Grease Gunner Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 Greetings Fellow Members: The Walther MPK has a 7 inch barrel and its a Great Shooter Mechanically but Highly Inaccurate. It shoots 550 rpm and They also made a Longer version, the MPL which has a 10 inch Barrel. If anyone has Experience With Either One, Please Share Them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkel Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 No personal experience. I don't think I've ever seen one transferable to individuals only dealer samples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 i did some research on line and found where a ''supposed'' transferable MPL was for sale at an auction once also some mention of rewelds out there forgotten weapons had a nice video on it....i was surprised a 1980's gun was open bolt...i thought that ended long before.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZelenka Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 I have one. It is fun to shoot. I picked up an extra barrel and 3 lugged it. It is a pretty cool suppressed gun with 147s. I'll dig up a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 i did some research on line and found where a ''supposed'' transferable MPL was for sale at an auction once also some mention of rewelds out there forgotten weapons had a nice video on it....i was surprised a 1980's gun was open bolt...i thought that ended long before.... Actually Walther started manufacturing the MP series way back in the early 60s A fair number did come in pre 68'not a very significant quantity however there are a few transferables in the NFTR. By the 70s Interarms was bringing them in. That was the source on the new in the box MPK kits Landies was selling in the late 90s. Allegedly when Interarms dissolved there was a stack of new guns in the vault. These came with the manual, factory target, etc in the 1970s Wood grained paste board boxAs the active part is the lower Landies simply saw cut out the mag well. At one point they had new old stock barrels, bolts, ect.I can recall when he had a stack of them at KCR. They were not cheap, think I was paying like $500 a pop around 97' ? Uppers swap between the L and the KShooting ?Very smooth guns. You don't see much on them so they are pretty much overlooked Rubin has a couple complete lowers he has been offering thing is really no one seems very willing to get off kits they have shelved up. I wouldn't even consider letting my kits go for less than 2.5K, even that's on the low side. The Kits were dead easy buildsLandies kept the matching cut out mag wells, he would sell the matching well to SOTs or one could fab a replacement up from a M10/9 wellanyways a good share of the kits were ate up in postie builds or by folks with MPL guns that wanted to turn them into Ks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease Gunner Posted September 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 Ruben told me he has never seen a transferable Walther and guessed since its so rare that it would be 50k. Walther made them between 63 and 1985. They got publicity as the German police used them in the 1972 Munich massacre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonlmg41 Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 They pretty much did a knock off of the Franchi LF-57 and made some improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZelenka Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 Here's a couple pictures of mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease Gunner Posted September 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 DZelenka Very nice!!!Thanks for sharing.Is it a pre 86 Dealer Sample? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APEXgunparts Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 Just in case you were wondering where the MPL & MPK bolts & barrels are now: https://www.apexgunparts.com/machine-guns/sub-machine-guns/more/mpl-mpk.htmlI have not run across any other parts for these YET!We still have a lot of the OOW purchase / shipment awaiting handling. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZelenka Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 DZelenka Very nice!!!Thanks for sharing.Is it a pre 86 Dealer Sample?Yes. I bought it last year for $5,000. It is fun to shoot although the dearth of parts is a bit of a pain. For instance, in order to put on a 3 lug on a spare barrel, I needed a spare barrel nut. None are available so I had one made. A friend of mine did it for free, and I probably have the only MPK barrel nut with single point cut threads. He did a perfect job. I bought a barrel and bolt from Apex. I just wish someone had some reasonably priced magazines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG08 Posted September 20, 2018 Report Share Posted September 20, 2018 I have had several Walther MPs over the years, cut back to just one MPK. All were pre-May samples. I have see a couple transferables over the years, but nothing recently. I did not find them inaccurate - any more so than any other open bolt SMG. They seem "clunky" to me when fired, although I do like the ergonomics. of the guns. I just dont shoot the one I have much anymore, as it was not an "issue" SMG for work, and not a historical one that we shot for fun. Sort of like the early MAC10 I have - cool to own but not really any thing to write home about when shooting it. Although the MAC10 is more fun now with a Bowers suppressor on it. I was lucky / smart enough to buy a bunch of mags back when they were available- and yes parts are a problem these days. I remember parts kits being sold along the way, so there must be some sitting in peoples garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JC- Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 I loved my MPL, traded it straight across for an SWD M11/9. I ended up selling a pile of factory mags and they sold extremely quick. I couldn't find any spare barrels or bolts when I owned my gun, so the trade was an easy choice for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt Chopper Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 I enjoy shooting my MPL very much. I find it smooth and accurate. I have an MPK upper for it, but I have honestly never fired it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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