[copenhagen]

Any thoughts on who made this mag? It hass 1-1 on the bottom but other then that no markings. Looks like a 20rd mag of some type.Thanks

 

[SteveM]

Showoff!

Come on, you know that's for a Vintorez VSS. Killing me.

 

[copenhagen]

SteveM, Thanks, its not mine, getting it IDed for a friend. Was I wrong, I just thought it was a high speed 20rd 5.45 mag. Thanks again.

 

[rayman1]

Cool photo of the magazine, Dan. Here's the rifle:

The VSS (Russian: Винтовка Снайперская Специальная, Vintovka Snayperskaya Spetsialnaya), "Special Sniper Rifle", also named Vintorez (Thread Cutter), is a suppressed sniper rifle manufactured by Tula Arms Plant. It is in use by various military and otherwise militant organizations, especially those of former Soviet states.

The VSS Vintorez was designed by TsNIITochMash as a suppressed, flashless sniper rifle. It uses a heavy subsonic 9x39mm cartridge in combination with its integral sound suppressor. The heavy bullet is very effective at penetrating body armor even with its subsonic speed. Its effective range is 400 meters.[1] The VSS is normally used in semi-automatic, but it is capable of automatic fire.

Since the VSS is meant for use in discreet operations, it can be broken down into three parts to be carried in a special 450 x 370 x 140 mm (17.7 x 14.5 x 5.5 inch) briefcase. The briefcase also has space for a PSO-1 scope, a NSPU-3 night vision device, and two magazines.

 

[SteveM]

SteveM, Thanks, its not mine, getting it IDed for a friend. Was I wrong, I just thought it was a high speed 20rd 5.45 mag. Thanks again.

I presume your friend just picked that up in Georgia.

I wonder if that scope is calibrated for the 9x39 drop?

 

[Leper]

I don't think that is a VSS magazine. A VSS magazine is very straight sided. Put some bullets in it.

 

[FW200]

AS Val magazine.. but would also work for VSS, it all matched, number of ribs shape etc when I compared pics.

VSS with AS Val mag:
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/6946/vssaz4.jpg

 

[lincolnshire]

BCC Magazines

Does anybody know where to buy these magazines?

Thanks

 

[rayman1]

Does anybody know where to buy these magazines? Thanks

Probably directly from the soldier carrying the weapon or a corrupt factory worker that makes them.

 

[Leper]

Re: BCC Magazines

Does anybody know where to buy these magazines?

Thanks

Izhmailevsky park in Moscow. Buy a 9000 dollar business class ticket, then go down to the park. Enter the kiosk area, walk down the path to the T, head left until you are in the militaria section which is about 50 feet. VSS and RPK-74 magazines of all sorts are plentiful. Also lots of other various mags, but the high dollar ones are there in decent numbers. You really can find any magazine you want there. Buy the magazine for whatever price you settle on. Then TRY to get past russian customs with one. Then get through US customs. So much nice stuff, so little you can bring home.

 

[lincolnshire]

It´s a shame... I lived in Moscow for 2 years but never thought about buying until now ;-)

And from Spain it's only 450 € for flight ticket

Anyway I don't understand so many problems with russian laws...it's just a magazine...

 

[COPE]

Any of you guys see the front page of the Wall Street Journal today? It was a pic of a Russian soldier holding a VSS with two blindfolded Georgian prisoners riding on an APC.

 

[12gaugeak]

Any of you guys see the front page of the Wall Street Journal today? It was a pic of a Russian soldier holding a VSS with two blindfolded Georgian prisoners riding on an APC.

That picture was all over the place on news channels when they talked about prisoner exchanges.