VSK-94 | |
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Type | Designated marksman rifle |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 1994–present |
Used by | Various Spetsnaz units, Mainly law enforcement units. |
Wars | Second Chechen War, 2008 South Ossetia war, Syrian Civil War |
Production history | |
Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau Vasily Gryazev |
Designed | 1994 |
Manufacturer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
Unit cost | Unknown |
Produced | 1994 |
No. built | Unknown |
Variants | 9A-91 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.8 kg (6.17 lb) |
Length | 932 mm (36.7 in) |
Barrel length | 230 mm (9.1 in) |
Width | 83 mm (3.3 in) |
Height | 280 mm (11.0 in) |
Cartridge | 9×39mm SP5 and SP6; also PAB-9 including later variants SPP, BP |
Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
Rate of fire | 700 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 270 m/s |
Effective firing range | 400 m |
Maximum firing range | 600 m |
Feed system | 20-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Telescopic sight, fixed back-up iron sights provided, comes with a standard PSO-1 scope and a satchel with weapon cleaning kit and 1 box magazine. |
The VSK-94 (Russian: Войсковой Снайперский Комплекс, romanized: Voyskovoy Snayperskiy Kompleks, lit. 'Military Sniper Complex', GRAU designation 6В8) is a 9×39mm suppressed designated marksman rifle designed in 1995 in the KBP Instrument Design Bureau by Vasily Gryazev.