Intratec TEC-9

Intratec · Pistol · Discontinued · 1985

Weight (empty)1400 g (49.4 oz)
Overall Length317 mm (12.48")
Barrel Length127 mm (5.00")
Height216 mm (8.50")
Width38 mm (1.50")
Magazine Capacity32 rounds
Action TypeBlowback
Firing MechanismStriker Fired
Muzzle Velocity365 m/s (1198 fps)
Muzzle Energy496 J (366 ft·lbf)
Effective Range50 m (55 yd)
Frame MaterialStamped Steel

Primary Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum

The Intratec TEC-9 is a blowback-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum, designed by Swedish engineer George Kellgren and manufactured in Miami, Florida by Intratec from 1985 until 2001. Evolved from Kellgren's earlier open-bolt KG-9 — which was reclassified as a machine gun by the ATF in 1982, prompting a redesign to closed-bolt striker-fired operation — the TEC-9 became one of the most recognizable compact pistols of the late 1980s and 1990s. It features a stamped sheet...

Country of Origin: United States

Designer: George Kellgren