Springfield Armory has just announced the Saint Victor PDW, a compact 9mm AR with a 5.5-inch barrel.
The concept of a personal defense weapon, or PDW, originates with militaries looking to arm second-line troops with something small, handy, and easier to shoot than a traditional handgun. Springfield’s new take on the concept is the Saint Victor PDW, and it looks like it will be able to fill its namesake role very well.
Chambered for 9mm, the Saint Victor PDW features a 5.5-inch barrel, a retractable SB Tactical HBPDW pistol brace and a simple but reliable direct-blowback action. It feeds from Colt-pattern magazines and has a standard capacity of 32 rounds.
For mounting accessories, the Saint Victor PDW has a full-length top Picatinny rail for optics, an aluminum free-float M-LOK handguard and a 1/2×28 threaded muzzle. It comes with a hand stop pre-installed on the handguard and an SA Muzzle Drum blast diverter on the barrel, but that could be replaced with a suppressor as long as it has a diameter small enough to fit inside the handguard. Other features of the PDW include an ambidextrous 45-degree short-throw safety, a B5 Systems Type 23 P-Grip, a nickel boron coated flat trigger and a Tungsten Gray finish.
MSRP for the Saint Victor PDW is $1,400 and each gun ships with one magazine and a soft case.
For more information, visit springfield-armory.com.
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