VSK-94

VSK-94

VSK-94

Designated marksman rifle


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.

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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.

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References

  1. Александр Макаров. Полк высоких технологий. Силы специальных операций // журнал "Спецназ", июль 2011
  2. P, Rajat (19 July 2019). "Elite special forces of Army, IAF, Navy get major weapons upgrade | India News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2019.

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