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Typically, the real VSS Vintorez uses 10-round magazines, in order to provide a lower profile when in the prone position. But because the VSS Vintorez is based on the same platform as the AS Val assault rifle, the magazines are interchangeable. Therefore, operators has been know to switch between the 10-round and the 20-round magazines at will. In addition, 30-round magazines now exist for the SR-3 Vikhr in the form of SR-3M, which are also usable on the VSS Vintorez and the AS Val. So now a VSS Vintorez operator has the option to use 10-round, 20-round, and 30-round magazines.
Therefore, in an airsoft MilSim operation, you can load up 10-round, 20-rounds, or 30-rounds in your mid-cap magazine. And there lies the problem. At the time of this writing, Echo1 does not offer a mid-cap magazine for its Red Star IGOR VSS Vintorez sniper rifle. Instead, two 150-round high-capacity magazines are included with the gun. You can buy additional high-cap magazine, but low-cap and mid-caps are not, yet, available.
The idea, then, is to emulate the real capacity magazine with the high-capacity magazines. Based on our testing, the high-capacity magazine should be able to emulate real caps, because we are able to fire off 46 rounds on a full wound. Ideally, the high-capacity magazine should meet these goals, prioritized, when used in this manner:
In this article, we are going to document how to go about simulating the real capacity magazines with the Echo1 Red Star IGOR high-capacity magazine.
Based on our testing, it is entirely possible to simulate a 10-round magazine using the Echo1 Red Star IGOR high-capacity magazine. We have found that 14 BB's are placeholders in the wind up unit. 4 BB's are lost in the magazine well. That totals 18 BB loss.
Therefore, to simulate 10-round magazine, you would load 10 + 18 BB's for a total of 28 BB's. Using a standard speed loader, which load 4 rounds per pump, you would pump 7 times.
The end result is spectacular. Winding up the magazine in the staging area, prior to entering the field, works perfectly. There is no BB rattle. The Echo1 Red Star IGOR fires 10-rounds without misfeeding. The magazine makes a little bit of noise do to the winding mechanism, but it's far from BB's rattling in the mag.
Theoretically, with 18 BB's loss, you can simulate a 20 round magazine by loading 38 rounds into the high-capacity magazine.
Theoretically, with 18 BB's loss, you can simulate a 20 round magazine by loading 48 rounds into the high-capacity magazine.