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| name = VSS Vintorez
| image = Vss vintorez 01.jpeg
| image_size = 300
| caption = with a [[PSO-1]] optic and 10-round magazine
| origin = [[Soviet Union]]
| type = [[Designated marksman rifle]]
| is_ranged = yes
<!-- Service history -->| service = 1987–present
| used_by = see ''[[#Users and service history|Users]]''
| wars = {{ubl|[[Chechen–Russian conflict|Chechen Wars]]|[[2008 South Ossetia war]]|[[War in Donbas]]<ref name=moscowtimes>{{cite news |url=https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/moscow-admits-two-fighters-captured-in-ukraine-are-ex-russian-soldiers-46657 |work=[[The Moscow Times]] |title= Moscow Admits Two Fighters Captured in Ukraine Are Ex-Russian Soldiers |first= Anna |last= Dolgov |date= 19 May 2015 |access-date= 19 May 2015}}</ref>|[[Syrian Civil War]]|[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]}}
<!-- Production history -->| designer = [[TsNIITochMash]] <br/>
Pyotr Serdyukov and Vladimir Krasnikov
| design_date = 1980s
| manufacturer = [[Tula Arms Plant]]
| production_date = 1987–present
| number =
| variants = see ''[[#Variants and derivatives|Variants]]''
<!-- General specifications -->| weight = {{convert|2.6|kg|lb|2|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|894|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| part_length = {{convert|200|mm|abbr=on|1}}
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->| cartridge = [[9x39mm]]
| action = [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[Closed bolt|closed]] [[rotating bolt]]
| rate = 800–900 rounds/min
| velocity = {{convert|282 - 292|m/s|0|abbr=on}}
| range = 300 m
| max_range = 400 m
| feed = Detachable box magazine (shared with the [[AS Val]] and [[SR-3M]])
| sights = [[Iron Sights|Open sights]]: Rear notch on tangent (graduated from 100 to 400 m) and front post mounted to suppressor housing,<br/> [[Dovetail rail#Side mounted scope rail|"Warsaw Pact Rail"]] for optics
}}

The '''VSS Vintorez''' ({{Lang-rus|'''В'''инто́вка '''С'''на́йперская '''С'''пециа́льная '''«Винторе́з»'''|r='''V'''intóvka '''S'''náyperskaya '''S'''petsiálnaya '''"Vintorez"'''|t='''S'''pecial "'''S'''niper" '''R'''ifle '''"[[Screw-cutting lathe|Thread Cutter]]"''}}; [[GRAU]] designation '''6P29''') is a [[designated marksman rifle|marksman rifle]] featuring an integral [[suppressor]] originating from the [[Soviet Union]]. The Vintorez was developed alongside the [[AS Val]] to replace modified general-purpose firearms, such as the [[AK-74#AKS-74UB|AKS-74UB]], [[BS-1 Tishina|BS-1]], [[Stechkin automatic pistol#APB|APB]], and [[PB (pistol)|PB]], for [[clandestine operations]]. Development of the Vintorez began in 1983 prior to the [[AS Val]] in 1985 by [[TsNIITochMash]] based on the prototype RG-036 completed in 1981. Manufacturing began at the [[Tula Arms Plant]] after its initial adoption in 1987.

==Design==
The Vintorez is integrally [[Suppressor|suppressed]] and chambered in [[9×39mm]], a [[Subsonic ammunition|subsonic]] cartridge, in order to reduce its report and was designed alongside the [[AS Val]]. Four rows of nine holes are drilled in the barrel which follow the [[rifling]] and allow gas to escape the barrel behind the projectile into the suppressor. The suppressor effectively hides [[muzzle flash]] and reduces the [[Muzzle blast|muzzle report]] of the firearm to 130&nbsp;dB.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Описание АС "Вал"|url=http://modernfirearms.net/assault/as10-r.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228115721/http://world.guns.ru/assault/as10-r.htm|archive-date=2009-02-28|website=world.guns.ru}}</ref> However, there are no design features which reduce the noise of the action.

The [[Action (firearms)|action]] is similar to that of [[AKM|AK-type rifles]] with a similar [[Gas-operated reloading#Long-stroke piston|long-stroke gas system]] with the piston located above the barrel. The Vintorez design characteristically uses a [[Recoil operation|rotating bolt with six locking lugs]] and a milled steel receiver. It accepts the same standard 10 or 20-round double-stack [[Magazine (firearms)#Box|detachable box magazines]] as the [[AS Val]], as well as the 30-round magazine of the [[SR-3 Vikhr|SR-3M]]. Its components are shared with the Vintorez excluding the [[Stock (firearms)|buttstock]]/[[pistol grip]]. Much like the [[AS Val]], the Vintorez can be disassembled to fit into a special case for transportation.

Manipulation of the Vintorez is also similar to many other [[AKM|AK-type rifles]]: charging handle on the right side, tangent rear sight, magazine release button behind the magazine well, and safety lever above the trigger guard. The fire selector is, however, located behind the trigger within the trigger guard. The rifle also has an [[Dovetail rail#Side mounted scope rail|"AK-type" Warsaw Pact rail]] for various optical sights, namely the [[PSO-1|PSO-1-1, PSO-1M2-1]], and [[1PN51|1-PN-51]]<ref name="1PN512">{{cite book|url=http://www.ak-info.ru/devices/nspu3/nspu3_manual.zip|title=ИЗДЕЛИЕ 1ПН51 ТЕХНИЧЕСКОЕ ОПИСАНИЕ И ИНСТРУКЦИЯ ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ|date=January 1992|page=11|language=ru|trans-title=Product 1PN51 technical description and operating instructions|format=zip|id=АЛ3.812.076 ТО-ЛУ}}</ref> [[Sighting in|calibrated for use]] with the 9×39mm cartridge. The standard [[Iron sights#Open sights|open sights]] are graduated from 100 to 400 m in 25 m increments.

== Variants and derivatives ==
*'''VSSM [[GRAU]] 6P29M''': The most modern iteration of the VSS rifle featuring an aluminum buttstock with an adjustable cheek and butt pad. Additionally it is fitted with [[Picatinny rail]] on the top of the dust cover and sides and bottom of the suppressor. Deliveries started in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2018/1001/122548950/detail.shtml|title=ЦАМТО / Новости / Олег Салюков в интервью «МК»: в этом году соединения и воинские части СВ получат более 2500 новых основных образцов ВВСТ|website=armstrade.org}}</ref>
*'''[[VSK-94]]''': A variant of the [[9A-91]], a redesign of the AS-Val concept produced in the 1990s, outfitted for a marksman role.
*'''AS VAL''': The AS Val was developed alongside the VSS Vintorez to replace modified general-purpose firearms, such as the AKS-74UB, BS-1, APB, and PB, for clandestine operations.

==Users==
[[File:Victory Day parade on Red Square (2490-24).jpg|thumb|VSS carried by [[Russian Airborne Troops]] during the [[2014 Moscow Victory Day Parade]]]]
* {{flag|Armenia}}: a small quantity of weapons were received from Russia among other arms before 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Как обеспечивается баланс сил в Закавказье|url=https://vestikavkaza.ru/articles/Kak-obespechivaetsya-balans-sil-v-Zakavkaze.html|access-date=2021-05-15|website=vestikavkaza.ru|language=ru-RU}}</ref>
* {{flag|Belarus}}: Used by various [[special forces]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ствол, с которым идут в разведку {{!}} Еженедельник "Военно-промышленный курьер"|url=https://vpk-news.ru/articles/21835|access-date=2021-05-15|website=vpk-news.ru}}</ref>
*{{IND}}: Used by [[MARCOS]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/elite-special-forces-of-army-iaf-navy-get-major-weapons-upgrade/articleshow/65046489.cms|title=Elite special forces of Army, IAF, Navy get major weapons upgrade {{!}} India News – Times of India|last=P|first=Rajat|date=19 July 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=18 July 2019}}</ref>
* {{flag|Syria}}: Used by Syrian army{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}}
* {{flag|Georgia}}: used by army and police [[GSOF - Georgian Special Operations Forces|special forces]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Спецподразделения Грузии|url=http://osinform.org/939-spetspodrazdelenija_gruzii.html|access-date=2021-05-15|website=АЛАНИЯинформ|language=ru}}</ref>
* {{flag|Kazakhstan}}{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
* {{flag|Jordan}}: [[Joint Special Operations Command (Jordan)|Special forces only]].{{citation needed|date=August 2016}}
* {{flag|Russia}}: Special forces,<ref>{{Cite web|title=ЦАМТО / Новости / В ВВО поступила партия модернизированных снайперских винтовок "Винторез"|url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2020/0831/101559399/detail.shtml|access-date=2021-05-15|website=armstrade.org}}</ref> [[Federal Security Service]] (FSB)<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://bratishka.ru/archiv/2005/2/2005_2_5.php |title=: — « » |website=bratishka.ru |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221065922/http://www.bratishka.ru/archiv/2005/2/2005_2_5.php |archive-date=2007-02-21}} </ref> and [[OMON]].{{sfn|Neville|2016|p=229}}
* {{flag|Ukraine}}: Used by SBU Alpha Group.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Фотовиставка: "Служу українському народу і спецназу!" :: Товариство учасників бойових дій "Спас-Україна"|url=http://www.spas.net.ua/index.php/news/full/752|access-date=2021-05-15|website=www.spas.net.ua}}</ref>

==Former users==
* {{flag|Chechen Republic of Ichkeria}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Modern Snipers|series=General Military|first=Leigh |last=Neville|date= 25 Aug 2016|isbn=9781472815347|publisher=Osprey Publishing|page=190}}</ref>
* {{flag|Soviet Union}}<ref name="auto"/>

==See also==
*[[AMB-17]]
*[[AS Val]]
*[[List of Russian weaponry]]
*[[List of equipment of the Russian Ground Forces]]
*[[Night Fighting Weapon System]]
*[[OTs-14 Groza]]
*[[VSK-94]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|VSS Vintorez}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.enemyforces.net/firearms/vss.htm |title=Special Purpose Sniper Rifle VSS 'Vintorez' |website=EnemyForces.net}}
*[http://www.tulatoz.ru/en/milvss.html Tula Arms Plant—manufacturers page] (404, [https://web.archive.org/web/20041113015348/http://www.tulatoz.ru/en/milvss.html archive])
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161116121829/http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn20-e.htm/ Modern Firearms]
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}

{{AK47 derivatives}}

[[Category:9×39mm firearms]]
[[Category:Silenced firearms]]
[[Category:Sniper rifles of the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Sniper rifles of Russia]]
[[Category:Tula Arms Plant products]]
[[Category:TsNIITochMash products]]
[[Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1980s]]

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