New firearms for law enforcement

New firearms for law enforcement: "New firearms for law enforcement

- February 1999

The Belgian arms manufacturer FN has launched a pistol and carbine for the police, using their new 5.7x28mm round. Following a number of notorious cases where the police have found themselves outgunned and unable to stop armed offenders wearing bullet roof vests, the task was to find a round which has high penetrative power but which also loses its momentum quickly upon impact, thus preventing injury to others. The FN innovation also extends to the use to which pistols are put, from a pure back-up function for personal protection, to a capability to engage an armed criminal in body armour. "

Re: FN P-90

Re: FN P-90: "
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Re: FN P-90



To: MP-GG@nostromo.gate.net
Subject: Re: FN P-90
From: DndWill
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 01:27:35 EDT



In a message dated 98-04-17 19:03:39 EDT, alanross@mindspring.com writes:

<< Subj: FN P-90
Date: 98-04-17 19:03:39 EDT
From: alanross@mindspring.com (Alan R. Chambers)
Sender: MP-GG@nostromo.gate.net (Mailinglist 'MP-GG')
Reply-to: MP-GG@nostromo.gate.net (Mailinglist 'MP-GG')
To: MP-GG@nostromo.gate.net

Does anybody have the muzzle vel and Bullet wieght for the 5.7mm round
the P-90 fires? How about the Rof? Any information would be usefull.
What litttle I have seems to indicate that this radical new idea from
FN is a retread M1 carbine. Anyway, I'm working on adventure using the
Rich Five and this wonder gun seems to be just the sort of gun they would
buy.
Alan
>>

Ask and ye shall receive:


NAME: FN P90 Advanced Personal Defence Weapon
MANUFACTURER: FN HERSTAL, B-4040 Herstal, (Belgium)
TYPE: Submachinegun
DATE ADOPTED: 1989
CAL.: 5.7x28mm
LENGTH: 400mm
E-FACTOR: 12
MUZZLE VEL: 2788fps
WT{EMPTY}: 2.8kg.
WT (LOADED}: 3.7kg.
EFF. RANGE: 150m.
MAX. RANGE: 1450m.
TYPE OF FIRE: Selective
RATE OF FIRE: (ss) 50rpm, (auto) 110rpm, (cyclic) 690.
FEED DEVICE: 50rnd. detachable box magazine
FEED DEVICE WT: .9kg
BASIC LOAD: 4-50rnd magazines
BASIC LOAD WT: 3.6kg."

Radical pistol developed

Radical pistol developed: "Radical pistol developed

-3 July 1996

A round from an FN Herstal 5.7 mm pistol will penetrate a Kevlar helmet at 200 m. With a 20-round magazine the weapon weighs 30 per cent less than most 9 mm pistols. "