HK’s tiny PDW achieved iconic status through a combination of ubiquity in first-person shooter video games, as well as unavailability on the civilian market. There’s a very real sense of wanting what you can’t have, and given the expense of converting the existing design to a semi auto version, the possibility that ATF wouldn’t allow it into the country anyway, and the limited number of units that could be sold, it’s highly unlikely we’ll ever see them on gun store shelves. Which doesn’t stop people (us included) jonesing for one.
Tommy Built Tactical has by all accounts crafted a few clones from MP7 parts kits, but even if you can find the scratch to pick one up, as a practical matter 4.6 ammo is a little thin on the ground. We’ve attempted to address the issue previously. In RECOIL Issue 44, Dave Merrill
