My latest project is a copy of the Soviet PP-19 "Bizon" (Buffalo) SMG.
The PP-19 Bizon (Russian: Пистолет Пулемёт Бизон, Pistolet Pulemyot Bizon, Pistol Submachine Gun "Bison") is a 9×18mm Makarov submachine gun developed in 1993 by the Russian company Izhmash. The Bizon was designed by a team of engineers headed by Victor Kalashnikov (son of engineer Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47) and including Alexei Dragunov (youngest son of Yevgeny Dragunov, the creator of the SVD sniper rifle).[1][2][3]
The Bizon was developed at the request of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)[3] and is primarily intended for counter-terrorist and law enforcement units that need fast and accurate fire at close ranges. It features a distinctive helical magazine under the barrel that can hold 64 rounds. Prototypes were trialed by the Special Equipment Research Institute in 1995 where they outperformed several competitors, and the weapon was accepted into service on 28 December 1996.
The Bizon is issued to armed response units of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and Ministry of Justice in Russia. It was used in combat operations against separatists in the North Caucasus region, namely Chechnya and Dagestan.[citation needed] The Bizon has been largely replaced by the PP-19-01 Vityaz in Russian service, which was developed directly from the design of the Bizon, due to reliability issues with the helical magazine.
My copy will be slightly updated with a Zenitco handguard. It is based on the PSA AKV in 9x18 and will be SBR'ed on a Form 1, already submitted. Here is the Helical magazine and it has already been successfully teste fired. I'm waiting on the magazine catch and had to hold the magazine in place with my hand, but it worked well.
The Soviet magazine
The PP-19 Bizon (Russian: Пистолет Пулемёт Бизон, Pistolet Pulemyot Bizon, Pistol Submachine Gun "Bison") is a 9×18mm Makarov submachine gun developed in 1993 by the Russian company Izhmash. The Bizon was designed by a team of engineers headed by Victor Kalashnikov (son of engineer Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47) and including Alexei Dragunov (youngest son of Yevgeny Dragunov, the creator of the SVD sniper rifle).[1][2][3]
The Bizon was developed at the request of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)[3] and is primarily intended for counter-terrorist and law enforcement units that need fast and accurate fire at close ranges. It features a distinctive helical magazine under the barrel that can hold 64 rounds. Prototypes were trialed by the Special Equipment Research Institute in 1995 where they outperformed several competitors, and the weapon was accepted into service on 28 December 1996.
The Bizon is issued to armed response units of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and Ministry of Justice in Russia. It was used in combat operations against separatists in the North Caucasus region, namely Chechnya and Dagestan.[citation needed] The Bizon has been largely replaced by the PP-19-01 Vityaz in Russian service, which was developed directly from the design of the Bizon, due to reliability issues with the helical magazine.
My copy will be slightly updated with a Zenitco handguard. It is based on the PSA AKV in 9x18 and will be SBR'ed on a Form 1, already submitted. Here is the Helical magazine and it has already been successfully teste fired. I'm waiting on the magazine catch and had to hold the magazine in place with my hand, but it worked well.
The Soviet magazine
