What a find.
Born from the fury of WW2, and of the evolution of two parents - the Russian PPD-35 and PPsh-41 Submachine guns! The PPSH41/22 combines the essential elements of both into a legal semi-automatic rifle, firing the most convenient ammunition around!
Reminiscent of the famous WW2 ‘burp gun’ developed and refined through colossal wartime use, the Shpagin designed sub-machine gun wreaked havoc from the WW2 Eastern Front, Korean frontier, Vietnamese jungles, to modern-day Africa. Perhaps the most prolific of battle-hardened Submachine Guns, it is now available in a refined, meticulously crafted semi auto rifle which is bound to be a hit with everyone. From plinking, varmint shooting, or a day at the range, this rifle will be a joy to shoot and a conversation piece for all who watch you land ‘tight groups’ at 25 yards! Greatly improved over its military-grade cousin, the wood stock has a superior finish and the receiver is precision machined and a homogeneous singular steel body from rear to front muzzle which probably ensures its excellent accuracy. The cylindrical bolt is enhanced for reliability by both forward and rearward guide rod, recoil spring assemblies to ensure flawless feed and extraction through blowback operation.
For those who would like to remember Stalingrad, there is now a beautiful recreation of the PPSh 41. There’s no full-auto, of course, and the cartridge is .22 Long Rife. For this, we can thank Don Mitchell and the Pietta factory in Italy. And, they have made it with far more precision than the workmen at Tula back in 1941.
The walnut-stained hardwood stock and the matte blue finish maintain the authentic appearance. The sights are square-post front and V-notch rear. The dovetail-mounted rear sight can be moved laterally. With the exception of the buttplate and the filler-piece around the magazine, the construction is all-steel and nicely done. The magazine catch is inside the front trigger guard and is pushed forward to release. The safety lever is at the rear of the receiver on the right side. It goes forward to fire, rearward for on-safe, alternately showing a red or a white dot.
Each rifle comes with a 10-round magazine, additional 30 round stick magazines and 50 round drum magazines are available.
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