PSA AKV vs Century AP5: Are Sub Guns Still Relevant?
PSA AKV vs Century AP5: Are Sub Guns Still Relevant?. An in-depth comparison of the PSA AKV and Century Arms AP5 — manual of arms, suppressor performance, and whether 9mm sub guns still earn a spot as truck guns or { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization", "name": "Greyhive", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://greyhive.com/static/uploads/images/ae198483-01c9-44b4-a16a-03f516ceaf66.svg", "width": 512, "height": 512 }, "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/greyhive", "https://www.instagram.com/greyhive/", "https://www.youtube.com/@Greyhive", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/greyhive/" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "name": "Greyhive", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/c/barrel_and_hatchet#person", "name": "Barrel & Hatchet", "url": "https://greyhive.com/c/barrel_and_hatchet", "description": "Barrel & Hatchet is a Greyhive creator producing original 2A, firearms, hunting, and outdoor content.", "image": "https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/01a72da5-bfa5-4373-bc23-5404cb351c5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/psa-akv-vs-century-ap5-review#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/psa-akv-vs-century-ap5-review" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/psa-akv-vs-century-ap5-review", "headline": "PSA AKV vs Century AP5: Are Sub Guns Still Relevant?", "name": "PSA AKV vs Century AP5: Are Sub Guns Still Relevant?", "description": "An in-depth comparison of the PSA AKV and Century Arms AP5 — manual of arms, suppressor performance, and whether 9mm sub guns still earn a spot as truck guns or get-home guns.", "articleSection": "Gun Reviews", "articleBody": "The PSA AKV vs Century AP5 debate is really a question about whether 9mm sub guns still earn their slot in 2026 — when a 10.5-inch 5.56 or a suppressed 300 Blackout PDW will do almost everything a pistol-caliber carbine can do. In a 59-minute Hatchcast deep-dive on Greyhive, Eric, Corey, and Aaron from Barrel & Hatchet ran both platforms back-to-back to figure out where each one actually fits. The Century Arms AP5 is a roller-delayed, full-size MP5-style pistol built in Turkey on tooling Century reportedly acquired from former HK-licensed factories. The PSA AKV is Palmetto State Armory's take on the Russian sub-machine gun pattern, running CZ Scorpion-style 35-round mags. Both ship in 9mm Luger. Both fold or break down small enough for a discreet bag. Neither one runs AR controls. The verdict from the Barrel & Hatchet crew: sub guns are not irrelevant — they're a use-case tool. Where they shine is concealability, suppressor compatibility, lower over-penetration risk in apartments and stores, and ammo commonality with your pistol. Where they fall short is range, hollow-point reliability, and terminal performance compared to a 300 Blackout PDW or a short 5.56. Key Takeaways Century AP5 weighs 5.5 lbs, runs an 8.9-inch barrel, and ships with a factory trigger Eric and Aaron estimated at 8–10 lbs — heavy, but it smooths with reps. PSA AKV uses CZ Scorpion-pattern 35-round …