HK MP7 PDW

The HK MP7 is classified as a PDW, or personal defense weapon by many of its enthusiasts. It went into production in 2001. It is very compact and light, using mainly polymers in its construction. The firearm was produced in the country of Germany and has served in German Army, UK police and UK Ministry of Defense. It has been produced by the company called Heckler & Koch. The production started in the year 2001 and is still in continuation. The weight of this HK MP7 is 1.8 kilogram when it is empty. The loaded HK MP7 with 20 rounds will weigh 1.9 kilogram whereas with 40 rounds it would be 2.0 kilogram in weight. The length of HK MP7 can be measure in two ways first with stock retracted and second as stock extended. In former case the length would be 340 mm or 13.4 inches whereas in the latter case the length would be 541 mm or 21.2 inches. We wish to provide all the details to our visitor on all types of firearms and pistols and guns. Thus in case if you are looking for the information on different types of firearms then we request you to go through different pages of our website to have all the details on these powerful firearms. Please note that all the firearms should be purchased and used as per the laws of the land as the unlawful use of the firearms may create troubles for the handlers. The barrel length of HK MP7 is 180 mm or 7.1 inches. The cartridge used for this weapon is of size 4.6 x 30 mm. This firearm by nature of action is a gas operated and rotating bolt type and it can fire 950 rounds per minute. This makes this HK MP7 a destructive weapon with an excellent effective range of 200 meters. The magazines are available in 20 or 40 rounds capacity. The MP7 functions like a scaled down assault rifle and fires a specially designed, armor piercing round. It has a muzzle velocity of 5.56 x 45 mm NATO round as used by many modern rifles.

The bullets for HK MP7 are specially designed to pass through tissue after penetrating body armor, thus causing more damage than a bullet of this size would normally do. It has also got fire select lever and rear cocking grip. In order to provide better grip of the weapon it has been provided with an extendable stock and a folding front grip. It can be used either with one hand or two hands. The nearest competitor to HK MP7 would be a FN P90, however FN P90 is heavier than HK MP7.

It has got a full-length, top-mounted company fitted Picatinny rail and can have additional one on the sides of the barrel allowing it to use commercial optical sights such as telescopic and red dot sights, laser aiming modules, and flashlights.

The production of HK MP7 has seen significant rise and has been use by the German special forces unit Kommando Spezialkrafte (KSK). The special features of HK MP7 such as its close range accuracy and light weight made it a favorite weapon for the UK Ministry of Defense, who adopted this firearm in the year 2005. Today a new variant of HK MP7 is also available that is name as HK MP7A1 using a 4.6 x 30mm family of ammunition makes it a lethal weapon under any circumstances. It provides the portability of a handgun and the power of an assault rifle. This variant is in use by the U.S. military and law enforcement organizations.

Alike HK MP7, MP7A1 can also be fired with one or two hands, or even from the shoulder. It has got all the features that makes it readily acceptable to its users. It is constructed of carbon fiber reinforced polymer with embedded metal components, requires little maintenance due to unique gas system. These technically advanced firearms, the HK MP7 and 7A1 are simple to use and provides the best combination of compactness of a handgun with the range, penetration and lethal approach of an assault rifle with select fire. Please understand that these firearms require special training for their use and handling therefore no one should try to use them on the behalf of the information supplied at our website. Also if not handled properly these HK MP7 including any other firearms can be extremely dangerous.