9×21mm Gyurza
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The 9×21mm Gyurza (Гюрза, Russian for "blunt-nosed viper") round is a Russian handgun round designed to defeat body armor that was developed by TsNIITochMash for its SR-1 Vektor semi-automatic pistol and SR-2 Veresk submachine gun.
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Type | Pistol | |||||||||||||||
Place of origin | Russia | |||||||||||||||
Service history | ||||||||||||||||
Used by | FSB Russian Army | |||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||
Designer | TsNIITochMash | |||||||||||||||
Produced | 1990s–present | |||||||||||||||
Variants | SP-10 (7N29), SP-11 (7N28), SP-12, SP-13 (7BTZ) | |||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
Parent case | 9×21mm[1] | |||||||||||||||
Case type | Straight, rimless | |||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | 9.05 mm (0.356 in) | |||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | 9.6 mm (0.38 in) | |||||||||||||||
Base diameter | 9.9 mm (0.39 in) | |||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | 9.9 mm (0.39 in) | |||||||||||||||
Rim thickness | 1.2 mm (0.047 in) | |||||||||||||||
Case length | 20.9 mm (0.82 in) | |||||||||||||||
Overall length | 32.7 mm (1.29 in) | |||||||||||||||
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Source(s): Modern Firearms |
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