I just bought the PDW and do not own a suppressor. I probably will eventually, but it isn't high on my list of priorities. To me the biggest appeal of the .300 BLK is not that it works well suppressed, but that it works so well in defensive range despite being such a compact weapon.
No hate, just envy.
I guess posting a "neener, neener, neener" meme would be uncalled for then.
Yes I reload. I primarily reload my straight wall calibers, simply because it's easier and safer. It allows me to take some if that savings and use it on new 308 ammo.
Yep, and the brass doesn't last nearly as long as straight walls.
Supposedly the DD PDW works well suppressed. Those Sigs are awesome, though. I would have bought one if I'd come across one before I found the DD.
Suppressors tend to generate more backpressure (compared to no suppressor) in the barrel. This because a significant amount of gas remains trapped in the suppressor, even after the bullet has left the system. This changes the pressure curve in the barrel, resulting in a longer amount of time the gas system "sees" pressure. So with DI rifles, the initial gas impulse opens the BCG and gets it moving rearward. Then the impulse is gone and only a little gas gets vented into the receiver. Add a suppressor into the mix and you get gas being pushed under pressure into that same area for a longer period of time. Therefore, lots more blowback of gas. Probably much better an option to go to a pushrod system and adjust the system to just barely operate the BCG when there's no suppressor and live with a little more gas w/ suppressor OR find a gas block that's adjustable on the fly to change between suppressor and no suppressor.
i know how the gas systems work, but supposedly some of these higher end DI guns (DD PDW, Q Honey Badger) work well with suppressors with some adjustment to the gas block.
10mm guns are generally heavier and absorb more of thr recoil...especially when shooting off the shelf big brand ammo that is about the same power as a .40. In my 1911, perceived recoil is about the same as a 45 ACP, unless I'm running Underwood or Buffalo Bore in it.
Just because it's a common caliber does not make it a versatile one. One of the primary reasons 9mm and 556 are so common is the military surplus side of the equation. Both are good rounds for stopping two legged threats (primary purpose of military ammo), but they generally suck when it comes time to hunt four legged game.