Demonstration performances of the new boa pistol took place in Podolsk near Moscow. The highlight of the event was a shot, which from a distance of 50 meters pierced a steel plate four millimeters thick.
The new pistol complex "Boa" of 9 mm caliber should replace the legendary "PM" in the foreseeable future. The capacity of the clip of the new pistol is 18 rounds (the base Makarov pistol has 8 rounds). In addition, the Boa is distinguished by ease, convenience and reliability.
With a length of 206 mm and a thickness of 36 mm, the pistol without cartridges weighs 780 g. The target range is 100 m. The developer provides the possibility of equally convenient to fire and control the weapon with both the right and left hand.
The new weapon has a very wide temperature range. "Boa" can be applied in the range from minus 50 to plus 70 Celsius.
The gun is made in several versions - general and versions for special operations. A special version of the "Boa" is equipped with a silencer, a seat for the sight and flashlights of the usual and infrared spectrum. The developer also has the task to create a civilian export version, while retaining the main advantages of the gun: power, accuracy and low weight.
In addition, two newest patrons were developed specifically for the Udav pistol - subsonic and increased penetrability.
The inventor of the new Russian weapons was a young design engineer of TsNIItochmash, Ivan Kozlov. Work on the creation of "Boa" took almost five years.
