PTR 9KT 9MM 5.83″ BARREL 30+1 BLACK PTR603

BARREL 30+1 BLACK PTR603

The barrel 30+1 black ptr603 features an M-LOK compatible aluminum handguard with an attached finger guard. The nitride treated 5.16″, 3-lug barrel is threaded to 1/2 x 28. Both a push-button and paddle magazine release are standard. The 2.55″ precision-welded top rail enables the use of compact optics or the traditional iron sights (included). But the aluminum end cap features a removable QD sling mount with an attachable M1913 rail and stock adapter. The gunships are in a heavy-duty range case with a single-point bungee sling, two 30-round magazines and a rear sight adjustment tool.

A single-action handgun, the PTR 9KT 9MM 5.83″ uses a lightly textured polymer frame and hybrid blowback operating system to reduce weight. For this reason, the pistol weighs 14 ounces. But the 4.3-inch barrel includes a flash suppressor, which further sticks out than the stock barrel. Buy Beretta Px4 Storm For Sale.

SPECIFICATIONS

Overall Length: 13.38″

Barrel: 5.16″

Twist: 1/10

Weight: 4.8 lbs

Caliber: 9 x 19

Operating Systems: Roller-delayed blowback

Action: Semi-Automatic (NFA-REGISTERED, FULL AUTO SEAR PACK READY)

Trigger Pull: 4.8 lbs.

AK “pistols” of any kind have no practical advantages over a similar AK model with a stock with the possible exception of being smaller and easier to hide.

AK pistols exist only because of a quirk of US law. In the US, a rifle with a stock must have minimum barrel length of 16 inches. If it is shorter than that, it is classified as a Short Barrel Rifle and is very heavily regulated. You have to pay a $200 tax and undergo a long bureaucratic process with lots of paperwork. The law also prohibits attaching stocks to pistols.

There are some AK models, like AK74SU, which have a much shorter barrel.

In order to sell them without restrictions on the US civilian market they are re-made on receivers that exclude the fully-automatic function and have no provision for the stock attachment. Having a short barrel and no stock allows them to be legally classified as pistols.

Obviously, they are too large and heavy to be used like normal pistol for more than a couple of shots, and the absence of a stock makes them unusable in the fashion of a rifle. As a result, the shooter winds up holding it by the grip and forend with no real support. This can be mitigated to a degree with a sling, but it’s still not ideal. Hands with no other support are a poor shooting platform for a rifle-weight gun.

Meanwhile, any AK-style rifle with a stock can be used in normal rifle fashion, allowing for greater accuracy and comfort.