H&K Armorer Tips, Tools and Procedures For Cleaning a MP5 

I laughed when you mentioned the steel bristle brush is probably $50 because it has the HK logo on it. It’s probably true. Great video, lot of good information.

I've owned my MP5 for over 10 years and never knew half this about cleaning. Great info and really detailed! Thank you!

I’ve watched a lot of videos on HK roller delayed systems. You are the only person who always uses correct nomenclature. Great videos. Thank you.

Now that I’m shooting suppressed, I have learned just how dirty a weapon can get. You’re advice to wipe things down BEFORE using solvent was the single best piece of advice I have ever heard. Seriously. I can’t believe I never thought of this. It is spot on great advice. I just spent 5 hours cleaning weapons today and I used less solvent than ever before with much better results. Everyone needs to learn this. Wipe down first. Solvent later. KISS principle. Thank you.

I have to confirm when home but the Ap5's from century arms (turkish imports) have swing pin. Not sure of its releasing for sale, relative to video release. Super sweet civilian variant that i believe were made on ole h&k machines. Oh and super sweet video, love the attention to detail.

Always enjoy these take down videos plus the cleaning love the nitty-gritty bits

Amazing video - thanks for sharing! Definitely incorporating all of this into my cleaning routine going forward.

Thank you so much for taking the time to educate me on the MP5. I feel very confident on the tear down and reassembly for the cleaning and maintenance. I finally purchased one and love it. It’s just a whole new platform to learn about. I’m very meticulous about cleaning and maintenance.

This was super informative and helpful. Thanks for taking the time to do this. I don't even own an MP5, but it was cool to see it broken down and everything explained.

Love these videos!! You possibly have saved a few owners MP5's lives (including my own) with this one ;-)

Your videos have been so helpful to me. Thank you

Another wonderfully informative video and great instructions!

Great instructions, have seen several basic maintenamce vids on the MP5 and clones, and this is the most detailed with specific information on ejector, MP5 series (semi vs Auto) and especially with the other trigger groups... Thank you

Great content. This will live on.

Great video, and SWEET Bojangles shirt! Haven't eaten there since my own Teufelshund days in NC, so like 20+ years😬

I cannot thank you enough for this deep dive thorough video. I am a lifelong MP5 lover. Now that I own a full auto, this will help me maintain it properly. I will NEVER not have this video! You're awesome bud!

Thank you so much for this video! I just got my sp5 it’s been a dream of mine to own and mp5 and I was going to clean it the same way as my AR. I learned so much from the vid! Thank you!

Thank you sir for your expertise, it was a great video and very informative on how to care for my MP-5.

Greatly appreciated, thanks and blessings!

Just wanted to say thank you for such an amazing video! I’m fairly new to the roller-delayed world, and my first time cleaning mine I probably took way too long cleaning off muck. Your technique of simple dry cleaning first made my 2nd go around so much quicker.

Great video. I’m sure I will come back and reference this many times.

This was such a great and authoritative video, thanks for making it. You were totally right about that steel HK brush tool, there isn't a great substitute for it and it does the job really well. When I bought my AP5 I replaced the extractor spring with an HK one and have plenty of spares thanks to your advice which has I'm sure enabled me to shoot mine flawlessly.

Thank you for making this video and looking forward to taking an operator's course with you!

I use a tiny angled bronze brush and bronze dental pick for the chamber face and that little trough in between the chamber and receiver works great!

So glad I found this video. Thanks man

New owner here. THANK YOU! Lots of little tricks I didn't figure out on my own. Luckily I haven't done anything REALLY wrong, so far. :-)

This was great! Great tips and tricks. Thank you.

Thanks alot for this video. Really well done!

Nice video, cleaning a MP5 or SP5 is quite a task.

EXCELLENT video!!! Thank you!!!

Excellent video. Thank uou!!!

Very good detail , helpful as I’ve been quite the newspapered slob when cleaning my HK , and cut up t-shirts do carry lint 😂

Great video, thanks!

Loved the thorough video. Only thing I was hoping for was more precise information on the lubrication points.

Your credibility has increased exponentially because your wearing gloves and put a “towel” down on your working surface! I’m gonna like and subscribe just because you wore gloves. 😂 Merry Christmas and Godspeed!

Very helpful. Glad I watched this before taking down an sp5 for first time. I prob would have damaged it putting the safety lever back in.

Awesome, thank you.

Fantastic

Excellent video thanks I have Z5rs and I know this will help me out going forward You must have German heritage you are quite thorough

very informative. thank you

Excellent video.

I once cleaned my MP5 upper with a garden hose and a hairdryer. worked great

great tips, thank you!

Really good for me to look this up. I can clean my firearms more efficiently now. I already was cleaning magazines. I know that gets really really dirty. I love roller delay guns. I got started with a Cetme C in 308, bought a Malcomar Cetme L in 5.56, and now have my dream gun MP5K setup as the Mp5K-PDW. Wish it could be the full auto version like what my dad trained with in the army. He said said on full auto you can get all 15 rounds dead center of your target. He loved it but said it's drawback of 9mm is what made them go to having the M4 in the cockpit. in case of armored and/or drugged up enemies in the event of being shot down.

I need me one of those cleaning kits! Pretty sweet

Thank you very informative!

Probably the most detailed cleaning video, very cool seeing the sd broken down too, pretty rare to find that. I'm surprised you didn't mention the steps on cleaning the barrel though. You mentioned running a brush down the barrel but didn't mention running patches then finalizing with a lubed bore mop. I also would like to thank you for showing us the differences in the trigger groups.

Thanks a lot for making this video, it is very informative and useful. As for magazine disassembly (56:05) - I am pretty sure you are supposed to depress the bottom plate through that hole for a couple centimeters and hold it there - this "unlocks" the two side tabs that you can then very easily depress and remove the floor plate without scratches or damage.

Nice!

I would like to respectfully request a video on the changing of the extractor spring. You have the same attention to detail as I that is why I wish to learn from you. I’m sure others share my opinion. Thank you.

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Not an MP5 owner, but after watching this video - well you get the idea!

Great video! If you depress the magazine baseplate follower, its a lot easier to press those tabs in and get the baseplate off. I usually will throw the mag in a vice with soft jaws and use that as a third hand to take it apart.. i got to clean 15 of them today for my company 😫

Thanks

Thank you so much for taking the time to walk us through all these tips and tricks! The optic mount on the sp5 looks awesome. Can you see the iron sights through the window under the red dot? What is your mounting setup there?

Absolutely fantastic video! Extremely useful information. Just one question how is that attachment (Picatinny rail I’m guessing) attached on to the SD handguard?

Very detailed and awesome video, Thank you for making it. Where do you get the cleaning rod that connects a Chamber Face Brush to a power drill? I think that's a great idea, Thank you.

Hi from Switzerland. I wanted to congratulate you on your in depth and detailed videos. As a new proud owner of an automatic MP5 and an avid HK fan I have learned a lot from your instructive videos. I have a quick question? How can I tell from the serial number the year of manufacture of my MP5? Keep up the great work. Chris

Great informational video, many thanks! What is the expected life expectancy on the Extractor Springs?

I'd never had one, stripped down a secondhand .22lr version that I got cheap due to misfires, to individual components, cleaned it, including the bolt carrier/barrel, adjusted the bolt spring for sub-sonics, reassembled it, and it works perfectly. All without a manual. Never saw one before, discovered H&K says I've voided the warranty for cleaning it properly, well duh, I'll clean it properly thanks, as it's mine and its outside the damn warranty anyway. Can't understand why stripping one of these is supposed to be so difficult, it's not, and every 500 to 1000 rounds I'll be stripping it down again properly to clean it. Tip: Makes sure you're in a clean environment to start with, in case you drop any components, AND use a Wooden Bench Vice to gently put the bolt carrier back together properly, as you really need three hands, I managed the first time with a bit of cursing, but I'll be using a vice next time. No, I'm not a gunsmith, just a Radio Amateur, and normally I prefer bolt and/or hammer actions, but I was in the TAVR about 30 years ago, so stripped FN SLR, SMG, and early SA-80s as a JNCO for personal weapon cleaning as Radio Relay Technician with the Royal Signals. Why does H&K consider people so stupid that they can't clean a weapon properly, and so store up problems to cause misfires? Absolute madness.

I saw the cutaway MP5 in person. Mike did a great job on that thing. It was very cool.

This video is perfect. Thank you. I’d like to see i can have you be my guy for my MP5 maintenance and upgrades. Let me know if that’s doable.

Brilliant Invaluable. Thank you. You have seemed to avoid the topic of how to lubricate. How much and where?

Heck, I feel like a fully qualified HK Armorer now!! Doesn't that mean I get an HK jacket patch now, too?

bojangles💚💪🏾

What cleaning rod do you use? Thanks! Great vidio!

James, regarding the internal rails where the bolt carrier rides back and forth at the 31:00 mark, after cleaning that area, do you add additional lube or grease to that internal rail area for the bolt carrier at all?

I would like to have a good look at the cutaway MP5 in the thumbnail. Can you post a video of that cutaway MP5?

What do you think about after market bolt heads like Mad Max that works without an extractor spring? It supposedly is more relatable.

Any tips for getting the lead deposits out of the SD port holes and around the holes as well? I use a dental pick, but is very annoying.

Just got my first HK. Been wanting a MP5 since I was a kid. 25 years later I got a SP5. Been watching all your videos trying learn as much as I can. Just started my SBR paperwork. In your opinion what’s the best way to go about 922r compliance and maintain reliability of the platform???

Preciate the videos! May I ask, where do you buy that wall art??

Where did you purchase your mega mat? Everywhere I checked wanted approximately 18 dollars shipping to where I live in South Texas. 😕

I have a Z5rs and want to order some Maintenance parts in case anything ever breaks what would you suggest I would order. I definitely want to change that bolt spring out To the braided spring. Mine is the old style that is attached

Can this cleaning process be applied to my HK51 as well? And is there a particular cleaning kit you would recommend for the HK51?

Hi, could you let me know the model code for the mount on the MP5SD? I see a few low B&T types but not sure which one this is. Thanks! Great video.

Hi James out of all the variations of mp5. which one would have the least recoil?

the tom selleck picture on the table ... hahahaha

When I try to remove my bolt, it does not rotate clockwise to be able to be removed. I have the AP5, which it the type you show from SP5 (spring attached.) I tried for an hour to get the bolt to rotate off. tried turning it while pushed in, pulled out, rollers in, rollers out... Nothing seems to work. Have you any idea what I'm missing or why? I feel like if I try forcing it, that's not going to be good.

Can you please do a video on how to replace the charging handle on an sp5? I'm making my firearm 922r compliant and cannot find any videos on how to swap out the charging handle. Thank you.

Skip 2000 is a solvent? Thought it was a lubricant. I use Gun Scrubber for solvent work. Then lube with Rem Oil or Slip 2000.

You need the Laser Devices flashlight handguard and cocking tube laser. Were they more common in Europe?

is the material of your pick softer than the firearm's metal? are you scratching the surface every time you remove carbon?

Sir can you use the flute brush with the drill also?

Where do I get the stands in the background for the grip modules?

So I haven’t personally put enough rounds through my SD yet, I’m curious, how many rounds do you think you could run through it before it starts to have malfunctions without any cleaning at all? I’m just curious.

Could I swap the older recoil spring with the F model on a MKE clone?

I bought a brand new SP5, cleaned and oiled it, took it out and shot 500 rounds the first day. Got home and sprayed it down with solvent, what a mess. I will absolutely be following your instruction from here on out. I have to ask, is it normal to have a ton of tiny metal pieces all inside the gun? Im coming from handguns and ARs, ive never seen so many tiny metal pieces.

Hi James, with an A2 stock installed what does the BCG stop against when it comes to the rear?

For the SD, what are the consequences if I just leave the suppressor permanently attached? The can isn’t serviceable anyways so what does it matter if it is carbon locked? I am considering buying one, but there is a 0% chance I am doing anything beyond lubrication between range sessions.

Is that a stainless steel cleaning pick or a brass one?

Man where did you get the art in the background from?

What mount and optic setup do you have on your sp5? Does it allow use of iron sights still?

What solution the mp3 barrel is somewhat corroded...plz rply

What are your thoughts on ultrasonic cleaners? Ive yet to buy one

Man I wish I could get an a2 stock but sadly my sp5k has a wield blocking the slots.

How often should we clean a SP5K?

What height Scalar works mount do you have on your SP5?

How many rounds should you shoot before cleaning your weapon?

Got any tips for a new owner of an mp5sd?