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An inside look at the history of Russian Lebedev PL14/15 pistol The Firearm Blog
The PL-15 has a lot of similar features including the grip shape, the backplate, the sights, and the design overall looks copied. The key differences im seeing is the PL-15 was made to look more sleek and was to be adopted by the Ruski Military whereas the Ruger American pistol was made to look robust and form-fitting as a civilian pistol.
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Lebedev PL15 Revivaler
Later, an improved version of the pistol called PL-15 and its compact sibling (PL-15K) were announced. The latest iterations of the full-size Lebedev pistol which are tailored to the requirements of Rosgvardiya are the MPL and MPL1. MPL (МПЛ) stands for Modulniy Pistolet Lebedeva (Модульный Пистолет Лебедева) which.
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Lebedev PL15 Revivaler
The slightly smaller and lighter PL-15K weighs 1.6 lbs and is 7.1 inches long compared to the full size pistol's 8.1 inches and has a 14 round magazine. Kalashnikov Media have put together a video looking at both of their pistols the PL-15 and the MP-443 and a video on the PL-15K here.
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Why Russia's New PL15 Pistol Is a Big Deal The National Interest
The Lebedev pistol (Russian: Пистолет Лебедева) is a Russian semi-automatic pistol, produced under Kalashnikov Concern and designed by Dmitry Lebedev. It was introduced in 2015 as PL-14 and later changed it designation as PL-15 in the year 2016., with a compact version of the pistol designated as PL-15K was introduced in the year 2017.
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Kalashnikov to Begin Production of PL15 in 2019 The Firearm Blog
All PL-15s are built with ambidextrous magazine releases, slide locks and manual safeties. The -15 uses a 4.4 inch barrel, while the more concealable -15K comes with a shorter 3.2 inch barrel.
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[ARMY 2017] Kalashnikov Concern Handgun Releases Compact PL15, New Prototypes The Firearm
The Lebedev PL-15 pistol was disegned by gun designer Dimitry Lebedev at Kalashnikov concern in Izhevsk, Russia in 2014. First prototype PL-14 was made in 2015 and then upgraded version PL-15 in 2016. It is made to be a sidearm for military and law enforcement personnel, with specific modifications intended for shooting sports like IPSC or IDPA.
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Box of the MPL1 (aka Lebedev Pistol/PL15) as is being acquired by the National Guard for it's
The PL-15 is a new generation of semi-automatic 9mm pistol designed and developed by Russian firearms manufcaturer Kalashnikov. It's a modified version of th.
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Military and Commercial Technology Kalashnikov to start batch production of the new Lebedev
The PL-15 series was designed for military and police units as a possible replacement for the Makarov PM 9x18mm service pistol and the newer Yarygin PYa (MP-443 Grach) 9x19mm armed forces pistol. As such, it's a fairly conventional, hammer-fired, 9x19mm weapon, with a 4.4-inch, cam-locking barrel - similar to that of the venerable, FN/Browning P-35 Hi-Power.
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PL15K Kalashnikov 3D model by Yaroslav K. (yarko) [79c01cf] Sketchfab
How many will be ordered remains to be seen, because in the last couple of years Kalashnikov Concern's PL-15 pistol has also been earmarked for the army (link to information on the PL-15).
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Denis Malakhov Lebedev PL15 pistol
The PL-15 is hyped up by Kalashnikov Concern to be one of the best pistols in the world. Said to be light, accurate, and soft-shooting, Kalashnikov Concern plans to start producing the gun in 2019
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The PL15 Pistol Is A 'Quantum Leap' For Russia's Military The National Interest
The Lebedev PL-15 equipped with laser and noise moderator. (Picture courtesy Vitaly V. Kuzmin). The Lebedev PL-15 looks like a very interesting new pistol from Kalashnikov. Whether or not it becomes as famous as the Kalashnikov AK-47 remains to be seen. But it certainly looks to be a very ergonomic design. (Picture courtesy armyrecognition.com).
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Military and Commercial Technology Kalashnikov to start batch production of the new Lebedev
The PL-15's designers talk about a similar barrel lifespan to the Glock's. However, this has not been confirmed in practice, and besides the Makarov, no standard production pistol in Russia.
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PL-15 pistol, produced in 2016. Note shorter overall length and slightly different shape of the grip. Another highly debatable topic was PL-14's trigger. Originally, the pistol was designed to have a double-action-only trigger mechanism. That requirement was included for several reasons: the double-action-only mechanism is simple and very.
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An inside look at the history of Russian Lebedev PL14/15 pistol The Firearm Blog
New compact pistol PL-15K. The compact PL-15K might fill the niche that the Makarov PM is filling right now, and replace it in the future. New compact pistol PL-15K 6 September 2017.. AK-15 and PPK-20: Differences. 14 September 2021. 1 September 2021. Russia's Kalashnikov AK-12, AK-15, AK-19 for Ratnik Combat System. 25 August 2021. PLK: A.
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Kalashnikov group presents new compact PLK pistol at IDEX Arabian Defence
The pistol coupled with the modified-design chamber can fire rounds with a non-standard length. The company first trumpeted a prototype PL-14 at a military gear convention in Moscow in 2015, before unveiling an updated PL-15 iteration of the Lebedev.
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An inside look at the history of Russian Lebedev PL14/15 pistol The Firearm Blog
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