The Stechkin or APS (Avtomaticheskiy Pistolet Stechkina = Автоматический Пистолет Стечкина) is a Soviet selective fire machine pistol that is chambered in 9×18mm Makarov and 9×19mm Parabellum.

Apr 29, 2014 · Stechkin pistol with magazines. This full auto capable pistol was able to keep recoil manageable through weight balance and control of cyclic fire. The Stechkin with a good view of the ...

Nov 21, 2011 · The Stechkin automatic pistol was adopted by the Soviet military in 1951, alongside the Makarov pistol. Both are chambered bot the 9x18mm Russian cartridge, and both use simple blowback mechanisms. The Stechkin is a heavier and bulkier pistol, though, as it is designed for fully automatic fire.

The 9×18mm Makarov Stechkin automatic pistol (APS) is a Russian select-fire machine pistol introduced into the Russian army in 1951. Like the other common Russian army pistol of this era, the Makarov, the Stechkin uses a simple unlocked …

Dec 20, 2020 · Developed in 1949, the Stechkin is a select-fire, straight blowback pistol chambered in 9x18mm that’s capable of firing 750 rounds per minute accurately out to a distance of 200 meters. Or so it was claimed. Igor Stechkin, the inventor and namesake of the pistol, wasn’t a one-trick pony.

Jan 11, 2019 · The APS is a machine pistol developed by Igor Stechkin in the late 1940s and adopted by the Soviet Union in 1951, basically at the same time as the Makarov pistol.

Oct 6, 2021 · The selective-fire 9x18mm Stetchkin APS is an interesting 1950s design which is still in service with Russian forces in Syria. The machine pistol is a platypus among weapons. It isn’t really a handgun and it isn’t really a submachine gun. It incorporates elements of both.

Mar 20, 2019 · An interesting machine pistol of Cold War vintage, the 9x18mm buzzsaw that is the Stechkin APS never seems to get old. With a look at the blowback-action burp gun from the time of Brezhnev is ...

Jun 12, 2023 · In Chechnya, the Stechkin Automatic Pistol (APS) is considered a badge of honor. Like the AKS-74U in the mountains of Afghanistan, the APS carries with it a social weight in the Caucasus that denotes command, courage and longevity in service to the state.

The Stechkin automatic pistol was originally chambered for 7.62×25mm Tokarev. Stechkin changed the pistol to the 9 mm caliber used in the new Makarov pistol (PM) , as it became clear that this cartridge was set to become the new service ammunition for handguns of …