15
Russian 9A-91 assault rifle with grenade launcher
(thelemmy.club)
Why it's so short?
it's chambered in 9x39mm, a subsonic, that is very low-velocity cartridge (well, comparatively, it's still a bullet), which thus doesn't need a lot of barrel length to actually reach its intended velocity - it's comparable to a pistol round in that regard, and so it essentially only needs a pistol-length barrel
it's a decent bit longer with a suppressor on:
Looks like a 40k bolt pistol
9x39 my beloved
Holy shit, they still use these currently.
this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2026
15 points (100.0% liked)
guns
2724 readers
4 users here now
Rules (Under review):
-
- NO BUYING, SELLING OR TRADING of guns or accessories. Take that to Reddit and /r/GunAccessoriesForSale or Armslist.com
-
- Censor all personally identifiable information in posts including serial numbers on firearms.
-
- Any post or comment advocating illegal action will be removed and the poster warned. A second infraction will result in a ban.
-
- Unironically suggesting the SKS as a usable rifle in the 21st Century when there are things like the AK and AR that cost only a bit more might result in a ban, it depends on how we feel.
-
- Discussion of hunting is acceptable but please put "CW: hunting" in post titles. Debating the ethicality of hunting is also fine, but keep it civil and don't derail other people's threads.
founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS