"Wasp" - a pistol for self-defense

Traumatic pistol "Wasp" was created in the mid-nineties by the Institute of Applied Chemistry. The developers set themselves the task of obtaining a sufficiently effective means of self-defense, the wearing and application of which would not contradict the current legislation. As a way of realizing this task, the creation of a unique patron was chosen. According to the idea of the creators of the Wasps, the traumatic effect of the bullet was to be achieved not at the expense of high muzzle energy, but of its mass. This approach made it possible to significantly reduce the strength requirements for weapons while maintaining high combat effectiveness.

Security

The new cartridge allowed to abandon the trunk. His role is played by a long thick-walled sleeve, into which a rubber bullet is pressed. During the shot, the front part of the cartridge provides acceleration and directs the flight of the bullet, and the chamber only holds the sleeve. Actually, the "Wasp" is a pistol, and is classified as "an endless weapon of self-defense". Such a constructive solution provides Ose with increased safety, since it completely excludes the possibility of using live ammunition. In turn, the device of traumatic cartridges does not allow to self-assemble them. Any attempt to disassemble the cartridge and remove the bullet leads to the failure of the electric capsule and, as a consequence, the entire cartridge as a whole.

The construction of the unbroken weapon of self-defense "Osa"

Pistol PB-4-1 ML has pairwise located four charging chambers, united in a single aluminum block. The length of the chambers corresponds to the length of the shells, which, as already mentioned above, act as trunks. The cartridge unit through the hinge in its lower part is connected to the frame of the weapon. This allows you to easily equip it with cartridges and extract the cartridge cases by simply turning the hinge axis forward and down. In the closed position the cartridge block is fixed with a steel strip. "Wasp" is a pistol with an electric descent, that is, cartridge caps do not trigger from impact, but from electric charge. By pressing the trigger, a magnesium pulse generator is activated which supplies an electrical impulse to the cartridge capsule, after which a shot is fired. The microprocessor integrated in the handle determines the presence of a ready cartridge in the charging chamber, and an electrical impulse is applied to it, regardless of which of the four chamber housings it is in. This ensures a 100% guarantee of a shot after pressing the trigger.

The gun body is made of modern high-strength plastic and is capable of withstanding large shock loads. "Wasp" - a pistol equipped with a laser tseleukozatelm who runs on a lithium battery. In addition to LCU, a simple open sight is provided, located on the upper surface of the chamber chamber. No fuses "Wasp" does not.

Cartridges

The 1997 cartridge was equipped with a rubber bullet with a steel core. A metal core was necessary to increase the mass of the bullet and to be detected by the X-ray in the case of a penetrating wound. This bullet weighed 8 grams, and the muzzle energy at the shot reached 120 Joules. Based on the experience in 2001, new cartridges with a heavier bullet (11.6 g) but with a lower muzzle energy (80 Joules) were set up. In addition to traumatic, NII PH produces light, light-noise and signal cartridges.

Conclusion

In the time that has elapsed since his first appearance on the store counter, the growing popularity is constantly accompanied by the "Wasp" pistol. The price of cartridges is probably the only, but essential minus of this weapon of self-defense. If in a critical situation the efficiency of the cartridge is much more important than its price, then in training it is necessary to consider losses.