The VSK-94 (Russian: ВСК-94: Войсковой Снайперский Комплекс, romanized: Voyskovoy Snayperskiy Kompleks, lit. 'Military Sniper Complex', GRAU index 6В8) is a 9×39mm sniper 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". Unlike the VSS, the suppressor of the VSK-94 is not an integrated design.
Design details
The VSK-94 is chambered in 9×39mm cartridge. It retains the gas operated, rotating bolt with 4 lugs which utilises a long stroke gas piston operating system of the 9A-91.
The VSK-94 features a stamped steel receiver, a skeletonised polymer stock integrated with the 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 specifically 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.
Gallery
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VSK-94 displayed at IDELF 2008 -
VSK-94 with an early handguard design
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
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". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "VSK-94: Russian weapons for the Syrian snipers". weaponews.com.