Voere VEC-91

Infobox Weapon
name=VEC-91


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origin= Austria
type= Bolt-action rifle
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designer= Voere
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manufacturer= Voere
production_date= 1991
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weight= 3.2 kg
length= 1000 mm
part_length= 520 mm
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cartridge= 5.7 mm or 6 mm UCC (Uses Caseless Cartridge)
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action= Bolt-action
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velocity= 930 m/s
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feed= 4 or 5 round magazine
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The Voere VEC-91, made by Voere, is the first commercial sporting rifle to combine caseless ammunition and electronic firing. Depending upon its chambering, it fires a 5.7 mm or 6 mm projectile at speeds of up to 930 meters per second. When chambered for 5.7 mm it has a 5 round magazine, and it has a 4 round magazine when chambered in 6 mm. Two 15 volt batteries, located in the pistol grip, allow it to fire approximately 5,000 rounds without replacing the batteries. In 1993, the Violence Policy Center issued a press release [http://www.vpc.org/press/9307case.htm] citing fears that this weapon's "caseless phantom ammo" would present a challenge to law-enforcement investigations.

ee also

* Heckler & Koch G11
* Caseless ammunition
* Electronic firing

External links

* [http://www.voere.com/model_vec91.htm Basic info about the rifle]
* [http://www.vpc.org/press/9307case.htm Violence Policy Center press release]