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The plant manufactures rifles and shotguns under the Molot-Oruzhiye (Hammer Weapon) and VEPR (Wild Boar) brands, and is a subsidiary of Rostec. [2] It is one of the largest companies in Kirov Oblast. [3] Molot was established in 1940, and was originally based in Zagorsk, Moscow Oblast. It was the main manufacturer of the PPSh-41 submachine gun. [4]
The Vepr (Ukrainian: Вепр, lit. ' wild boar ') is the first Ukrainian-made assault rifle , designed in 1993–1994 by the State Space Agency of Ukraine and announced in 2003. [ 1 ] It is one of several bullpup conversions of the conventional Russian AK -family design, along with the Polish Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar, the Chinese Norinco Type 86S ...
The stamped steel receiver is reinforced, thicker (1.5 mm instead of 1 mm), and more heavily constructed than a standard Kalashnikov-pattern rifle. The Vepr-12 also incorporates a unique safety catch and bolt release mechanism. A side folding stock is present on most models; however, Vepr-12 shotguns are offered with fixed stocks as well.
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Improvements were made to the initial design from the 1970s which made the rifle capable of handling more powerful cartridges such as the .308 Winchester/7.62×51mm and the more prevalent .223 Remington/5.56×45mm, 5.45×39mm, and 7.62×39mm calibers. These improvements contributed to the modern line of the Saiga rifles being adopted by many ...
The 5.45×39mm cartridge is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge.It was introduced into service in 1974 by the Soviet Union for use with the new AK-74.The 5.45×39mm gradually supplemented and then largely replaced the 7.62×39mm cartridge in Soviet and Warsaw Pact service as the primary military service rifle cartridge.
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Capacities of 2, 5, 7, 8, and 12 round box magazines are available, as well as ten, twelve, and twenty round aftermarket drum magazines. All magazines may be interchanged with all 12 gauge models (sometimes minor fitting may be necessary), although factory-original magazines from Russia only exist in 5, 7, and 8 round box configurations.