When the APC9K replaced the MP5K in various arms rooms, it signified a shift that Hemingway aficionados would identify as the painful death of the old world for a newer, more contemporary operating style. Of the many terms used in gun culture, “Manual of Arms” has either not yet seated its place in common vernacular, or it has already passed from one peak, waiting for the next occasion to arrive in regular use. Whether in competition shooting, personal defense, or military application, if a firearm’s layout inhibits the user’s experience, it will typically take second place to an alternative with better controls. In this fashion, Lingle Industries took an already rising platform of the APC/GHM from B&T, improving the weakest points in an already strong design.
When the APC challenged the H&K MP5, it did so by addressing
