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SV-99 Short-Range Sniper Rifle (IZHMASH)

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SV-99 Short-Range Sniper Rifle (IZHMASH) & TOZ-99 (Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod - TULA)

If SV-99 1 (one) thru 3 (three) images are not visible, go to World.Guns.RU: SV-99 Sniper Rifle (Russia ) first. Then refresh the thread. Sometimes, this works.

If it doesn't work, perform Tool Bar VIEW REFRESH several times, then, re-double click on Russian/Bialthlon Basic You may need to do this a few times ... but, it is worth the effort. The images will, hopefully, be visible.
Well, awwww ...

Last try, perform a QUOTE, add a few keystrokes outside of the quote, then, PREVIEW POST. Do Not SUBMIT REPLY. Finally, double-click on RUSSIAN/BIALTHLON BASIC (refresh the thread). This always works for me.

SV-99 Short-Range Sniper Rifle

SV-99 Image 1

SV-99 short-range sniper rifle, left side; note the silencer mounted on the muzzle
SV-99 Image 2

Operating the bolt on SV-99. Note the knee-shaped joint which retracts the bolt when bolt handle is swung back
SV-99 Image 3

Loading the magazine into SV-99

Calibers: .22LR (5.6mm rimfire)
Operation: straight pull bolt action
Barrel: 350 mm
Weight: 3.75 kg empty, w/o scope
Length: 1000 mm
Feed Mechanism: 5 or 10 round detachable box magazine

The SV-99 is a special purpose police sniper rifle for short-range (up to about 100 meters) encounters. It is intended for actions like the taking of the lights, the guarding dogs, or precision and silent anti-personnel work. The .22LR cartridge offers low noise, low probability of ricochets, and good lethality - of cause, when fired into the lethal area of the body. The SV-99 is based on the BI-7 biathlon sporting rifle, and has the same very fast toggle-locking, straight pull bolt action, in which the bolt handle simply swings back and forward to reload and cock the rifle. SV-99 features a wooden two part stock with detachable skeletonized shoulder stock, which could be removed for compact storage or replaced by pistol grip for operation in confined places. The buttstock has an adjustable buttplate and a cheek rest; the bottom ob the buttstock has compartments for spare magazines. Forend features a rail with integral folding bipods. SV-99 has no open sights; instead, it has a dovetailed mounting points on the receiver, which can accept quick-detachable scope mounts. Muzzle is threaded for sound suppressor.

With match grade ammunition SV-99 produces 1MOA 10-shot groups at 100 meters. SV-99 is now being manufactured at IZHMASH arms factory.
 
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#2 · (Edited)
Additional Information from: Miami Cell Nine: Weapons, New Guns

SV-99

Two spare magazines can be stored in the stock.
Izhmash Trading Stock Company, Russia
Price: US$
SV-99
The SV-99 is a straight-pull bolt action rifle derived from the "Biathlon" sport rifle used by Russian Olympic teams to meet Spetsnaz requirements. The rifle can be broken down for easy transport and concealment. A pistol grip can be fitted for emergency use, but for effective use of the 4-power scope, the normal stock should be fitted. Two spare magazines can be stored in the stock.
Calibre: .22 Long Rifle
Length: 100 cm
Weight: 3.75 kg
Magazine: 5
 
#3 · (Edited)
Additional information from another website: Valery Shilin's GUN CLUB

SV-99 Sniper Rifle

This new rifle in caliber .22 LR has a compact envelope: exactly 1,000 mm long. The weapon has been designed and made by the IZHMASH Joint Stock Company to the technical requirements of SPETSNAZ - Russia's special force.
From the point of view of its construction, SV-99 has a few interesting and unique features.

First of all, the caliber. There is a joke among Russian arms designers: those who are used to developing "serious" assault or large-caliber sniper rifles, they mockingly call the .22LR weapons nothing but "fly killers", which means, this caliber is treated like something unacceptable for a combat weapon. Of course, this is only a joke.

In fact, my recent research on sniper rifles developed by various companies around the globe reveals that the "sharps" industry has a strong tendency towards larger calibers: .338 Lapua Magnum, 12.7 mm and even 20 mm. SV-99 is probably the only true sniper rifle with the bore's diameter of 5.6 mm only. I would mislead readers if I'd say that sniper rifles in .22LR has never been in practice. I was told by Vietnam veterans that Viet Cong fighters used old TOZ 5.6 mm plinkers as weapons of close combat and sniper rifles successfully deployed in towns. Similar reports I had from the snipers who took part in the actions in Chechnya: Standard hunting .22LR "Sobol" rifles were used in the "snipers' war" in Grozniy. Smart guys, they used plastic bottles with tiny holes in the bottom and attached to rifle's muzzle as silencers! They said, such rifles were compact, accurate at close ranges. Fired from internal premises (a room, a hideout, etc.) small-caliber rifles produced very low sound blast that could hardly be heard at a distance of over 100 meters. Their "quietness" and accuracy was the important factor that made "fly killers" so effective as an anti-personnel weapon. I remember, one sniper was saying: - If a target is closer than 100 meters, You don't have to defeat a ballistic jacket. An exposed neck, face or head is just enough! And the gun is so "quiet"...

So, I was not entirely surprised when I heard a word from one of my friends in the R&D center that IZHMASH was working on a new small-caliber sniper rifle.

A few days ago I was able to thoroughly examine the SV-99 rifle.

Locking of the straight-pull bolt of the crank-shaft type is achieved by a lever arrangement that retains the bolt in locking position by the dead point of the traction link of the cocking lever. Once the bolt is in battery, it cannot be unlocked without applying a side shoulder of the cocking lever. This mechanism is derived from the construction of the winter Biathlon rifle, also devised by the IZHMASH Joint Stock company. SV-99 has a detachable buttstock which, if required by a tactical situation, can be replaced by a pistol grip. Stock is made from laminated plywood. A knob located on the rear left side of the barrel and receiver assembly serves to release the stock and attach the grip. This shorter envelope is handy in a combat at close ranges.

The safety lever is located at the front part of the trigger guard. Once the safety is in its rearmost position, the rifle is deactivated by blocking both action and trigger. To bring the rifle into firing order, push safety forward.

The rifle is magazine fed. The plastic detachable box-type magazine accommodates 5 rounds. The rifle's magazine port can accept 8-round and 10-round magazines. There are two 5-round extra magazines inside a special niche located inside the lower portion of the buttstock. The niche has a plastic hinged cover which prevents magazines from unwanted dust and debris. The buttstock has a fully adjustable cheek and buttplate to ensure operator' s comfort at firing. A telescopic bipod attaches to a rail located inside the lower surface of the handguard.
SV-99 semi-knocked down.

The threaded muzzle end of the barrel can be equipped with a compact silencer.

Ontop the receiver there is a dove-tail rail to accommodate practically any type of a telescope. SV-99 has no iron sights.

The rifle can be knocked down in a few moments, thus making it very handy for transportation in a medium-sized bag or case. Its longest assembly - a barrel and receiver with handguard - is only 520 mm long.

SV-99 comes complete with the following accessories:
- 2 extra magazines;
- telescopic bipod;
- pistol grip;
- silencer;
- carrying sling;
- cleaning kit including cleaning rod.

SV-99 specifications
Caliber, mm: 5.6 мм (.22 LR)
Barrel: cold hammered and honed bore,
6 RH riflings, of one turn in 420 mm.
No crome-plating.
Length of barrel, mm: 350
Overall length of rifle, mm: 1.000
Weight, empty, mm: 3.75
Range of effective fire, m: 100
Compactness of fire
(3 series by 5 shots shots each, center-to-center) 12 mm, with silencer
Adjustable length of buttstock, mm: 20
Adjustment of cheek, mm:
- elevation
- longitudinal shift 7.5
6.0
Adjustment of buttplate, mm: up and down from neutral 30
Trigger pull, adjustable, kgf: 0.5 to 1.0

Vladimir Susloparov - designer of SV-99.

Fire tests of SV-99.

SV-99 semi-knocked down.
 
#5 · (Edited)
Not for sale in the US

stickboy101 said:
Sweetness! I love it.

I would be interested in a US price for these guns.
I don't have a clue ... not imported to the US - Yet.

It is possible some Police or Animal Control departments may have a legitimate interest in the rifle. At least enough potential demand for a gun store to consider importing and marketing to these entities.

Maybe, then, a realistic price might be determined.
 
#6 ·
I too would be very ionterested in one, even with the $200 transfer on it as a short barrel rifle. And the factory silencer even with $200 in transfer fee more would be wonderful.

Bet the price would be jacked up so high for the gun that it would be prohibitive though.
 
#7 · (Edited)
SV-99 Pistol?

http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn57-e.htm
SV-99 features a wooden two part stock with detachable skeletonized shoulder stock, which could be removed for compact storage or replaced by pistol grip for operation in confined places.
http://www.triplebreakproducts.com/TBP/aow.htm
http://www.quarterbore.com/nfa/sbr-aow-pistol.html
An AOW is defined to be "...any weapon or device capable of being concealed on the person from which a shot can be discharged through the energy of an explosive, a pistol or revolver having a smooth bore designed or redesigned to fire a fixed shotgun shell, weapons with combination shotgun and rifle barrels 12" or more, less than 18" in length, from which only a single discharge can be made from either barrel without manual reloading, and shall include any weapon which may be readily restored to fire. Such term shall not include a pistol or revolver having a rifled bore, or rifled bores, or weapons designed, made or intended to be fired from the shoulder and not capable of firing fixed ammunition." 26 USC sec. 5845(e). The ATF has made the decision that a handgun with more than one grip is an AOW based on the gun a) being concealable and b) not meeting the definition of a "pistol" in the regulations promulgated under the NFA, since they say a pistol has a single grip at an angle to the bore. However, at least one federal court has decided that if the grip is added later, the gun is not "originally designed" to be fired by holding in more than one grip, and thus putting a second grip on a pistol does not make it an AOW.
If the SV-99 were imported configured as a pistol with a second (permanently fastened) grip under the forearm where the bipod is mounted. In this configuration, it would be considered an any other weapon (AOW) by the ATF and FBI paperwork and NFA.

http://www.quarterbore.com/nfa/sbr-aow-pistol.html
An AOW has a $200 manufacture cost and a $5 transfer tax. Accordingly, you can have your local C-2 manufacturer build and register an AOW and then transfer it to you for a $5 transfer
The silencer is another $200 transfer tax.

Anyway, legal costs are high, but the cost of the firearm itself ... should be reasonable.

Or, a US legal version with a 16.25 inch threaded barrel could be imported without the pistol grip. The owner could add a silencer - later.

In this configuration ... it could imported with little difficulty - a very realistic possibility
 
#8 · (Edited)
SV-99: Evolving Sniper Doctrine

Russian rifles fit evolving sniper doctrine
Janes brings us the 'report' below.

Hard to believe they failed to ask how many
Chechnyans have been killed by these 2 rifles.


by CHARLES Q CUTSHAW
Note the buttstock storage compartment - AOM22

The Izlmash SV-99 sniper rifle as it is issued.
The rifle can be fitted with either a full butstock or pistol grip.
Suppressor and bipod are standard issue items.
(photos: V Shilin)

Russian Rifles Fit
Evolving Sniper Doctrine


.... Biathlon contender

The other new sniper rifle in the Russian inventory is the Izhmash SV-99 in .22 LR caliber. Special forces have long used .22 LR weapons for elimination of potential 'nuisance' targets such as sentries, watchdogs and lights, but the weapons have usually been pistols. The Russian SPETsNAZ, however, decided that they wanted a modular rifle that could be used as a large pistol as well as a suppressed rifle. Izhmash designed and built the SV-99 to meet this requirement.

Like the SV-98 described above, the SV-99 was derived from a civilian competition rifle, in this instance, a rifle used in winter biathlon competitions.

Other than the receiver, however, the Sv-99 is quite different than the rifle on which it is based. The SV-99 is unusual in that it is a straight-pull bolt action (see photo). When closed, the operating "toggle" is in a straight line with recoil forces, providing more than adequate strength for any .22 LR load that might be encountered. Once the bolt is locked, it cannot be unlocked without a deliberate movement of the mechanism by the user. Actual operation, however, is as simple as pulling the operating handle to the rear and then pushing it back forward.

The SV-99's modular nature means it can be quickly assembled from its carrying case into either of its configurations. It can be just as quickly changed from one configuration or the other.

The SV-99 may be used as either a rifle or large pistol; the buttstock can be removed and a pistol grip installed in its place. The buttstock and pistol grip are retained by a bolt-and-clamp mechanism, operated by a knob on the left side of the receiver. The stock and pistol grip are made of plywood. The SV-99 disassembles into a small package for transportation.

The rifle is issued with everything that appears in the photograph (on p50), plus two spare plastic magazines (not shown), along with a cleaning kit. Spare magazines are carried in a buttstock receptacle, which is shown partially open with a magazine in place. There are three magazines, all plastic, for the SV-99, each with a different capacity * five, eight and ten rounds. Only the five round variety can be carried in the buttstock receptacle. The buttstock is fully adjustable for length of pull and cheek rest height. The standard telescoping bipod attaches to a mount on the forearm.

There are no open sights on the SV-99. The standard 4 x 34mm telescopic sight is mounted via what appears to be a traditional Weaver-type dovetail, but the documentation so far provided does not indicate the dimensions of the dovetail, which is clearly visible in the close-up view of the SV-99 receiver. The dovetail is very likely a standard Weaver mount, as Russian sources state that the SV-99 can accommodate virtually any type of telescopic sight. The barrel is cold hammer forged and is unchromed. It would appear that both of these rifles are intended for SPETsNAZ use, rather than general military issue. The SV-99, particularly, is obviously a special operations weapon.

SV-99 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Caliber 22 LR
Barrel 350mm
Rifling 6 grooves, RH, 1:420mm
Length, O/A 1.00m
Empty weight 3.75kg
Effective range 100m
Length of pull adjustment 20mm
Buttplate adjustment- Vertical, from center 30mm
Trigger pull adjustment 0.5-1.0kg
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/archive/index.php/t-30220.html
WEAPONS OF THE WORLD: Snipers Want an Arsenal

September 29, 2003: The lowly .22 caliber LR (long rifle) round is becoming a favorite among snipers. Professional assassins (usually thugs working for organized crime) have long favored using .22 caliber (5.56mm) pistols for their work. While not a powerful round, if you shoot someone up close with a .22 caliber pistol several things are noted.

1- The victim is dead if you shoot him in the head, whish is what pros usually aim for (as these guys like to say, "two in the head and you know he's dead.")

2- There is hardly any sound if you use a silencer, and not much even if you don't.

3-A 22 caliber pistol is small, even with a silencer. That makes it easier to conceal, and easier to dispose of.

Then the Russians noted that Chechen snipers were effectively using .22 LR (long rifle, them little bullets kids use to hunt squirrels and rabbits with) weapons. Inside towns and cities, the .22 LR sniper was very effective, especially since the Chechens would improvise a very workable silencer by putting a plastic bottle on the end of the rifle's barrel, with a hole in the bottom of the barrel for the bullet to exit. Using a cheap scope, Chechen snipers were very deadly at ranges of less than a hundred meters. Such ranges were pretty common in built up areas. And since you usually did not hear the shot (to the head or face, of course), you had a hard time finding the shooter. Having suffered from these low tech .22 caliber Chechen snipers for ten years, the Russians have come out with their own professional .22 LR sniper rifle, the SV-99. This is a little heavier (at 8.3 pounds) than your usual .22 LR rifle, but is built for professionals. It has a heavier barrel, a bipod, silencer and scope. It's 39 inches long and can accept five, eight or ten round magazines. There is a compartment in the butt stock for two five round magazines. With the SV-99, at a hundred meters, a skilled shooter can consistently put all rounds in a half inch circle. This is a specialist weapon, most likely used by commandos. But any trained sniper can quickly adapt to using it. And snipers like not being heard.
 
#9 · (Edited)
Twilight 2000 Small Arms Links

http://www.pmulcahy.com/

http://www.pmulcahy.com/sniper_rifles/russian_sniper_rifles.htm
Weapon..................... Price
SV-99....................... $888
SV-99 (Without Stock) $793
Merc 2000 Notes: Though little used by military or police forces, the SV-99 has found two types of large-scale buyers - game wardens and local animal control agencies (in many parts of the world), who use them to cull herds without spooking the rest of the herd, and for stray and small animal/pest control
 
#10 ·
SV-99: Spetsnaz Use

Spetsnaz Mod: Weapons
http://Sniping Rifles



For years, the ideal sniping weapon was a considered to be a heavy caliber, bolt action rifle with a long, floating barrel. While this design proved to be an excellent long range rifle, recent conflicts and tactical situations have shown that snipers are engaging targets at ranges of 500 yards and closer. Russian weapon designers at IzhMash took this into consideration when they designed a new lightweight rifle called the SV99. This new rifle was chambered for the extremely light .22LR cartridge which massively deviated from conventional tactical rifle design. The new rifle was intended for spetsnaz use in wetwork operations, engaging targets at minimal range. The weapon is generally fitted with a silencer which cuts the report down to miniscule levels, making the weapon a quiet and deadly tool for special operatives. This weapon is excellent for neutralizing sentries and priority targets with stealth and precision.
 
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Can't get links to work

Sorry, but, this sometimes happens.

The URL's are currently operational. Can't say what will happen in the future.

I've had this problem as well ... follow my instructions ... they usually work for me.

However, sometimes the website doesn't show the images either - website traffic, hardware maintenance, files maintenance ... etc.

I'd suggest you download the images, when they're showing and save a copy on your hard drive. That's how I was able to attach the thumbnail images.

Until I am able to troubleshoot the problem ... better yet, a RimFireCentral administrator can resolve the problem - we're stuck.

Incidently, I'm only able to support the three (3) thumbnails max of 100kb - I think.
Until an administrator determines to allow me more KBs for thumbnails - we're stuck.
Yes, I've sent an email requesting more KBs for thumbnails - don't know if it is possible.
Haven't received a response - yet.
 
#16 ·
aom22 said:
Or, a US legal version with a 16.25 inch threaded barrel could be imported without the pistol grip. The owner could add a silencer - later.

In this configuration ... it could imported with little difficulty - a very realistic possibility
I agree. I would definitely buy one. I already have an AAC Pilot, and this would be a cool host for it. I guarantee that the Pilot is quieter and lighter and of better quality than any ComBloc silencer.
 
#17 · (Edited)
Put Your Money ... Where Your Mouth Is

Originally Posted by aom22
Or, a US legal version with a 16.25 inch threaded barrel could be imported without the pistol grip. The owner could add a silencer - later.

In this configuration ... it could imported with little difficulty - a very realistic possibility
manowar669 said:
I agree. I would definitely buy one. I already have an AAC Pilot, and this would be a cool host for it. I guarantee that the Pilot is quieter and lighter and of better quality than any ComBloc silencer.
Well guys, I wonder how many of us are ready ... to put a deposit down ...
on a U.S. configured SV-99?

Is it time of a poll.


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#20 ·
SV-99 Production ... Prospect is Very Vague

But the last I heard, none were being imported.
From GunsPost.ru (English)

Sable or Biathlon in the box-type SV-99
Соболь или Биатлон в ложе по типу СВ-99
Question to Izhmash, what are the prospects for launching into production?

The prospect is very vague. Well, if it is possible at all to do anything, even to order in the near future.
situation at the plant is not very easy, as you can read in the accompanying article, RIA Novosti
 
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