Specifications:
Country of manufacture: (Russia / USSR)
Manufactured by OAO Vyatsko-Polyansky Machine-Building Plant Molot.
Year of issue: 1944.
Caliber, mm: 4.5
Type: LPG pneumatic
Bullet speed, m/s: 70-130
Muzzle energy, J: up to 3
Charge: 17
Ammunition type: Spherical steel bullets
Weight, kg: 4.25
Overall length, mm: 840
Sights: Mechanical sights
Safety lock: Lever operated, non-automatic
Power supply: 12 g CO2 balloon
Shoulder strap: Swivels
Trigger pull: 8 N (0.8 kgf)
Pneumatic gas-cylinder rifle VPO-512 PPSh-M "Papasha" is made from the legendary Shpagin submachine gun (PPSh-41) by deactivating it from the combat state.
Rifles are designed for training and amateur shooting, and can also be used to master the techniques and rules of shooting from a machine gun.
In accordance with the law "On weapons" rifle refers to structurally similarwith pneumatic weapons products and is not a weapon. It is purchased without a license and is not registered.
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