Best modern 9mm SMG

[el Godfather]

Bbdartca
Too big for a smg.

 

[crazy-mp]

Whats wrong with the 9mm M16/M4 platform?

I think that is a easy controllable platform with literally thousands of options, otherwise the HK, simply because of the availability of parts

 

[gunner69]

I too like the Sterling. It is select fire, single/full auto, and with the side mag can be used prone. The mags are super and just don't bugger up. With the stock folded it is easy to handle in a vehicle, and can be used in an emergency in the folded configeration. The rate of fire makes it easy to put your shots on target, and get short burst fire.

 

[Ian]

I've shot an MP41, Beretta 38A, Uzi, Sten Mk V, Owen, Sterling, Madsen M50, MP5, M3 Grease gun, Owen, and Mauser Schnellfeuer. If I had to pick one of them for "real" use, I think it would be the Sterling. They are nice and simple, very well built (not cheap, like most tube SMGs), ergonomic, and compact. And they have one of the best magazines ever made for a submachine gun.

 

[Skribs]

Not NFA, but I was looking at IF I got a 9mm carbine, maybe the Thureon 9mm. It seems to be based on the AR, but actually designed for 9mm (instead of having those weird looking magazines for the AR conversion) and uses either Uzi or Glock mags, depending on which model you get.

 

[-v-]

What about a FN P90? 50 rounds, and if you can get the proper ball ammo round for it plenty effective and compact.

 

[shotgunjoel]

What about a FN P90? 50 rounds, and if you can get the proper ball ammo round for it plenty effective and compact.

That was my thought too, but he said 9mm.

 

[45bthompson]

I'd get a stocked glock 18. Then if I feel like concealing it I would just remove the stock. But I'm sure you already have one. It would be one of my first picks if I were in your position.

 

[Acera]

I can't believe that no one has mentioned the Swedish K (aka Calr Gustav M/45) as a desirable choice on here. It's one of the best made and controllable of all the 9mms.

 

[King_John_I]

Good call....

How come some random person gets all the cool toys in some other country and I cant get any of the stuff I want here? Freedom my ass....

What country is this mystery machine gunner Godfather in? I want to visit. lol




I totally second the Swedish K!

 

[kimberkid]

I think you would be hard pressed to find anything better or more modern than the Steyr TMP/BT M9 in 9mm ... that is if you don't include the HK MP5

 

[el Godfather]

King John
I think if Americans put together a serious lobby, the machinegun ban must be repealed.

So far I am fixed on BT9.

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

There is also the B&T APC to consider. It looks to be a little more modular than the MP9 and has a higher rate of fire
http://world.guns.ru/smg/switch/bt-apc-submachine-gun-e.html

 

[rosewood151]

Jatimatic. Looks broke, but by all accounts shoots nice.

 

[bambam71]

Shot the APC in 9mm yesterday. Oh boy what a sweeeeeeet gun. Forget about scorpion or BT9 (I'm swiss).

This would be my absolute first buy bar none!

 

[Whats-his-name]

Sterling for me.

UK military prefer it over anything else but were forced to adopt the MP5, more for political reasons. Special services use it as well.

The reasons being that, compared to other SMG's, it's extremely reliable, light, small, low recoil, and accurate.

It looks 'old school' to many but I'd go for functionality over looks any day.

 

[gunner69]

If you have ever been shot at, you most likely will agree, the lower you are to the ground the safer you are. You can't get much lower to the ground than the Sterling. I agree........

 

[Sebastian the Ibis]

If you already have an HK, I would think about a G18 and a FAB Defense KPOS. The link is here:

www.fab-defense.com/en/category-pis...sion-kit/id-206/pistol-to-pdw-conversion.html

 

[unwise11]

Hk ump.

 

[Ian]

Jatimatic. Looks broke, but by all accounts shoots nice.

I just got to fiddle with one of these the other day, and there's no way I would rate it best modern SMG. First, it has no provision for a shoulder stock, and it's thus impossible to shoot accurately at any range. Second, the rear sling swivel is also the catch that holds the gun together. Bump your sling the wrong way, and the guns top cover pops up and the bolt falls out. No thanks!

Other than that, it's a nicely built piece. Very simple to manufacture, and the recoil reduction tricks seem like they would work well enough (if you had a stock to exploit the reduced recoil).