-.22lr-feature.jpg\" alt=\"HK MP5 22lr Umarex\" width=\"800\" height=\"596\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hk-umarex-mp5-.22lr-feature.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hk-umarex-mp5-.22lr-feature-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hk-umarex-mp5-.22lr-feature-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hk-umarex-mp5-.22lr-feature-150x112.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/596;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">YouTube&#8217;s <em>Todd the Gun Guy<\/em> says Umarex &#8220;knocked it out of the park&#8221; with the .22 Long Rifle MP5 clone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before we get into that, though, let\u2019s take a look at the specs from the HK website:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Caliber: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/ammunition\/22-long-rifle\">.22 Long Rifle<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Magazine Capacity: 25 or 10<\/li>\n<li>Barrel length: 16.1 inches<\/li>\n<li>Overall Length: 26.4 to 32.3 inches depending on how you set the telescoping stock<\/li>\n<li>Width: 2.3 inches<\/li>\n<li>Height: 11 inches<\/li>\n<li>Weight (empty magazine): 7 pounds<\/li>\n<li>Action Type: Blowback<\/li>\n<li>Trigger: Single-stage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214121\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-214121 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-hk-mp5.jpg\" alt=\"HK MP5 22lr Umarex\" width=\"800\" height=\"411\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-hk-mp5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-hk-mp5-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-hk-mp5-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-hk-mp5-150x77.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/411;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Todd says the Umarex is &#8220;flawless&#8221; and that it eats everything you put through it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is flawless.\u201d That\u2019s one of the first things Todd says about the HK MP5 22lr Umarex, so I\u2019d say we\u2019re off to a good start. The gun has pretty much the same weight and dimensions as the actual MP5 and includes some nice features. It ships with one <a href=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/h-k-mp5-22lr-25-round-magazine.html\">25-round magazine<\/a> (or a 10 rounder if you find yourself unfortunate enough to live behind the Blue Curtain) which is equipped with a thumb assist. That\u2019s a nice touch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214125\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-214125 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-mp5-magazine-thumb-assist.jpg\" alt=\" magazine thumb assist\" width=\"800\" height=\"690\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-mp5-magazine-thumb-assist.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-mp5-magazine-thumb-assist-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-mp5-magazine-thumb-assist-768x662.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-mp5-magazine-thumb-assist-150x129.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/690;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 25-round magazine includes a thumb assist, which is nice. No word on whether the 10-rounder has one too, but it&#8217;s likely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is a right-side mag release button and an ambidextrous paddle-style release underneath, just aft of the mag well. Todd says the mag well is a little tight, but it will likely loosen up with use.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214126\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-214126 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-mp5-mag-release.jpg\" alt=\"The Umarex-HK MP5 LR magazine releases\" width=\"800\" height=\"303\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-mp5-mag-release.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-mp5-mag-release-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-mp5-mag-release-768x291.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/umarex-mp5-mag-release-150x57.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/303;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can use either mag release: the right-side button or the underneath paddle. Not fully ambidextrous, but close.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It has the famous MP5 charging handle so you can slap it to your heart\u2019s content, though Todd says the slap is more difficult if you mount an optic on the Picatinny rail up top. The gun comes with standard MP5 sights, so you don\u2019t have to if you don\u2019t want to.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214127\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-214127 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mp5-hk-umarex.jpg\" alt=\"The Umarex-HK MP5 sights\" width=\"800\" height=\"416\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mp5-hk-umarex.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mp5-hk-umarex-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mp5-hk-umarex-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mp5-hk-umarex-150x78.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/416;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can use the included iron sights, install an optic, or both, as Todd did. Just keep in mind the optic makes it harder to do the cool guy slap on the charging handle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Umarex is classified as a true rifle, thanks to the 16.1-inch barrel and the telescoping stock, so no NFA BS. It\u2019s also available in a pistol configuration, though with the current ATF shenanigans, it remains to be seen how that one will play out. The barrel is equipped with a faux suppressor, but you can put a real one on if you want. Todd just says it looks goofy because it\u2019s a pencil barrel. You can also suppress the pistol version if you want.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214128\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-214128 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hk-umarex-mp5-telescoping-stock-catch.jpg\" alt=\"telescoping stock catch\" width=\"800\" height=\"303\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hk-umarex-mp5-telescoping-stock-catch.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hk-umarex-mp5-telescoping-stock-catch-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hk-umarex-mp5-telescoping-stock-catch-768x291.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hk-umarex-mp5-telescoping-stock-catch-150x57.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/303;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The telescoping stock on the HK MP5 22lr Umarex is easily manipulated with the catch underneath.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The faux suppressor makes the 7-pound gun very front-heavy, but Todd says it shoots great. The single-stage trigger has some take up with a heavy wall. For all that, Todd says it\u2019s a nice trigger. \u201cI\u2019ll tell you what,\u201d he says, \u201cthis thing is a shooter. I mean it is awesome!\u201d The price isn\u2019t bad either, going for around $479.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214120\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-214120 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mp5-.22lr-umarex.jpg\" alt=\"HK MP5 22lr Umarex\" width=\"800\" height=\"414\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mp5-.22lr-umarex.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mp5-.22lr-umarex-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mp5-.22lr-umarex-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mp5-.22lr-umarex-150x78.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/414;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The HK MP5 22lr Umarex is less than 500 bucks? Not bad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s a keeper in my book for sure\u2026Umarex knocked it out of the park.\u201d Sounds like Todd likes it. What do you think? Does an HK-sanctioned .22 Long Rifle MP5 for under 500 bucks interest you? Let us know why or why not. Happy shooting, y\u2019all.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text-center article-iframe d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-center\"><iframe title=\"HK MP5 .22 RIFLE REVIEW \/ IS IT A KEEPER??\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o3FI8lrMAu4?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"about:blank\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curious about the new HK MP5 22 LR from Umarex? Here&#8217;s a closer look from Todd the Gun Guy along with some context from Bucky Lawson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":214130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2333],"tags":[68,192,2334],"class_list":["post-214114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-firearm-reviews","tag-hk-mp5","tag-22lr","tag-long-gun-reviews"],"small_media_thumbnail":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hk-umarex-mp5-.22lr-feature-300x224.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214114"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":442691,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214114\/revisions\/442691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}