by kirzach » Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:53 pm
Cypher, it's not so much the VSS sucks as it's generally not what people on our side of the world are used to. It was designed to provide suppressed fire at longer ranges than an AK. The thing is, the 9x39mm round is a very heavy bullet, and with it being fired from a suppressed weapon (i.e. subsonic ammunition), it just doesn't have the kind of range a, for example, 7.62x54R does, nor does it have the oomph behind it.
Also, on the note of high-caliber rifles, there's an SVD chambered for a heavier round than the 54R. It's called the SVDK, and it chambers 9.3x64mm. An unusual caliber choice, and it's my understanding the round is proprietary; I don't know off the top of my head of any other rifles using that caliber.
But yes, could we get someone to lock this?
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