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Semi-automatic pistol From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The MP-446 Viking is an internal hammer firing 9mm semi-automatic handgun originating from Russia.[4]
MP-446 Viking | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Russia |
Production history | |
Designer | Izhevsk Mechanical Plant |
Designed | 1998 - 2000[1] |
Manufacturer | Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (2001-2013) / Kalashnikov Concern (2013-present) |
Produced | since 2001[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 830 g (29 oz) |
Length | 196 mm (7.7 in) |
Barrel length | 112.8 mm (4.4 in) |
Width | 38 mm (1.5 in) |
Height | 142 mm (5.6 in) |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum |
Action | Short recoil operated, locked breech |
Muzzle velocity | 335 m/s (1,100 ft/s)[2] |
Feed system | 10 or 18-round[3] detachable box magazine |
Sights | Fixed iron sights, 3-dot with notch and front blade |
It was created by the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant.
It weighs around 830 grams (29 oz) when unloaded, and has a magazine capacity of 18[3] rounds. The pistol is a sport/civilian version of the Yarygin PYa (MP-443) pistol which has been used by the Russian military since 2003. MP-446 is a short recoil-operated, locked breech pistol. The key differences between MP-446 and MP-443 are the frame material (polyamide rather than steel) and barrel construction: the barrel of the MP-446 was intentionally weakened to prevent the safe use of high-powered armour-piercing military rounds (i.e. Russian 9x19mm 7N21 type, 9x19mm NATO) or civilian "+P" or "+P+" cartridges.
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