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.

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.