WE To Produce .22 H&K MP7 Replica
Popular Airsoft reports that airsoft maker WE is going to manufacturer a .22 LR version of their new H&K MP7 replica, the WE SMG-8. The SMG-8 is virtually identical to the MP7 but, in the hopes of avoiding the wrath of H&K laywers, they have made a few changes. The SMG-8 has a number of vents and cutouts, lacks a folding grip and uses different sights to the real thing. In a world where Apple can patent rounded rectangles and Glock can patent rounded cuboids, I can’t help but wonder if these changes are enough to keep H&K at bay.
WE are partnering with an established “real steel” gun company company to produce the .22 but are tight lipped as to who their partner is. Does anyone have any idea who that company might be?
UPDATE: A source has told me that the Taiwanese firm VFC is likely to be the company who will be the OEM manufacturing the .22 version of the SMG-8. VFC are the OEM for the Walther/Umarex .22 firearms (and therefor produce H&K-licensed/branded parts for Walther/Umarex).
UPDAYE: VFC denies they have anything to do with the project.
Please be advised, Vega Force Company WILL NOT and DID NOT manufacture and take part of the model nor project, “SMG-8”, in any kind of Airsoft replicas, air guns and .22 LR rifles.
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What will be the configurations? Long barrel + Stock, Short Barrel + fake stock (to make it a pistol) or like a real MP7 with a short barrel + folding stock?
Haha! So many NON gun owners (not saying all as I did not read every comment) here, if this thing was real or umarex or HK made a .22 version of it? I would be a NFA Class 3 item. Aka you would have to pay $200 tax stamp and do your forms and the infamous 4-6month+ ATF wait. I own a 40+yr gun collection from antiques to moderns guns like ACR, Tavor, SCAR etc etc but I also own a bunch of Class 3 guns like select fire guns, SBRed guns and suppressors. Like I said I own many of em I won't say how much or what but I use a firearms trust (makes the NFA process simple for people who buy or own multiple items like myself) for my Class 3 guns and cans to my regular collection.
So it this thing even in a .22 with a collapsible stock like the real MP7 has and it's under 26inches in overall length? It WILL be considered a NFA classed Item. I've posted a link for those who have no idea what I'm saying.
http://www.atf.gov/firearms...