Russian security forces will receive upgraded SR.2M submachine guns

TsNIITochMash has received a new government contract for the production of modernized SR.2M submachine guns and has begun their production, according to the Kalashnikov Concern.

The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering has begun production of modernized 9mm SR.2M submachine guns under a new government order. Production parameters have not been disclosed. weapon It is in demand among security forces, including those in the SVO zone. Deliveries of this submachine gun to customers, including Rosgvardia soldiers conducting missions in the special operations zone, are expected soon.

The SR.2M submachine gun is a modernized version of the SR.2 "Veresk" submachine gun. The improved version was adopted by the FSB and the Russian National Guard in 2020. The submachine gun is capable of engaging enemies wearing Class II body armor at a range of up to 200 meters and unarmored vehicles at a range of up to 100 meters. It is equipped with Picatinny rails and can also be fitted with a suppressor.

The submachine gun uses a 9x21 mm cartridge and uses two types of magazines for 20 and 30 rounds. The weight of the weapon with a 20-round magazine is 1,7 kg, without a magazine - 1,55 kg. The folding buttstock is removed from above the cover of the automatic transmission, allowing firing with both the unfolded and folded buttstock. There is a collimator sight, specially designed for this submachine gun. The length of the weapon with the folded buttstock is only 36,7 cm. It uses SP-10 cartridges (with a bullet of increased penetration), SP-11 (with a bullet with a lead core) and 7N33 (with an armor-piercing tracer bullet).

• Vladimir Lytkin

Source: https://en.topwar.ru