The pistol is supplied with flip-up front and rear sights that sit relatively tall when folded and don’t take up much rail space. The handguard does not have a rail on the top except for a very short section near the muzzle. Springfield provides a hand stop to keep fingers behind the muzzle. I found myself hooking my index finger around the front of it while shooting as opposed to actually using it as a hand stop. Springfield provides a hand stop to keep your fingers from straying in front of the muzzle, but it is somewhat reduced in size. The aluminum hanguard is 6 inches long and has M-LOK attachment slots. There is longer rifling in the barrel of the handgun currently on my hip than there is in this PDW. For a firearm chambered in a rifle caliber, that is shockingly short, especially when you consider the first 2.26 inches or so is the chamber. While chambered in 5.56 NATO, the Springfield Armory Saint Edge PDW has but a 5.5-inch barrel. While many people often think of AR pistols as just short-barreled carbines, in this case, the pistol appellation is quite apt. What is it? For a full answer to that, we’re going to have to explore exactly what a PDW is, but before I do that, let’s look at the specs of this gun.
However, I ended up loving it for what it is. When I saw it, I wanted to hate it, specifically for what it isn’t. I’m sure some of the attention it will initially get will be negative from people who feel the same way. Their latest addition is the Saint Edge PDW AR pistol, and I’m sure it will get its large slice of the AR pie.Īt first glance, I thought the PDW was ridiculous in both appearance and performance.
For a company many people thought was years late to the AR party, Springfield Armory has done an amazing job in seizing a substantial percentage of the AR-15 marketplace, and they’re not slowing down.
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