Forgotten Rifle of the Vietnam War: The Silent Sniper sofrep. It is a gas-operated selective fire weapon, fitted with integral silencer. 458 1 1/2" Military Round at the forum Currently the Val assault rifle is commonly used by the Russian special forces. WEAPONS LAB: SMALL ARMS DEVELOPMENT AT USALWL Small Arms Defense Journal. With its integrally-silenced barrel, inspired by the De Lisle carbine, the weapon's firing signature would be inaudible beyond 100 meters. There is also a provision for an alternate sighting system An adapter mount base for using a Starlight night vision scope. The nickname 'Val' means 'shaft' and refers to the prominent silencer. The name AS stands for 'Avtomat Special'nyj', which is Russian for 'special automatic rifle'. It was developed in the 1980's to be used in urban combat and the reconnaissance role. 458 caliber to use a specialized subsonic cartridge, with the barrel modified for noise reduction.įor its standard sighting system, it uses LWL's Adjustable Ranging Telescope (ART) with the ballistic cam tailored to the ballistics of the cartridge's 500-grain (32.39 grams) projectile. The AS Val is a silenced assault rifle of Soviet origin. The Silent Sniper System was based on a Winchester Model 70 bolt-action rifle, particularly of the Super Grade African model, chambered in. Most wished to drop out of testing it and to instead use XM21 sniper rifles equipped with Sionics sound suppressors. Snipers were not confident of being able to land killing shots out to 250 meters and beyond using the rifle. The weapon proved to be unpopular with the troops, because of its large size and bulk. After delivery, LWL reported that any further development would be handled by the U.S. Aberdeen worked out several issues in the rifle, and reports from the LWL indicated that the rifle was delayed for deployment twice because of them.įive of the rifles, along with most of the ammunition, were delivered to the 23rd Infantry Division of the United States Army in Vietnam for testing and evaluation purposes in 1971. Two of the rifles, with two-thousand rounds of ammunition, were delivered to the Aberdeen testing grounds for testing purposes in 1967. The AAI Corporation was contracted to manufacture the weapon, of which they produced six prototypes, with Barnes Bullets to produce nine-thousand rounds of subsonic ammunition for them. Army Limited War Laboratory (USALWL, or LWL) began initial development on a silenced sniping weapon as part of continued efforts to help improve sniper capabilities. 
Thanks to Giorgio for the pictures and information.The Silent Sniper System was an American experimental sniper rifle. Interestingly, it can reportedly use a special barrel liner and cylinder to fire 9x19mm. One can only speculate that the intended purpose is to breach doors or perhaps just for show. It apparently uses a less powerful variety of 12.7x55mm, which does throw in doubt its claims about being the most powerful production revolver in the world. According to the representatives present, the RSh-12 is not just a one-off product, but is actually being produced and trialed by Russian special forces. It stands tall as the best sniper rifle in Escape From Tarkov due to its long-range and utility. It was made with great attention to details and keeping the dimensions, weight and structural details correct to those of the original firearm.
An object of desire for many enthusiasts of Russian weaponry, STALKER universe and more. The 7.62x51mm cartridges pierce any type of armor. The long-awaited Russian VSS Vintorez sniper rifle replica from King Arms is finally available. The VKS is the original platform for the Russian 12.7x55mm round, for which was recently produced the RSh-12 revolver that lays claim to the title of “most powerful production revolver in the world”. The Remington Semi-Automatic Sniper System (RSASS) is one of the most accurate rapid-fire rifles in the game. 338 Lapua Magnum, and the OTs-93 bullpup SVD marksman’s rifle, in 7.62x54R. Bottom to top, the OVS-96 12.7x108mm sniper rifle, the VKS 12.7mm silent sniper rifle, the MTs-116M multi-caliber sniper rifle, chambered in.
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