FN P90 & PS90

FN’s bullpup personal defence weapon and its civilian carbine, with the 5.7×28mm cartridge treated properly: every loading, the armour argument separated into its physical and statutory halves, and the law that decides which of the two a private buyer can actually own.

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FN P90 & PS90 · Deep Dive

FN P90 & PS90

No transferable select-fire P90 exists at any price — and it is arithmetic, not scarcity: the registry closed in 1986 and the gun arrived in 1990.

FN’s bullpup personal defence weapon and its civilian carbine, with the 5.7×28mm cartridge treated properly: every loading, the armour argument separated into its physical and statutory halves, and the law that decides which of the two a private buyer can actually own.

Photo: FN P90 Standard Submachine Gun, right side by FN Herstal · CC BY-SA 2.0

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    Volumes

    1. Vol 1 The PDW Problem — What NATO Asked For and What FN Built
    2. Vol 2 The 5.7×28mm — Every Loading, and the Armour Argument in Full
    3. Vol 3 The Military P90 — Variants, Select-Fire Operation and Service
    4. Vol 4 The Civilian PS90 — What Differs, and the Law That Made It
    5. Vol 5 Shooting It — Ergonomics, the Trigger, and the Ninety-Degree Rotation
    6. Vol 6 Modifications and Accessories — Optics, Triggers, Magazines and Cans
    7. Vol 7 Owning One — Takedown, Maintenance, Buying Used and Feeding It