History GunsOfFiction / MachinePistols

Due to its small size and high rate of fire (courtesy of its light bolt), the weapon was rather difficult to control, and thus it never really took off with military and law enforcement, though it did see some use by US military special forces in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. Its fate was sealed when the US government restricted the export of sound suppressors in the 1970s (a ban that has since been lifted). Since the suppressor was one of its main selling points, all the pending foreign orders were cancelled after the ban, and the Military Armament Corporation (the original manufacturer and originator of the MAC acronym) went bankrupt as a result. The MAC-10 became known mainly as a "ghetto gun", due to its use by criminals (including {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s) both on and off the silver screen. The fact that it was relatively cheap to buy made it particularly popular in low-income areas with attendant high crime rates and Third World countries, particularly in Central and South America as they were given to various countries as CIA handouts. Like the infamous and crude Intratec TEC-9, its original civilian semiautomatic was easy to convert to automatic fire thanks to its open-bolt design.

Two main versions exist; the MAC-10 is chambered in .45 ACP or 9x19mm Parabellum, while the MAC-11 is chambered in .380 ACP, the latter version having an increased rate of fire and being even ''harder'' to control. A movie MAC will often be fitted with the distinctive Sionics suppressor; in both models, it is longer than the weapon itself. Frequently standing in for film MAC-10's is the more common SWD and Cobray M11/9, which can be told apart from a genuine MAC-10 or MAC-11 by its elongated receiver and flattened charging handle. Newer versions continue to be built by companies like Masterpiece Arms today.

* Makes it's [=GTA=] debut in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCityStories''. Unfortunately, it's also one of the worst guns in the game thanks to it's incredibly low rate of fire and poor damage. With even the basic pistol having a higher rate of fire than this gun.

* Makes it's [=GTA=] debut in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCityStories''. Unfortunately it's also one of the worst sub machine guns in the game thanks to it's incredibly low rate of fire.

Due to its small size and high rate of fire (courtesy of its light bolt), the weapon was rather difficult to control, and thus it never really took off with military and law enforcement, though it did see some use by US military special forces in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. Its fate was sealed when the US government restricted the export of sound suppressors in the 1970s (a ban that has since been lifted). Since the suppressor was one of its main selling points, all the pending foreign orders were cancelled after the ban, and the Military Armament Corporation (the original manufacturer and originator of the MAC acronym) went bankrupt as a result. The MAC-10 became known mainly as a "ghetto gun", due to its use by criminals (including {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s) both on and off the silver screen. The fact that it was relatively cheap to buy made it particularly popular in low-income areas with attendant high crime rates and Third World countries, particularly in Central and South America as they were given to various countries as CIA handouts there. Like the infamous and crude Intratec TEC-9, its original civilian semiautomatic version fired from an open bolt, making it very easy to convert to automatic fire.

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The Škorpion is a Czechoslovakian sub-machine gun used as a PDW by officers, security forces, and armoured vehicle personnel; not to mention [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar Eastern-bloc]] supplied terrorists. Four chamberings exist; the vz. 61 in .32 ACP, the vz. 82 in 9x18mm Makarov, the vz. 83 in .380 ACP, and the modernized Sa. 361 in 9x19mm Parabellum, alongside a semi-auto only version, the CZ-91S, available in every caliber above. The Škorpion's small size (utilizing a wire loop stock that folds over top when not in use) and calibre makes it generally the weakest submachine gun in any videogame it appears in, but this also makes it popular on the screen for the same reasons as the micro-Uzi -- it's a compact bundle of full-auto Dakka. So compact in fact, it can be carried in a holster just like a pistol, which often leads to confusion if it should be classed as a sub-machine gun or machine pistol.

Designed by Gordon Ingram in 1960 and entering production in 1970, the M10 (its official name, though it is more popularly known as the MAC-10) is a compact American submachine gun or machine pistol.

A relatively simple weapon, the MAC-10 is blowback-operated, firing from an open telescoping bolt, with the light bolt giving it a very high rate of fire. It is most often equipped with a distinctive sound suppressor developed by Sionics, which reduced its report to a surprising degree (helped in part by the .45 ACP round's subsonic nature), and also provided a stable handhold for the shooter's off-hand.

Due to its small size and high rate of fire, the weapon was rather difficult to control, and thus it never really took off with military and law enforcement, though it did see some use by the US military special forces in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. Its fate was sealed when the US government restricted the export of sound suppressors in 1976 (a ban that has since been lifted). Since the suppressor was one of its main selling points, all the pending foreign orders were cancelled after the ban, and the Military Armament Corporation (the original manufacturer and originator of the MAC acronym) went bankrupt as a result. The MAC-10 became known mainly as a "ghetto gun", due to its use by criminals (including {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s) both on and off the silver screen. The fact that it was relatively cheap to buy made it particularly popular in low-income areas with attendant high crime rates and Third World countries, particularly in Central and South America as they were given to various countries as CIA handouts there. Like the infamous and crude Intratec TEC-9, its original civilian semiautomatic version fired from an open bolt, making it very easy to convert to automatic fire.

Two main versions exist; the MAC-10 is chambered in .45 ACP or 9x19mm Parabellum, while the MAC-11 is chambered in .380 ACP, the latter version having an increased rate of fire and being even ''harder'' to control. A movie MAC will often be fitted with the distinctive Sionics suppressor; in both models, it is longer than the weapon itself. Frequently standing in for film MAC-10's is the more common SWD and Cobray M11/9, which can be told apart from a genuine MAC-10 or MAC-11 by its elongated receiver and flattened charging handle.

Due to its small size and high rate of fire, the weapon was rather difficult to control, and thus it never really took off with military and law enforcement, though it did see some use by the US Military in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar as one of their last-ditch weapons, which ended up in their defeat and withdrawal nonetheless. Its fate was sealed when the US government restricted the export of sound suppressors in 1976 (a ban that has since been lifted). Since the suppressor was one of its main selling points, all the pending foreign orders were cancelled after the ban, and the Military Armament Corporation (the original manufacturer and originator of the MAC acronym) went bankrupt as a result. The MAC-10 became known mainly as a "ghetto gun", due to its use by criminals (including {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s) both on and off the silver screen. The fact that it was relatively cheap to buy made it particularly popular in low-income areas with attendant high crime rates and Third World countries, particularly in Central and South America as they were given to various countries as CIA handouts there. Like the infamous and crude Intratec TEC-9, its original civilian semiautomatic version fired from an open bolt, making it very easy to convert to automatic fire.

Due to its small size and high rate of fire, the weapon was rather difficult to control, and thus it never really took off with military and law enforcement, though it did see some use by the US Military in UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar as one of their last-ditch weapons, which ended up in their defeat nonetheless. Its fate was sealed when the US government restricted the export of sound suppressors in 1976 (a ban that has since been lifted). Since the suppressor was one of its main selling points, all the pending foreign orders were cancelled after the ban, and the Military Armament Corporation (the original manufacturer and originator of the MAC acronym) went bankrupt as a result. The MAC-10 became known mainly as a "ghetto gun", due to its use by criminals (including {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s) both on and off the silver screen. The fact that it was relatively cheap to buy made it particularly popular in low-income areas with attendant high crime rates and Third World countries, particularly in Central and South America as they were given to various countries as CIA handouts there. Like the infamous and crude Intratec TEC-9, its original civilian semiautomatic version fired from an open bolt, making it very easy to convert to automatic fire.

Due to its small size and high rate of fire, the weapon was rather difficult to control, and thus it never really took off with military and law enforcement, though it did see some use by the US Military in Vietnam. Its fate was sealed when the US government restricted the export of sound suppressors in 1976 (a ban that has since been lifted). Since the suppressor was one of its main selling points, all the pending foreign orders were cancelled after the ban, and the Military Armament Corporation (the original manufacturer and originator of the MAC acronym) went bankrupt as a result. The MAC-10 became known mainly as a "ghetto gun", due to its use by criminals (including {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s) both on and off the silver screen. The fact that it was relatively cheap to buy made it particularly popular in low-income areas with attendant high crime rates and Third World countries, particularly in Central and South America as they were given to various countries as CIA handouts there. Like the infamous and crude Intratec TEC-9, its original civilian semiautomatic version fired from an open bolt, making it very easy to convert to automatic fire.

A small American submachine gun developed as a "room-broom" for house-clearing in the riot-torn 1960's, the MAC-10's small size and high rate-of-fire made it difficult to control, thus it never really took off with military and law enforcement, though it did see some use by the US Military in Vietnam, where they're on the losing side. The US defeat in Vietnam War led to one of their bad reputation affecting the gun, and this even extended to its use by criminals (including {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s) both on and off the silver screen; the fact that it was relatively cheap to buy made it particularly popular in low-income areas with attendant high crime rates and Third World countries, particularly in Central and South America as they were given to various countries as CIA handouts there. Even then, the Vietnamese authorities refused to have MAC-10 due to its bad reputation, defying the TheEnemyWeaponsAreBetter trope.

Ironically, the original designer of the firearm, Gordon Ingram, put a large bet on MAC-10 becoming a special purpose military submachine gun: its distinctive suppressor (that also helped with the recoil) was developed by a legendary silencer company, Sionics, and the combo was heavily marketed to various militaries. Sadly, the bet didn't pay off, largely due to the US government banning the export of suppressors in 1976 (a ban that has since been lifted). Since the MAC-10's highly effective suppressor was one of it's main selling points, all the pending foreign orders were cancelled after the ban, and the Military Armament Corporation (the original manufacturer and originator of the MAC acronym) went bankrupt as a result. The MAC-10 became known mainly as a "ghetto gun", Like the infamous and crude Intratec TEC-9. As with the TEC-9, the MAC-10 in its original civilian semiautomatic version fired from an open bolt, making it very easy to convert to automatic fire.

** His starting pistol in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' is a [=VP70M=], which is implied (and all but outright stated in [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake the remake]]) to be his personal carry gun rather than issued to RPD officers (where regular police get Browning Hi-Powers and STARS uses [[AceCustom custom]] Beretta 92s). It holds more ammo than Claire's Hi-Power, but in return does slightly less damage. You can find the stock (called "Handgun parts") as an upgrade for it that allows it to toggle between semi-auto and a more ammo-efficient three-round burst, and bumps the capacity to 20 rounds. In the remake it's been renamed to "Matilda", and the stock can be removed after you find it, as the Matilda equipped with it takes two inventory squares and can become cumbersome; you can also pick up a muzzle brake that reduces recoil and an expanded magazine that bumps up the capacity from 12 to 24 rounds and makes reloading faster. In both versions, the pistol's burst fire mode is slowed down considerably when compared to its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6mANmMhSLI&t=17s blisteringly fast real-life firing rate]].

A small American submachine gun developed as a "room-broom" for house-clearing in the riot-torn 1960's, the MAC-10's small size and high rate-of-fire made it difficult to control, thus it never really took off with military and law enforcement, though it did see some use by the US Military in Vietnam, where they're on the losing side. The US defeat in Vietnam War led to one of their bad reputation affecting the gun, and this even extended to its use by criminals (including {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s) both on and off the silver screen; the fact that it was relatively cheap to buy made it particularly popular in low-income areas with attendant high crime rates and Third World countries, particularly in Central and South America as they were given to various countries as CIA handouts there.

A small American submachine gun developed as a "room-broom" for house-clearing in the riot-torn 1960's, the MAC-10's small size and high rate-of-fire made it difficult to control, thus it never really took off with military and law enforcement, though it did see some use by the US Military in Vietnam. Such considerations did not hamper its use by criminals both on and off the silver screen; the fact that it was relatively cheap to buy made it particularly popular in low-income areas with attendant high crime rates and Third World countries, particularly in Central and South America as they were given to various countries as CIA handouts there.

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A machine pistol variant of the Beretta 92 designed in the 1970s; it saw some use with security forces, but Beretta ceased production during the 1990s, with the only real users of the weapon being Italy, Honduras and Algeria. The R stands for "Raffica," Italian for "burst." The 93R is an extensive modification; the pistol is single-action only with selective fire, able to fire in semi-auto or in 1,100 RPM 3-round bursts. It has a muzzle brake, fold-down foregrip, optional shoulder stock, and a 20-round magazine, though it could still use the standard 15-round magazines of the 92. In movies, a 93R will frequently be played by a modified 92 with a fullauto drop-in sear; the classic sign of a converted 92 is a slide-mounted decocking safety instead of the frame-mounted slide stop of the real weapon. Usually ends up being someone's weapon if it turns up, since it combines the popular look of a Beretta with MoreDakka.