November 12,2008:
Over the last few years, the Russian police and special operations
personnel have been getting a new 9mm submachine gun, the PP-2000. The new
weapon has proved to be very popular. It's reliable, light (3.3 pounds empty)
and compact (13 inches, or 33cm, long with the stock retracted). When the
gunstock is used, it can also hold a spare 44 round magazine. With the
gunstock, the weapon is 22 inches (55.5cm) long. Rate of fire is 10-12 rounds a
second. It uses a 20 or 44 round magazines.