The Grand Power Stribog is a line of semi-automatic firearms and submachine guns available in various calibers, manufactured in Slovakia by the company Grand Power s.r.o.
Development Introduced in 2016 at the I.W.A. 2016 event, its name honors the Slavic god of wind, Stribog.
Design The Stribog's aesthetics are very similar to the B&T APC-9.
The Stribog features a polymer grip and AR-15 style fire selector, with a top Picatinny rail mounted on a 7075 aluminum receiver that runs from the stock to the front sight, as well as a lower Picatinny rail that can mount anything from handguards to optics.
The trigger requires a pull of 7.7 pounds, and it also has a folding stock and is compatible with 10, 20, or 30-round magazines.
Variants According to manufacturer.
SP9 A1 9mm Parabellum caliber version with a direct blowback action with a reciprocating charging handle
SP9 A2 9mm Parabellum caliber version with a direct blowback system with a non-reciprocating charging handle
SP9 A2/3F 6mm Flobert version; these rounds are fired using individual rimfire adapters, which can also be used in the Flobert versions of the GP K100.
TR22 .22 LR caliber version available in three different barrel lengths: 10, 12, and 16.5 inches.
TR22 Pistol Stockless version of the TR22, available only with the 10-inch barrel.
TT 7.62mm Tokarev caliber version; production was limited to just 100 units.
SP380 .380 ACP caliber version.
SP9 A3 9mm Parabellum caliber version with a roller delayed action
SP9 A3S Shortened version of the SP9 A3.
SR9 A3 Extended-barrel version of the SP9 A3.
RSR9 A3 Extended version of the SR9 A3; its appearance resembles an assault rifle more than a submachine gun, though it still uses the 9mm Parabellum cartridge.
SP10 Version chambered for the 10mm Auto cartridge.
SP45 .45 ACP caliber version.
ModelCartridgeCapacity(cartridges)Length(folded stock)Length(extended stock)WidthBarrellengthWeightSP9 A2FSP9 A3F6 mm Flobert10 / 30ndTR22.22 Long Rifle25TR22 Pistol.22 Long Rifle25n/aTT7.62 mm Tokarev32n.d.SP-380.380 ACP10 / 20 / 30SP9 A39×19mm Parabellum10 / 20 / 30SP9 A3S9×19mm Parabellum10 / 20 / 30SR9 A39×19mm Parabellum10 / 20 / 30RSR9 A39×19mm Parabellum10 / 20 / 30n.d.SP1010 mm Auto20SP45.45 ACP20
Adoption The Stribog was under evaluation by the Israeli army.
The Stribog AP9 A3S variant was submitted to be evaluated for the US Army's Sub Compact Weapon (SCW) program. However, Stribog eventually lost to the Brügger & Thomet APC9K.
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