VSK-94
The VSK-94 (Russian: ВСК-94: Войсковой Снайперский Комплекс, romanized: Voyskovoy Snayperskiy Kompleks, lit. 'Military Sniper Complex', GRAU index 6В8) is a 9×39mm designated marksman rifle variant of the 9A-91 assault rifle, designed in 1995 in the KBP Instrument Design Bureau by Vasily Gryazev and manufactured by Tula Arms Plant. The VSK-94 was meant to be a cheaper alternative to the VSS "Vintorez".
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VSK-94
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- sniper rifle.
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- 1994.
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- Russia.
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The VSK-94 (Russian: ВСК-94: Войсковой Снайперский Комплекс, romanized: Voyskovoy Snayperskiy Kompleks, lit. 'Military Sniper Complex', GRAU index 6В8) is a 9×39mm designated marksman rifle variant of the 9A-91 assault rifle, designed in 1995 in the KBP Instrument Design Bureau by Vasily Gryazev and manufactured by Tula Arms Plant. The VSK-94 was meant to be a cheaper alternative to the VSS "Vintorez".
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Design details
Unlike the VSS, the suppressor of the VSK-94 is not an integrated design.
The VSK-94 is chambered in the 9×39mm cartridge. It retains the gas operated, rotating bolt with 4 lugs which utilises the long stroke gas piston operating system of the 9A-91. The VSK-94 features a stamped steel receiver, a skeletonised polymer stock integrated with a pistol grip, a synthetic handguard, and feeds from a 20-round detachable box magazine from the 9A-91. The VSK-94 is primarily equipped with a 4× PSO-1 optical sight (optimised for subsonic rounds shooting), and back-up iron sights from the 9A-91. The threaded barrel is designed to use a specially designed suppressor. Since the 9×39mm cartridge 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 cartridge fired from an HK MP5SD.
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Belarus: Used by the Belarusian special forces. India: Used by MARCOS. Russia: Used by Various Spetsnaz units, Federal Security Service (FSB) and OMON. Syria: Used by Syrian Republican Guard and special forces.
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1994
VSK-94 first recorded.
1994
VSK-94 is recorded from 1994.
1994
VSK-94 was established or created in 1994.
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- 1.Александр Макаров. Полк высоких технологий. Силы специальных операций // журнал "Спецназ", июль 2011
- 2.P, Rajat. Elite special forces of Army, IAF, Navy get major weapons upgrade India News – Times of India. The Times of India. 19 July 2019.
- 3.VSK-94: Russian weapons for the Syrian snipers. weaponews.com.
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