graylion said:

       stancrist said: if only because the pistol is universally considered necessary and nobody wants a 4.6 or 5.7 handgun.

Why? 5.7 proved quite effective when used by that guy who shot up an army base.

9mm has also proven quite effective in similar mass shootings, so if that's the basis for pistol caliber there is no reason to change.

stancrist said:

graylion said:        stancrist said: if only because the pistol is universally considered necessary and nobody wants a 4.6 or 5.7 handgun. Why? 5.7 proved quite effective when used by that guy who shot up an army base. 9mm has also proven quite effective in similar mass shootings, so if that's the basis for pistol caliber there is no reason to change.

Not my point. I was attacking the statement that "nobody wants a pistol in 5.7"

stancrist said:

The US Army apparently does not share your opinion, because the XM5 "rifle" with its 13-inch barrel is, at best, really just a carbine, if not actually in the SBR class.

And yet it is 3" longer (36") than an M4 - so I am calling BS. 

I have been playing with a cartridge that would kind of do the job on defeating Lvl IV armour out to 100m, But a pistol cartridge it ain't. A carbine catridge sister to the .277 Fury? Yes.

This thing will not fit into a handgrip unless it is a single stack, so P90 style mags it is, even for the pistol :(

Bullet Aluminium with steel core:

http://www.geoffrey-kolbe.com/cgi-bin/drag_working.cgi?unit_length=mm.&weight_unit=grains&bullet_name=GLS+PDW+II&re_calculate=yes&boundary_layer=L%2FT&entry=return&diameter=7.51&length=21&nose=14&meplat=0&drive_band=7.8&base_diameter=5&angle=8.5&boat_tail=5&secant_radius=5.7&weight=49.2&density=5.2

And, assuming our PDW has a 200mm barrel, I get this (assuming same pressure as military load for .277 Fury). 

Google Docs

7.5 Graylion Load R24.png

Read more from Google Docs

stancrist said:

I am not arguing that the 6.8 "death ray" should be adopted.  I am only saying that if the small arms used by infantry riflemen and machine gunners can defeat modern hard body armor, then it seems to me that a future PDW should also penetrate the same armor (except at much shorter range).

If you want to maximise penetration above all else in a pistol/PDW, then see the 6.5mm CBJ.

schnuersi said:

If penetration is such of an issue there still is no need to use SBRs or carbines. This again is where the 7.5 BRNO comes in. A cartidge that delivers the same KE from a pistol sized platform as 5,56 does with a 10" barrel is proven possible by it. Why not simply apply it to the SCHV PDW concept of the 5.7 and 4.6? Optimise a cartidge of similar power for penetration. This way the penetration of a 5,56 SBR could be put in a very handy and compact PDW.

With the advent of 6.8 and a de facto return of the battle rifle IMHO a PDW and a PDW cartidge make more sense than ever.

I fully agree.  The only reason to use existing 5.56 SBRs for the PDW role is because the guns and ammo are already in the inventory. 

But if the funding is available, a purpose-designed PDW in a caliber that gives the desired penetration, does indeed make more sense.

Well the XM5 might be a carbine for .30 cal or full power rifles but its size and weight is not in the same class as the common 5,56 carbines.
With the supressor fitted, which seems to be the intended way of use, the XM5 is about the size and weight of a G3 battle rifle.
Its so large and heavy that its completly unsuitable as PDW or secondary weapon.

stancrist said:

I am only saying that if the small arms used by infantry riflemen and machine gunners can defeat modern hard body armor, then it seems to me that a future PDW should also penetrate the same armor (except at much shorter range).

IMHO that depends if this is a realistic goal.
From my point of view for a PDW carryability is the primary concern. Followed by usability. If such a level of penetration at 100 m is possible without compromising the carry- and usability that is fine.

stancrist said:

9mm has also proven quite effective in similar mass shootings, so if that's the basis for pistol caliber there is no reason to change.

Yes but 5.7 has less recoil, flatter trajectory and larger capacity magazines. Which makes it the better choice.

graylion said:

I am uncertain about the carbine - who gets it? HE slingers and machine gunners? Snipers?

I think the guys who are concerned should figure that out by themself.
If they want a PDW give it to them. Same with carbine or pistol.

Personally I don't think machine gunners need a secondary weapon at all. They have a machine gun.

graylion said:

I have been playing with a cartridge that would kind of do the job on defeating Lvl IV armour out to 100m, But a pistol cartridge it ain't. A carbine catridge sister to the .277 Fury? Yes. This thing will not fit into a handgrip unless it is a single stack, so P90 style mags it is, even for the pistol :( Bullet Aluminium with steel core: http://www.geoffrey-kolbe.com/cgi-bin/drag_working.cgi?unit_length=mm.&weight_unit=grains&bullet_name=GLS+PDW+II&re_calculate=yes&boundary_layer=L%2FT&entry=return&diameter=7.51&length=21&nose=14&meplat=0&drive_band=7.8&base_diameter=5&angle=8.5&boat_tail=5&secant_radius=5.7&weight=49.2&density=5.2 And, assuming our PDW has a 200mm barrel, I get this (assuming same pressure as military load for .277 Fury).  Google Docs 7.5 Graylion Load R24.png Read more from Google Docs

Recoil energy is 8J, that's about equivalent to .40 S&W

autogun said:

If you want to maximise penetration above all else in a pistol/PDW, then see the 6.5mm CBJ.

With this one IMHO its more about the projectile.
But something like this based on or in the power range of the 7,5 BRNO might deliver the desired penetration.

I am also curious how a saboted penetrator like the one of the 6.5 CBJ but fired from a 5.7x28 or 4,6x30 would perform.

graylion said:

       stancrist said: 9mm has also proven quite effective in similar mass shootings, so if that's the basis for pistol caliber there is no reason to change.

Not my point. I was attacking the statement that "nobody wants a pistol in 5.7"

Sorry, I was imprecise.  I did not mean literally "nobody" wants a 5.7mm pistol.  I meant that no army wants to switch from 9mm pistols to 5.7mm pistols.

graylion said:

       stancrist said: The US Army apparently does not share your opinion, because the XM5 "rifle" with its 13-inch barrel is, at best, really just a carbine, if not actually in the SBR class.

And yet it is 3" longer (36") than an M4 - so I am calling BS.

How is it BS?  SBR = Short Barrel Rifle, not Short Overall Length Rifle.

The M4 carbine has a 14.5" barrel.  The XM5 rifle has a 13.0" barrel.