MGP SMG
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The Peruvian MGP series is a family of 9 millimeter submachine guns and semi-automatic pistols which have been produced by the Peruvian Navy's SIMA CEFAR (Changed to SIMA Electronica in 1996) factory since the 1980s. MGP stands for Marina de Guerra del Peru. Although compact as submachine guns they are somewhat bulky as pistols.
MGPs are simple blowback designs firing from an open bolt. They are equipped with folding stocks which stabilize the weapon when firing at longer ranges. All versions may be fitted with a suppressor and are meant to use Uzi magazines.
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[edit] Variants
[edit] MGP-14
The MGP-14 Micro is a semi-automatic combat handgun that has been produced since 1990. It is simply a semiauto version of the MGP-84 Mini. It replaced the Browning Hi-power (produced under license by SIMA-CEFAR) as the standard sidearm of the Peruvian army.
[edit] MGP-15
The MGP-15 replaced the Israeli Uzi and was the first SIMA CEFAR submachine gun to be a standard weapon for the Peruvian army. It is also sold for export. It is an Uzi-style design with a telescopic (or wrap-around) bolt and accepts the magazine in the handgrip. The stock folds across the front of the trigger guard and can be used as a forward handgrip: the weapon is 271 mm long in this configuration (490 mm with stock extended).
[edit] MGP-79/79 A
The MGP-79 (updated as the MGP-87) is a larger weapon with a longer barrel (500 mm long with stock folded) and a forward magazine housing that also serves as a foregrip.
[edit] MGP-84
The MGP-84 is an updated version of the MGP-15.
[edit] Specifications
- Caliber: 9mmx19mm Parabellum
- Mass: 2.31 kg empty
- Rate of fire: 700 rounds per minute
- Magazine capacity: 20 or 32-round detachable box
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