PP-91 KEDR

PP-91 KEDR

PP-91 Kedr
Type Submachine gun
Place of origin  Russia
Service history
In service 1994-present
Used by MVD
FSKN
FSIN
Production history
Designer Evgeny Dragunov
Designed 1970s
Manufacturer

Izhmash

Zlatoust Machine-Building Plant (PP-91 KEDR)
Produced 1994 - present
Variants See Variants
Specifications
Weight 1.57 kg (3.46 lb) (PP-91 KEDR)
1.54 kg (3.4 lb) (PP-9 Klin)
Length 530 mm (20.9 in) stock extended / 305 mm (12.0 in) stock folded (PP-91 KEDR)
539 mm (21.2 in) stock extended / 305 mm (12.0 in) stock folded (PP-9 Klin)
671 mm (26.4 in) (KEDR-B)
Barrel length 120 mm (4.7 in)

Cartridge 9×18mm Makarov
Action Straight blowback (PP-91 KEDR)
Delayed blowback (PP-9 Klin)
Rate of fire 1,000 rounds/min (PP-91 KEDR)
975–1,060 rounds/min (PP-9 Klin)
Muzzle velocity 310 m/s (1,017 ft/s) (PP-91 KEDR)
430 m/s (1,410.8 ft/s) (PP-9 Klin)
Effective firing range 70 m (PP-91 KEDR)
Maximum firing range 200 m (PP-91 KEDR)
Feed system 20, 30-round detachable box magazine
Sights Front blade, rear notch

The PP-91 KEDR is a 9mm submachine gun developed from a prototype from the 1970s and since 1994 adopted by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.[1]

Overview

The PP-91 is a simply designed, easy to manufacture selective fire submachine gun designed by Yevgeny Dragunov (the designer of the SVD sniper rifle).

It is blowback operated and fires from a closed bolt, allowing for more accurate shooting than would be possible from an open bolt design. Ammunition is fed from a double column box magazine and it is supplied with folding shoulder stock.

Constructed from stamped sheet steel, it weighs in near 3.5 lb. The safety/selector lever is located on the right hand side and allows for semi-automatic single shots and fully automatic fire at the rate of 800 rounds per minute. The effective range of the PP-91 is between 150–300 ft. The weapon uses a diopter sight and allows for the use of a laser sight and a suppressor.

Variants

Users

See also

References

  1. 1 2 А.И. Благовестов. То, из чего стреляют в СНГ: справочник стрелкового оружия (под общ. ред. А.Е. Тараса) М., ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2000. стр.203-207
  2. В. Г. Черный. ПКСК — 9-мм портативный короткоствольный служебный карабин // «Ружье и амуниция», № 2, 1999 г.
  3. Дмитрий Зобков. Охрана получит новый карабин // газета «Коммерсантъ» № 72 (1475) от 23 апреля 1998 г.
  4. 1 2 Д. Кочетков. 10 лет спустя: огнестрельное бесствольное оружие самообороны отмечает первый юбилей // «Калашников. Оружие, боеприпасы, снаряжение», № 12, 2006. стр.28-30
  5. Постановление Правительства Российской Федерации № 460 от 22 апреля 1997 г. «О мерах по обеспечению юридических лиц с особыми уставными задачами боевым ручным стрелковым оружием»

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