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Anonymous commented at 2011-05-21 03:50:55 » #741849
Not necessarily, longer range is an uneducated generalization-no offense-ballistic physics are a lot more complicated then that. What we mean is the large, clunky, semi-triangular rail system where the muzzle of the weapon would normally be. With the laser sight and folding grip? It's gross.
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Not necessarily, longer range is an uneducated generalization-no offense-ballistic physics are a lot more complicated then that. What we mean is the large, clunky, semi-triangular rail system where the muzzle of the weapon would normally be. With the laser sight and folding grip? It's gross.
~Ezekiel~
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Anonymous commented at 2011-06-01 06:11:59 » #755806
Anon 2 here.
The FN P90 is a bullpup weapon, firing a reasonably high-velocity round. With the standard "short" 10-inch barrel, it gets up to about 2100 to 2350 feet per second muzzle velocity, depending on the ammo. The PS90's extended barrel gets around a 2600 feet per second muzzle velocity. At the distance that the weapon is intended for, the difference in effectiveness is almost negligible. When shooting a target fifty meters away, the round is in flight for about a tenth of a second, so there's certainly no time to dodge.
In the case of the FN P90, the higher velocity may actually be detrimental to the weapon's stopping power, causing the rounds to over-penetrate before they begin to tumble and create a large wound cavity.
The whole idea behind the PDW concept is to create a submachine gun or short carbine that is light enough to be carried by police officers or vehicle crews but is still capable of penetrating body armor. Many have questioned the stopping power of its light, small-caliber ammunition. The way I see it, you've got fifty rounds in that magazine and very little recoil, so you will eventually stop the target if you just lay into them with multiple bursts of between five to ten rounds.
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Anon 2 here.
The FN P90 is a bullpup weapon, firing a reasonably high-velocity round. With the standard "short" 10-inch barrel, it gets up to about 2100 to 2350 feet per second muzzle velocity, depending on the ammo. The PS90's extended barrel gets around a 2600 feet per second muzzle velocity. At the distance that the weapon is intended for, the difference in effectiveness is almost negligible. When shooting a target fifty meters away, the round is in flight for about a tenth of a second, so there's certainly no time to dodge.
In the case of the FN P90, the higher velocity may actually be detrimental to the weapon's stopping power, causing the rounds to over-penetrate before they begin to tumble and create a large wound cavity.
The whole idea behind the PDW concept is to create a submachine gun or short carbine that is light enough to be carried by police officers or vehicle crews but is still capable of penetrating body armor. Many have questioned the stopping power of its light, small-caliber ammunition. The way I see it, you've got fifty rounds in that magazine and very little recoil, so you will eventually stop the target if you just lay into them with multiple bursts of between five to ten rounds.
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Anonymous commented at 2012-07-16 00:49:03 » #1117222
It's not even a "real" P90. It's based on an airsoft P90 with a 2500-round box mag and batteries sitting where a real P90 magazine would be. It's a rather (in)famous airsoft P90 setup because it's clearly a 10 on the TACTICOOL scale with every single airsoft mod tacked on, setting off flame wars on both sides of the debate.
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It's not even a "real" P90. It's based on an airsoft P90 with a 2500-round box mag and batteries sitting where a real P90 magazine would be. It's a rather (in)famous airsoft P90 setup because it's clearly a 10 on the TACTICOOL scale with every single airsoft mod tacked on, setting off flame wars on both sides of the debate.
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