Mk 13 rifle vs PPSh-41: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

PPSh-41

Submachine gun

Credit

Lposka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Mk 13 rifleLength

1.207 m

Length source ↗

PPSh-41Length

0.843 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Mk 13 riflelarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+43%
Range+643%
Barrel length+150%

PPSh-41larger figure on 0 of 3

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

1.21m

843mm

Length+43%

All recorded figures & sources

1.207 m

Length

Single source

1207 mm (47.5")^[source]

0.843 m

Length

Single source

843 mm (33.2 in)^[source]

5.17kg

3.63kgwithout magazine

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

5.17 kg

Mass

Single source

5.17 kg (11.4 lbs)^[source]

3.63 kg

without magazine

Single source

3.63 kg (8.0 lb) (without magazine)^[source]

1.3kmEffective; Effective firing range

0.15–0.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1.3 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1,300 meters (1,421 yd)^[source]

0.15–0.2 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

150 m - 200 m^[source]

673mm

269mm

Barrel length+150%

All recorded figures & sources

0.673 m

Barrel length

Single source

673 mm (26.5")^[source]

0.269 m

Barrel length

Single source

269 mm (10.6 in)^[source]

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1,250rpm

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

1,250 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

1,250 RPM^[source]

—

488m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

488 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

488 m/s (1,600.6 ft/s)^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Mk 13 rifle and PPSh-41 configuration
Specification	Mk 13 rifle	PPSh-41
In service	2001–present^[source]	1941–present^[source]
Used by	United States^[source]	See Users^[source]
Wars	War in Afghanistan Iraq War^[source]	World War II First Indochina War Malayan Emergency Korean War Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Portuguese Colonial War Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Somali Civil War Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]
Designer	Accuracy International / Remington Arms^[source]	Georgy Shpagin^[source]
Variants	Mk 13 MOD 5 Mk 13 MOD 7^[source]	See Variants^[source]
Cartridge	.300 Winchester Magnum^[source]	7.62×25mm Tokarev 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×19mm Parabellum (captured German versions)^[source]
Calibre	.308^[source]	—
Action	Bolt action^[source]	Blowback , open bolt^[source]
Feed system	5-round magazine (MOD 5)^[source]	35-round box magazine or 71-round drum magazine 32-round box magazine (captured German versions)^[source]
Sights	Nightforce Advanced Tactical Riflescope^[source]	Iron sights^[source]
Country of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Accuracy International^[source]	Numerous^[source]
Type	—	Submachine gun^[source]
Place of origin	—	Soviet Union^[source]
Designed	—	1941^[source]
Produced	—	1941–1947 (USSR) Mid 1940s–present (Other countries)^[source]
No. built	—	Approx. 6,000,000^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Russian separatist forces in Ukraine Reported operator · Syrian opposition Reported operator · Ukraine

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Mk 13 rifle

PPSh-41

In service

2001–present^[source]

1941–present^[source]

Used by

United States^[source]

See Users^[source]

Wars

War in Afghanistan Iraq War^[source]

World War II First Indochina War Malayan Emergency Korean War Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Portuguese Colonial War Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Somali Civil War Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Designer

Accuracy International / Remington Arms^[source]

Georgy Shpagin^[source]

Variants

Mk 13 MOD 5 Mk 13 MOD 7^[source]

See Variants^[source]

Cartridge

.300 Winchester Magnum^[source]

7.62×25mm Tokarev 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×19mm Parabellum (captured German versions)^[source]

Calibre

.308^[source]

—

Action

Bolt action^[source]

Blowback , open bolt^[source]

Feed system

5-round magazine (MOD 5)^[source]

35-round box magazine or 71-round drum magazine 32-round box magazine (captured German versions)^[source]

Sights

Nightforce Advanced Tactical Riflescope^[source]

Iron sights^[source]

Country of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Accuracy International^[source]

Numerous^[source]

Type

—

Submachine gun^[source]

Place of origin

—

Soviet Union^[source]

Designed

—

1941^[source]

Produced

—

1941–1947 (USSR) Mid 1940s–present (Other countries)^[source]

No. built

—

Approx. 6,000,000^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Russian separatist forces in Ukraine
Reported operator · Syrian opposition
Reported operator · Ukraine