Truvelo SG-1

     Notes: Truvelo calls the SG-1 a “high-precision sniper rifle” – with good reason, as it is one of the best sniper rifles the world doesn’t know about.  Each SG-1 is basically hand-made to order (and in fact, the statistics below are for what Truvelo calls an “average” SG-1 – if the word “average” really fits the SG-1).There are three standard chamberings, but Truvelo will build the SG-1 for virtually any caliber and ammunition the buyer desires.  It is a very new rifle, which partially accounts for its rarity and lack of profile in the world; in addition to that, South Africa has a long-standing policy of not revealing its export customers and not confirming exactly what SANDF is using.

     The SG-1 Comes in versions fed by a box magazine or as a single-shot weapon hand-fed between each shot.  Operating parts are hand-machined from solid nickel-chrome-molybdenum steel, starting with a single homogenous block of metal.  The stock is largely of aircraft-grade aluminum alloy, with a buttplate equipped with thick rubber recoil pad.  The buttplate is adjustable for length of pull, height, and angle.  The stock also has a padded cheekpiece adjustable for height.  The pistol grip, trigger guard and handguards are polymer; the trigger guard contains a trigger adjustable for pull weight, angle, and finger reach, and the pistol grip includes an adjustable handrest. The receiver is also built mostly of aircraft-quality aluminum alloy, with steel reinforcement.  The folding bipod is of light alloy and is adjustable for height and cant, as well as containing a bubble level near the mount area.  Barrels are of heavy cold hammer-forged stainless steel and button-rifled; the length Truvelo lists as “average” is an incredible 30.1 inches.  Magnum versions also include a muzzle brake; standard calibers may have an optional flash suppressor, and if subsonic ammunition is available in the buyer’s preferred chambering, the barrel is threaded to accept a silencer or sound suppressor.  There are no open sights on a “standard” SG-1, but the SG-1 is normally equipped with a MIL-STD-1913 rail for scope/optic mounting.  (If the buyer wants, he may also have his rifles delivered with some other type of mount.) 

     Truvelo also makes more compact versions of these rifles, designed for counter-sniper work and urban warfare, with a secondary consideration for the rifle to be a more compact package more easily-carried by Airborne and Air Assault troops.  These are called by Truvelo the Counter-Measure Sniper (CMS) rifles.  They are of basically the same construction, but have shorter barrels (22.2 inches for the 7.62mm and .338 chamberings, and 29.1 inches for the .50-caliber version), side-folding skeletonized stocks, rubber recoil pads for the stock, and muzzle brakes which can be removed and replaced with silencers for use with subsonic ammunition (even the 7.62mm NATO version of the CMS has a muzzle brake).  For the most part, they are otherwise similar to the standard SG-1, just in a lighter, more-compact package.

     Let me emphasize that the statistics below are for what Truvelo calls an “average” SG-1, but Truvelo will build the SG-1 to virtually any configuration the buyer desires.

     Twilight 2000 Notes: The SG-1 and CMS do not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

SG-1

7.62mm NATO

7.98 kg

5, 10, 20

$2540

SG-1

7.62mm NATO

7.21 kg

1 Internal

$1959

SG-1

.300 Winchester Magnum

8.59 kg

5, 10, 20

$2948

SG-1

.300 Winchester Magnum

7.76 kg

1 Internal

$2177

SG-1

.338 Lapua Magnum

9.06 kg

5, 10, 20

$3187

SG-1

.338 Lapua Magnum

8.18 kg

1 Internal

$2299

CMS

7.62mm NATO

6.2 kg

5, 10, 20

$2335

CMS

.338 Lapua Magnum

6.2 kg

5, 10, 20

$3101

CMS

.50 Browning Machinegun

13 kg

5

$7730

SG-1/CMS Silencer (7.62mm NATO)

N/A

1.91 kg

N/A

$865

CMS Silencer (.338 Lapua)

N/A

2.3 kg

N/A

$1050

CMS Silencer (.50 BMG)

N/A

5.23 kg

N/A

$3395

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

SG-1 (7.62mm)

BA

4

2-3-Nil

10

3

Nil

124

With Bipod

BA

4

2-3-Nil

10

1

Nil

161

SG-1 (7.62mm, Silenced)

BA

3

1-Nil

13

1

Nil

58

With Bipod

BA

3

1-Nil

13

1

Nil

75

SG-1 (7.62mm)

SS

4

2-3-Nil

10

3

Nil

124

With Bipod

SS

4

2-3-Nil

10

1

Nil

161

SG-1 (7.62mm, Silenced)

SS

3

1-Nil

13

1

Nil

58

With Bipod

SS

3

1-Nil

13

1

Nil

75

SG-1 (.300)

BA

5

1-3-Nil

10

3

Nil

137

With Bipod

BA

5

1-3-Nil

10

1

Nil

178

SG-1 (.300)

SS

5

1-3-Nil

10

3

Nil

137

With Bipod

SS

5

1-3-Nil

10

1

Nil

178

SG-1 (.338)

BA

6

1-3-Nil

10

3

Nil

157

With Bipod

BA

6

1-3-Nil

10

1

Nil

204

SG-1 (.338)

SS

6

1-3-Nil

10

3

Nil

157

With Bipod

SS

6

1-3-Nil

10

1

Nil

204

CMS (7.62mm)

BA

4

2-3-Nil

6/7

2

Nil

86

With Bipod

BA

4

2-3-Nil

6/7

1

Nil

111

CMS (7.62mm, Silenced)

BA

3

1-Nil

10/11

2

Nil

52

With Bipod

BA

3

1-Nil

10/11

1

Nil

67

CMS (.338)

BA

6

1-3-Nil

6/8

3

Nil

75

With Bipod

BA

6

1-3-Nil

6/8

2

Nil

97

CMS (.338, Silenced)

BA

4

1-2-Nil

11/12

2

Nil

62

With Bipod

BA

4

1-2-Nil

11/12

1

Nil

80

CMS (.50)

BA

9

2-3-4

10/11

4

Nil

118

With Bipod

BA

9

2-3-4

10/11

2

Nil

153

CMS (.50, Silenced)

BA

5

2-4-Nil

15/17

3

Nil

66

With Bipod

BA

5

2-4-Nil

15/17

2

Nil

86

 

Vektor H-5

     Notes:  This weapon is meant to function as a light patrol carbine for police that is also capable of sniping work.  The pump-action rifle is easy to maintain and handle, but the H-5 is capable of decent accuracy, especially in its longer-barreled versions.  The standard telescopic sight provided with the H-5 is a 4x wide-angle with a luminous reticule. 

     Twilight 2000 Notes: This weapon does not exist outside of South Africa.

     Merc 2000 Notes: This is a popular ranch rifle inside of South Africa, but is not used by many other people.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

H-5 (340mm Barrel)

5.56mm NATO

3.78 kg

12, 15

$919

H-5 (460mm Barrel)

5.56mm NATO

4.13 kg

12, 15

$969

H-5 (560mm Barrel)

5.56mm NATO

4.5 kg

12, 15

$1011

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

H-5 (340mm)

PA

3

1-Nil

5

2

Nil

33

H-5 (460mm)

PA

3

1-Nil

6

2

Nil

51

H-5 (560mm)

PA

3

1-Nil

7

2

Nil

67