MAB PAP F1
Manufacture d'Armes de Bayonne (MAB) · Pistol · Out Of Production · 1975
Also known as: MAB P-15 F1, Pistolet Automatique de Precision F1, PAP F-1
Overview
The MAB PAP F1 (Pistolet Automatique de Precision, Modele F1) is a French target pistol, a long-barrelled precision variant of the MAB PA-15 built by Manufacture d'Armes de Bayonne. It retains the PA-15's unusual delayed-blowback action with a Savage-Searle rotating barrel and its 15-round double-stack 9x19mm magazine, but fits a lengthened 140mm barrel and adjustable target sights for competition and marksmanship use. The PAP F1 was issued in small numbers to French army shooting teams, and saw limited service with the Gendarmerie and Air Force.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 1090 g (38.4 oz) |
| Weight (loaded) | 1250 g (44.1 oz) |
| Overall Length | 226 mm (8.90") |
| Barrel Length | 140 mm (5.51") |
| Height | 138 mm (5.43") |
| Width | 35 mm (1.38") |
| Sight Radius | 175 mm (6.89") |
| Action Type | Delayed Blowback |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 15 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 360 m/s (1181 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 481 J (355 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 50 m (55 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 200 m (219 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Slide Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 9x19mm Parabellum · primary · 9mm NATO — also known as 9mm Luger, 9mm NATO, 9x19mm
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Frame Mounted Manual Safety, Magazine Disconnect
- Features: Savage Searle Rotating Barrel, Extended Target Barrel, Adjustable Target Sights, Double Stack Magazine, External Hammer
Base model
Service history
Operators
- French Army marksmanship teams · as PAP F1
- French Gendarmerie
- French Air Force
Production
Production years: 1975-1990
Small-batch production of the target/precision variant; issued to French army marksmanship teams
Origin
Country of origin: France
Discontinued: 1990
Notes
Produced in far smaller numbers than the standard PA-15. When MAB closed in 1982, remaining parts stocks were used to assemble further pistols into later years.
Background
The PAP F1 turned MAB's high-capacity service pistol into a match gun: the same rotating-barrel action that gave the PA-15 its soft recoil, paired with a longer barrel and adjustable sights, made it a favourite of French military shooting teams.