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Only reason I ask is that without the AP ammo (what it was designed for) you've got a fancy looking carbine shooting a pistol round that won't pierce armor. If you're going up against an armored target it's pointless and if you're going up against a soft target you've got over penetration issues. Seems like a lose/lose... no?
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No idea. I used AE and SS197 for practice and SS198 for HD and CC (Five Seven as well).
Only reason I ask is that without the AP ammo (what it was designed for) you've got a fancy looking carbine shooting a pistol round that won't pierce armor. If you're going up against an armored target it's pointless and if you're going up against a soft target you've got over penetration issues. Seems like a lose/lose... no?
The AP ammo isn't restricted to import. FN chose to not sell it to civilians to avoid issues with selling the PS90 and the FiveseveN pistol
You can get the AP spec stuff from other sources.
That said, if you're going against an armored target you should be using a .308 and you're probably in more trouble than you're going to get out of on your own.
The non-AP stuff is ballistic tip and meant to expand. I think there's been some reports of it under-penetrating if anything.
If I had to take choose one weapon with 2 magazines to go against your typical mob, I'd take the PS90. 50rnd magazines, low recoil, truly ambidextrous, not terribly menacing looking to avoid escalating. I think it would be a great weapon for extracting yourself from the vicinity of a civil disturbance.
I'd rather avoid the trouble though.