Pindad PM3#Users
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{{Infobox weapon
| name = Pindad PM3
| image = Pindad PM3 Submachine Gun.png
| image_size = 300
| origin = Indonesia
| type = Sub-machine gun
| is_ranged = Yes
| used_by = See Users
| manufacturer = Pindad
| production_date = 2016–present
| weight = 3.15 kg (without magazine){{cite news|url=https://www.airspace-review.com/2022/12/17/yuk-kenali-senapan-untuk-pertempuran-jarak-dekat-lansiran-pt-pindad/|website=Airspace Review|access-date=March 15, 2023|date=2022-12-17|first=Rangga|last=Baswara Sawiyya|title=Yuk kenali, senapan untuk pertempuran jarak dekat lansiran PT Pindad|language=id}}
| length = 72 cm (48.4 cm when the stock is folded)
| action = Gas operated
| sights = Iron sights. Optical sights are possible with rail
}}
The PM3 ({{Langx|id|Pistol Mitraliur 3|lit=|label=}}) is a sub-machine gun type firearm produced by Pindad.{{cite web|url=https://bali.antaranews.com/en/berita/91659/pt-pindad-launches-four-new-guns|access-date=2023-03-16|publisher=Antara|date=2016-06-10|title=Pt Pindad Launches Four New Guns}}
Development
Unlike the previous generation, PM2, which uses blowback mechanism, PM3 uses a gas operated mechanism. PM3 also has rail integration system, which allows wider variety of attachments to be installed, such as sights and grips.{{Cite web |title=PM3 |url=https://pindad.com/pm3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602161514/https://pindad.com/pm3 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=PT. Pindad}}{{cite web|title=Spesifikasi Submachine Gun Buatan Pindad: PM3, PM2 V1, dan PM2 V2|url=https://www.kompas.com/tren/read/2022/03/19/183000765/spesifikasi-submachine-gun-buatan-pindad--pm3-pm2-v1-dan-pm2-v2|access-date=2023-03-16|publisher=Kompas|date=2022-03-19|language=id}}
Variants
= Selective fire configurations =
[[File:Pindad PM3 submachine gun - Indonesian Marine Corps (Crop top & bottom).jpg|thumb|A Pindad PM3 submachine gun of the Indonesian Marine Corps.{{Cite web |last=Pindad |date=2023-02-14 |title=PT. Pindad (Persero) - Menteri Pertahanan RI Menyerahkan Senjata Pindad SS2-V4, SPG-1A & PM-3 Kepada Korps Marinir |url=https://pindad.com/menhan-ri-menyerahkan-senjata-pindad-ss2v4-spg1a-pm3-kepada-korps-marinir |access-date= |website=pindad.com |language=Indonesian}}
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PM3 (Standard variant)
A military version with three position firing selector (safe, single and automatic firing mode). Having barrel length 210 mm, 6 grooves rifling, standard weight 3.15 kg, weapon length 720 mm (pulled buttstock), 494 mm (collapsed buttstock), rate of fire 750-850 rpm, and effective range 75 meters.{{Cite web |last=Solihat |first=Kodar |date=2019-05-20 |title=Sub Machine Gun Cakrawana, Senjata Andalan Polisi Hutan |url=https://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/teknologi/pr-01312392/sub-machine-gun-pm3-senjata-andalan-polisi-hutan |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=www.Pikiran-Rakyat.com |language=Indonesian}} This variant was first ordered by the Indonesian Marine Corps in 2021, and 95 PM3 delivered on 14 February 2023.{{Cite web |last=Pindad |date=2023-04-29 |title=Majalah Pindad Vol. 19 Edisi HUT Pindad Ke-40 |url=https://pindad.com/downloads/article/Majalah_Pindad_Vol._19_Edisi_HUT_Pindad_ke_40__.pdf |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=pindad.com |language=Indonesian}}
= Semi-automatic only configurations =
PM3A1
PM3 A1 is a civil version with semi-automatic only firing mode, categorized as carbine caliber pistol. This variant was first ordered by the Indonesian Forest Rangers in 2018, and 100 PM3A1 delivered on 2019 as PM3 Cakrawana.{{Cite web |last=Direktorat Jendral Penegakan Hukum Lingkungan Hidup Dan Kehutanan |date=2020-02-01 |title=Laporan Tahunan 2019 |url=https://gakkum.menlhk.go.id/assets/info-publik/LKj_Dit_PPH_PPH_OK_compressed.pdf |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=gakkum.menlhk.go.id |language=Indonesian}}{{Cite web |last=nst |date=2023-02-02 |title=Mengenal PM3A1 "Cakrawala" Pistol Caliber Carbine Terbaru Buatan Indonesia. |url=https://indonesiadefense.com/mengenal-pm3a1-cakrawala-pistol-caliber-carbine-terbaru-buatan-indonesia/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Indonesiadefense.com |language=id}}
PM3-PCC Sport
PM3 PCC Sport is a civil version for sport, with semi-automatic only firing mode.{{Cite web |last=Solihat |first=Kodar |date=2023-05-18 |title=Senjata Jenis PCC Sedang Favorit di Dunia, Pindad Pun Ikutan Bikin untuk Versi Sport |url=https://deskjabar.pikiran-rakyat.com/ragam/pr-1136672866/senjata-jenis-pcc-sedang-favorit-di-dunia-pindad-pun-ikutan-bikin-untuk-versi-sport |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Desk Jabar |language=Indonesian}}
Users
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Country !Organization !Variant !Reference |
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Indonesia}}
|style="text-align:center;"|PM3A1 |
| Indonesian Marine Corps.
|style="text-align:center;"|PM3 |style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web |title=Menhan Prabowo Serahkan Senjata Produksi PT Pindad ke Korps Marinir, Ini Jenisnya |url=https://jatim.inews.id/berita/menhan-prabowo-serahkan-senjata-produksi-pt-pindad-ke-korps-marinir-ini-jenisnya/2 |access-date=2023-03-16|date=2023-02-15|first=Aan|last=Haryono|publisher=iNews|language=id}} |
References
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Category:9mm Parabellum submachine guns