In advance of SHOT Show, Palmetto State Armory has been teasing all week about the possibility that they will soon introduce an MP5 clone into the US market. That seems to have been confirmed at this point, thanks to an ARFCOM post their official account has posted these photos of their new MP5 receiver.
PSA expanded out of their AR-15 related niche a couple years ago with their PSAK-47, moving from machined receivers to stamped receivers to generally positive reviews and with downright reasonable price points. It looks like the MP5 will be their next platform to target, probably attempting to under cut other players in the field such as Brethren Armament and POF.
There are still many questions unanswered. Are they stamping the receivers themselves? Buying them from overseas and just welding them in house? Will it be a pistol version or an NFA item? What’s the price point?
Stay tuned and we’ll bring you the info as it becomes available.
I hope they tar and feather her on the way out of office.
A special election allowed the Democrats to take control of both houses of the state legislature by one seat. Now the most liberal of the Dems think they can push through their gun control agenda but there are some blue dog Democrats still in the legislature, so hopefully this will all die in committee. Unfortunately the governor and attorney general are both radical far left Dems. Washington isn’t all blue but a couple of the most populous counties around the Seattle-Tacoma area drags the red counties along with them down the rabbit hole.
This.
Outside of Seattle, Olympia, and Bellingham, most Democrats in this state aren’t full on leftists… and a few of them own guns. The term “Blue-dog Democrat” still applies to a few folks in this state.
If this is sub $800 with a pistol brace i will be all over this. Spent many hours pew pewing with a plastic mp5 as boy.
Odds are people have plenty of things made from metal that came from cars that DID take someone’s life…
… and they didn’t have to pay 5X as much for it, because scrap metal is scrap metal.
So, you want me to put part of a (former) gun to my head?
What am I, crazy?! Guns are so evil even former gunmetal must be able to do some damage, right?
Don’t waste your money, guys. I got a pair as part of an early-adopter program and no matter what I try listening to, all I can ever hear out of them are the nonstop wails of the restless dead.
There’s already an American company making MP-5 clones. Omega Firearms in Arkansas. Atlantic Firearms stocks them, and they’ve been doing it for a few years now, and the pics I’ve seen look pretty good. Nice, smooth welds, etc.
Can confirm on my Omega 9.
Really like the rifle and was really happy to get it. In my case, I was looking for an MP5 w/ fixedd A2 (or A3 telescoping) stock and willing to put up with a pinned 8″ barrel extension to avoid NFA paperwork BS.
Bingo. Omega and Atlantic Arms hit the nail on the head.
Given the market the price was “reasonable” at $1950 or so. And the quality is there as far as I can tell with good clean welds and all the proper places welded and flattened. The paint finish as tough and durable, though a little shiny for my tastes.
And after over 1000 rounds through it since acquisition . . . zero hiccups. The gun keeps chugging along.
That said, I’m always interested when there are more options in the market place and would have loved to see PTR come out with their version given how good their PTR91 G.I. R is.
Good luck, Omega and I’d fully recommend people check them out. They seem to be producing a solid MP5 clone.
But it’s also good to see PSA will be offering something, too.
Savage is the go to maker for accurate economical guns you can take in the woods with our worrying about nicking them.
Mike the gun grabber can ask his doctor to check his prostrate for all I care
Oooooo…is Humanium like UNOBTANIUM?!?????????????
To correct a previous post the original Cobra was a 6 shot snubby not a 5 shot like the S&W J frames. My 1974 Cobra is my usual carry.
I am glad for the interest in this show. We would like for you to come to the opening on Jan 20 at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage. Those who appreciate craftsmanship, will be amazed at this beautiful venue in Louisville KY. The building was once used to repair trains, and is worth visiting in its own right.
All the guns used for this art could not be legally used again by anyone, because they were all once used for violence against another person. None of them were used to protect a family. They were used as violence against a family, and I am sure all legal gun owners would appreciate that. That is the reason you have a gun.
Two letters….. S and D…. even in semi…. subsonic with any 115 grain round…. would be amazing…. (F/A would be better… but will take what we
Can get….)
We could always reduce the intrinsic value of this precious material by producing more of it. Starting with the idiots who think of shit like this.
my personal opinion at some points, even if it’s a very old article.
1. Looks: S&W was smart at choosing 6 shot cylinder and short barrel. Taurus Judge looks like a videogame wendigo, with long skinny legs and members and at any barrel length it looks uglier than S&W “bulldog like sturdiness”. Raging Judges, looking more robust and with thicker cylinder looks better.
2. If it shoots 45ACP you can use handbook data to reload 45 Colt at higher velocity and pressures, but still at 45ACP limits.
3. Only feasible defense loads for this gun are 45s, 000-and 00-buck shot loads, and maybe the .40cal (centurion? nobel? I forget the maker) triple ball load. All else are gimmicks.
4. Birdshot from such gun performs good for snakes and small game at very short range. Never use it for anything else (hurr durr shotgun handgun car jacker)
5. Most .410 shotshell sticks to the chamber due to the dimensional variation. The cylinder is larger at the base up to .45Colt length, because 45 is a tad larger than .410 and the hulls expand at firing and stay that way. Polishing the inside of the chambers can help, but not much.
6. Energy and velocity alone are nothing. A good solid .45 bullet or 00- 000- pellets can penetrate a lot and destroy vitals. That’s the point. Marksmanship beats pure energy. Also, large projectiles usually have more killing power than the paper ballistics suggest.
I have a 6.5 Taurus Judge, and after some tweaks its a very decent gun. You just have to know when and how to use it. Most of the time I grab my 12ga, but the judge sits at my bedside for things that go bump in the night.
For those companies that have made political errors in judgment: Ruger, S&W, Springfield, RRA, etc., it’s all a question of how much “penance” you believe they need to do. S&W paid the price years ago and the tarnish on Bill Ruger’s legacy remains, but current management there gets it. I don’t think anyone should decline to buy either brand so long as they fit your price range, features, etc.
Jury is still out on Springfield and RRA. They did an about face and did the right thing, but Springfield handled that as poorly as you could have done. Either they didn’t think word of their support would get out or they should have been minding the store a lot better. If the former, shame on them and if it’s the latter, shame on them. For my nickel, Springfield is still on The List. As for RRA, they don’t sell anything that floats my boat.
As for quality issues, it’s like anything else you buy. You pay your money and you take your chances. I’ve seen Ruger revolvers with the front sight at the 11:00 O’Clock position, had a Springfield with a crap extractor and S&W recalled. I’ve had Rossi and Taurus pistols that ran flawlessly too, but the level of internal polish on them was much less than Ruger, Springfield, etc. Go figure.
Glock is not a consideration for me. Despite the multiple generations of marginal improvements, there’s better value in striker fired pistols of similar designs. Price a Gen 4 Model 19 vs. the M&P Compact 2.0 and shoot both of them. Is the Glock worth $80 more? ($499 vs. $419 in my LGS’ Sale Flyer). Not to me, but it’s your money.
Springfield Armory and RRA..! They screwed over the customer base and will never recover in my eyes nor will their products grace my shops shelves!
Saying that banning pictures like this hurts you is just as dumb to me as people saying viewing this picture hurts others.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think it should be banned, but please don’t snowflake over the fact your special picture wasn’t allowed in a book you won’t care about in two years.
Do they have an employee discount? Might have to go fill out an application.
Kimber has fooled me twice in the past, not again….YMMV
The ATF has finally realized smokeless powder propels by expansion of gas instead of an explosive and it’s therefore not a firearm?
Any bets on how long it will take USA Today to decry this new even more lethal bipod bayonet?
Rob says:
January 9, 2018 at 15:31
“Pure bred pits aren’t the problem it’s all the crossbreeds and inbred pits out there that bring out the crazy. It gives the rest a bad name.”
Just like people, Huh?
I have something like that. Large pistol firing a proprietary round launching a light bullet at 2000fps? Big boom? Flat shooting to 150 yards? Costs less than 750 clams? That’s my RIA 22TCM.
Yeah, I know the finish and sharp edges leave a lot to be desired but I don’t have a lot of extra cash to burn on range toys.
Gun safe bolted to studs covertly mounted has most of them two wall hangers rifles 30/30 and .22 lr. I carry at home, have combat rated service gun in bedroom. One old .22lr is in the barn for varmints and pests. There is a weapon unassembled in the truck bag with fire making material, metal canteen with cup knife and ammo along with coffee and tea.
I don’t advertise and have dogs in the house.
All firearms are pictured, serial numbers and spec stored in case they get stolen.