VR1 is an American sniper rifle manufactured by Vigilance Rifle.
| VR1 | |
|---|---|
| Type of | sniper rifle |
| A country | |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Vigilance rifles |
| Characteristics | |
| Weight kg | 7.7 (without an optical sight) |
| Length mm | 1320 |
| Barrel length mm | 610 |
| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum (8.7 × 69 mm) .408 Cheyenne Tactical (10.3 × 77 mm) .505 Gibbs (12.7 × 80 mm) |
| Caliber mm | 8.7 10.3 12.7 |
| Work principles | removal of powder gases |
| Sighting range , m | up to 1500 |
| Type of ammunition | 5 round box magazine |
| Aim | no open sights, there is a Picatinny rail for attaching optical sights |
For shooting from a sniper rifle, rifle cartridges of the .338 Lapua Magnum caliber (8.7 × 69 mm), .408 Chey-tac (10.3 × 77 mm) , .505 Gibbs (12.7 × 80 mm) are used. Technically, it is a 5-shot rifle that uses gas venting with a short stroke gas piston located under the barrel. The supply of ammunition during firing is made from detachable box magazines with a capacity of 5 rounds.
The rifle is equipped with an optical sight . Accuracy (when using sniper cartridges) - 1 arcminute at a range of 550 meters.
See also
- List of sniper rifles
- Gepard (large-caliber rifles)
- Savage 10FP
Links
- VR1 description on world.guns.ru
- VR1 sniper rifle on sniper-weapon.ru