U.S. Army gets new Submachine Gun - APC9K

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 6/7/2019 | S Coffman

[w1n1]

Submachine guns such as the M3 grease gun and the Thompson served our military troops well in World War II and Korea. Fast forward M4 carbines have been the main service weapons.
Recently, the U.S. Army have decided to contract the Swiss defense contractor (Brugger and Thomet) $2.5 million dollars for the new APC9K submachine gun. There are 350 guns in the books as purchased with options to another thousand.

The U.S. Army have been looking for something to replace the Heckler & Koch 9mm MP5. Decisions was based on arming certain personnel that would needed something more small and maneuverable but with greater lethality than a pistol while operating in tight conditions than a rifle or carbine.
Other big manufactures such as Beretta, Colt, Heckler & Koch, and SIG Sauer have competed for this contract, until Brugger and Thomet won the contract. Read the rest of U.S. Army gets APC9K.

[mylife]

The Sterling SMG still rocks, and the MP5.

[DocRock]

from the article: " The APC9K is a blowback select fire submachine gun that has a cyclic rate of 1,080 rounds a minute."

Spray and Pray? I think 1080 rpm is too hot.

[mylife]

[rjsimmon]

Spray and Pray? I think 1080 rpm is too hot.

Somewhat like a beefy, MAC-10.

[mylife]

Nothing is too hot.

[PAR35]

Might as well give them single shot firearms. They’ll be out of ammo about as fast.

[mylife]

I hate the downward mags.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Neat. I should be able to buy one on the internet if Obama was telling the truth.

[IronJack]

A spring, a wire, and a prayer.

[mylife]

Well Maybe a full Auto .308 is a tad hot.

[Java4Jay]

$7,143 per copy ???

[mylife]

Two recoil springs and surprisingly accurate out to 200 yards.

[mabarker1]

It’s to counterbalance the reduction in price of the Hammers & Toilet Seats.

[Puppage]

Nothing is too hot.

Not even Elizabeth Hurley? :-)

[Lurker]

“Well Maybe a full Auto .308 is a tad hot.”

We had one. The original M-14. A 20 round magazine was gone in a flash and after the first two rounds no bird was safe. For the money these things cost maybe we ought to re-introduce the Thompson and dump that puny 9mm round for the .45.

Set it up with options for a 3 round burst and full rock and roll. Cut the weight down with modern materials and synthetic stocks and you’d have one bad ass room clearing machine.

L

[rdcbn]

Traditionally, 1000 rpm would be considered too high a cyclic rate but times have changed.

In today’s world of compact SBR rifles, the job function of a 9mm SMG is close quarters and often suppressed against opponents who have a high likelihood of wearing body armor.

A higher cyclic rate makes a lot of sense in this application

[mylife]

Touche.

[mylife]

“No bird was safe”

Indeed.

[mylife]

Ye old PPSH43 was a bad mamma