VHS assault rifle's mysterious coohickey

ancientgrump · 11-03-2009, 05:12 PM

Does anyone know what the little switch above the pistol grip on the left side of the VHS does? AIUI the safety is located in front of the trigger, within the well, so that switch is probably either a disassembly lever, bolt catch, or magazine release. Seeing as I can locate no aft magazine release, I'm guessing the latter.

Does anyone here know for sure?

REMOV · 11-03-2009, 06:02 PM

This one?

A bolt catch. For sure.

ancientgrump · 11-03-2009, 06:43 PM

Yes, that's the one!

Thank you.

I suppose then that this is the first bullpup rifle to have a proper bolt catch where the operator can get at it (notwithstanding the notches for the charging handle on the F2000 and AUG).

So where is the magazine release?

REMOV · 11-04-2009, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ancientgrump

I suppose then that this is the first bullpup rifle to have a proper bolt catch where the operator can get at it

I am not quite sure.

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So where is the magazine release?

Behind the magazine well.

NJB · 11-04-2009, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by REMOV

This one?

A bolt catch. For sure.

It is the bolt catch , got my hands on a VHS at the DSEI event in London, the bolt catch worked well and over all the weapon was very easy to use.

Razvodnik · 11-05-2009, 04:42 AM

@Remov
Did Poland buy the VHS??? Or was it a souvernir from the last Holiday in Croatia?

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ancientgrump · 11-15-2009, 09:55 AM

Alright, starting at 7:02 in this video is a view of the VHS field stripped:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfarELLpa70

There's a long tube attached to the top of the bolt carrier. This rifle had been described as using a direct impingement system. If that's not a piston, what is it?

Also of note, it appears that the magazine well can be removed. Perhaps this is modular to allow the use of G36 and AUG pattern magazines?

REMOV · 11-20-2009, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ancientgrump

There's a long tube attached to the top of the bolt carrier. This rifle had been described as using a direct impingement system. If that's not a piston, what is it?

Only the VHS patent drawings shown that the rifle has some kind a direct impingement gas operation, but prototypes and production assault rifles have got normal gas system - (short stroke) gas piston, you can see in the movie.

11-03-2009, 05:12 PM	#1
ancientgrump Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 10	VHS assault rifle's mysterious coohickey Does anyone know what the little switch above the pistol grip on the left side of the VHS does? AIUI the safety is located in front of the trigger, within the well, so that switch is probably either a disassembly lever, bolt catch, or magazine release. Seeing as I can locate no aft magazine release, I'm guessing the latter. Does anyone here know for sure? Last edited by ancientgrump; 11-03-2009 at 05:14 PM. Reason: egregiousness

11-15-2009, 09:55 AM	#7
ancientgrump Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 10	Alright, starting at 7:02 in this video is a view of the VHS field stripped: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfarELLpa70 There's a long tube attached to the top of the bolt carrier. This rifle had been described as using a direct impingement system. If that's not a piston, what is it? Also of note, it appears that the magazine well can be removed. Perhaps this is modular to allow the use of G36 and AUG pattern magazines? Last edited by ancientgrump; 11-15-2009 at 09:56 AM. Reason: spacing

11-03-2009, 06:02 PM	#2
REMOV Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Krakow, Poland Posts: 2,070	This one? A bolt catch. For sure.

11-03-2009, 06:43 PM	#3
ancientgrump Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 10	Yes, that's the one! Thank you. I suppose then that this is the first bullpup rifle to have a proper bolt catch where the operator can get at it (notwithstanding the notches for the charging handle on the F2000 and AUG). So where is the magazine release?

11-05-2009, 04:42 AM	#6
Razvodnik Banned user Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central Europe Posts: 206	@Remov Did Poland buy the VHS??? Or was it a souvernir from the last Holiday in Croatia? )