GA Personal Defense Weapon

The GA Personal Defense Weapon (PDW) is a select-fire sub-carbine made by the Philippine Government Arsenal.^[1]

GA 10" Personal Defense Weapon (PDW)
GA PDW with EOTech holographic sight
Type	Personal defense weapon Carbine
Place of origin	Philippines
Production history
Designer	Government Arsenal (Philippines)
Designed	2011
Manufacturer	Government Arsenal (Philippines)
No. built	Preproduction prototypes only
Variants	10" PDW
Specifications
Mass	6 lb (2.7 kg) empty 7.3 lb (3.3 kg) with 30 rounds
Length	35 in (890 mm) (stock extended) 32 in (810 mm) (stock retracted)
Barrel length	10 in (250 mm)
Cartridge	7.62×37mm Musang
Caliber	7.62 mm (.308 in)
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt (Direct impingement)
Effective firing range	300 m (330 yd) effective
Feed system	30-round box magazine or other STANAG magazines.
Sights	Iron sights or various optics

History

50 prototypes of the weapon underwent field testing and evaluation with Special Operations units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in June 2015.^[2]

Design

See also: M4 carbine and 7.62×37mm Musang

The GA PDW is based on the M4 carbine/M16 rifle and is chambered in the locally developed 7.62×37mm Musang cartridge.

Designed to replace the MP5 and short-barrelled 5.56mm carbines in AFP service, its design objectives included increased lethality over subsonic 9mm and 5.56mm cartridges, improved controllability, reduction in size and weight, and a maximum effective range of 300 meters.^[1][2]

See also

• List of carbines