RSh-12 - assault revolver (photo)

RSh-12 - assault revolver caliber 12 mm - one of the heaviest and massive pistols in the world. It was developed at the beginning of the 2000s at the Tula KBP for a 12.7 x 55 mm cartridge, which was also suitable for the assault machine ASh-12.

The gun has a one-piece metal frame and a five-round drum folding to the left. Why this weapon is considered one of the best in the world for shooting at close range, we will try to find out in this article.

Revolver RSh-12. Prehistory of creation

According to many experts, the pistol is the most powerful military revolver in the world, which uses a large-caliber cartridge from a sniper rifle.

The origin of weapons occurred in the 2000s in Tula, where at that time the rifle "Exhaust" was designed. Indeed, several decades ago, special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs used the same weapons as the army. For example, if the main military hand weapon for the army was AKM, then the spetsnaz owned AKM (SL). These machines used the same kind of cartridges - 7.62x39 mm.

In the late 80's and early 90's, the special forces switched to a 9x39 mm combat cartridge and, naturally, to the new armament - Vintorez ARC and AS Val, and after a while - to SR-3 Vikhr.

Birth of a gun

In the zero years was created an updated sniper rifle for a 12.7 x 55 mm ammunition. For this cartridge in 2011, the PCB was equipped with the assault machine ASh-12 and RSh-12 (assault revolver).

Ammunition for the pistol

To understand how much power this weapon has, one should plunge into the history of the creation of his patron. For example, let's take the United States, where the revolvers using .357 "Magnum" are very famous. This cartridge is about 9x33 mm in size. It is much higher in power than 9x19 mm "Parabellum", it has a stronger stopping effect and breakdown energy.

Such pistols are used by some armies of NATO countries. Also Americans like .44 "Magnum", which corresponds to the caliber of 10.9x33 mm. This is even more powerful cartridge, superior in its parameters, even the famous ammunition for the "Colt".

Such revolvers with powerful ammunition can be found among the common people and some American officers who bought it themselves. All these ammunition for pistols and even a cartridge with a caliber of 12.7x33 mm are fading in front of our sample of 12.7x55 mm, which is more powerful than all those described in 1.5 times. Just under such a patron and developed a pistol (revolver) RSh-12.

Variety of cartridges for a revolver

Under the RSh-12 and the AS-12 submachine gun, several types of ammunition were created:

1. PS-12A is a very light bullet. This type of cartridge is designed for shooting in a metropolis with peaceful inhabitants. After all, such a bullet in short sectors passes to the enemy all his strength, often leading to the loss of limbs. However, even at a distance of more than 100 meters, it is deprived of its power and is not capable of damaging an accidental passer-by.

2. The revolver, whose photo we see in the article, is also equipped with a PD-12 cartridge, which has the same characteristics as the PS-12A, but has two bullets, located in the cartridge case one after another. Thus, when firing at the enemy, not one but two bullets flies, which increases the compactness of the fire. At the same time, they also lose their lethal force after 100 meters.

3. PS-12 with a heavy bullet. By its design, the cartridge is similar to the "Magnum", only more powerful. It has excellent stopping parameters and breakdown force. His task is to hit body armor, and the force of impact is such that even if the bullet does not break through the armor, then its owner may not survive such a hit.

4. The assault gun 12 is equipped with a PS-12B cartridge with a bullet of armor-piercing power. So, all of the above ammunition is designed to fire on non-armored targets. Their task is to get rid of it as far as possible when it hits the target.

PS-12B, having an armor-piercing bullet, not only has a stopping effect, but it can penetrate the defense of the 6th grade and higher, leaving no chance for any opponent dressed in common bulletproof vests.

5. Sniper ammunition SC-130, which is also the main ammunition in the rifle "Exhaust", permits accurate shooting at a distance of up to 200-300 meters.

Revolver РШ-12: characteristics

Such powerful cartridges also produce a return, comparable to the .44 "Magnum". How did the designers manage to keep returns at acceptable levels with such cartridges? This mystery is great. But there is a suggestion of specialists that while almost all the revolvers in the world are making a shot from the top of the drum, the RSh-12 (assault revolver) fires from the lowest, that is, its trunk is located somewhat lower than that of other similar pistols . Due to this, the power of bestowal is less.

Appearance of the gun

This best revolver in the world has very large forms. In length it is about 35.7 cm. Under the barrel is the Picatinny bar, on which are installed LCU and tactical lights, and also a tactical handle can be mounted to hold the weapon. Above the barrel is set the same bar, most likely for optical sights.

According to some reports, the revolver shop consists of a quick-change drum for five rounds.

Application of the gun

Thus, these weapons are too heavy and powerful to use as an auxiliary weapon. Revolver, reviews of many military experts are particularly stressed, mainly created for use in the form of the main weapon during the storming of buildings. Its external parameters, however large they are, are still smaller than a carbine or shotgun, but the cartridges are much more powerful, making it impossible to notice walls or bulletproof vests when shooting. In addition, the gun can be equipped with a silencer or a butt.

Unfortunately, there is no complete information about this weapon, as it is classified. There is a suggestion that the pistol has already entered service with the special forces of the FSB and the GRU.

Additional Information

The revolver, the photo of which we can observe in the description, is used during the storming of buildings in a small room. His bullet, even if he can not penetrate a high-class bulletproof vest, will throw an opponent's body with a severe trauma three meters in the opposite direction, which is a plus for close contact, since even a severely wounded enemy nearby will try to do you harm.

Another advantage of this weaponry is that its bullets do not ricochet from the wall or from any other surface. Thanks to this, shooting from it is safe for the shooter himself, unlike the work of "kalash".

This revolver gun is great for knocking out door locks.

Why is this type of weapon chosen?

Because in the case of a misfire, the trigger of the drum beats the other cartridge and does not need to juggle the bolt in this case, which is an extra time. Also, it is impossible to skew the ammunition, as it happens in other types of pistols.

Some advantages of weapons

In addition to the main advantages of the pistol, the following advantages of this weapon can be cited:

- RSh-12 - assault revolver, which is very convenient to use in close quarters and in hand-to-hand combat, which is advantageously different from long-barreled weapons, which can not penetrate body armor.

- Another important advantage is this gun: it does not leave after themselves shot cartridges. The only thing that criminalists can find is soft deformed bullets that do not have a clear connection with the revolver.

"The revolver is undemonstrative to gunpowder." Its cartridge can contain both smoke powder, stored for many years, and pyroxylin, with a limited shelf life.

"He's also not picky about ammunition." It can be charged with a cartridge with a shot, signal, light and noise rocket, as well as a rubber bullet, gas or a syringe. In this case, the cartridge itself can be equipped with different volumes of gunpowder for different purposes. For example, for operations for trauma and lulling - one quantity, and for punching armor - another.

- You can use thin solid bullets with rings and feathers, which have an incredible armor-piercing ability.

Due to its technical characteristics and indicators, versatility in application and enormous power, the revolver was able to hit not only domestic users, but foreign military and specialists are talking about it with might and main.

Conclusion

Once again, domestic industry showed a high class of production of weapons. As the Soviet weapons development was famous in its time, and some species became so popular and famous all over the world that they won respect not only among military specialists, but also among other people that until now, after many years and decades, they have been standing In the arsenal of many countries. This, for example, is our Kalashnikov assault rifle or the T-62 and T-70 tanks and so on.

Also, modern Russian developments in the field of armaments are always of particular interest to foreign military personnel.

In this case, our weapons, as we see in the example of the RSh-12 revolver, differ in design simplicity, reasonableness and practicality. Everything should be compact, useful and without unnecessary "show off." Weapons should as accurately solve the tasks posed with minimal time and energy.

At the moment, more accurate information about this weapon is classified, like the revolver itself. The price of it is also unknown, since not only did not see it in the market, very little is known about it in the army. As already mentioned, it seems that the special purpose guns of the FSB and the GRU have been used for this gun. As a rule, secret developments and weapons never enter free trade, or they do begin to sell them, but after some time. This revolver was created only in 2011. So it remains only to wait for more detailed information about it.

But still there is pride for our designers and manufacturers, that they once again did not disgrace the domestic military-industrial complex and presented such an impressive surprise to our Western "partners", surpassing their "Magnums" and "Colts". There is a certainty that in the near future we will hear a lot of interesting things about this revolver.