New 2017 Weapons: Remington RP9 Pistol
Armory Remington is mainly known for its guns and rifles, but this year, at the SHOT Show 2017, it demonstrated a rather interesting pistol, positioned as a weapon for law enforcement agencies. The manufacturer considers the main features of this gun to be high reliability, ease of handling and constant combat readiness with sufficient security. Given the fact that Remington, of short-barreled weapons, is best known for its variations on the Colt 1911 theme, the new pistol looks more than interesting.If you evaluate the RP9 pistol in appearance, then there is absolutely nothing remarkable in it, such weapons are shown annually in dozens, and if it does not find its niche, then it is often forgotten. However, the arms company Remington is a large enough and well-known manufacturer who can not only make good weapons, but also provide them with enough advertising to get them interested in the police and the army. What will come of this, time will tell, in the meantime, the company has secured itself by adjusting the production of stores of reduced capacity in order to fit into the restrictions for the civilian market.
Despite the unremarkable appearance of the weapon, on closer examination some details attract attention. One of these parts - the back pad on the handle of the gun. This item is interchangeable, fixed pin. By replacing this lining, the gun can be adapted to the size of the palm of the arrow. This possibility is clearly not superfluous, especially since interchangeable pads of three different sizes are supplied with the gun.The second remarkable feature is that the gun has duplicated controls on both sides of the weapon. Thus, the shutter delay button is located on the left and on the right, and the button for extracting the magazine can be rearranged to either side. Such two-sidedness makes the weapon equally convenient for both left-handers and right-handers. The lever for disassembling the weapon is located only on the left side.
A lot of questions are caused by the absence of some controls that are familiar to most pistols. There is not even a hint of a fuse switch on the weapon; all the obvious safety devices are limited only by the automatic safety on the trigger of the weapon. This is explained by the fact that the designers of the Remington company tried to make their pistol constantly ready for use without delay, that is, they pulled out and fired according to the principle. At the same time, attention was paid to the safety of weapons.The whole secret, which has long been a secret and is found in many other models of pistols, lies in the trigger mechanism. The trigger mechanism of a pistol Remington RP9 drumnik, only double action. Thus, each shot is self-cocked with the effort of pressing the trigger. Despite the fact that when the trigger is pressed, the shooter compresses the mainspring, the pressing force does not exceed 3 kgf. It is also possible to adjust the triggering force, it can be reduced to 2,5 kgf, but this will lead to a larger trigger travel.
The Remington RP9 pistol has an indicator of the presence of a cartridge in the chamber, which is realized as a painted surface on the ejector, which becomes visible when the weapon is in combat readiness.Thus, if you insert a magazine into the gun and ottyanuv bolt to send the cartridge into the chamber, then for a shot it will be enough just to pull the trigger. At the same time, the gun remains safe for continuous wear, as long as the automatic safety key is not pressed and the trigger is squeezed, the shot will not occur. With an adequate level of training and responsibility, the shooter of these means of protection from an accidental shot is enough.
Separately, it is worth mentioning that, despite the rather small effort of pressing the trigger, shooting with a self-coil will still affect the accuracy of the fire, which can be attributed to the minuses of the gun. It would be much more logical to equip the pistol with a double-action trigger mechanism and to provide a key for safe descent of the drummer. This would make the gun more convenient, and the complexity of the design would be insignificant.
Once the conversation turned to the accuracy of firing, it would be unfair not to mention aiming devices. The standard version of the weapon is equipped with the simplest one and the front sight with light-accumulating points. Both elements can be replaced with more convenient ones for the shooter. Instead of the rear sight, you can install a collimator sight. Additionally, the gun can be equipped with a laser target designator or a flashlight, for which there is a seat in front of the safety bracket.The system of automatic weapons built on the scheme using the recoil energy in the short course of the barrel. Disengagement of the barrel with the cover-bolt is due to the distortion of the breech. The distortion of the trunk is due to the figure cut in the tide under the chamber.
Due to the fact that the gun has a polymer frame, its weight without ammunition is 750 grams. A weapon shop can hold 18 9x19 or 10 ammunition for the civilian market. Gun barrel length - 114 millimeters, thickness - 32 millimeter, height - 141 millimeter.Thanks to the well-thought-out design of the weapon, as well as the use of parts, the release of which has already been adjusted, the cost of the weapon was reduced to a minimum. At the moment, a pistol with two shops costs only 489 US dollars.
The excellent characteristics of the weapon, the common cartridge and the constant combat readiness of the gun can cause the weapon to really take its place in the police or army. An important role in this issue can play a low price gun. But you should not write off other models of weapons from other manufacturers, since this year there are a lot of new pistols, which are predicted to have a great future.
- Mark Poddubny
- SHOT Show 2017
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