- AS Val
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AS Type Suppressed Assault Rifle Place of origin 
Soviet UnionService history Used by 
Russia, 
Georgia, 
CubaWars First and Second Chechen War, Georgia Production history Designer TsNIITochMash Designed 1980s Manufacturer Tula Arms Plant Variants VSS "Vintorez", SR-3 "Vikhr" Specifications Weight 2.5 kg (5.51 lb) empty Length 875 mm (34.4 in) stock extended / 615 mm (24.2 in) stock folded Barrel length 200 mm (7.9 in) Cartridge 9x39mm Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt Rate of fire 900 rounds/min Muzzle velocity 295 m/s (968 ft/s) Effective range 300 m Maximum range 400 m Feed system 20-round detachable box magazine
(optional 10-round magazine from the VSS or 30-round magazine from the SR-3M)Sights Front post, rear sector sight; day or night-time optics The AS "Val" (Avtomat Special'nyj Val, Russian: Автомат Специальный Вал or "special automatic rifle", code name: "shaft") is a Soviet designed assault rifle featuring an integrated suppressor.
It was developed during the late 1980s by TsNIITochMash (Central Institute for Precision Machine Building) and is used by Russian Spetsnaz special forces and the MVD, FSB and select units of the Russian Army. Since 1987, it was added to the arsenal of the Soviet Army and the KGB.
Its effective range is approximately 300 m, as it uses heavy subsonic 9x39mm SP-6 (high performance armor piercing) ammunition, as well as the SP-5 ball round used by the VSS Vintorez. It can also use the same 10 or 20-round magazines as the VSS. Controls are similar to all AK-type rifles with cocking handle on the right side, tangent rear sight, magazine release button behind magazine well and safety lever above the trigger guard. The fire selector is however located within the trigger guard, behind the trigger. The "Val" has two modes of fire, single shot and automatic fire at a cyclic rate of 900 RPM. According to its users, the "Val" is reliable, accurate and well liked.
It has an AK-type side mount for various optical sights, including the 4x PSO-1 scope and night sights calibrated for use with the 9x39mm round. The standard open sights are graduated up to 400 m in 25 m increments.
The "Val" has a 70% piece commonality with its sister-gun, the VSS Vintorez. Differences are furniture made of high impact polymer and a skeletonized steel stock which folds to the left for storage and transportation (gun can operate with stock folded).
See also
External links
Categories:- Silenced firearms
- Assault rifles
- Weapons of Russia
- Firearms stubs
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