Hickok45 is in Texas to give us an overview and range demo of the PPSh-41 Submachine Gun. Designed by Georgi Shpagin in 1941, the PPSh-41 is a magazine-fed selective fire submachine gun using an open-bolt, blowback action.
PPSh-41 Specs:
- Cartridge: 7.62×25mm Tokarev
- Action: Blowback, open bolt
- Rate of fire: 900 rounds/min
- Muzzle Velocity: 488 m/s (1,600.6 ft/s)
- Effective Firing Range: 125 – 150 m
- Maximum Firing Range: 200m – 250m
- Feed System: 35-round box magazine or 71-round drum magazine
- Sights: Iron sights
- Weight: 3.63 kg (8.0 lb) (without magazine)
- Length: 843 mm (33.2 in)
- Barrel Length: 269 mm (10.6 in)