PDWs...and other small arms.

[cory]

An improved 7.62x25 Tokarev, 9x25 Dillon, or 6.5 CBJ would fit the bill in that Magpul Folding Gun.

Much more projectile mass than 5.7x28, higher velocity, low recoil, effective range from 200-300m.

The MFG isn't a PDW, it's a pistol with a buttstock in a covert case. I could do the same thing in a simpler design that would still ride in the drop holsters the military is accustomed to, you'd lose the cool covert aspect of it. Simply change the lower receiver of an existing pistol for one with a foldable buttstock built in.

As a civilian, you have that option. However, outside of SOF operators, very few soldiers are armed with both a rifle/carbine and a pistol.

What the hell does that have to do with the price of tea in china. No troops are issued PDWs, but we're still here discussing it. We're talking about what should be, not what is.