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2026-01-22 Science & Technology

Russia has begun production of the modernized PPK-20 submachine gun

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Posted by badanov 2026-01-22 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1784 views ] Top

1 high-impulse 7N21 armor-piercing round

New Russian Armor Piercing 9mm Ammo: Next Gen Threat?

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-22 10:04|| 2026-01-22 10:04|| Front Page Top

2 /\ Thanks Skid. I sent this along to some LE friends.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-01-22 10:54|| 2026-01-22 10:54|| Front Page Top

3 ^^ Russian 9mm ammo is not the same as 9mm parabellum

Posted by badanov 2026-01-22 14:02|| 2026-01-22 14:02|| Front Page Top

4 I thought there were russian submachine guns in 7.62x25mm or something similar? Or am I getting confused?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2026-01-22 15:29|| 2026-01-22 15:29|| Front Page Top

5 ^Why can't they produce several types of machine gun?

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-01-22 15:33|| 2026-01-22 15:33|| Front Page Top

6 #4 I thought there were russian submachine guns in 7.62x25mm or something similar? Or am I getting confused?

PPsh , PPD submachine guns were of WWII vintage, and the Tokarev automatic pistol, all used the 7.62x25

Posted by badanov 2026-01-22 20:48|| 2026-01-22 20:48|| Front Page Top

7 I suppose it all depends on whether you are gunning down wreckers, kulaks, or generic peasantry. Horses for courses, so to speak.

Posted by SteveS 2026-01-22 22:18|| 2026-01-22 22:18|| Front Page Top

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