PP-91 KEDR

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PP-91 KEDR
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PP-91 Kedr
Type Machine pistol
Place of originRussia
Service history
In service1994–present
Used by MVD
FSKN
FSIN
Production history
Designer Yevgeny Dragunov
Designed1970s
Manufacturer Izhmash Zlatoust Machine-Building Plant (PP-91 KEDR)
Produced1994–present
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass1.57 kg (3.46 lb) (PP-91 KEDR)
1.54 kg (3.4 lb) (PP-9 Klin)
Length530 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  length120 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 range70 m (PP-91 KEDR)
Maximum firing range200 m (PP-91 KEDR)
Feed system20, 30-round detachable box magazine
SightsFront blade, rear notch

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

Contents

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.

Despite the small caliber of the round it uses, the notable advantages of the PP-91 are it's compact size and the weight of only 1.5 kg, making it very easy to carry, and can be fired effectively by only one hand. 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 50-100m. The weapon uses a diopter sight and allows for the use of a laser sight and a suppressor.

Variants

Users

See also

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