Posted on 04/19/2010 6:44:07 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
One area of weapons development that has seen a lot of new, but generally unnoticed, developments in the past decade is the PDW (Personal Defense Weapon, or pistol replacement). One recent example is the Rock River Arms PPS (Performance Piston System) Pistol. This is a 5.56mm weapon that uses a new internal design. It has a short gas piston, with the recoil spring and guide rod over the 21cm (8 inch) barrel. The entire weapon (which does not have a stock) is 44.5cm (17.5 inches) long and weighs 2.2 kg (5 pounds). There are single shot and full automatic versions, each costing $1,335. If you want a smaller PDW, you often have to go with smaller ammunition. Thus a recent Chinese PDW design uses a 4.6x30mm round. The new weapon is a variant of the Type 79 PFW (which uses the old Russian 7.62x25mm round). The new weapon weighs 1.6 kg (3.6 pounds) and has a 30 round, dual stack, magazine. Rate of fire is single, 400 or 600 rounds per minute. It has a Picatinny rail on top for scopes and sights. With the telescopic stock closed, the weapon is 34cm (13.4 inches) long, and 54cm (21.2 inches) with the stock extended. The weapon is gas operated with a closed bolt.
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This thread is worthless without pics.
A picture would be worth a thousand words.
Look it up.
No, I’m just happy to see you...
That’s gonna take a B I G Pocket.
;-)
I’ve heard good things about these, but too pricey for me.
I am a cheapskate when there is so much old Warsaw Pact stuff floating around.
Just “picture” the barrel length, then ask if you could hit someone 3 feet away with it.
It's not nice to tease.
That said, absolutely LOVE the AR pistol concept. Beautiful looking, compact and 100% legal. Just have to be careful to have all of your ducks in a row if you build one to be sure you don't run afoul of the ATF. You also have to read up to ensure that the one you build actually works.
Sweet machines though if you do them right.
“Just “picture” the barrel length, then ask if you could hit someone 3 feet away with it.”
It has a longer barrel than any pistol I own, I don’t think the kick would be worse than a 44 mag, but the flash could be interesting if shooting indoors or at night.
A bit expensive at $1,335.00, but I’ve waited long enough for an addition to my bob. At 5lbs this will fill the need. You never know when a bunch of zombies sneak up on you.
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