Submachine Guns

Tactical Firearms Academy Offers Submachine Gun Class.

Well, if you’ve ever wanted to learn how to handle and shoot a subgun properly, and have never had the chance, you might want to give Dave Sanders and the boys at Tactical Firearms Academy a call, particularly if you live in Florida. I’m seriously considering calling these guys and signing up myself. Just from the description, it looks like …

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PM-98/98S 9mm Subgun Becomes Available in the U.S.

Described by noted gun writer Al Paulson as "an inspired cross between a Mini Uzi and MP-5", this new Polish submachine gun offering, made by Radom, looks very interesting. The difference between the PM-98 and PM-98S models is that the PM-98S lacks the former’s recoil reducer. The PM-98 fires at 640 rpm, while the PM-98S fires at 770 rpm. The …

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Who needs an MP-5, When You’ve Got a Bizon 2?

Alright, let’s see–Kalashnikov reliability and durability, over double the capacity of a standard subgun, light weight, low recoil, and it’s available in 9mm parabellum. Just one question. Where do I sign up? Russia’s Bizon 2, made by Izhmash, utilizes an under-barrel mounted helical feed magazine that holds a whopping 64 rounds of 9mm ammo. Valery Shilin’s Gun Club site has …

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Russia’s Very Trick Multi-Caliber Personal Defense Weapon

Russia’s Gepard PDW looks to be a real comer in the PDW arena. The gun apparently allows the operator to fire different types of 9mm rounds with different lengths without changing the magazine or barrel. It also utilizes some kind of "anti-recoil system". One of the rounds it can fire is the 9x30mm Grom round, which has special armor piercing …

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