Comments on: VBR-B Compact PDW 9×19mm

By: AK™

AK™ — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:46:19 +0000

Why not just use a MP5 variant?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:25:14 +0000

That foregrip gives it an almost identical profile to a Taser. I doubt many police departments will be adopting it and causing confusion, though.

By: Crabula

Crabula — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:30:33 +0000

So why not get a Baretta M93r or a HK VP70 so that you have the benefit of better shoulder support. My point is that designers have been working on the same basic concept since well before the first sketch of an Artillery Luger or stocked Mauser C96 was doodled up at someones desk or on a napkin or something.
The VBR-B seems like a step in the right direction, but not a particularly huge one. That being said, I really like the foregrip. That seems like a definate improvement over other similar designs. None of the similar designs seem to offer very much in the way of ergonomics. I would definately take this over that silly CAA Glock mod that you posted right after this.

By: Ermac

Ermac — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:18:30 +0000

I’m more impressed with the round then the weapon. I wonder if NATO is considering adopting these new 9mm loads. Weapons like these might give SMG’s a new life again.

By: Lance

Lance — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:52:38 +0000

I dont know it still looks too bulky and cumbersome to me, welll so is the Desert Eagle! Never can beat a Beretta 92 and or a Glock 17.

By: GetGunInCanada

GetGunInCanada — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:52:34 +0000

It looks like a crude movie prop from distopian future saga…

By: SpudGun

SpudGun — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:00:52 +0000

Of course, back in my day, a 9mm PDW was called an SMG and there were thousands of them.

Some of them even had a 30 round magazine, could fire armor piercing 9mm ammo and had a foregrip.

Thank goodness we ditched those tried and tested weapon systems so we could have VBR-B Compact PDW instead.

Look, maybe I’m thick, but this just seems like the ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’ with some better ammunition.

Someone please point out the error of my ways and educate my dumb ass.

By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:00:43 +0000

Looks like sci-fi meets wood shop. But I agree it’s a good concept. It makes no sense to burden soldiers that have no offensive duties with heavier weapons than what is absolutely needed.

I wonder why the big pistol manufacturers don’t enter this market more.
Glock for instance could make a long slide version of the G18 and add a foregrip and telescopic buttstock and they’d have something similar.