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9mm vs 5.7 PDW
gap1916
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The P90 and PS90 and a few other AR uppers are on the market with the 5.7 round. There are alot of 9mm carbines with H&K being the best of the best. Is the 5.7 a scame round or is H&K playing politics to protect there turf with LEO and military? Yep, a calibur question. Not to the leangth of 9mm vs 45acp but a challenge still the same. Please chime in with facts in real time shootings or just balistics in the PDW role not the hand gun role.
Thank You
Greg [8D]
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Greg [8D]
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As far as the 5.7 is was designed for a certain role and that was to defeat body armor at short ranges. This is a FN product not HK.
With the ammo offerings for the civilian market it is not even able to do that.
More info on the FN 5.7x28mm and weapons platforms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.7x28mm
more info on The H&K 4.6x30mm and weapons platforms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4.6x30mm
KAC of USA has also designed a new PDW round the, 6x35mm
http://www.defensereview.com/kac-6x35mm-pdw-personal-defense-weapon-gets-test-fired-at-the-range/
The chinese have also designed a pistol sized bottle neck round similar to the 5.7x28mm that they have chambered in a Pistol/PDW.
Not quite sure what the real question with the HK part in there is. HK has its own PDW round the 4.6x30 in the MP7, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_&_Koch_MP7
As far as the 5.7 is was designed for a certain role and that was to defeat body armor at short ranges. This is a FN product not HK.
With the ammo offerings for the civilian market it is not even able to do that.
That sums it up pretty well, I'd add though that the rumblings I've heard from HK circles is that HK is very near giving up on the 4.6mm, and rightfully so IMO.
What more do you want?
Smaller or more compact 5.7 pistol...