VSS Vintorez
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The VSS Vintorez or (Russian: Винтовка Снайперская Специальная, Vintovka Snaiperskaja Spetsialnaya, Abbreviated VSS) (Special Sniper Rifle) is a specially designed silenced Russian sniper rifle. The weapon fires subsonic 9x39mm SP-5 or SP-6 ammunition (a subsonic Russian rifle round specifically designed for the VSS, not to be confused with 9x19 Parabellum, a common Western pistol-caliber round. The SP-5 is ball ammunition, while the SP-6 is AP). While having a shorter range than many sniper rifles, the stealth of silenced fire and stopping power of the round make it ideal in many circumstances. The Vintorez is a select-fire weapon capable of fully automatic fire at a rate of 700 rounds per minute, and has an effective range of 300-400 metres.
Specifications
- Caliber: 9x39mm SP-5, SP-6 and PAB-9 subsonic
- Operation: gas operated, rotating bolt semiautomatic
- Weight: 2.8 kg less magazine and scope
- Length: 933 mm
- Feed Mechanism: 10 or 20 rounds detachable box magazines.
Service
In use since the 1980s, the rifle has seen action in various places, most notably in Chechnya against the rebels there. It was also evident in media coverage of the Beslan school hostage crisis.External links
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