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The Intratec TEC-9, TEC-DC9, KG-99, and AB-10 are a line of blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols. They were developed by Intratec, an American subsidiary of the Swedish firearms manufacturer Interdynamic AB. Introduced in 1984, the TEC-9 is made of inexpensive molded polymers and a mixture of stamped and milled steel parts. The simple ...
As a result of the lack of a competitive firearms market in Sweden, Interdynamic AB set up a subsidiary in the United States to sell the KG-9. Called Interdynamic USA, this company eventually became Intratec when George Kellgren left the company and Carlos Garcia renamed it Intratec, and continued to sell variants of KG-99, later known as the ...
Placed side by side, the KG-99 and MP-9 upper and lower receivers are identical with the exception that the MP-9 has a bolt hold open slot milled in the upper and the tip of the muzzle has a compensation slot cut into it. Interdynamic produced a very small quantity of registered MP-9 submachine guns due to lack of demand by the general public.
George Kellgren (born May 23, 1943) is a Swedish-born firearms designer, inventor and founder of the gun manufacturer Kel-Tec.His designs include the Intratec TEC-9, Kel-Tec P-11, Kel-Tec KSG, Kel-Tec SUB-2000 carbine and Grendel P10.380 ACP pocket pistol.
Intratec: 9×19mm Parabellum United States: 1984–2001 Thompson/Center Contender: Thompson/Center Arms: Various, interchangeable barrels United States: 1967–2000 (Original/Contender G1) c.1998-present (Contender G2) TP-82 Cosmonaut survival pistol: 40 gauge / 5.45×39mm Soviet Union: c.1986-? TT pistol: Tula Arms Plant: 7.62×25mm Tokarev ...
The perforated jacket around the barrel is typical of TEC-9s pre-1994. Not to mention that the style of perferations are totally different to those on the M/45. The initial KG-9 model was changed to KG-99 in the mid 1980s (when BTILC was made) and designated the TEC-9.
The standard AP-9 has a 5-inch barrel. The AP-9 Target began with a 12-inch barrel (Target AP-9), but this was later reduced to 11 inches (AP-9/11 Target); they both have a separate fore-end and a fluted barrel.
The M60 was lightened to 2.18 kg (99.1 g per inch) with a 22-inch barrel in the M60E3 in the 1980s, but this was later reduced to 2.68 kg (121.8 g per inch), as it was considered dangerous to fire more than 200 rounds continuously as this would cause the barrel to overheat. [26]