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Modern Personal Defense Weapon Calibers 005: The 5.56x30mm MARS

Posted February 21, 2017 in AR-15, Daily News, Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets, Pistols, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 16 Comments

Today on Modern PDW Calibers we’re going to look at what might seem like a humdrum round, but which represents an important performance band for the modern personal defense weapon. That round is the 5.56x30mm MARS, a purpose built “micro assault rifle” [Read More…]

A Comparison of Personal Defense Weapon Ammunition

Posted August 10, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Ammunition, AR-15, Guns & Gear, Pistols, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 85 Comments

Anthony Williams, small arms theorist and co-author of the book Assault Rifle with Maxim Popenker, wrote an article in February of 2006 on the development of the Personal Defense Weapon and its ammunition, which he amended in late 2013. He includes in the article two [Read More…]