CODE – 01-125-967

NAME – Makarov PB

NAME (NATIVE) – 6P9, Makarova Pistolet Besshumnyj (Makarov Pistol, Silent)

TYPE – Suppressed semiautomatic pistol

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Soviet Union

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1967

CALIBER – 9x18mm (9mm Makarov)

OVERALL LENGTH – 31 cm (12.2 in) with front suppressor in place

17 cm (6.7 in) with front suppressor removed

BARREL LENGTH – 10.5 cm (4.13 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4-Groove, Right hand twist, 1 turn in 26 cm (1 turn in 10.24 in)

BULLET DIAMETER – 9.25 mm (0.364 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 6.07 g (93.7 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 290 m/s (951 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 255 j (188 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.96 kg (2 lb 1.9 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.09 kg (2 lb 6.5 oz) loaded with 8 rounds

SIGHTS – Open, iron, non-adjustable, Front sight – Post, Rear sight – U-notch, Luminous inserts for night shooting

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 20 m (22 yards)

OPERATION – Blowback, double-action

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 30 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 8 round removable box magazine, single-column

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.046 kg (1.62 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.126 kg (4.4 oz)

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two – 8 round magazines (16 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.252 kg (8.9 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Izhevsk Mechanical Plant, Izhevsk, Russia

STATUS – In use

SERVICE – Soviet Spetznaz, KGB, Russian Special Forces and Intelligence units

127 db reduced

Suppressor 32mm dia

      The rear mount slips over the end of the barrel, and the interrupted threads permit tightening the suppressor onto the PB with 1/4 turn.  The non-suppressed average was 158.9 dB in 2001 and 158.2 dB in 2004. That gives a level of 127.5 dB for the suppressed version, giving a net reduction of 31.4 dB First round “pop” +1.5 db