PDW's

[sousana]

We had HK MP5's that were fully silenced when I was assigned to the USMC Security Force Battalion. When it came to being indoors, I much preferred an M1911A1.

NOTHING beats a 1911

 

[Rust E. Badge]

Let's agree to disagree. I have a SIG MPX (9mm) that is an outstanding and compact SD firearm for home or vehicle.. I also built a .300 BLK pistol (also 8" bbl) with Silencerco Omega 300 suppressor. Too each their own!

Sounds nice but also sounds void of the realities of gunfighting. Have fun.

 

[Rust E. Badge]

I don't know how new it is. H&K's semi-automatic stockless version of an MP5 - H&K 94 PDW - was around before I retired in 2006. I don't know when they came up with that term, but it's been in use for at least 20 years.

The M1 Carbine was considered one of the earliest PDW's.

 

[Murdock]

My take on the concept, because I could assemble it myself using some parts already on hand. Easier to shoot than a pistol, capable of better hits at longer range, and a bit handier than a real rifle. And it looks cool, which clearly is the best thing.
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[PBBISHOP]

A Personal Defense Weapon can be anything ...
you could call my walking cane a PDW because I can beat heck out of someone with it ... actually it makes a Dandy PDW ... DPDW ... just stuff to talk about I guess !
Gary

No whipper-snapper is safe!

 

[Frailer]

I have been seriously tempted by the FN P90 on several occasions. Then I realize that I can get 2 or 3 nice handguns for the same money. The temptation passes.

I was very lucky to come across a PS90 in a small local gun shop that was closing. It was already a military/LE-priced model, and the added going-out-of-business discount made it too good to pass up.

I needed it like a hole in the head, but it is one of the most fun-to-shoot guns I own.

 

[gdogs]

I've got a few 9mm PDW's, but in an emergency situation where I needed to go mobile, I'd probably take the SBR'd Glock.

 

[DixieRanger]

Have to guess with many acronyms as here on this forum with PDW and IIRC. But that's OK...that is the acronym for OK. Dang, now forgot the thread title...but that's OK. Old and grouchy today. Shoulda just let it go.

 

[MP-5]

 

[DRYHEAT]

 

[wood714]

I think H&K (when they were in Chantilly) marketed the MP5K w/ side folding stock as a PDW back in the 1980's IIRC. Long time ago. Joe

*edit* I was thinking about the semi auto versions.

I always thought the HK SP5K wasn't available in the US till 2016. As far as I know the SP5 wasn't around until around 2019.

Iconic HK SP5K Pistol Comes to the USA - HK USA

Columbus, Georgia —Heckler & Koch will introduce the new SP5K pistol at the 2016 NRA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky. A semi-automatic pistol based on the MP5K, the all-new 9 mm SP5K was developed by Heckler & Koch as a sporting pistol that matches the look and feel of…

hk-usa.com

 

[JohnRippert]

Of the two I own I prefer the AR9 pistol to the blowback folding pistol. They both weigh over six pounds but that weight makes it more stable and quicker on followup shots. For around the house I would much rather grab one of these than my nightstand Glock clone. The folder with a supressor would make a nice little package even with the brace extended.

 

[erikpolcrack]

A couple of years back I built an effective PDW on the cheap. It is a short-barrelled .350 Legend AR-15-type upper on a pistol brace lower. It's long enough to legally sport a front vertical hand grip. I based it on some popular ones I'd seen in .300 Blackout. I went with .350 because it outperforms .300 in a short barrel. Not the least bit interested in a silencer, so I had no use for a .300 version.

 

[DRYHEAT]

5.56 PDW in a $8.95 box from Home Depot

 

[RebCop]

The PDW is a gun fighting tool that allows more accuracy than what is gotten from a handgun. The .30 carbine is I believe the best because the ballistics are better and it's still very handy.