In 1990 Tula gunsmiths Basil dirt and Arkady Shipunov developed their version of the most advanced gun in the world for concealed carry "Glock", writes Charlie Gao in his article for The National Interest.
The outlines of the Russian pistol are reminiscent of the Austrian Glock., however, there are minor differences. Besides, the Russian version includes some interesting solutions, which were later used by the Austrian company itself, according to the material.
The similarity lies in the polymer frame, trigger guard, firing mechanism of striker type. And among the differences, the expert especially notes the locking mechanism by turning the barrel.
The rotation was carried out due to the interaction of the tracing groove of the pistol frame liner with a protrusion on the breech of the barrel. In the front part of the shutter, an insert coupling with 10 paired lugs for engaging the bolt with the barrel. When locked, the barrel rotation angle is only 18º.
The Glock is currently using the same system., although almost twenty years have passed, author writes.
AT 2000 the year the Russian pistol was modified, passed all the tests and was adopted by some special forces. Due to its design, the GSh-18 takes much less upward when firing., than a Makarov pistol (PM), which ensured good accuracy. The expert attributed a tight descent to the disadvantages, unusual for many shooters.
At the same time, GSh-18 is much superior to the Glock in reliability when operating in difficult conditions.. The problem with the Austrian pistol is a very moody 17-round double-row magazine., says Russian newspaper. When dirt and dust gets into the store, the gun will immediately wedge. In turn, the Russian GSh-18 is capable of shooting with an uncleaned magazine in any weather..
The weight of a Russian pistol with a loaded magazine - 800 g., his bullet caliber 9 mm from a distance up to 30 meters is guaranteed to be penetrated by a combined-arms bulletproof vest. Muzzle velocity - 600 m / sec.
