Vintar BC

The  is a sniper rifle that appears in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.

"A special sniper rifle designed for noiseless and flameless sniper fire and equipped with an integrated silencer. It can pierce any bulletproof vest at a range of 400 meters. It is a weapon highly valued by stalkers of any level."

- Inventory description

Overview

 * The VSS (Винтовка Снайперская Специальная, Vintovka Snayperskaya Spetsialnaya, Special Sniper Rifle), also called Vintorez ("Thread Cutter"), was developed in the late 1980s for undercover operations of Spetsnaz units.
 * It has both the silencer and the scope in-built and non-detachable.
 * Though accuracy and damage caused are very good the practical use is limited by the small magazine and the poor durability.