Uh, no. The CX4 is a carbine rifle:lunchbox wrote:my mistakewilder wrote:I think you mean the CX4 Storm if you're talking about a rifle and if they are anywhere near as flawless and accurate as the PX4 it has to be a nice gun.
i think the 2 are similar in their design
The PX4, though STYLED similarly, is a pistol, a variant of the 9x series with the rotating bolt lockup but drastically different styling:
Now, they are generally considered part of the same "weapons system", kind of like the FN P90 and FN Five-seveN are marketed together. The two guns share mags (with a simple adapter in the carbine) and thus the idea is that you can go for the carbine for medium range or storming a house, with your pistol as backup, and no matter what you have the mags you're carrying work.
In practice, I've seen more interest in the CX4 as a range toy. It's a tack driver, true enough (it's got pip sights inspired by the M16) and the 9mm version uses the second-cheapest ammo available commercially next to .22. It can also be a good home defense weapon; it's compact, uses pistol ammo so recoil is relatively low, and you don't have to worry as much about overpenetration. As far as LEOs, Dallas SWAT has stuck with the AR15 and .40-cal Glocks.