H&K Elite Series MP5A5 Airsoft AEG Rifle by Umarex / VFC (Model: Evike Performance Shop Upgrade Package w/ Gate ASTER)

"If you like an mp5, Buy.

Quality: Haven’t used it on the field yet, but the build is very nice. Only polymer is end of stock, hand guard, and grip. I have noticed that the grip can get a little hot if have sweaty hands or leave it in the sun, but that shouldn’t bother you if you wear gloves. As for the thing you slap, I mean it’s great. Weight on the mp5 is definitely centered more towards the back of the gun especially if you have the stock folded in. Buying a grip or barrel would probably help distribute the weight more evenly. Shoots well, auto with an 11.1 Lipo is definitely a blast. Overall great product if you like mp5s. 9/10

"Externally its beautiful just which is expected from VFC. Externally this mp5 is real steel spec airsoft spec mp5 handguards and stocks will work with a bit of dremmeling/filing. Ive slapped the charging handle hecka and it hasn't broke yet I have had it for about 5 months.times.The only thing I dislike about this gun externally is the handguard. Due to the nature of this gun battery space is limited but its still possible to fit 1100 stick batteries in the stock handguard as well as ones I posted before though the fiddling required may vary

if your looking for replacements that have decent battery space without try:

Magpul SL Hand Guard - HK94/MP5

Classic Army Military / Law Enforcement Style MP5A4 Handguard Weapon Light w/ 6V Light Bulb
- Bigger then the stock handguard
- Requires some dremmeling cause its airsoft spec
- Replace the incandescent bulb this comes with with a replacement surefire 628 bulb which are compatible and are about 20 bucks on amazon
-flashlight blocks threads so unless you get an outer barrel extension you cannot put a tracer with this handguard on you may be able to use a shorter surefire 328 light

Both listed above are available on Evike (Their out of stock at the time im writing this)
Haven't replaced the stock yet but I assume real steel ones would work

Performance is pretty meh for the price. The gearbox shell is nice but the internals of the gearbox are meh. The motors pretty weak, The piston has a half polymer rack and the gears are standard ratio. If you plan on getting a high tourque motor, 13 in 1 gears or both REPLACE THE PISTON or it will probably strip. comparing that to a cyma platinum which is like an upgraded gun out the box for about $100 less then if your looking to do less work on your gun. If your looking for performance your better off with a cyma platinum whether it be their own mp5 or another gun.

Overall id give it a 4.5/5 that half a point off for the funny looking handguard with no real easy ways of getting the classic wide forend but I would recommend if your looking for a great looking mp5 aeg with a collapsing stock.

"So I have had my MP5 for a bit over 2 years now I believe, I wanted to make sure I spent a lot of time before reviewing this gun. After all of that time, it has been the most consistent and incredible shooter I have ever used. It is not without its faults, but Ill get into that. But the TL:DR of this is that if you can afford it, you are in for one amazing piece. Worth every dollar in my opinion

Before I get into the pros and cons, I want to preface with one hick up I had right off the bat. When I opened the box, threw in the mag and brought it out to shoot, first 5 shots went off perfectly. The 6th however, the GATE threw an error. Under normal circumstances I would have more than likely been able to fix it myself, but at the time I did not yet own the USB link for the gate so I was unable to check the error myself and clear it. At the time I didn't know what went wrong, so I gave Evike a call, talked them through everything and they payed to have it shipped back to Cali (All the way on the other side of the country from my). They found no issues with it, cleared the error and the gun has performed perfectly ever since. On to the pro/cons

---Cons---

The hop is really strong. Which is also a pro, but in this instance it is so strong that the thing is nearly incapable of shooting 0.2s which is my preferred weight for no engagement distance CQB.
.20 gram BBs get massively overhopped even with the hopup backed all the way out. 0.25s are able to fly straight for the most part, slightly overhopped but doesnt matter for most CQB encounters.

The hop is REALLY strong. If you max the hopup on this gun, it will not fire. Just doesnt have the power to, the BB will get stuck in the bucking and you will jam. Not that you would even need to bring the hop that high given what I wrote above

The stock has a bit of wobble. This isnt so much a con of this gun specifically, rather the base MP5 itself. I fixed this with a single piece of tape on the inside of the stock

Battery space. You all probably saw this coming. This variant is wired to the handguard so lacking battery space is going to come with the territory. Some of the smaller stick type 11.1s from matrix will fit in the base handguard just fine, but dont expect to fit anything else. I put a real steel Midwest Industries handguard on the thing and there is no battery in the world that is gonna fit in there. So I run a tall PTS foregrip and sanded down the deans connectors on my batteries to fit through an M Lok slot. Looks better with a stubby, but cant with them all


---Pros---
Trigger response is insane. This gun has been mistaken by people at my field as a P* or non blowback by how quick and quiet it is. The gearbox is the smoothest and quietest box I have ever heard, truly top tier

The RoF is amazing. I use 3x burst instead of full auto when allowed and this thing absolutely shreds. This is the fastest shooting non DSG build I have ever used personally.

Lets talk about the hopup again. It has its faults, but I swear this is the most accurate gun I have ever owned. with a .3 or higher you can seriously outshoot some actual long range builds. I have used it in outdoor skrims many times and was consistently landing shots I would previously need my sniper to hit. You wouldnt expect it from how tiny it is

While this has nothing to do with function, this gun turns heads. Players and Refs alike very often ask me to take a few shots. It just looks, sounds and feels amazing.

--Closing--
To sums things up. This gun rocks. No other AEG that I have owned through all of my years playing airsoft has come close to this gun. Not even my P* can step to it. If you are even considering this gun as an option, I would just do it. You will not be sorry.