I’m a Firearms Collector from Switzerland and I’d like to share some information with you guys about my full auto B&T MP9 submachine gun.
In Switzerland, Suppressors, Lasers and select fire firearms are forbidden. But if you are an official firearms collector like me, you “can” get special authorization permits for buying the good (forbidden) stuff.
Now let’s talk about the best Submachinegun ever produced (in my opinion). And yes, I know about the MP7 but it’s cartridge is just bullcrap. The MP5 is too heavy and outdated. The CZ Scorpion Evo is too bulky and not reliable enough and the G18 has no stock and is uncontrollable. The winner is the B&T MP9.
It’s rate of fire is 1100 rpm, it weighs in at 1.5 kg (3lbs), it’s as compact as it can get and the Swiss quality is unmatched.
My explict MP9 was in use by our KSK (SWAT) Agency from the Kanton (State) where I live. Because they now changed to the HK MP7, they sold all of their B&T MP9’s and my local firearms distributor just got a 100 pieces of them.
Like this I was able to get my hands on one of these legendary Submachineguns. It perfectly matches my collection. These MP9’s of which I got one, are unused and still had the factory lubricant on.
For my luck, it only cost me 850.00 Bucks with two magazines, the original casing as well as the original sling.
Yesterday I just got my new B&T MP9 QD Suppressor for my B&T MP9 - and it is just awesome!!
(Here you can see my B&T Impuls-IIA Suppressor as well as my B&T MP9 QD Suppressor)
(Here you can see my B&T Impuls-IIA Suppressor as well as my B&T MP9 QD Suppressor disassembled)
It’s an Ex-Police model as well, which was also in use by our KSK (SWAT) units but it’s in very good shape!
It is an all steel construction because it’s full auto rated but nevertheless it is very light weight.
(In this picture you can see the mounted B&T brass catcher)
The QD mounting system as well as the whole Suppressor itself is just top notch!
Awesome. I’m definitely looking forward to that video. A friend has the pistol version of one that he got about 25 years ago. It’s a Steyr SPP which is semiauto, lacks the forward grip and lacks the provision to add a folding buttstock.
Dude, these SMG’s have about as much in common as elephants and dogs. They are both Animals (or SMG’s in this metaphor) but except the caliber, that’s it with the similarities. The closure system is also as different as it can be. Open bolt (UZI) / Short recoil, locking rotating barrel system (MP9).
I am not saying they are the same mechanically. But they are when it comes the overall design meaning a short compact weapon, with a magazine in the grip so you have the hands finds hands reload.
The MP9 is an all polymer construction (except to most important functional parts which are reinforced with steel) and so it only weighs in at 1.5kg. It is a very small package overall (523mm/303mm in length, 50mm thin and 276mm tall. It is absolutely reliable and there are no issues reported about it’s reliability. It’s like the Glock of the SMG’s. It has a cyclic rate of 1100 RPM, it shoots 9mm, the recoil is very easy to handle because of the straight line from the muzzle to the end of the stock. And with the can, it is even better. For me, the MP9 QD suppressor is a very important part of the MP9 which shouldn’t miss. I’m glad to own it! The MP9 just takes the best characteristics of the most famous platforms and combines them all into one. I think also it’s looks are perfect but that’s a matter of taste. The MP9 is made for short ranges (0-50 meters) but it’s accuracy is awesome and usable till 150m (with subsonic ammo it’s actually around 50-75meters). But it always comes down to the shooter’s skill level and to the quality of the ammo that’s used. The only firearm that comes close to it is the MP7 (which I hope to get my hands on one day for my collection) but it’s cartridge is not what I prefer. If the MP7 would also be a 9mm they would be pretty equal for me I guess.
So if you’re fortunate enough to have a range on your own property, you can’t just go out and shoot whenever you want? How far in advance do you have to get the shooting permits? Can you get multiple shooting permits at once?
One day? How long does it take to get a shooting permit?
That’s kind of funny.
I don’t own machine guns but I have suppressors.
I shoot in my backyard whenever I feel like it. I always have ammo. I don’t need a permit.
We have to go through a painful process to acquire these type of items, paperwork, fingerprinting, background checks, taxes but worst of all, apart from a 6 to 12 month wait, is the price of a machine gun that is almost 30 years old.
Bret: You can have a range on your property but: Switzerland is small and if you build a range in the basement of your property, it has to be unhearable from outside…
You can only get one shooting permit at once and it takes one week to get it by the mail.
