PP-2000

KBP Instrument Design Bureau · Personal Defense Weapon · In Production · 2006

Also known as: PP-2000, Pistolet-Pulemyot 2000, ПП-2000

Overview

The PP-2000 is a compact, polymer-bodied 9×19mm submachine gun/PDW developed by KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula, Russia, and unveiled in 2004. Patent filed in 2001 and issued 2003. It uses simple straight blowback operation from a closed bolt for accuracy, weighs only 1.4 kg empty, and feeds from 20- or 44-round box magazines housed in the pistol grip. Designed for close-quarter combat, vehicle crews, and law-enforcement entry teams, it is selective-fire with a cyclic rate of 600-800 rpm and an effective range of about 100 m. It is chambered to handle Russian 7N21 and 7N31 +P+ armor-piercing 9×19mm loadings for defeating Class IIIA soft body armor.

Specifications

Weight (empty)1400 g (49.4 oz)
Weight (loaded)1700 g (60.0 oz)
Overall Length582 mm (22.91")
Folded Length350 mm (13.78")
Barrel Length182 mm (7.17")
Height185 mm (7.28")
Width43 mm (1.69")
Action TypeBlowback
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Trigger TypeSelect Fire
Magazine Capacity20 rounds
Magazine TypeDetachable Box
Muzzle Velocity430 m/s (1411 fps)
Muzzle Energy580 J (428 ft·lbf)
Effective Range100 m (109 yd)
Maximum Range200 m (219 yd)
Rate of Fire700 rpm
Barrel RiflingRight Hand
Frame MaterialPolymer
Slide MaterialSteel
Barrel MaterialSteel
Stock MaterialSteel
FinishMatte Black

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Production

Production years: 2006-present

Production figures not publicly disclosed by KBP.

Origin

Country of origin: Russia

Notes

Most distinctive feature: spare 44-round magazine slots into the rear of the receiver to function as a buttstock - eliminating the need for a separate folding stock when the extended magazine is carried. Adopted in 2008 as one of two standard police SMGs alongside the PP-19-01 Vityaz. Velocity ~430 m/s with standard 9x19; up to ~600 m/s with 7N31 +P+ AP.

Background

The signature engineering feature is that the spare 44-round magazine slots into the rear of the receiver to serve as a buttstock - eliminating the need for a separate folding stock when the extended magazine is carried. With Russian 7N31 +P+ armor-piercing ammunition, the PP-2000 can reportedly defeat Class IIIA soft body armor at ranges out to ~30 m, giving it AP performance approaching dedicated PDW rounds (FN 5.7×28mm, HK 4.6×30mm) while retaining the logistical advantage of worldwide-standard 9×19mm chambering.