PPSh-41 (So that Klunk can do the Zb-37)

[bas]

While the PPSh-41 is a great gun, field stripping it is dead simple and rather boring. So rather than waste Klunks valuable time (so he can get on with pictures of the Zb-37) here are my disassembly pictures:

Ensure that the gun is unloaded and the bolt is forward

At the back of the receiver is sliding catch, push this forward with your thumb and hinge the receiver top up:

Inside view of the receiver with the bolt forward:

Slide the bolt back, lift it out of the receiver and to the side clear of the top:

That's it, too easy!

Trigger group:

Poor trigger discipline!

Magazine well:

Internals sans bolt:

Bolt:

Inside the drum:

 

[Bittermansbro]

Easy peasy. Gotta love WWII simplicity.

Now I want one of those as well....

 

[H Wally]

Great!! I've always wanted a closer look at the PPSh!!

Edit - um... am I missing how it fires? Does it have a hammer in there, or is just the inertia from the bolt closing what does it?

 

[bas]

Edit - um... am I missing how it fires? Does it have a hammer in there, or is just the inertia from the bolt closing what does it?

Yup, vanilla slam fire from an open bolt.

 

[MRCLARK]

kewl thats for the post had a nice deact one years ago allways wondered what was inside it

 

[Vimy Ridge]

These threads are fantastic! Especially for those of us not lucky enough to own them. Keep em coming guys.

 

[H Wally]

Yup, vanilla slam fire from an open bolt.

Does the bolt even lock when it fires or does the blowback just toss it back?

It's this kindof thing that I find hilarious - Germans make the most complex, finely tuned and accurate weapons on WW2; the russians strap a block of metal to a spring, stick it in a track and make it hammer bullets into a breach then go careening around inside the reciever.

And the PPSh was favoured!!!

 

[esquif]

no its an open bolt, not a closed bolt, it dosent lock at all and the russian did not invent the concept everyone in WW2 had a open bolt smg.

 

[bas]

Does the bolt even lock when it fires or does the blowback just toss it back?

Chamber is kept closed or "locked" during firing by the weight of the bolt and it's forward momentium. Once pressure has dropped enough the backwards force of the bullet overcomes this inertia and kicks the bolt back to re-start the process.

It's this kindof thing that I find hilarious - Germans make the most complex, finely tuned and accurate weapons on WW2; the russians strap a block of metal to a spring, stick it in a track and make it hammer bullets into a breach then go careening around inside the reciever.

A bit over simplified, but true none the less. For me this is a big part of the enjoyment of collecting guns from these two countries. A even better example of this is the DP-27 vs the MG.34. One is simplicity itself, the other a marvel of modern (at the time) engineering yet both do esentially the same job.

(if you think the PPSh-41 is simple you should see the PPS-43)

 

[desporterizer]

Well don't hold back man, show us the pps-43.

 

[chanman]

Very cool, bas!

Another kiwi here mentioned that semi autos are limited to 7 rounds and arne't allowed freestanding pistol grips, requiring a skeleton thumbhole stock like the Dragunov. Is there an exemption that your WW2 SMGs fall under?

 

[Vimy Ridge]

Another kiwi here mentioned that semi autos are limited to 7 rounds

That being true, New Zealand is way more dangerous than Canada by two rounds per mag!

 

[Schneider27]

Wow..just..wow ! Looking under the hood of the WW2 smg..a dream come true .

Do you have similar pics about the Sten !?

 

[Vimy Ridge]

Wow..just..wow ! Looking under the hood of the WW2 smg..a dream come true .

Do you have similar pics about the Sten !?

We need them all!!! I want Thompson guts spewing out soon!!!

 

[bas]

Very cool, bas!

Another kiwi here mentioned that semi autos are limited to 7 rounds and arne't allowed freestanding pistol grips, requiring a skeleton thumbhole stock like the Dragunov. Is there an exemption that your WW2 SMGs fall under?

He's only partially correct. Firearms here fall into classes:
A: sporting rifles like you mention
B: sporting pistols (can only be used at a pistol range)
C: restricted pistols and automatic weapons, live and transferable but cannot be used with live ammunition
E: military style semi-automatics i.e. semi-autos with evil features like large capacity magazines and pistol grips. These can be used.

 

[bas]

Do you have similar pics about the Sten !?

Yes.

I want Thompson guts spewing out soon!!!

Ok

 

[chanman]

He's only partially correct. Firearms here fall into classes:
A: sporting rifles like you mention
B: sporting pistols (can only be used at a pistol range)
C: restricted pistols and automatic weapons, live and transferable but cannot be used with live ammunition
E: military style semi-automatics i.e. semi-autos with evil features like large capacity magazines and pistol grips. These can be used.

Ahh, I take it then these would fall under C, while Class B and E are *roughly* analogous to our RPAL.

What differentiates sporting and restricted pistols?

Are all the classes reachable, or are some classes grandfathered in like Canadian prohibs?

 

[bas]

Ahh, I take it then these would fall under C, while Class B and E are *roughly* analogous to our RPAL.

What differentiates sporting and restricted pistols?

Are all the classes reachable, or are some classes grandfathered in like Canadian prohibs?

1. Correct, they are C.
2. Thats a little grey but barrel length is one factor (4+ inches) and there needs to be sporting match for it. Under a 4in barrel and its on a C.
3. Yes, I got my C and E endorsements when I was 21 before I got my drivers licence

 

[chanman]

so C is much like the Canadian 12.x prohibs now that they stopped issuing ATT's, preventing people from shooting them, except you can actually get it while all the 12(x) classes are grandfathered.

Interesting

 

[albayo]

PPSH Pictures

So dam ugly only mother Russia could Love it.

Makes you want to own one.