Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Gun of the Day- The "Don't Get Stung" Edition

Škorpion vz. 61

Type Submachine gun
Place of origin Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service 1961–present
Production history
Designer Miroslav Rybář
Designed 1959
Manufacturer Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod, Zastava Arms[1]
Specifications
Weight 1.30 kg (2.87 lb) (vz. 61)
1.28 kg (2.8 lb) (vz. 61 E)
1.44 kg (3.2 lb) (vz. 82, vz. 83)
Length 517 mm (20.4 in) stock extended / 270 mm (10.6 in) stock folded
Barrel length 115 mm (4.5 in) (vz. 61, vz. 61 E)
113 mm (4.4 in) (vz. 82, vz. 83)
Width 43 mm (1.7 in) (vz. 61, vz. 61 E)
49 mm (1.9 in) (vz. 82, vz. 83)
Cartridge .32 ACP (7.65×17mm Browning SR) (vz. 61, vz. 61 E)
9×19mm Parabellum (vz. 68)
9×18mm Makarov (vz. 65, vz. 82)
.380 ACP (9×17mm Short) (vz. 64, vz. 83)
Action Blowback, closed bolt
Rate of fire 850 rounds/min (vz. 61, vz. 61 E)
900 rounds/min (vz. 82, vz. 83)
Muzzle velocity 320 m/s (1,050 ft/s) (vz. 61, vz. 61 E, vz. 82)
292 m/s (958.0 ft/s) (vz. 83)
Effective range 50–150 m[2] (vz. 61, .32 ACP)
Feed system 10 or 20-round curved magazine, straight box magazine in 9 mm variants
Sights Adjustable front post, flip-up rear sight
148 mm (5.8 in) sight radius


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