The
Knight's Armament Company 6x35mm PDW is an experimental personal defense
weapon designed by KAC, firing a new 6mm cartridge optimized for short
barrel weapons.
As with all personal defense weapons, the KAC PDW
is intended to be compact and lightweight (similar to submachine guns),
but have a longer useful range (out to the low end of combat rifle
ranges, 250–300 m). A PDW would be issued primarily to troops who are
not offensive combat infantry, but who might need a highly capable
defensive weapon if they were attacked, such as truck drivers, artillery
troops, tank crews, aircraft crews, and other support troops. The KAC
PDW is over 10 inches shorter (19.5" vs. 29.8" with stocks folded) and
more than 1 pound lighter (4.5 lb vs. 5.9 lb) than the currently
serviced M4 carbine, a U.S. Army and Marine weapon.
The KAC PDW
combines new and off the shelf components in its design. The lower
receiver, holding the magazine and trigger assembly, is essentially a
shortened M16 rifle lower receiver, which makes the basic operating
controls familiar to many potential users. The cartridge, upper
receiver, and operating mechanism are all new designs by KAC.
The
KAC PDW uses a completely side-folding stock, unlike the M16 and M4
designs which have their main operating spring in a tube in the stock,
and therefore can only partially telescope, and not fold sideways at
all.
The barrel has been lightened with a new dimpling process.
The
KAC PDW fires a 6x35 mm cartridge, a full centimeter shorter than the
western military standard 5.56x45mm NATO round. The 6mm bullet is
slightly wider, and the standard 6x35mm bullet is slightly heavier than
the standard 5.56mm bullet (65 grains (4.2 g) versus 62 grains (4.0 g)).
Fired
from a 10-inch (250 mm) barrel, KAC claims that the 6x35mm cartridge
reaches a muzzle velocity of 2,425 ft/s (739 m/s), slightly faster than
the muzzle velocity of a 5.56 mm cartridge fired from a similarly short
barrel. The larger diameter, shorter 6 mm cartridge is optimized for
these shorter barrel lengths, and would perform less efficiently from
rifle-length barrels. The rounds muzzle energy is 831 ft·lbf (1,127 J)
versus 792 ft·lbf (1,074 J) for a 5.56 mm bullet, again from the same
10" standard barrel.
There is a discrepancy between the velocity
claimed by Knight's for 5.56 mm 62-grain (4.0 g) SS109 NATO ammunition
fired from a 10-inch (250 mm) Colt Commando barrel (2,400 ft/s (730
m/s), 792 ft·lbf (1,074 J) energy) and other M-16 manufacturers' stated
muzzle velocities (2,627 ft/s (801 m/s), 950 ft·lbf (1,290 J)). In any
case the energies and velocities are roughly comparable.
KAC PDW GBB - GHK
The
replica has been made of metal and a durable type of plastics - ABS. The
receiver, outer barrel, RIS rails, iron sights and all minor elements,
like the trigger or magazine catch, have ben made of metal. The
buttstock and the pistol grip have been made of ABS.
The
size and technical design are very similar to the original. Just like in
the real gun, a system enabling for quick dismantling and folding of
the iron sights has been introduced.
The
KAC-PDW has a working bolt catch. After exchanging the magazine, the
lever must be pulled and bolt catch should be released before further
shooting is possible.
The
gun is equipped with a folding stock, which allows for further
minimalization of its size to 480 mm. On the upper RIS rail, flip-up
iron sights are mounted - well made, very useful and durable. Also, a
two-piece flash hider has been included.
Set includes:
- rifle
- magazine
Technical details:
Product Name:
GHK-PDW
Manufacturer:
GHK
Warranty:
6 months
Velocity [FPS]
It is the spped of bb, while its leaving the innerbarrel of replica. This speed is measured in FPS (Feet Per Second).
1 FPS = 0,3 m/s
1 J = 99 m/s
1 J = 326,7 FPS
:
290-350
Propultion
Replicas have spring, electric or gas propultion. Spring models need to
reload after each shot (pull back the lock) to enter the ball into the
chamber. At the same time it pulls spring back, to be able to
give a shot. Electric replicas depends on the battery,
whereby the engine drives the whole gearbox, and a gas models, push
the BB by gas, which loads in magazine (in these replicas ther is
not spring).
:
Gas propulsion
Type of fire:
Single, auto
Made of:
ABS + metal
Lenght [mm]
The
length of the replca is measured between the two most distant points of
each other. Different models have several of these values, because of
its design allows to increase or decrease it length (eg. folding stock or
extended flash hider).
:
480 - 715
Weight [g]
This is a value that includes the weight of the replica, magazine and
other accessories that are include in set without a battery, charger,
cleaning rod, etc., etc.
:
2412
Magazine type:
Real-Cap magazine
Magazine capacity [pcs]:
30
Hop-Up
Hop-Uup system is used for overclocking bb during the shot (putting
it in rotation), through which, it extends its flight
path. Acting laws of physics make that bb lift up,
while the gravitational force take it down. Appropriate
adjustment of Hop-Up, will compensate for these two factors, which
result in long and straight flight for longer distance and be greater focus shot (to improve accuracy).
:
Yes
Blow Back
Blow back is a simulation system of the cocking lever - it imitates the
work of it as the equivalent sharp. This system raises the realism and
adds a lot more experience during shooting.
Power of all presented replicas is less than 2 [J]. You cannot buy a replica in our shop if you are under 18. Do not shoot at other persons, birds or animals.
