In 2009, a new manufacturer of high-precision small arms appeared on the Russian arms market. The Tsar Cannon company offered its customers the SVL rifle (Lobaev's sniper rifle). For the next few months, this rifle became one of the main topics of discussion among gun lovers. However, in the fall of 2010, the Tsar Cannon company was closed, and its employees left for the United Arab Emirates, where they began to work at the TADS enterprise. According to rumors, the reason for the closure of the Russian company was a conflict with one of the major competitors, but there are still no official comments on this matter.
Working in the UAE, employees of the former Tsar Cannon under the leadership of V. Lobaev have developed several new types of precision weapons. At the very end of last year, it became known that the design team was again changing their place of work. Former employees of Tsar Cannon and TADS founded a new company called the Integrated Systems Design Bureau (KBIS). The goal of the new enterprise remains the same - the development and production of high-precision small arms. Already under the new brand, Lobaev and his colleagues presented several new rifles, in one way or another, a development of the SVL. Let's consider them.
SVLK-14S
A characteristic feature of the 2009 SVL rifle was high accuracy of fire and a long firing range. The new SVLK-14S rifle is a further development of it, thanks to which, it is claimed, it was able to retain the main advantages of the weapon of the previous model. This rifle is designed to be used with.408 Cheyenne Tactical (CheyTac),.338 Lapua Magnum or.300 Winchester Magnum cartridges. Depending on the wishes of the customer, the rifle receives a barrel and a bolt designed for use with the selected cartridge. In the basic configuration, the SVLK-14S rifle is equipped with a 10.4-mm barrel and a corresponding bolt, allowing the use of the.408 CheyTac cartridge.
The receiver of the rifle is proposed to be made of aircraft-grade aluminum with an insert made of high-alloy steel, resistant to corrosion. The weapon does not have a magazine: before each shot, the shooter will have to manually feed the cartridge and send it into the chamber using a sliding bolt. These design features are associated with the purpose of the rifle. The SVLK-14S rifle is intended for shooting at a distance of over 2 kilometers, which is why its design is made as rigid as possible. The weapon is equipped with a LOBAEV Hummer Barrels match barrel made of stainless steel by KBIS. Thanks to these solutions, the maximum effective firing range, according to KBIS data, reaches 2300 meters. The technical accuracy is declared at the level of 0.3 MOA (5 shots, 9 mm between the centers of hits from a distance of 100 m).
SVLK rifle chambered for.408 CheyTas from Vladislav Lobaev. (photo
All units of the SVLK-14S rifle are mounted on a stock made of carbon fiber, Kevlar and fiberglass. This part was developed on the basis of the corresponding units of the previous Lobaev rifles, however, some innovations were applied in its design, associated with the high power of the.408 CheyTac cartridge. To strengthen the box, a special aluminum part of a complex shape is used. An adjustable bipod can be attached to the front of the stock.
When using a barrel with a length of 780 mm, the total length of the SVLK-14S rifle is 1430 mm. The total weight of the weapon reaches 9.6 kg. The 780-mm barrel provides a muzzle velocity of 900 m / s. In the basic configuration, the rifle is equipped with a T-Tuner muzzle brake, as well as a Picatinny rail for mounting a sight. The weapon can be used at temperatures from -45 ° to + 65 °. For the convenience of the shooter, the trigger mechanism of the rifle is equipped with a trigger control system. This parameter can vary between 50-1500 g.
TSVL-8
Lobaev's tactical sniper rifle was created as a weapon with a simplified design and fairly high performance. The TSVL-8 rifle was developed in accordance with the "skeleton" concept with some of its modifications related to reducing the load on the receiver. In this regard, the weapon received an original carrier system with a relatively small aluminum chassis serving as the basis for all units.
For the TSVL-8 rifle, KBIS employees have developed a new magazine bolt group COUNT. This system is a smaller version of the DUKE group, which was created earlier by the company. To ensure high accuracy of fire, the rifle has no automatic mechanism and is equipped with a sliding bolt. The bolt group interacts with the LOBAEV Hummer Barrels stainless steel barrel. The TSVL-8 rifle is designed to use only one cartridge, the.338 Lapua Magnum. The barrel, bolt and magazine for other cartridges are not yet offered.
TSVL-8 (TSVL-8) (Photo
"Tactical sniper rifle" can be equipped with a barrel length of 680 or 740 mm. The total length of the weapon is 1290 mm. The TSVL-8 rifle is equipped with a folding buttstock, which reduces the length of the weapon to 1016 mm. The total weight of the weapon is 5.5 kg. The rifle can be fitted with a T-Tuner muzzle brake. Ammunition is supplied from a detachable box magazine for 5 rounds.
On the upper surface of the receiver of the TSVL-8 rifle, there is a Picatinny rail for mounting the sight. The other two strips are located on the upper and lower surfaces of the forearm. In front of the forearm there is a bipod attachment point. The trigger mechanism allows you to adjust the trigger force within the same limits as the corresponding units of the SVLK-14S rifle.
The stated characteristics of the fire of the TSVL-8 rifle are of certain interest. The muzzle velocity of the.338 Lapua Magnum cartridge reaches 900 m / s. The maximum effective range of this weapon is declared at 1400 m. The technical accuracy is 0.4 MOA (12 mm between the centers of 5 hits from 100 m).
TSVL-10
The TSVL-10 rifle is another type of "tactical sniper" weapon developed by the Integrated Systems Design Bureau. In fact, this rifle is a revised version of the TSVL-8 designed to use the.408 CheyTac cartridge. All design changes are associated only with a different type of ammunition.
TSVL-10 (TSVL-10) (Photo
The TSVL-10 rifle has a total length of 1290 mm (916 mm with the stock folded) and weighs 6.5 kg. The weapon is equipped with a 760 mm barrel, which can be equipped with a T-Tuner muzzle brake. When using.408 CheyTac cartridges, the muzzle velocity of the bullet is at the level of 900 m / s. The new ammunition made it possible to increase the effective range of fire to 2100 m. Technical accuracy - 0.4 MOA (12 mm between the centers of five hits when firing from 100 m).
DXL-3
The DXL-3 high-precision sniper rifle is a kind of transitional link between the SVLK-14S and the TSVL family. The main feature of this rifle is the original aluminum stock on which all units are mounted. For ease of use, the rifle is equipped with a folding stock, similar to those used on weapons of the TSVL family.
DXL-3 (Photo
The DXL-3 project provides for the use of a DUKE slide gate group with magazine feed. The DUKE system is a development of the KING group, the development of which began during the work of the Tsar Cannon company. Like other new KBIS rifles, the DXL-3 uses the LOBAEV Hummer Barrels. At the request of the customer, the weapon can be equipped with a barrel and a bolt group for using the.338 Lapua Magnum or.300 Winchester Magnum cartridge. The basic rifle is designed for use with the.338 LM.
A rifle with a barrel length of 680 or 740 mm (the basic configuration uses a 740 mm barrel) has a total length of 1350 or 1076 mm (with the stock folded). Weight - 7, 2 kg. Similar to rifles of the TSVL family, the DXL-3 uses detachable box magazines for five rounds.
The maximum effective range of the DXL-3 rifle, according to the developers, reaches 1600 m. The muzzle velocity of the bullet is 900 m / s. With such characteristics, the rifle is capable of firing with an accuracy of 0.35 MOA (10.5 between the centers of five hits from 100 m).
DVL-10
The latest of the new developments of KBIS is the DVL-10 silent sniper rifle. It is offered to various power structures and divisions of the armed forces that need a tool for high-precision and silent execution of assigned tasks. As a basis for this weapon, developments were taken from projects that were created during the existence of the Tsar Cannon company.
For use with the DVL-10 rifle, a special.40 Lobaev Whisper subsonic cartridge is offered. With a barrel length of 400 mm (the civilian version of the DVL-10 is equipped with a 600-mm barrel), the muzzle velocity of the new ammunition is 315 m / s, which sharply reduces the noise of the shot. Together with the subsonic cartridge, it is proposed to use an integrated silent firing device that closes the barrel of the LOBAEV Hummer Barrels system.
DVL-10 (DVL-10) (Photo
The DVL-10 rifle design uses a COUNT magazine bolt group with a sliding bolt, which provides sufficient structural rigidity and the ability to use magazines. Detachable box magazines hold 5 rounds. All rifle assemblies are mounted on an aluminum chassis equipped with a folding stock. The latter allows you to reduce the length of the weapon in the transport position from 1004 to 730 mm. Weapon weight - 4, 1 kg.
The use of a subsonic cartridge affected the characteristics of the weapon. The maximum effective range of the DVL-10 rifle does not exceed 600 m. According to official data, when firing at a distance of 100 m, the distance between the centers of five shots is 15 mm, which corresponds to technical accuracy of 0.5 MOA.
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Due to their high characteristics, KBIS rifles are of great interest. However, they are unlikely to be widely used. There are two reasons for this: the rate of production and the cost of weapons. According to some reports, the production capabilities of the KBIS company do not allow the production of more than several dozen rifles of each model per year. In addition, the company plans to expand the production of ammunition for weapons. The second factor hindering the proliferation of KBIS rifles is directly related to their manufacturing technologies. Due to the complexity of manufacturing V. Lobaev's rifles, the customer will cost at least several thousand American dollars, depending on the model and configuration.
As far as we know, the full-scale production of new sniper rifles has not yet begun, but everyone can already pre-order the weapon. Nothing is known about the number of shooters and organizations wishing to purchase the SVLK-14S, TSVL, DXL-3 or DVL-10 rifle.
