Russian sniper complex "Exhaust"

In the past few decades, interest in large-caliber sniper complexes, which are designed not only to destroy the enemy's manpower, but also to combat the enemy’s light armored and unarmored equipment, has significantly increased. Such a weapon has a long range, can hit the enemy, who uses personal protective equipment or is in shelters. The most famous representative of this class of small arms is the American Barrett M82 rifle, which has a caliber of 12.7 millimeters. However, some developments of Russian gunsmiths are not only not inferior to the American ones, but in many respects even surpass them. This is a Russian sniper complex VSSK "Exhaust", it was developed in 2002.

This complex was created in the Central Design Bureau of hunting and sporting weapons, commissioned by the Center for Special Purpose (CSN) FSB of Russia. Work on this weapon began in 1999. This rifle was first demonstrated to the general public in 2005. The general designer of the weapon is Vladimir Viktorovich Zlobin. At present, Vykhlop has been adopted by the FSB and the Ministry of the Interior of Russia, and it is also delivered to Syria.

Rifle description

Sniper complex has a caliber of 12.7 millimeters, the layout of the bullpup and manual reloading. This made it possible to create a large-caliber rifle, which in its dimensions is very close to conventional sniper weapons.

Reloading occurs due to the translational movement of the shutter (without turning), the handle of which is located on the right side. The forward movement of the shutter is more ergonomic than the traditional movement with a turn. The barrel is locked by turning the bolt, which rests on the four stops of the barrel. The sleeve after the shot is removed to the right.

The capacity of the magazine is five containers capacity, it is located behind, in front of it there is a pistol grip. On top of the receiver is an optical sight, and there is an additional mechanical sight with a folding front and the whole.

On the left is the fuse box. The rifle has a folding bipod that can be placed in the forearm. The height of the bipod can be adjusted. Also adjustable are the height of the butt and the back plate.

VSSK "Exhaust" - is not only large-caliber, but also a silent weapon, which is equipped with a removable silencer (PBS), it occupies a significant part of the length of the rifle. The silencer also absorbs the flame of the shot.

Composite and polymeric materials were widely used in the design of weapons, which reduced the mass of weapons and made them less susceptible to corrosion. Made from such materials, the forearm, pistol grip, as well as the muffler body.

Of particular note is the small size and weight of the sniper complex. For weapons with this caliber, it is simply unique. This weapon has minimal signs of unmasking and can hit an adversary using high level personal protective equipment.

Ammunition

Special attention should be paid to special ammunition developed for the Exhaust. These are the SC-130 cartridges, which have a large mass pool and a relatively short cartridge case, with a small amount of gunpowder. This provides a subsonic bullet flight speed, high accuracy and excellent disruptive effect of ammunition.

High muzzle energy is provided by a large mass of bullets. This feature improves the accuracy of the shot. For the cartridge SC-130PT (weight - 59 grams) the deviation is 25 mm at a distance of one hundred meters. This is just one corner minute. The cartridge STS-130VPS (76 grams) punches a steel plate 16 mm thick at a distance of two hundred meters. Here are the main characteristics of the ammunition used for the Exhaust rifle.

  • cartridge SP-130 PT with a shell bullet of increased accuracy;
  • cartridge STs-130 PT 2 with a bronze bullet of increased accuracy;
  • cartridge STs-130 VPS with a bullet of high penetrating ability;
  • cartridge training SC-130 PU, created for training with this sniper complex.

Specifications

Below are the characteristics of the sniper complex "Exhaust".

ManufacturerTsKIB SOO
Years of development1999-2002
Years of productionsince 2004
Caliber, mm12,7
Length with silencer, mm1120
Length without muffler, mm622
Width, mm105
Height mm186
Trigger Pull Effort1,9
Ammunitionsniper cartridge 12.7 × 99 mm, SC-130
Warhead5 round box magazine
Principle of operationlongitudinal slide
Effective sighting range, m600
Initial speed of a bullet, m / s290-295 cartridge PT, PT2; up to 315 patron
Average accuracy of shooting1 MOA (angular minute)
Accuracy of shooting at a distance of 100 m, cm3.5 with ammunition PT, PT2; 7 with UPU cartridges
Weight, kg6.5 with magazine without cartridges, with silencer and without sight

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