Engineering:VSK-94
VSK-94 | |
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![]() VSK-94 with a PSO-1 optical sight mounted | |
Type | Designated marksman rifle |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 1994–present |
Used by | Various Spetsnaz units, Mainly law enforcement units. |
Wars | Second Chechen War, 2008 South Ossetia war, Syrian Civil War |
Production history | |
Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau Vasily Gryazev |
Designed | 1994 |
Manufacturer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
Unit cost | Unknown |
Produced | 1994 |
No. built | Unknown |
Variants | 9A-91 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.8 kg (6.17 lb) |
Length | 932 mm (36.7 in) |
Barrel length | 230 mm (9.1 in) |
Width | 83 mm (3.3 in) |
Height | 280 mm (11.0 in) |
Cartridge | 9x39mm SP5 and SP6; also PAB-9 including later variants SPP, BP |
Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
Rate of fire | 700 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 270 m/s |
Effective firing range | 400 m |
Maximum firing range | 600 m |
Feed system | 20-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Telescopic sight, fixed back-up iron sights provided, comes with a standard PSO-1 scope and a satchel with weapon cleaning kit and 1 box magazine. |
The VSK-94 (Russian: Войсковой Снайперский Комплекс, romanized: Voyskovoy Snayperskiy Kompleks, lit. 'Military Sniper Complex', GRAU designation 6В8) is a 9x39mm suppressed designated marksman rifle designed in 1995 in the KBP Instrument Design Bureau by Vasily Gryazev.
Design
The VSK-94 retains the gas-driven operating principle of the 9A-91 with a rotating bolt and hammer fire mechanism. The rifle features a stamped steel receiver, skeletonized polymer stock integrated with the pistol grip and a synthetic forearm. The VSK-94 is equipped with a 4x PSO-1 optical sight (adapted for subsonic rounds shooting) and standard flip iron sights from the 9A-91.
The threaded barrel is designed to use a specifically designed suppressor.
The rifle uses 9x39mm ammunition feeding from a 20-round detachable box magazine.
Since the 9x39mm bullet weighs about twice as much as that of the 9×19mm Parabellum, its muzzle energy is about twice as high as that of a subsonic 9×19mm Parabellum bullet fired from an HK MP5SD, for example.
Users
Belarus: Used by the Belarusian special forces[1]
India: Used by MARCOS[2]
Syria: Used by Syrian Republican Guard and special forces[3]
See also
- 9A-91
- OTs-12
- OTs-14 Groza
- SR-3
- List of Russian weaponry
References
- ↑ Александр Макаров. Полк высоких технологий. Силы специальных операций // журнал "Спецназ", июль 2011
- ↑ P, Rajat (19 July 2019). "Elite special forces of Army, IAF, Navy get major weapons upgrade | India News – Times of India" (in en). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/elite-special-forces-of-army-iaf-navy-get-major-weapons-upgrade/articleshow/65046489.cms.
- ↑ "VSK-94: Russian weapons for the Syrian snipers". https://weaponews.com/weapons/19097-vsk-94-russian-weapons-for-the-syrian-snipers.html.
External links
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VSK-94.
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