AS Val

The 9 x 39mm select fire assault rifle AS with a permament silencer installed is intended for noiseless and flameless shooting. The AS is a gas operated, integrally silenced weapon. The receiver is machined from steel forging for improved strength. The long stroke gas piston is located above the barrel, and rigidly attached to the bolt carrier. The rotating bolt has six lugs and locks into the receiver. The assault rifle is intended to engage the enemy manpower protected with bulletproof jackets and the non-armoured vehicles up to the 400 meters. The design features of the assault rifle are: High characteristics in the accuracy of fire and closely-grouped fire are achieved due to original design of the assault rifle barrel. The high hitting is guarantied due to the subsonic velocity of a bullet. The folding metal buttstock and the quick detachable silencer make it possible to reduce assault rifle overall length. The pistol grip and the short forearm are made from polymer, the skeletonized, side-folding butt is made from steel tubing. Mounting seats for optical and night sights. Harmless handling is guarantied with safeties. The advantage of the assault rifle is a detachable double-column sector-type magazine with the cartridges located in a chess-board order and interchangeable with VSS and SR-3 magazines. It fires the 9-mm armor-piercing cartridge SP6 or 7N12 and 9-mm sniping cartridge SP5. Bullet muzzle velocity: up to 295 meters per second. Effective range: 400 meters