VEKTOR H5 .223 -YOUR OPINION PLEASE !

**TRG42** · 05-03-2010, 10:29

I shot a Vektor H5 Pump Action .223 rifle this week.I was impressed how accurate it was at 100 m shooting from a bench.It was fitted with a Leupold 3-9 x 40 scope.
What are my fellow shooters' opinions of & experience with this rifle as regards to the following:
Built Quality & Reliability?
What parts are prone to breakage?
Availabilty of spares?
What purpose do you use it for (hunting?,sport shooting?)
Will it be easier to obtain a licence since it is pump not semi auto?
Going price for this weapon?

Your input will be appreciated very much.Thanks !

**SSP** · 05-03-2010, 10:42

I have always liked these. Their build quality is excellent like all Vektor guns. (even the CP1 was well made although poorly designed.)

They mainly use LM parts, so they are available.

I like that they don't disconnect. Hold down the trigger and it will fire as fast as you can pump it. I find it hilarious that because they have the auto receiver they are classed as MGs in th US.

You could use it for IDPA 3 gun or hunting.

It would, in theory, be easier to licence.

Price wise i've seen them for anywhere between R5k and R9k.

I think they would rock the casbah in .308.

**Geoff Carter** · 05-03-2010, 11:09

hmmmmm .308 niiiiccccceeeee!!!!

**TRG42** · 05-03-2010, 11:10

THANKS SSP ! Very interesting info about the auto receiver....

**TRG42** · 08-03-2010, 06:08

Was the H5 made in 7.62 X 39 ????

**MyLani** · 08-03-2010, 07:01

Nice rifles, but I found it was quite heavy.
So i guess it depends on what you want to use it for...

**Porramedic** · 08-03-2010, 07:45

I love em. I had my eye on one before I found an LM

**shark_za** · 08-03-2010, 13:07

I dont like the way you need to let go of the pump to reliably cycle the action.
Sliding it forward like you would do a shotgun seems to jam things up occasionally.

**MyLani** · 09-03-2010, 07:08

Originally Posted by shark_za

I dont like the way you need to let go of the pump to reliably cycle the action.
Sliding it forward like you would do a shotgun seems to jam things up occasionally.

I experienced the exact same thing with the H5

**TRG42** · 09-03-2010, 09:45

I do not think that one "should slide it forward" because it is a springloaded action and totally different from a pump action shotgun.The action of the H5 that I handled was very slick/smooth without any recycling problems.I also shot a couple of rounds in quick succession.
Still nobody with any info if it was chambered in 7.62 x 39???(the picture I posted shows a H5 with receiver stamped 223/7.62x39)