Here’s What You Need to Remember: Despite being designed and issued in the late 1980s, The VSS Vintorez and AS Val rifles filled an interesting niche in Soviet armories and remain in service with the ...

Survive-em-up PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has revealed a new weapon: Russian-made sniper rifle the VSS Vintorez. The Vintorez will shake up the game, as a sniper rifle that comes with both a scope ...

Russia created its first ever assault rifle, the AS ‘Val’, and silent sniper rifle, the VSS ‘Vintorez’, back in the mid 1980s of the Soviet-era. These weapon systems were meant to effectively ...

Our correspondent personally tested the ‘Vintorez’ silent sniper rifle to see just how realistic it is visualised in computer games. In recent years, Russian guns have become the weapon-of-choice for ...

While this provided a quick solution for frontline troops, there was an acute need for a new weapons system for reconnaissance and special operators. The requirements were similar: penetrate NATO body ...

The VSS Vintorez, commonly known as the VSS,is a unique semi-automatic designated marksman rifle (DMR) with an integrated suppressor. Although the weapon is not exactly ideal for long-range sniping ...

The ludicrously successful PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is going full bore towards its second monthly update at the start of this week, and the teases are just getting started. The latest reveals ...

The Soviet-era VSS “Vintorez” rifle has long been a staple of Russia’s diverse special operations arsenals. Over the years, the weapon has remained unavailable to the American consumer market, ...

Modern warfare consistently brings unexpected developments, particularly with the discovery of advanced weaponry on the battlefield. New designs and specialized tools frequently emerge, reflecting the ...