Anyone see wired magazine's write up on the mp7

4.6mm full auto pistol....

less than a .22 cal?

Supposed to pierce 20 layers of Kevlar?

Anyone buy that? I heard on Full-auto that it's special armor-piercing ammo....

Just wondering if anyone else heard about it?

This was a hot topic on hkpro a few months ago.
The discussion was about how people felt about these rounds, sure they penetrate VERY well, but actual stopping power just isn't there, meaning it's not anything more then a AP round and you would still have to carry your standard firearm to do the dirt.

I'll pass and stick with 5.56, once again.

[img]http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/mp7.jpg[/img]

The HECKLER&KOCH MP7-PDW is the NEW submachinegun from H&K. It's chambered for the innovative.4'6x30mm Penetrator Ammunition, looking like a "compact version" of the old 4'73x33 G11 Caseless Ammo. It was intended as a Personal Defense Weapon for Non-Combatant Army Personnel... but ALSO THE FN P90 was. Just as the FN P90, this weapon is going to became a special forces offensive weapon (well... maybe is going to REPLACE THE OFFENSIVE HANDGUNS, because this weapon is REALLY TOO SMALL to be used as a primary weapon...).

This very small SMG has a S-E-F trigger group, a collapsible stock, a folding foregrip and a rail on the upper side for STANAG optics. The fine folks at H&K GMBH of Germany have prepared a lot of optionals (red-dot optics, tactical lights and lasers, 40-rounds combat magazines instead of the "standard" 15-rounds, suppressors); This pic features an H&K MP7-PDW provided with ALL options, a special "stocking" for special troops such as SEAL teams and others.