Sunday Gun Thread

Andrew is previously occupied so you're stuck with me again.

Sunday morning gun question. What's this?

see below the fold for the answer.

Mentioned this one last night. Considerable angst over cops moving into flooded homes and "securing" firearms.

I think this will come down to "how hard is it to get your guns back from this benevolent protective thank you thank you government"?

My guess? Really hard.

Russian PPSH41.

As with most Soviet weapons, the PPSH41 was very reliable. It used the powerful 74 grain P1 pistol cartridge, with a 1500 fps exit velocity at 900rpm. Utilizing the simple blowback action, the PPSH fires from the open bolt position, which provides the fast rate of cooling that permits its high volume of fire. With a 35 round detachable box magazine, or 71 round drum, late models were capable only of automatic operation. The PPsh-43 was a folding-stock replacement, using only the 35 round box.

Didn't freeze up too much in the coldest winter either.

posted by Dave In Texas at 10:35 AM

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