In 1990, there was one of the strangest submachine guns in the history of arms. This, of course, talking about Calico M960 - quite controversial weapons, which, in spite of the many factors that could offer some interesting solutions. Hard to believe, but at one time quite well Calico M960 was exported from the US to other countries. Ended the same weapons design is very sad.
There are a lot of very strange firearms. More often than not "bold experimentation" on the field of arms never leave the drawing board, and certainly do not become serial samples. The exception to this trend is certainly a remarkable sub-machine gun, seeing that after the products, that "Kalashnikov", that "Colt" that the German H & K would like to ask, what substances are used the creators of this "Miracle"?
Help from Novate.ru: According to official statistics, in recent years, about 40% of United States citizens possess firearms or live in a part of families where there is stored a firearm. In this case, the population is about 393 million weapons, is 67 million more than the US population.
In fact, Calico designers did nothing. Moreover, in spite of the unusual appearance, this weapon has some interesting solutions.
This submachine gun was designed by the American company Calico Light Weapon Systems in 1990. Fully automatic creation Calico used blowback. arms body is made of plastic, which makes it both durable and very easy.
As the M960 ammunition cartridges used 9x19 mm Parabellum. Rate reached 750 rounds per minute. weapons Empty weight - 2.17 kg. With folded butt length of just 647 mm PP. It is obvious that the guys from Calico tried to create the best weapons for fighting in tight spaces.
The main feature of all modifications Calico, which appeared subsequently, was an unusual store and its location. Weapon uses high capacity cylindrical magazines which may contain 50 or 100 cartridges.
Help from Novate.ruIn the US there are approximately 4% of the world's population, while in their possession is about 46% of all firearms on the Planet. Those. a hundred residents of the United States accounted for more than 120 firearms. This is more than two times greater than that of the population coming in second place in Yemen.
Inside the shop a spring, which "drives" ammunition off the neck of a spiral. The high capacity magazine was one of the major advantages of long-term sub-machine gun.
Developed element of ammunition were designers Michael Miller and Warren Stockton in 1985. In addition, the store was located where it is not used to seeing the vast majority of people - in the back of the housing, the top rather than the bottom.
It is noteworthy that the M960 has been very successful from a commercial point of view of the project. Submachine gun actively purchased security agencies in Europe, the Middle East and in South America.
Even within the United States Calico in demand among the police departments who buy small quantities of PP. Manufacturers even wanted to promote his creation to market civilian weapons, but was buried US officials, when passed a law on the dimensional constraints of civilian weapons stores in 1994. 10 ammunition.
In 2000, the company Calico Light Weapon Systems went with weapons market.
How about in order to learn even more interesting about the weapon? It should read about it, what is needed "Crown" on the flash hider AK-12 and find out what it is - a utilitarian thing, or just decoration.
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