PP-2000
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| PP-2000 | |
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| Type | Submachine gun |
| Place of origin |  Russia |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Russia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
| Designed | 2001 |
| Manufacturer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1.4 kg (unloaded) |
| Length | 340 mm without shoulder stock / 555 mm with stock attached and extended |
| Width | 43 mm |
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| Cartridge | 9x19mm Parabellum |
| Action | Blowback |
| Rate of fire | 600-800 rounds/min |
| Effective range | 200 m |
| Feed system | 20, 44-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Rear notch, front post |
The PP-2000 is an advanced submachine gun made by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. It was first publicly displayed at the Interpolytech-2004 exhibition in Moscow even though its patent was filled in 2001 and issued in 2003.
The PP-2000 is designed as a personal defense and close quarter combat weapon, intended for SWAT and Special Operations forces. It is now available to military and law enforcement users worldwide. The PP-2000 is a conventional blowback-operated weapon and weighs 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) empty. It is chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum, and specifically designed to utilize the new Russian 7N31 +P+ armor-piercing version of the cartridge. This is intended to give the PP-2000 armor-piercing capability comparable to the FN P90 and Heckler & Koch MP7 personal defense weapons while retaining the superior stopping power of the larger 9mm Parabellum round. One unusual feature is the ability to store a spare 44-round magazine at the rear of the gun, where it also functions as a stock. A wire folding stock is also available.
