CODE – 02-125-993

NAME – Bizon-2

NAME (NATIVE) – PP-19

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Russia

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1993

CALIBER – 9x18mm (9mm Makarov)

OVERALL LENGTH – 42.5 cm (16.73 in) Stock folded, 66 cm (26 in) Stock extended

BARREL LENGTH – 24 cm (9.4 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 – groove, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 24 cm (9.4 in)

BULLET DIAMETER – 9.25 mm (0.364 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 6.1 g (94 gr)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 320 m/s (1050 fps) – 57-N-181S

MUZZLE ENERGY – 312 j (230 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 2.10 kg (4lb 10 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.13 kg (6 lb 14.5 oz)

SIGHTS – Front – post, adjustable for elevation zeroing, Rear – Tangent square notch, adjustable for 50, 100, 150 m (55, 109, 164 yds). Side rail mount on left side of receiver for optical and electro-optical sights.

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 200 m (219 yds)

OPERATION – Blowback, fires from closed bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, semi and full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 50 rpm Semi, 132 rpm Full

CYCLIC ROF – 700 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 66 – round plastic-bodied helical magazine

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.37 kg (13 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.03 kg (2 lb 4.3 oz)

BASIC LOAD – 1-66 round magazine (66 rounds)

LOAD WT – 1.03 kg (2 lb 4.3 oz)

MANUFACTURER – IZHMASH OJSC, Izhevsk, Russia

STATUS – In production

SERVICE – Russian Security and Law Enforcement, Variant produced in Vietnam as the SN9P.

Victor Kalashnikov (Son of Mikhail Kalashnikov) and Alexey Dragunov (youngest son of Evgenij Dragunov – designer of the SVD sniper rifle) were the design team that developed the Bizon submachinegun at the request of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). The intent for the weapon was that it be compact and capable of a high volume of accurate close-in fire for counter-terrorist and law enforcement units. The basic receiver is that of the AKS-74U, stamped from sheet metal and shortened to accommodate the shorter 9x18mm round. The gas system has been removed and the weapon operates with a simple blowback action. The firing mechanism and controls are taken directly from the AKS-74, making the Bizon a closed-bolt, hammer fired system.

     The feed system is a “helical” magazine design. The ammunition is carried in a spirally slotted carrier at the center of the cylindrical magazine body. Spring pressure drives the slotted carrier, moving the ammunition along a spiral to the feed lips at the upper rear. The 64-round magazine capacity was selected as 64 is a multiple of 16, and 9×18mm Makarov rounds are packaged in boxes of 16. The magazine slots into a groove underneath the front sight of the weapon and is secured with the magazine catch at the rear. This very secure magazine attachment allows it to be used as the front grip when firing the weapon.

     The folding stock and horizontal magazine allow the Bizon to be very easy to conceal under a coat or jacket. The magazine also gives a reasonably high volume of fire while still maintaining a slim profile.