Russia equips armor-piercing pistols

The Ministry of Defense has just decided to spend $ 5.2 million to buy a large number of new generation pistols Udav.
The statement of the Russian Army said that, when received, these Udav guns will be prioritized to equip special forces, units on duty on the border or hot spots prone to conflict.

According to Izvestia, the Udav pistol purchased by the Russian Ministry of Defense includes two main versions: a mass-use version for the army with code 6P72 and a specialized version with code 6P72-1. Udav gun. Talking about the need for a new gun model, Albert Bakov, general director of the Central Research Institute of Precision Mechanics of Russia (TsNIITOCHMASH, part of the state-owned high-tech corporation Rostec) said that Udav first and foremost needs it. Essential for mobile forces, the users of the Makarov pistol (K-59) were no longer suitable both in terms of firepower and ammunition reserves to carry. “When bad actors have access to a weapon, even if it’s illegal, so there are situations like when a law enforcement officer encounters an 18-round gun object. while this employee only has 8 bullets,” said general manager TsNIITOCHMASH. In order to increase the power of each shot of the Udav, the company has now successfully developed the most powerful ammunition model in the world for the 9x19mm pistol – the caliber of the Udav. This ammunition has the ability to penetrate level 2 bulletproof armor and at a greater range than other similar ammunition. Reliability, ease of use, and power are the main advantages of Russian pistols, and the new 9x19mm pistol also converges these characteristics, but at a higher range, according to a review from the US site National Interest. The American newspaper said that, along with the new 9x19mm gun, most experts have recognized the Udav pistol of TsNIIITOCHMASH as an invention with a number of technical improvements applied in this project. The first improvement, the design features of the barrel ensures that the “closed shutter” cannot move backwards on its own, the trigger rod cannot be moved, and the trigger is locked. The second improvement, the frame of the gun is made in the form of a special stamping die. The result is an increased product life. Next, the fact proved the high accuracy of the gun. The next revolutionary of the gun is the opening of the safety pin that ensures complete safety when handling the weapon. Even if the loaded pistol is directly hit with the trigger, no “trigger snatching” will occur. In particular, the gun is very convenient in close combat, ensuring maneuverability and fast reloading. The gun can be held securely with wet hands, when wearing gloves and allows comfortable shooting with either right or left hand. The Udav gun reloads very quickly: as soon as the cartridge is empty, the barrel lock is retained and the empty magazine is ejected with the push of a button on the handle. As soon as the new magazine is inserted, the first bullet will automatically reload and can be fired immediately. In addition, special patents are granted for silencers with replaceable heat-absorbing modules (special forces version), for cartridges and ammunition. The Udav pistol is capable of using all 9x21mm ammunition.