The VSS Vintorez suppressor and operating systems are exactly the same as the AS Val, but optimised to fire the 9×39mm SP-5 subsonic cartridge with a hardened steel or tungsten tip to defeat body armour.

The AS ‘Val’ was the first ever Russian silent assault rifle created in the late 1980s. It’s able to penetrate 2nd grade body armor plates at 200 meters away with subsonic 9x39 mm rounds.

Jul 17, 2021 · At 5.51 pounds, the AS Val is rather lightweight. The design gives you a near submachine gun-sized weapon that packs more power, more range, and soft armor-piercing capability than a submachine...

May 26, 2021 · He designed and reverse engineered this over the course of two years, and I helped assemble it and machined a few parts for him. It's been amazing seeing it come together. Every part (minus the magazine) is made in the US from scratch.

Having the ammunition, the team at TSNIITOCHMASH, lead by P. Serdyukov, developed a family of integrally silenced 9 mm weapons, which included the VSS “Vintorez” silenced sniper rifle and the AS “Val” silenced assault rifle. Both weapons are …

The AS Val has a floating hammer and features a cross-bolt-type fire selector switch located in the trigger guard behind the trigger. The weapon has a right-handed fixed charging handle and an AK-style safety.

The AS "Val" (Avtomat Special'nyj Val, Russian: Автомат Специальный Вал or Special Automatic Rifle, code name: "Shaft") is a Soviet designed assault rifle featuring an integrated suppressor.

The AS "Val" (Avtomat Spetsialnij = special assault rifle) was developed by TSNIITOCHMASH under the leadership of P. Serdjukov during the late 1980s, as a part of the 9 x 39 family of …

The AS Val was a Soviet-era dedicated automatic firearm - essentially an assault rifle weapon system fitted with a permanent silencer for covert operations. The weapon was designed by the National Design Bureau TsNITITochMash, while production was entrusted to the famous Tula Arms Factory, which, surprisingly, has existed since 1712.

Oct 2, 2018 · All you need after the capability (tooling) is the specs for any one of those 9x39 rifles and you can be on your way to something cool. The AS VAL makes me sad. The amount of want cannot be put into words, but if a U.S. company did do it …