Development of the VSS Vintorez was carried out in parallel with the AS Val, to provide a suppressed sniper rifle for Spetsnaz undercover or clandestine units and capable of defeating NATO body armour at ranges up to 400 m (440 yd) with little noise as possible.

Mar 18, 2020 · Slagga, a Connecticut-based startup, now aims to be the first in the country to quench that thirst by producing the VSS entirely in America, built to a virtually the same spec, albeit with a few...

Dec 11, 2023 · The VSS (Special Sniper Rifle) Vintorez was one of two dedicated silenced rifles developed in Russia in the 1980s. The Vintorez was given a very good barrel and intended for precision shooting, while the AS (Special Assault rifle) Val used the same action and suppressor, but had a pistol grip and folding stock, and was intended for use as a ...

Mar 29, 2018 · Tula Arms Plant has released two civilian versions of the VSS Vintorez rifle. Both guns are chambered in 9x39mm and have minor differences.

Dec 1, 2009 · Dr. Philip H. Dater uses the modified reticle PSO-1 variant scope to sight-in the 9x39mm VSS integrally suppressed sniper rifle in the Southwest Asian desert in preparation for sound measurement testing.

Russia created its first ever assault rifle, the AS ‘Val’, and silent sniper rifle, the VSS ‘Vintorez’, back in the mid 1980s of the Soviet-era. These weapon systems were meant to effectively...

Oct 5, 2016 · The Vintorez (VSS) integrally suppressed sniper rifle is a system designed on the AK platform ** that fires a unique 9×39 cartridge with deadly accuracy out to 400 meters. Think of the Vintorez as being comparable to an integrally suppressed .300BLK rifle in the AR world.

Mar 15, 2022 · The VSS "Vintorez" is a silenced sniper rifle that makes use of a permanent silencer assembly as well as specially-developed subsonic ammunition. The type shares nearly the same contours as the AS Val silenced assault rifle which was developed at the same time.

May 6, 2013 · Classified as the Vintovka Snayperskaya Spetsialnaya (VSS) or “Special Sniper Rifle,” but commonly called the Vintorez (Russian for “Thread cutter”), the gun was true to its designation....

The VSS, also called the Vintorez, (rus. Винторез, literally "screw cutter") is a sniper rifle featuring a built-in suppressor (similar to that of the AS-Val ) the weapon is loaded with heavy subsonic 9×39mm SP5 cartridges and armor-piercing SP6 cartridges.