# New Product Highlight: Springfield Armory Saint Victor PDW

As much as we love carbine-length AR-15s and conventional handguns, sometimes splitting the difference makes a lot of sense.
The people at Springfield must agree, because they just dropped the **Springfield Saint Victor PDW**. This new firearm offers many of the advantages of an AR-15, but in a package that’s small enough to pull duty as a truck gun or backpack gun. I think it would make a lot of sense in a quick-access safe under the bed as a home-defense gun, too.
Here’s everything I know so far.
Springfield Armory Saint Victor PDW Specs & Features
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**<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Specs</span>**
- **Caliber:** 9mm
- **Action:** Semi-automatic, blowback
- **Capacity:** 32+1
- **Barrel length:** 5.5”
- **Overall Length:** 18.5” - 23.25”
- **Weight:** 5.9 lbs
- **Country of Origin:** USA
- **MSRP:** $1,399
**<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Features</span>**
- SB Tactical HBPDW brace
- 32-round Colt-pattern magazines
- 45-degree ambidextrous safety
This new PDW joins a big family of Saint Victor AR-15s that includes [**rifles**](https://www.pewpewtactical.com/springfield-armory-saint-victor-2-0-review/), [**pistols**](https://www.pewpewtactical.com/new-product-highlight-springfield-armory-saint-victor-pistol/), and [**PCCs**](https://www.pewpewtactical.com/best-urban-rifle-builds/).
At the heart of the Saint Victor PDW is the same general architecture. The upper and lower receivers are made from forged 7075-T6 aluminum with hardcoat anodizing in tungsten gray. As with the other variants, this one uses Springfield’s Accutite system to get a perfect fit with no play between the upper and lower.
The blowback action may not feel as refined as delayed blowback (which you get in the [**Springfield Kuna**](https://www.pewpewtactical.com/springfield-armory-kuna-review/)), but it’s simpler, more affordable, and very reliable.
Instead of the conventional brace that comes on Saint Victor pistols, the PDW comes with a three-position adjustable SB Tactical HBPDW brace. This compact brace suits the 5.5-inch barrel and overall aesthetic much better, if you ask me.
Other up-spec features include an aluminum M-LOK handguard, B5 Systems Type 23 P-Grip, short-throw ambidextrous safety, and flat-faced trigger.
The threaded barrel comes with Springfield’s Muzzle Drum blast diverter, but this PDW is just begging for a compact [**suppressor**](https://www.pewpewtactical.com/best-9mm-45acp-suppressors/) like the Banish 9K.
 **Banish 9K**
Ammo comes from a 32-round, Colt-pattern stick magazine, and one is included with the PDW.
All in all, this looks like another feature-rich way to get an AR-15 that’s ready to rock right out of the box. Add an optic and a light, and you’re in business.
Springfield lists an MSRP of **$1,399 for the Saint Victor PDW.**
I’ve put a bunch of rounds through the full-length Saint Victor PCC, which is one of my go-to test mules for things like [**AR-15 optics**](https://www.pewpewtactical.com/best-optics-scopes-ar-15/), [**AR-15 flashlights**](https://www.pewpewtactical.com/best-ar15-flashlights/), and [**9mm ammo**](https://www.pewpewtactical.com/best-9mm-ammo-self-defense-range/) testing.
It’s been an absolute runner, so I have high expectations for this PDW -- especially with 32 rounds of Speer Gold Dot per magazine.
 **Speer Gold Dot 9mm Ammo +P 124gr JHP**
**What do you think of the new Springfield Armory Saint Victor PDW? Let us know below. For more great PCCs, check out our guide to the** [**Best Pistol-Caliber Carbines**](https://www.pewpewtactical.com/pistol-caliber-carbines/)**in 9mm and beyond!**