Comments by "Anders Juel Jensen" (@andersjjensen) on "H&K MP5SD: The Cadillac of Suppressed Submachine Guns" video.

So much in fact that they have trouble selling their more modern UMP because the OG is still considered king of the hill everywhere by everyone.
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@edwalmsley1401 Strictly speaking the UMP is better... but armed forces have a tendency to be nostalgic and tradition bound... and on a budget! The UMP is lighter and even smoother on the recoil but it is also substantially more expensive. And as we all know: "90% of the result at half the price" tends to be a hard driving bargain.
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I have shot well in excess of 10k rounds through the 7.62 version of this mechanism.. And my G3 was "very well broken in" when I had it issued. If your example was able to fire without being fully in battery I can't help but thinking that someone must have been actively tinkering with it at some point. The roller-delayed rotating bolt face that HK uses is otherworldly reliable... as long as you keep sand out of the rollers.
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The difference is "Can everyone in the building hear it" or "Can everyone 5 buildings over hear it"... apparently that kind of thing is important to sneaky squirrels.
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@natwolf687 Thanks. I think I got the UMP and MP5 mixed up. Re-reading that was like "WHAT?!?". TL;DR: Don't argue on the internet when you've had too much beer.
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The Desert Eagle .50 cal with AP rounds beg to differ :P
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