VPO-209 was created on the platform of Klashnikov (AKM) and has an identical appearance, weight, and dimensions.Hammer type firing mechanism administers single shots and setting the safety to locked. Ammo is fed by detachable box magazine. The only real difference between the AK and VPO-209 is the barrel, the gun is chambered .366TKM or 9x25 and the rounds used for the gun are Shotgun rounds.
The Gun is mostly owned and used by Russian civilians, as the .366 TKM is not a military cartridge and it is fired through the non-rifled barrel of the VPO-209, legally classifying it as a semi-automatic sporting shotgun.