Romania's AK-Based SMG: the LP7 (Full Cut; Ad-Free)
Added 2024-06-01 12:00:02 +0000 UTCIn the mid 1990s, UMC Cugir began looking at ways to adapt its AKM production tooling to make a 9mm submachine gun. What would become the LP7 was first prototyped in 1998, and went into limited production in 2003, with an order of 200 made for the Romanian Interior Ministry. Romanian Gendarmes deployed with LP7s to a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.
Mechanically, the gun is based on a standard AKM receiver and fire control system, with a short barrel, no gas system, and a heavy simple blowback bolt telescoped over the rear end of the barrel. They use a slight modification of the old Romanian Orita SMG magazine. The stock folds to the left side, and extends to a remarkably long length. In use, the gun is quite controllable and pleasant to shoot!
Thanks to Uzina Mecanica Cugir S.A. for giving me access to these pistols for filming, and to A.N.C.A., the Romanian national firearms collectors' association, for organizing the trip that made this video possible!
Comments
Bine, multimesc!🇷🇴😎
Christian D. Orr
2024-06-02 22:48:54 +0000 UTCI post the full version here for Patrons; it's only the public one that is limited.
Forgotten Weapons
2024-06-02 19:59:20 +0000 UTCI was confused because when I clicked on the YouTube link from the video it showed the shooting bit at the end just fine. I guess it's how you get there that matters.
David Teach
2024-06-02 13:41:05 +0000 UTCthat range facility is epic 🤌🏽
Mrgunsngear
2024-06-01 22:33:11 +0000 UTCThanks for interesting video on what I would call a Not Known instead of Forgotten Weapon. Good to see the actual shooting, and to see the actual target outcome.
Robert Beattie
2024-06-01 18:45:05 +0000 UTCtook them a looong time to get them on the market! kind of a short, isn't it.
Guido Schriewer
2024-06-01 17:59:11 +0000 UTCWould be nice to be able to buy this in the US. Thanks for the video.
Glenn Miller
2024-06-01 17:47:28 +0000 UTCI wonder how much reduction the rate reducer actually achieves, that sounded pretty fast, definitely above 800 rpm.
Mr. Metzger
2024-06-01 17:16:35 +0000 UTCThe shooting section.
Forgotten Weapons
2024-06-01 15:09:19 +0000 UTCWhat got cut for the YouTube limited version of this vid?
David Teach
2024-06-01 13:39:36 +0000 UTCAK Meets MAC-10 : )
Kenneth Marshall
2024-06-01 13:04:41 +0000 UTC
