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Single sourcestock retracted
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| Specification | Colt 9mm SMG | Mendoza HM-3 |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Mexico[source] |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | 2011–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | Mexico |
730 mm (28.9 in ) ( stock extended) 650 mm (25.6 in) (stock retracted)[source]
w/o magazine
Single source2.61 kg (5.75 lb) w/o magazine[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source100 m[source]
(1300) ft/s
Single source396 m/s (1300) ft/s )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Invasion of Panama Miami drug war[source] | Mexican drug war[source] |
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| Produced | 1982–present[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | — |
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| Action | blowback , closed bolt[source] | — |
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| Rate of fire | 700-1000 round/min[source] | — |
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| Feed system | 20- and 32-round detachable box magazine 100-round Beta C-Mag[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Colt's Manufacturing Company[source] | Productos Mendoza[source] |
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| Designer | — | Héctor Mendoza[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1990s[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | Mendoza Bulldog .380: $18,648.29 MXN ($995.00 USD ) at September 2025[source] |
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| No. built | — | 1,500 (2012)[source] |
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| Variants | — | HM-3, HM-4, HM-3 Short, HM-3 Long, HM-3 Mini (Bulldog)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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