P90's are cool, compact guns, meant for use in tight situations where a rifle would simply get in the way, but a pistol wouldn't pack enough punch. Posted on 05/19/2009 1:53:13 PM PDT by Notoriously Conservative
P90's are cool, compact guns, meant for use in tight situations where a rifle would simply get in the way, but a pistol wouldn't pack enough punch.
Wikipedia:
The P90 is a Belgian designed submachine gun. The weapon’s name is an abbreviation of Project 90, which specifies a weapon system of the 1990s. The P90 is considered a Personal Defense Weapon (PDW), and was designed as a compact but powerful firearm for vehicle drivers, operators of crew-served weapons, support personnel, special forces and anti-terrorist units.
Developed between 1986–1987 at Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, the P90 features a compact bullpup design, ambidextrous grip and a polymer and alloy-based construction. The weapon contains several innovative features including the proprietary 5.7x28mm ammunition, designed for greater penetration of body armour than pistol ammunition.
The P90 and variants are in use by military and police forces in over thirty countries worldwide, and sports models are popular among civilian shooters.
Military Factory:
The FN P90 is billed as a 'personal defense weapon' and is thusly classified as a submachine gun and not an assault rifle. The FN P90 was originally intended to arm auxiliary units (drivers, messengers, clerk-type elements) with a potent man-stopping weapon for pure self-defense in their day-to-day battlefield roles. The design of the P90 is of a "bullpup" configuration (generally indicating that the pistol grip is forwards of the ammunition magazine) with an oversized stock, integrated ergonomic pistol grip and distinct layout. The weapon is ideal for secondary and security units thanks to its minimal size.
The FN P90 features a translucent, swiveling ammunition magazine case made of polycarbonate and is mounted over the top of the weapon (the individual cartridges rest at 90 degree angles to the main system receiver - each round is ...
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5.72x28mm ammo? No thanks.
Yeah, but at 999 rpm... Even a BB gun can rip stuff up at that rate.
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Belgian chocolate isn’t cheap either
...And it’s really ugly.
PDW Ping! Soap Girl looked at one of these the other week...along with a Steyr/AUG. She liked them BOTH a LOT. But I think she liked the Steyr more. :-)
Always wanted one anyway. Ugly or not, it gets the job done with volume.
5.7x28? Sounds about like a 22 Hornet.
The scope is set to low so you have to raise the butt of the weapon to get the scope at the right ergo angle. The reoil is then transmitted through the POINT of the buttstock.
If you don't the parallax is ridiculously off target and you can't anything you aim at.
It looks cool on TV, and in the movies, but it sucks as a PDW.
Nor is their beer.
But the white Leonidas chocolate is sooooo good!
And I thought this thread was going to be about the Gibson P-90 pickups on the older guitars....
racist
You’ve actually fired one...too cool.
That is a powerful looking stapler!
There is a civilian version. Plenty of them are out there.
How much and where do I get one?
its the ballistics data on the AP SS196 thats really interesting.
unfortunatley you can’t buy any unless you are an LEO
or the armed forces of a small country.
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