Country of origin |
Poland |
Entered service |
2006 (?) |
Caliber |
9 x 19 mm |
Weight |
2.5 kg |
Length |
615 mm |
Length (with folded stock) |
319
mm |
Barrel length |
185
mm |
Muzzle velocity |
360
m/s |
Cyclic rate of fire |
640 rpm |
Practical rate of fire |
30 - 90 rpm |
Magazine capacity |
15, 25 rounds |
Sighting range |
150 m |
Range of effective fire |
150 m |
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The PM-06
is a Polish submachine gun. It is a further development of the
PM-98. It has some
minor improvements over its predecessor, such as a different
buttstock and different sights. The PM-06 is used by the Polish
military and law enforcement forces.
This weapon
can be used by reconnaissance units, special forces, staff officers,
vehicle drivers, artillery crews and some non-frontline units.
The PM-06 is
a simple blowback operated weapon. It fires from a closed bolt. Internally it has similar design
features as the older
PM-84P Glauberyt submachine gun. This
weapon is chambered for a standard 9x19 mm Parabellum pistol round.
Though the
Polish PM-06 is a decent weapon, it can not match performance of the
next-generation submachine guns, such as the German
MP7,
which is smaller, lighter, has longer range and superior
penetration.
A fire mode
selector is located over the pistol grip. It has 3 positions for
"safe", "semi-auto", and "full-auto".
A charging
handle is located on the left side of the receiver. It is no longer
bent upwards, as was on the PM-98. This weapon has got a last shot bolt hold.
It speeds ups reloading of the weapon.
This
submachine gun is fed from 15- or 25-round capacity magazines. These
are compatible with the PM-98 submachine gun, but are not compatible
with the older PM-84P Glauberyt submachine gun. Magazine release
lever is located on the thumb position and resembles typical slide
release levers.
The PM-06
has a slightly different collapsible wire stock, than its
predecessor. It has 3 adjustable retracted positions. When not
required, the stock is collapsed into the weapon.
The PM-06
has got slightly different iron sights than the previous PM-98. The
rear flip-up sight has settings for 75, or 150 meters. Also this
weapon comes with a Picatinny-type scope rail as standard. It is one
of the most significant improvement over the previous PM-98, which
was fitted with a scope rail only optionally. The PM-06 submachine
gun can mount various red dot sights. Effective range of fire is up
to 150 meters. However this weapon is typically used on closer
ranges. The PM-06 is reportedly an accurate weapon.
This weapon
has got a hollow polymer foregrip. A tactical
flashlight or laser pointer can be mounted into the foregrip. The
whole forward grip can be replaced by Picatinny-type accessory
rails. This weapon can mount a
sound suppressor. Once silenced it requires special subsonic
ammunition.
Variants
BRS-99 is a
semi-automatic only version of the PM-06. This weapon can be seen as
an assault pistol. It was specially developed for law
enforcement forces. The BRS-99 has a foregrip with a vertical grip similar
to that of the original
PM-84 Glauberyt.
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