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PA-15
Model: MAB PA-15Until recently, this little nine millimeter was a sidearm of the French Armed Forces. Before moving on to the PAMAS copy of the Beretta 92, the French used a home-produced handgun produced by Manufacture d'armes de Bayonne. The first version of the PA-15, the MAB Model R, was produced in 1966 and short lived, with the PA-15 appearing in the 1970s. While the French military did not accept the PA-15 as standard, it was bought in quantities by the Army, Air Force, and Gendarmerie (essentially a paramilitary police force). It was also adopted by the Finnish military and some police forces. MAB closed in 1982 and the Lechkine Armory is currently the sole producer of the weapon and spare parts.
The PA-15 is a rather standard semi-automatic handgun with a Savage-type rotating, non-reciprocating barrel. The gun features a magazine safety, preventing the weapon from firing if a magazine is not inserted.
| Specifications: | |
| Weight: | 2.36 lb (1.07 kg). |
| Length: | 8 in (203 mm). |
| Barrel Length: | 4.5 in (114 mm). |
| Cartridge: | 9x19mm Parabellum |
| Action: | Delayed blowback |
| Muzzle Velocity: | 1100 ft/s (330 m/s). |
| Effective Range: | 45 yd (40 m). |
| Feed System: | Detachable box magazine. 15, 20 |
| Sights: | Front post, rear notch. |
Where to find
The PA-15 is no longer in common use with militaries or police forces, but can be purchased from the Lechkine Armory for about $730 used.
Complexity
The PA-15 was designed as a military weapon, so it's fairly robust and reliable. Aside from having a magazine safety, it's a very standard semi-automatic handgun.
Controls
- Safety: Located on the left side of the frame. Up for SAFE, down for FIRE.
- Magazine release: Located behind the trigger on the left side.
- Slide stop: Located below the slide on the left side of the frame.
Loading
Condition One, or "Locked and Cocked." Chamber loaded, magazine full, hammer cocked and safety applied.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Push the safety up to activate it.
- Take a loaded magazine and push it up into the magazine well until it clicks.
- Pull the slide all the way back and release it.
Cannot be done.
Condition Three. Chamber empty, magazine full, hammer down, safety off.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Take a loaded magazine and push it up into the magazine well until it clicks.
Unloading
How to unload the firearm and make safe. Presented in a numbered list.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Push the safety up to activate it.
- Press the magazine release and remove the magazine from the weapon.
- Pull the slide all the way back and examine the chamber for any ammunition.
- Push the slide stop down to move the slide forward.
- If you wish to drop the hammer safely, remove the ammunition from a magazine and insert it into the weapon, deactivate the safety, and pull the trigger before removing the magazine.
Field Stripping
How to disassemble the firearm for cleaning. Presented in a numbered list.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Unload the weapon as described above. Skip step 6, or pull back the hammer to c*ck it otherwise.
- Pull the slide back so the disassembly notch is lined up with the slide stop. Push the slide stop pin in from the right and pull it out completely from the left.
- Pull the slide forward off the frame.
- Remove the barrel from the inside of the slide by moving it forward until it finishes rotating, then pulling it out.
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