MAB PA-15 pistol vs S&T Motiv K14: Specs Compared

MAB PA-15 pistol — licensed reference photograph

ASmall arms

MAB PA-15 pistol

Semi-automatic pistol

Credit

MKFI · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

S&T Motiv K14 — licensed reference photograph

BSmall arms

S&T Motiv K14

Sniper rifle

Credit

Mztourist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

MAB PA-15 pistolLength

0.203 m

Length source ↗

S&T Motiv K14Length

1.15 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

MAB PA-15 pistollarger figure on 0 of 2

None

S&T Motiv K14larger figure on 2 of 2

Length+467%
Barrel length+430%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

203mm

1.15m

Length+467%

All recorded figures & sources

0.203 m

Length

Single source

20.3 cm^[source]

1.15 m

Length

Single source

1,150 mm (45 in)^[source]

1.24kgempty magazine, PA-15 Target

7kgw/ sight & empty magazine

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1.11 kg

empty magazine

Single source

1.243 kg

empty magazine, PA-15 Target

Single source

1110 g (empty magazine) 1243 g (empty magazine, PA-15 Target)^[source]

5.5 kg

w/o sight & magazine

Single source

7 kg

w/ sight & empty magazine

Single source

—

0.8kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

0.8 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

800 m (870 yd)^[source]

115mm

610mm

Barrel length+430%

All recorded figures & sources

0.115 m

Barrel length

Single source

11.5 cm^[source]

0.6096 m

Barrel length

Single source

609.6 mm (24.00 in)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

MAB PA-15 pistol and S&T Motiv K14 configuration
Specification	MAB PA-15 pistol	S&T Motiv K14
Type	Semi-automatic pistol^[source]	Sniper rifle^[source]
Place of origin	France^[source]	South Korea^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Users^[source]
Wars	Lebanese Civil War Tuareg Rebellion (1990–1995) First Ivorian Civil War Second Ivorian Civil War^[source]	—
Designed	1966^[source]	2011–2012^[source]
Produced	1975–2000^[source]	2012–present^[source]
Variants	PA-15 Target^[source]	—
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum^[source]	.308 Winchester^[source]
Action	Rotating Barrel Blowback^[source]	Bolt-action^[source]
Feed system	15 rounds (standard-capacity magazine), +1 in chamber , 20 rounds (extended magazine)^[source]	Standard: 5-round magazine Optional: 10-round magazine^[source]
Manufacturer	Lechkine Armory (Armurerie Chevasson)^[source]MABPA15 · explicit 2009 assembler of newPA15s from remainingparts; not labelled originaldesigner or sole manufacturer of all production	S&T Motiv (2012–2021) SNT Motiv (2021–present)^[source]
In service	—	2012–present^[source]
Designer	—	S&T Motiv^[source]
Sights	—	Schmidt & Bender PM II (2012–2015) Focus Optech SW-3125 (2015–present)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Central African Republic Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Djibouti Reported operator · France Reported operator · Gabon Reported operator · Ivory Coast Reported operator · Mali Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Niger Reported operator · Lebanon	Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Jordan

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MAB PA-15 pistol

S&T Motiv K14

Type

Semi-automatic pistol^[source]

Sniper rifle^[source]

Place of origin

France^[source]

South Korea^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]

Wars

Lebanese Civil War Tuareg Rebellion (1990–1995) First Ivorian Civil War Second Ivorian Civil War^[source]

—

Designed

1966^[source]

2011–2012^[source]

Produced

1975–2000^[source]

2012–present^[source]

Variants

PA-15 Target^[source]

—

Cartridge

9×19mm Parabellum^[source]

.308 Winchester^[source]

Action

Rotating Barrel Blowback^[source]

Bolt-action^[source]

Feed system

15 rounds (standard-capacity magazine), +1 in chamber , 20 rounds (extended magazine)^[source]

Standard: 5-round magazine Optional: 10-round magazine^[source]

Manufacturer

Lechkine Armory (Armurerie Chevasson)^[source]MABPA15 · explicit 2009 assembler of newPA15s from remainingparts; not labelled originaldesigner or sole manufacturer of all production

S&T Motiv (2012–2021) SNT Motiv (2021–present)^[source]

In service

—

2012–present^[source]

Designer

—

S&T Motiv^[source]

Sights

—

Schmidt & Bender PM II (2012–2015) Focus Optech SW-3125 (2015–present)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Central African Republic
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Djibouti
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Gabon
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Mali
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Niger
Reported operator · Lebanon

Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Jordan