Speaking of SSG 08, I believe that many friends who play CSGO will not be unfamiliar. After the pistol round is over or the economy is not enough to buy a big sniper, I think of the blood on the opposite side. The 1700s must be a bird sniper. It is the best choice. So, what kind of sniper rifle is SSG 08, which has become an AWP replacement in the game, in reality? Today, let's talk about those things about SSG 08.
Birds in CS GO
was born for counter-terrorism
In 2001, after the “911” incident that shocked the world, the military and police around the world discovered and faced The new type of terrorist attack, their previous training methods and equipment in their hands can no longer be solved perfectly. Therefore, it is very necessary to formulate a new anti-terrorism training plan and update the current equipment. At that time, the Austrian military and counter-terrorism forces used the SSG69, which was equipped in 1969. Such a sniper rifle that has been used for more than 30 years can no longer meet new demands in tactical performance. Under such a background, Steyr Mannlicher decided to develop a new sniper rifle suitable for counter-terrorism forces to replace SSG69.
The small green gun SSG69 may be mass-produced at that time Among the rifles,
has the best shooting accuracy. In 2004, Steyr Mannlicher launched the SSG04. The SSG04 was developed from the Steyr SBS shotgun and adopted the SBS (Safe Bolt System) developed by Steyr for 8 years. However, the counter-terrorist forces were not satisfied with this gun, so in order to design a sniper rifle more in line with the needs of the troops, Steyr simply pulled up the Austrian Cobra counter-terrorism unit (German: Einsatzkommando Cobra) and developed a portable sniper together. Rifle, so as to take armored vehicles or helicopters, and the gun must have extremely high shooting accuracy to deal with the scenes of high accuracy against the rifle such as anti-hostages. Four years later, in 2008, SSG 08 was born.
Design details of SSG 08
In order to enable snipers to perform different combat missions, Steyr designed 4 calibers for SSG 08, namely .308Win, .243Win, .300Win Mag and .338Lapua. As one of the few manufacturers of cold-forged barrels, SSG 08 uses a cold-forged barrel made by Steyr. The surface of the barrel is left with cold-forged lines, which extend to the entire barrel, bringing high precision It is also very beautiful. The barrel is screwed to the receiver, and it floats freely without any contact with the hand guard, ensuring that the barrel is not affected by external force vibration when shooting. There are M18 threads on the muzzle, which can be screwed to the muzzle brake or special muffler. The muzzle brake has three chambers, which can provide a very efficient brake efficiency.
The barrel of this SSG 08 is a stainless steel version, you can see that the cold forging pattern on the barrel is very beautiful, see the watermark
as a base design of SSG04 The sniper rifle, SSG 08 has the same camera and SSG04, and both use SBS. The SBS gun head has a total of 4 locking lugs, arranged in two rows, with two in each row. The front pair is larger and the rear pair is smaller. The use of double-row locking lugs can withstand higher bore pressure and bring higher locking reliability, but while bringing these benefits, it also requires the processing technology to be higher than that of single-row lugs to ensure that the lock When firing bullets, the two rows of lugs can withstand the force of gunpowder and gas at the same time. The outer diameter of the locking lug is smaller than the diameter of the gun body, which has the advantage of easy processing. The shell extraction mechanism is located in the nose of the machine. They are an elastic shell ejector and an elastic shell hook. The so-called elastic shell hook, so the name suggests, is to use the elasticity of the shell hook itself to grasp the ring groove at the bottom of the shell. The gun body is machined with grooves to accommodate mud, sand and dirt, so that it can work normally in harsh environments. There is a button on the rear of the bolt. Press it to remove the rear cover of the bolt and take out the firing pin. After being loaded, the tail of the striker is raised to remind the shooterIn the standby state. The handle of the pull machine is bent downward and rearward to avoid hooking to a certain extent.
Pro THB's camera close-up, in fact, Pro THB is the cheap version of SSG 08, and the camera used is the same. The ring groove of the gun body is the dirt holding tank. The rear part of the gun maintains Steyr's usual characteristic
SSG 08. The insurance continues the Steyr's usual characteristic, using roller type insurance, the roller is made of polymer, located in the gun machine rear. There are three gears of insurance, namely Fire, Safe and Locked. When the safety is in the Locked position, both the bolt and the trigger are locked. In Safe, the bolt can move freely or be removed, but the trigger cannot be moved. When in the Fire, both the bolt and the trigger can move.
The left side is the Safe gear. At this time, the camera can move freely, and the right side is Locked. The roller is restricted by the plastic bump and cannot be rolled.
To make the sniper rifle better To adapt to the urban combat environment, Steyr engineers redesigned the stock of the SSG 08. The biggest difference between the stock of the SSG 08 and the predecessor SSG04 is that the stock of the SSG 08 is changed to a foldable stock and a pistol grip is designed. The stock material is aviation aluminum and adopts a "minimalist" design to ensure structural strength and reduce weight. The butt can adjust the height of the cheek plate, the length of the base plate and the height of the column hoe. The aluminum plate that fixes the cheek plate is engraved with a number, from 1 to 10, a total of 10 gears, and the height is continuously adjusted through the knob on the right side of the butt to find a suitable cheek position. The rubber pad of the support plate can be adjusted up and down after the triangle knob on the right is loosened, and the rubber pads of different lengths can also be replaced to meet the LoP (Length of pull, the length of the support plate to the trigger) of different people. The column hoe located below the tail of the butt can also be rotated to adjust its length. The pistol grip can be replaced front and back, adapting to the palm size of different people.
The buttstock in the folded state
SSG 08 Different specifications of grip plates
The aluminum alloy base extends to the handguard, 7075-T6 aviation The aluminum-cut receiver is located on the base by the way of Chassis. There is a section of STANAG 4694 rail on the top for installing the sight. At the front end of the rail is written a 20MOA, which means that the preset value of the rail is 20MOA. There is a shell ejection window on the right side of the receiver, and ammunition can be loaded from there.
SSG 08 receiver close-up, the right side of the top rail is marked with 20MOA
There are round holes on the side of the guard to install Steyr's transfer rail, the shooter can change the length of the rail according to the choice . There is a polymer additional card slot under the guard. The card slot has 3, 6, and 9 o'clock directions, and the bottom can be used to install a tripod. SSG 08 abandons the Harris bipod used in SSG 04, and the matching tripod is changed to the American Versa-Pod bipod. This tripod is made by CNC milling and can provide better stability than the Harris tripod. Sex. The tripod can be quickly installed through the metal rod extending from the front of the hand guard, or it can be installed in the UIT plastic slot at the bottom of the hand guard with an adapter.
Handguard close-up
Compared with the spiral magazine of SSG69, SSG 08 uses a double-row double-input detachable magazine. The magazine is made of PA 6.6 GF30 polymer, which is more wear-resistant. Unlike ordinary magazines, the SSG 08’s magazine is fixed by the buckles on both sides of the bottom of the magazine. If you want to remove the magazine, you need to press the buckles on both sides to remove the magazine. The fixing method reduces the possibility of accidental fall of the magazine caused by misoperation. The magazine has a large ammunition capacity. The .308Win version of the magazine can hold 10 rounds, which can provide continuous firepower in some special anti-terrorist scenarios.
The side of the magazine has a remnant bullet observation hole, the shooter can pass this check and there are several bullets
The magazine fixed on the gun (top) and the released magazine (bottom)
derivative version
SSG 08 was launched, Steyr realized that not all law enforcement agencies can buy Since SSG 08, Steyr launched a cheap version of SSG 08-Pro THB. Like SSG 08, Pro THB's bolt action uses SBS bolt action and uses detachable magazines. The difference is that the Pro THB bolt has been replaced with a fixed butt, and only the rubber pad is adjustable. The barrel is replaced with a heavy one, and the muzzle cannot be equipped with a muzzle device. As a cheap version, Pro THB only has a 7.62x51mm version.
Pro THB side view
was launched in SSG 08 for nearly 10 years, Steyr launched an upgraded version of SSG 08 in 2017, and the new model is named SSG 08 A1. From the appearance, SSG 08 A1 extends the top guide rail of the receiver and has a dust cover on the ejection window. Moreover, SSG 08 A1 is better than SSG 08 in many details of man-machine function.
SSG 08 A1 side view
SSG 08 A1's bolt action has also been improved, and the groove of the gun body has been changed to a spiral groove to further increase the capacity. Scaling ability
Conclusion
As a new generation of sniper rifle to replace SSG 69, SSG 08 has been adopted by several countries, and it plays a deterrent and anti-hostage role in anti-terrorism incidents. This new generation of Steyr Competitive products also saved Steyr's decline to a certain extent. Although the sales and reputation are not as well-known as the predecessor SSG 69, it is undeniable that the SSG 08 is a sniper rifle at the world's advanced level.
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