SR3 Vikhr: Russian 9x39mm PDW
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The SR-3 Vikhr is mechanically based on the AS-VAL and VSS Vintorez rifles, but built to be a very compact personal defensive weapon instead of a silenced rifle. Still chambered for 9x39, the Vikhr is intended for roles like executive protection, where the priority is being compact and concealable. With elements like a top-folding minimalist stock and vz.61 Skorpion-like charging handle, the original model of SR-3 Vikhr fits this role pretty well. The later SR-3M model moved to a more traditional side-folding stock and regular charging handle.
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Holy shit. You can grip the changing handle from below as if you were gripping a pump action. They made the shadow the hedgehog SMG real.
You could already do that with the MP5 with your thumb
@@bomric1788yea but mp5s aren’t a s cool
@@bomric1788you don't know how Shadow does it
You can infact not do that with an mp5. Action is too stiff to do it verry easily
Core memory resurfaced
The combination of ambidextrous controls with a muzzle brake specifically for right handers is very funny to me
Perhaps a port side brake is available on a per-user basis, and the right-hand version is just the default.
@@vincentmueller3717 Yeah, it does look like something that'd be trivial to switch out on-demand.
@@vincentmueller3717 I was thinking the same.
😂😂
@@vincentmueller3717 even if that's the case, it's an absolutely wild solution over just putting two indexing divots in the brake. One part, set it canted to either side, instead of manufacturing a whole extra part.
So cool the Royal Armouries provided access - I hope they continue to do so as it’s great advertising for their museum
It is actually quite impressive that they have been able to put machining marks on every single surface. It shows comitment to style and dedication to tradition.
lol🤣
as a media slurper with no actual access to guns, i get to have opinions about guns based entirely on vibes
this one has cool vibes i like it
I'd say I'm a polar opposite and I agree completely lol I dig it! Except for the ugly ass machining marks left on the lower reciever. It's gross and could easily be fixed.
@@joshshepherd5660 Do machining marks affect or detract from functionality?.....no?......good enough for issue then
@unhippy1 "but boss, gun can shoot. Gun can kill. What more can you ask of me, and of gun?"
The QA guy at the factory, probably
@@sphenodon2016 Lol knowing a few russian engineers what the engineers would have said is, "but boss, gun can shoot and perform exactly to specifications. Gun can kill. What more can you ask of me, and of gun?"
I’ve got access to guns and purchase almost entirely off vibes.
Not sure why, but I have always been in love with this thing.
All ways wanted one of this thing.
I just found out about this weapon.and i am in love.
same here
Russian bot alert
@@ejbuhner holy shit we do live rent free in your head don't we💀
So precisely machined one can see every toolmark
Came here to say the same but saw you beat me to it
The "Central Scientific Research Institute for Precision Machine Engineering" really seems like they need a few lessons on precision machining.
Russian weapon developers usually don't care about looks, so everything is machined good enough.
Precise machining in key necessary places, and the "Nyet, machining is fine" everywhere else
It's so bad it almost looks good lol
but is it better than the mp7?
Lol
mp7 is overrate
It's even less available, so that is surely a point in its favor...
Definitely yes, but sadly uncommon
It has probably the better cartridge.
The SR-3 Vikhr can certainly be used as a PDW, pretty much like the Russian police force equipped the 9A-91 carbines used them as PDWs - also loaded with 9x39mm.
Due to the SR-3's increased popularity in Spetsnaz units, the SR-3MP was made just for them, including the KSSO - Russia' SOCOM
From my Google image research, it seems a team of blonde anime waifus have also been equipped with SR-3MPs.
Never saw one in Ukraine unlike ASM VAL
Police dont use them, . Omon is part russian guard they aren't police they are internal troops to fight against civil unrest. All russian special units are part of fsb or army(speznaz GRU for example) and rosgvardia.
Police on other hand mostly have PM and AKS74U, in Moscow some central troops have pl-15 , pp-19 and mp-443(grach pistol) .
Misunderstanding of russia having police special units comes that both internal troops and police are part of ministry of internal affairs, and there are 2 types of special forces . 1 part of internal troops other is controlled directly by ministry. On other hand police have none, cause you need heavy equipment to kill every last terrorist while lives of hostages are neglected.
Am I the only one that calls the SR-3MP the shrimp?
@@welporajackwelp4899 Yes. But there are many people who call the SR-1MP the shrimp.
Among the changes you listed, the SR-3M also added a permanently attached folding grip to the front of the foregrip. There is also an SR-3MP which is further modernized.
6:10 This is gas seal. So that you don't get gasses right in your eye when shooting suppressed.
Ian: "They trade compactness for user comfort"
Russian Tank designer: "haha...yeah..."
I believe it was intended in reverse.
The Russians sure are creative with the 9x39mm.
Its really just a .357 magnum with curves.
Rifle is fine
@@robhill4352 more like a fat 7.62x39
@@leirex_1 **Russian 30-30
@@robhill4352No lol, it’s not.
The little O-ring isn't a buffer, it's a gas seal.
A neat concept - for a very special purpose.
The shoulder stock as well as charging handle are perfect for it's purpose. As a PDW - it's not designed for shooting hundreds of rounds - but a few in a very, very short timeframe.
To defeat an assassin - that's all you need.
And all of that ~30 years ago. I'm tipping my hat to those engineers.
*its purpose
Ian's timing is always too good. He must of known they added this to Tarkov this wipe
In Tarcov SR-3M
They added this gub to real life because of DayZ
Was looking for this comment! @@patrickm8869
You wouldn't know about AMB-17, which is an interesting 9x39 Russian weapon too
@@Validoleechwe can go esoteric rifle for esoteric rifle
The SR-3 Vikhr is a very neat gun to look at which is helped by the fact it was to be designed to be compact like other PDWs like the Honey Badger and what makes it more unique is that it's not an AK-style gun except for its modernized variant the SR-3M.
I think its still a bit of an AK style gun either way, just because the AKMS, the paratrooper variant, uses a folding stock that works more or less the same way except for folding under the gun (and being even more flimsy), and the assembly style with the top dust cover popping off with a button in the back is literally an AK feature, even if its slightly different in how far it goes forward.
If anything the Vintorez and AS VAL were heavily adapted AKs, and the SR-3 was a slightly less heavily adapted VAL/Vintorez. The lineage is definitely there.
@@builder396it's not VAL, it's Val
It's 20 years older than the Honey Badger.
The SR-3 is my favorite gun ever (particularly the SR-3M) I am so happy you posted this :)
4:08
Wait, aren't the 10 and 20-round magazines taken from the "Val" and "Vintorez"? The 30-round magazine has been developed for the SR-3M, and all these mags are interchangeable between all 3 guns.
Yes, and then lastly a separate 30 round mag was developed for the ASM and VSSM which also is interchangeable (has the same general shape/construction as the original magazines).
For those shit-talking the gun, realize we have here a Honey Badger PDW developed in the early /90s/ by those backward Ruskies. What were we messing around with even years later, polymer receiver derivatives of decades-old designs (XM8, Glock/wunder-nines) and using slings in lieu of stocks on tiny submachineguns (TMP, Tec9, etc)? The Ruskies really did outpace us on innovation, by imagining new roles for arms, rather than attempting to replace what they already had with a 'better' product that does the same thing. By the time we get to 2004 or so, the Russians had a decade or two of subsonic micro PDW carbine experience and a half dozen platforms doing what we're just now getting around to in the last few years. Their military was seemingly more talented at imagining new uses (tactics) for small arms, whereas ours was almost entirely focused on at most replacing our existing weapons with 'better' versions that were to be used the same as before.
Some parallels to the M14 vs AKM era, there. "Can the guns still do the same things as before?" versus "What can soldiers do now that they couldn't before?" Literally building guns for the last war, versus trying to get ahead of the curve on the next one. Seems we're trending more toward the latter approach ourselves, as we focus more and more on special forces equipment, which has the benefit of small-scale but real-world testing on an ongoing basis. Maybe it heralds an era of amazing and exciting arms development of a zillion different optimized special purpose weapons, maybe it means we're losing our ability to do pragmatic Total War logistics as well as we used to. Good Enough is clearly no longer Good Enough for us.
Here for black ops 6. Ian should do a Playlist with guns featured in different games 🎮
This was made for VIP protection teams similar to Secret Service. SR-3M was made on the basis of this but for more SF use where it needed more traditional ergonomics and where concealability wasn't as much of a requirement.
Also the right-venting wasn't for right-handed shooters. It was about the action of the rifle that climbs up and to the right. I fired a Steyr AUG and it also climbed to the right, though I fired from left shoulder. The climb to the right is due to right-hand rifling twist, not the shoulder
7:26 - using a metal Allen key, not saying it will do much damage other than removing a finish, but could scratch or mar a surface. You could look in to plastic automotive trim tools to use in its place. Not complaining, as they obviously respect you enough to let you handle their historical firearms. I’d just advocate to* reciprocate that respect back by using plastic tools whenever possible. This is a cheap alternative, and possibly easier to cross borders with as well. Thank you for sharing!!
I'm digging the light bolter aesthetic on this one
Oh wow, it really does look like a bolter...
Emperor protect you, brother.
40k bad
It's much better than any bullshit weapon of 40K
Coincidentally Russian W40K community and fanbase is waaay bigger than anywhere else. You can find 6.5 hour videos reviewing every little detail and principles of Leman Russ tank, for example. 😂
@@manender1020 well yeah.. It's a sci-fi game lol.
The transition from the original design to the SR-3M shows how they balanced the need for a practical, concealable weapon with more conventional features.
A simple roll of the sheet metal to the outside of the front part of the stock could have both added some strength and made the cheek-weld more comfortable. Maybe?
Very interesting weapon, thank you for the time and effort you put into these informative videos.
Used to love this gun in Ghost Recon advanced war fighter 2 multiplayer. So cool
It's my favorite from wildlands. Im glad they gave it a realistic rainbow trajectory.
They stuck it in Wildlands as well.
@justindunlap1235 ahh, you beat me to it I see.
DayZ has it too, along with its 9x39mm cousins
I was looking for a Ghost Recon comment and I'm glad I wasn't disappointed.
Wowwww nice!!! Good to see this. An upgraded version comes with a folding front grip and detachable silencer
Rest in Peace Paul Harrell.
Funny enough, it was a "bonus weapon" in the 2010 Video Game Splinter Cell Conviction, at the end of the Mozdok Telecom level, iirc. I was unaware of this for thirteen years, solid.
god this gun just screams the old "but in russia, stuff cranks up to 11" jokes, i miss em
Here it is, my new secondary on Stalker Anomaly, thanks for contributing to resolving my crisis between this and pd90
That is the coolest sheet metal configuration I've ever seen
I'm betting the first time one of these gets issued a little light sanding and a layer of electrical tape goes over those stock edges.
Even if you rolled the edge of the metal sheet, it'd be better
neither, SR-3s were only issued to spitnaz of the balaclava variety.
Just as VSS/AS VAL's, yet they were found beside dead conscripts in first weeks of Ukraine war.
@@honkhonk6443 I'm pretty sure these were extremely rare. I've only seen one or two pictures of captured 9x39 rifles in Ukraine and one of them was basically from the beginning of the war.
@@honkhonk6443ye right 🤡🤡🤡
I love the SR3 series! I wish we could get these in the US. A pistol variant would be a pretty handy thing to keep inside a vehicle.
Just in case it needs to be said, I specified a pistol variant to take advantage of the different laws regarding carry and transport in some places.
This gun is one of my favorite guns in S.T.A.L.K.E.R G.A.M.M.A.
Its conceptually a heavy SMG type weapon,!because it is light, compact and made for short distances, but the round is powerful and it gives to the shooter a big advantage like piercing capabilities, stopping force and maximum efficiency with attached silencer
Key feature- Shoulder thing that goes up.
At least this one actually goes up. Lol.
and it actually kinda shrouds the barrel lol
The "kh" letter combination is pronounced like the first letter in the word "history". Thank you for your work, Ian.
So the K is silent?
@Greeev there isn't a K. Cyrillic letter X isn't pronounced the same as H. H is more of exhalation, with X, the rear part of the tongue is brought close to the top of the...oral cavity. Think of Glenfiddich whiskey.
K is used just to differentiate the sound in writing or something.
@@zloychechen5150 ah, yeah I didn't know what the original Cyrillic spelling was. From what I remember the Cyrillic X is pronounced similarly to the soft ch sound in German.
It's a stronger, non aspirated "h", similar to "j" in Spanish.
@@zloychechen5150KH is a left over from French orthography since French was the language of the elite. H is silent in French, that's why K was added to denote X. That is the only reason and its extremely outdated and silly now
In my opinion, this weapon perfectly embodies the spirit of a PDW. Compact, lightweight, intended for concealability rapid deployment, and chambered in an effective caliber that is less powerful than the intermediate cartridge but more powerful than a handgun cartridge.
The SR3 lives in the same category as the P90, the MP7 (eww), the Honey Badger, and the Rattler.
At this point, I'm starting to lose faith/hope that the Prototype Uzi Pro will be found...
It was a Czechoslovakian design.. the SA 23, Sa24, Sa25, Sa26 series of sub machine guns, based on the prototype Samopal ZK 476 with the signature "telescoping bolt" that makes the compact size possible.
That’s probably in Israel, and let’s just say that the region is quite heated and dangerous to visit.
@@Williestyle-RobotechxMacross-x Did I forget to mention this prototype Uzi pro only accepts what looks like Glock style mags?
Finally a video on the SR3! I love these in Tarkov, but had no idea wtf they were.
Pretty cool to see guns from my childhood videogames in the early 2000s. Loved this gun in Rainbow Six 3 and Ghost Recon
"babushka may we have mcx rattler pdw??"
"NYET WE HAVE PDW AT HOME!"
MCX was first introduced in 2015. SR3 was introduced 1996. Bro that's most stupid joke about we have at home
@@n_one_1337 I know it was the other way around 😂
Great video Ian. Interesting to see the guide rails for the bolt and linear hammer aren't at the same level as each other.
Cool gun. Have to ask if I’m the only one who thought the black gun and black gloves on a black background made it look like the disassembly was filmed in black and white? Lol
You are not the only one. lol
I have been saying that Forgotten Weapons needs to go buy a different color tablecloth as a background. Ian used to have a medium dark red cloth that worked just fine. Wonder why he switched that to this... ?
Good comment.
I can't unsee this
Yep. All a bit dark on a phone too
My daughter just asked me,”Why is it in black and white?”
In Sovet Russia, black and white films you.
“More tea, Vikhr?”
“Most definitely, yes please”
I’ve been waiting years to see Ian get his hands on this gun. So compact so must be nice to store or tuck away but difficult to handle shooting.
9x39 my favorite built 2 ar15s in it a 10.5 inch and 6 inch so glad I stocked up on ammo years ago. Plus I've handloaded about 1k rounds it's a great silenced cartridge
Ian how did you know tarkov just wiped? So happy to see a video of this on my time line today!
I was just thinking about the SR3 within the last few days and suddenly this comes up. Ian must have read my mind again.
An AK, Evo 3, and MP5 all had a wild weekend. This was the product.
The MP5 was holding the camera and didn't get any of the action....
nice pfp lmao
Years since I've seen one. Excellent presentation
Very cool stuff, thank you Sir
Very cool PDW that I’ve never seen before!
Cool to see this firearm on the channel!
PSA R&D team watching Ian's videos on weapons likes these: "Write that down! Write that down!"
So freaking sick! Wish we could buy these in the US!
That cheek weld looks fun.
the appropriate name for an unsuppressed short barrel PDW chambered in a rifle cartridge is POW
The background and the gloves had me thinking you were switching between color and black and white during the close ups.
Just commented the same thing. Grayscale warfare
I have been saying this for a while now. Forgotten Weapons needs to spring for a new tablecloth in a lighter color, Ian used to have a red cloth...
SR3 "make it concealable !"
SR3-M "actually we don't care, make it with a long magazine, a semi fixed stock and a mount for a big scope"
This the "totally slick and badassmachine gun hidden under a trench coat" the supreme court was talking about
loved this weapon since the first time i saw it in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
The random black dots on the background wall made me wipe my screen twice before I realized they weren't dirt on my screen 😂
Very compact indeed!
As inconsistent as Iron Curtain weapons are, you have to give them credit for being very forward thinking for the PDW concept. The PM-63, VZ61, and now this gun, years before the Honey Badger. Very interesting where their weapon research was focused on
The purpose of SR-3M is to be easily transported, basically a suitcase/bag transportable as val.
Looks useful, in its niche.
Yeah but... How much we talkin?
@@fridrekr75109x39 weapons especially silenced don’t purposed for real war action, things like VAL used only by small recon squads, also you need to clean it after a few mags, but if you keep it clean it still as relaible as AK
I love your channel man
For those who do not know what "Vikhr" (он же Вихрь на русском) is, it translates into English as "The vortex".
Once again S.T.A.L.K-E.R. C.O.C. we must ask him to make a series about weapons in STALKER games. and yes it is a very serious matter
I don't care what people say, I LOVE this gun. It's such a sleek, sexy and cool firearm and I honestly think I would take it over an AK. It's so much more interesting and cool. If I had the chance though, I'd take an SR-2 Veresk over both. I think that is the ultimate sleek and sexy gun of this entire series. Yeah, the stock is probably quite uncomfortable. Yeah, 9x21 is probably hard to find. I just can't get over how damn good and cool it looks and is...
Interesting design choices, ambidextrous charging hand and fire selector/safety, while the muzzle is clearly for right handers. I wonder there was an option for a different muzzle device for lefties
Пуля очень тяжёлая, и если стрелять без компенсатора появляется эффект отклонения вправо даже если стрелять с левой руки.
This would be a sweet truck/bedside table gun. It would be a bugger to find ammo, though.
Ive always wanted to see a video on the sr2 ever since it came out in battlefield 4
It’s always nice to see you wearing gloves.
Pretty cool pdw
I wonder if that polymer buffer on the take down button isn't also left over from the vintorez, as the vintorez is meant to be fired suppressed so the buffer keeps gas out of the shooters face.
That round in size is close to 350 legend, 9X43 . I don't think you would worry about cheek pad, more place and shoot, reason for point and shoot practice
.350 and .400 Legend would be great rounds in the AR15 footprint if reliable 20-30rd mags were available, I think they are marketed all wrong, should be called 9mm and 10mm Ultra Magnum, for under 300yrds the .400 Legend could be the best double stack, high cap round in the AR15 footprint.
@@hendo337 It's also unfortunate that the ideal mag shape already exists (that being the prototype 25-round mag that Brownells sold a reproduction of), but it isn't conducive to .350/.400 Legend because of the crimp in the front (designed to support the actual bullets as well as the cartridge body behind it).
Brenton USA may have the 350/400 Legend AR and mags you are looking for. They manufacturer very nice tools.
@@LuckyDucky72 Same problem with putting .400 Legend in LWRC's 6.8 SPC mags. The magazine well and mags are wide enough but the mags are narrow in the front and internal filing can't free enough space without making the magazine flex too much.
@@hendo337 Have you seen the CMMG Dissent pistols? .350 Legend would be good for one of those I think. The 20 round mags might actually be a benefit for keeping it low-profile.
that casio watch is a blast from the past, also cool gun I guess ;D
I like the word 'precision' being used as we have a close-up of the appalling finish.
I am so happy to see this gun on here! I found out this from the sr2m an royal armories. Ever since its had a place in my heart for some reason. its cool weird... like the mp7 lol
What a cool gun and I’ve never even heard of it before.
I think the technical term for carbines with heavy subsonic bullets is "lil thumper"
VSS obrez basically
Vintobrez
@@AtlasJotun i would love to have that as a commercial name for rifle
8:35 The pocket does not seem to be on the bolt carrier in the Vintorez video you posted this year. I wonder if it's on the Val? The mystery continues.
Rocking the Casio today
A piece of neoprene foam and some double sided tape would make that cheek weld bearable. Or you could just use a short single point sling and use it like the Hereford Hooligans did some of their MP5s.
By the way, TsNIITochMash’s main activity is developing guidance systems for ATGMs and artillery. Developing small arms is more like a hobby for them
When daddy Val loves a vz scorpion momma..
Is this not a *textbook* PDW? Full auto 'not quite a normal rifle' round, designed from first principle to maximize concealment and handling in non-frontline situations, yeah?
8:35 That is where the original charging handle on the Vintorez is mounted.
DayZ is the first time I had seen this.
BSG: adds new gun Ian: begins looking for said gun to make a video on 😁😁
Surprised IGN haven't gotten Ian to react to any of the new guns for a few wipes now on that note. PvE not wiping would make it especially easy for them to catch up and show off anything BSG implements.
@@Gigadweeb Ian said in one of the Q&A's he doesn't want to do them because: 1) He doesn't know much about video games and it makes watching/making these kind of reaction style videos not very interesting for him. 2) Probably a lesser point, but he didn't realize at first IGN is not GameSpot, who have "their own" firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson, and that he's essentially been taken on by IGN as direct competition to GameSpot and Jonathan.
A bit of VZ58 there in the linear hammer. Ivan's .36 Blackout.
Ian made an oops! The sr1m is the replacement 9x21 makarov, when he meants sr3m
SR-3M my beloved
funny how this just got added to tarkov like a week ago, and all the sudden Ian has a video on it ^^ (not that i mind learning more about it :)