I, too, would love to have an MP5. I almost bought one 15+ years ago, but I couldn't get past the $10,000 price tag. The same gun today is worth $40,000. Damn.
If you want to scratch the itch without spending $40,000, Zenith firearms is making (selling, really) very good semi-auto MP5s. The guns are made on real H&K machinery by a licensed company. I forget the company name, but Zenith is the importer/dealer.
https://zenithfirearms.com/products/rollerlocks/Found the info on their "about" page.
Zenith Firearms is an American, family-owned company based in Afton, Virginia. Zenith works closely with the people of MKE (Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation) of Turkey to bring the legendary reliability and design of roller-delayed blowback firearms to the American shooting community. With more than 40 years of experience manufacturing roller-delayed firearms using original tooling, dies, and data, MKE’s products deliver the exact performance that veteran users of this platform have come to expect.
