PP-19 Bizon
| Bizon SMG | |
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| Type | Submachine gun |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1996–present |
| Used by | FSB, Ministry of Justice, Venezuela, North Korea |
| Wars | Dagestan conflict, Second Chechen War, 2008 South Ossetia war |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Victor Mikhailovich Kalashnikov, Alexei Dragunov |
| Designed | 1993–1995 |
| Manufacturer | Izhmash |
| Produced | 1996–present |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 2.1 kg (4.63 lb) |
| Length | 660 mm (26.0 in) stock extended / 425 mm (16.7 in) stock folded (Bizon) 690 mm (27.2 in) stock extended / 460 mm (18.1 in) stock folded (Bizon-2) |
| Barrel length | 195 mm (7.7 in) (Bizon) 230 mm (9.1 in) (Bizon-2 9×18mm Makarov) 225 mm (8.9 in) (Bizon-2-01 9×19mm Parabellum) |
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| Cartridge |
9×18mm Makarov 9×19mm Parabellum .380 ACP (9×17mm Short) 7.62×25mm Tokarev |
| Action | Blowback, closed bolt |
| Rate of fire | 650–700 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 320 m/s (1,050 ft/s) (9×18mm Makarov) 380 m/s (1,246.7 ft/s) (9×19mm Parabellum) |
| Effective firing range | 100 m (9×18mm Makarov) 200 m (9×19mm Parabellum) |
| Feed system | 64-round helical magazine (9×18mm Makarov) 53-round helical magazine (9×19mm Parabellum) (Bizon-2-01) |
| Sights | Hooded front post, rear flip-up notch |
The Bizon ("Bison") is a 9mm submachine gun developed in the early 1990s at Izhmash by a team of engineers headed by Victor Kalashnikov (son of the famous engineer Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47 & AK-74). Alexei Dragunov, youngest son of Evgeny Dragunov (the creator of the SVD sniper rifle), was also a member of the design team.
The Bizon was developed at the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) and is primarily intended for counter-terrorist and law enforcement units that usually need fast and accurate fire at close ranges. Prototypes were trialed by the Special Equipment Research Institute in 1995 where they outperformed several competitors, and the weapon was accepted into service on December 28, 1996. The Bizon is no longer in production, having been replaced by Vityaz-SN.
The Bizon is issued to armed response units of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and Ministry of Justice. It was used in combat operations against separatists in the volatile North Caucasus region, namely Chechnya and Dagestan.
The Bizon is a lightweight selective fire weapon that fires from a closed bolt, a feature that enhances the gun's accuracy. It is based on the AKS-74 and features a 60% parts commonality with the assault rifle. Chambered for the standard Russian 9×18mm Makarov pistol cartridge, the gun will also fire a new high-impulse armor-piercing 57-N-181SM round.
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