The VSS Vintorez used to mostly be discussed among Cold War nerds and wildcat reloaders — until 2007. It wasn’t combat footage, respect for the terminal ballistics, or appreciation of the design that first captivated public attention. Instead, the glory goes to the first-person-shooter game STALKER developed by GSC Game World and released that year.
At least one company has been showing off an American-made Vintorez for a couple years, but we’ve yet to see it come to market. We’re also sometimes cautious of one-off production when it comes to firearms. Ultimately, we wanted our build to be inspired by the Vintorez rather than an exact clone. Everything is off-the-shelf, all mods were done with hand tools, and our base rifle can go back exactly the way it was in under an hour. Winning all
