MAC-10

"Mac 10" redirects here. For the computer operating system, see macOS. For Mac-10, the rapper Phillip Allen, see Totally Insane. For the 2019 song by Trippie Redd, see Mac 10 (song).
Not to be confused with Mach 10 or Mack 10.
Military Armament Corporation M10
MAC-10 (.45 ACP) with suppressor and without magazine.
TypeMachine pistol
Submachine gun
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1970–present
Used bySee Users
Wars
Production history
DesignerGordon Ingram
Designed1964
ManufacturerMilitary Armament Corporation
Unit cost$120
Produced1970–1973[2]
Specifications
Mass2.84 kg (6.3 lb) empty without a suppressor
Length
  • 269 mm (10.6 in) with stock removed
  • 295 mm (11.6 in) with stock retracted
  • 548 millimetres (1 foot 9.6 inches) with stock extended
  • 545 millimetres (1 foot 9.5 inches) with stock retracted w/suppressor
  • 798 millimetres (2 feet 7.4 inches) with stock extended with suppressor
Barrel length146 mm (5.7 in)
Width
  • 50 mm (2.0 in) without a suppressor
  • 54 mm (2.1 in) with suppressor
Cartridge
ActionStraight blowback[3]
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
  • 366 metres per second (1,200 ft/s) for 9mm
  • 280 metres per second (920 ft/s) for .45 ACP
Effective firing range
Maximum firing range100 meters (for .45 ACP)
Feed system
  • 30-round detachable box magazine (.45 ACP)[5]
  • 32-round detachable box magazine (9×19mm)[5]
SightsIron sights

The Military Armament Corporation Model 10, officially abbreviated as "M10" or "M-10",[5] and more commonly known as the MAC-10, is a compact, blowback operated machine pistol/submachine gun that was developed by Gordon Ingram in 1964. It is chambered in either .45 ACP or 9mm. A two-stage suppressor by Sionics was designed for the MAC-10, which not only abates the noise created but makes it easier to control on full automatic (although it also makes the gun far less compact and concealable).[6]

Military Armament Corporation never used the "MAC-10" nomenclature in its catalogues or sales literature, but "MAC-10" is frequently used by Title II dealers, gun writers, and collectors.[citation needed] For a decade, the semi-automatic pistol version of the weapon was forbidden in the U.S. under the assault weapons ban enacted by Congress in 1994.

  1. ^ Lee E. Russel (1985). Grenada 1983. p. 41.
  2. ^ Miletich, John (2003). Homicide Investigation: An Introduction. Scarecrow Press. p. 134.
  3. ^ McNab, Chris (2009). Firearms. Bath, UK: Parragon. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-4075-1607-3.
  4. ^ "MAC Ingram M10 / M11 (USA)". Weapon.ge – Modern Firearms Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "Operation and Maintenance Manual: Military Armament Corporation" (PDF). Military Armament Corporation.
  6. ^ Dartford, Mark, ed. (1985). Modern Warfare. London: Marshall Cavendish Books. ISBN 0-86307-325-5.