Robinson Armament Super Vepr Rifle Instruction Manual

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OPERATIONS 
MANUAL 
FOR 
SUPER VEPR
TM 
RIFLES 
ROBINSON 
ARMAMENT CO. 
PO BOX 16776 
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116 
url:  www.robarm.com  
						

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WARNING!!! 
 
   
READ THIS OPERATION MANUAL CAREFULLY 
AND RECEIVE FIREARMS SAFETY TRAINING 
FROM A COMPETENT INSTRUCTOR BEFORE HAN-
DLING OR OPERATING THIS FIREARM.  THIS OP-
ERATION MANUAL CONTAINS IMPORTANT 
WARNINGS WHICH MUST BE UNDERSTOOD AND 
FOLLOWED BY ANYONE HANDLING OR OPERAT-
ING THIS FIREARM.   
 
IMPROPER HANDLING OR OPERATING OF ANY 
FIREARM MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS BODILY IN-
JURY, DEATH, OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.  
NEITHER THE IMPORTER, ROBINSON ARMAMENT 
CO., NOR THE MANUFACTURER, VYATSKIE POLY-
ANY MACHINE BUILDING PLANT (“MOLOT”), 
SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY TO PERSONS 
OR ANY DAMAGE TO PROPERTY RESULTING 
FROM THE USE OF THIS FIREARM. 
 
THIS OPERATION MANUAL SHOULD ACCOMPANY 
THE FIREARM AT ALL TIMES AND SHOULD BE 
TRANSFERRED WITH POSSESSION OF THE FIRE-
ARM TO ANY SUBSEQUENT OWNER OR OPERA-
TOR.   
 
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO KEEP FIREARMS AND 
AMMUNITION LOCKED UP AND OUT OF THE 
REACH OF CHILDREN AND OTHER UNAUTHOR-
IZED INDIVIDUALS.  SAFETY IS YOUR RESPONSI-
BILITY!!! 
 
 
Copyright 2000  Robinson Armament Co. 
All Rights Reserved
  
						

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
 
SECTON I          FIREARM SAFETY RULES                   4 
 
SECTION II      TERMINOLOGY                                        5 
  
SECTION III      DESCRIPTION OF THE VEPR’S        
                               ACTION                                                       6 
  
SECTION IV     LOADING THE VEPR                              9 
 
SECTION V       AIMING THE VEPR                                 12 
 
SECTION VI       FIRING THE VEPR                                 13 
              
SECTION VII    UNLOADING THE VEPR                      15
                                                                  
SECTION VIII   DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES         17
                                                                 
SECTION IX      ASSEMBLY PROCEDURES                  20 
 
SECTION X         CLEANING AND LUBRICATION      22 
 
SECTION XI       ATTACHING THE SCOPE MOUNT  23 
 
SECTION XII     CHILD SAFETY LOCK                         25 
 
SECTION XIII   MODIFICATIONS                                   27        
 
SECTION XIV   SPECIFICATIONS                                        27
                                                    
 
 
 
  
						

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SECTION I - FIREARM SAFETY RULES 
 
WARNING!!!   THESE SAFETY RULES ARE OF A 
GENERAL NATURE ONLY.   THEY ARE NOT IN-
TENDED TO BE EXHAUSTIVE NOR ARE THEY IN-
TENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROPER FIRE-
ARMS TRAINING FROM A COMPETENT FIREARMS 
INSTRUCTOR. 
 
1.      Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction.  Fire-
arms must be treated as if always loaded and always firing a 
steady stream of bullets.  Do not point the muzzle of the firearm 
at any thing you do not intend to kill or destroy. 
 
2.      Never place your finger on the trigger until you are ready to 
fire.  Before placing your finger on the trigger, make sure that 
you have first assumed a stable shooting position and have your 
intended target clearly within your sights.  
 
3.      Clearly identify your target and backstop before you pull 
the trigger.  Rifle cartridges are very powerful; have a lethal 
range of many miles. They can often penetrate hard objects 
such as walls and metal.  Before you pull the trigger, it is vital 
that you clearly identify your target and have a backstop behind 
the target capable of stopping rifle bullets.  Do not fire at hard 
objects or at water, which can cause bullets to ricochet and hit 
unintended objects. 
 
4.      Always wear adequate eye and hearing protection while 
shooting.  Firearms, upon discharge, are extremely loud, and 
violently eject spent cases, hot gasses and particles.  Operators 
and bystanders must wear adequate eye and hearing protection 
at all times when a firearm is being discharged to prevent per-
manent vision and hearing loss. 
 
5.      Always store your firearms unloaded, locked up, and out of 
the reach of children and other unauthorized individuals.  
Be sure to keep your firearms locked in a secure place when not 
in use.  It is your responsibility to make sure that children and 
other unauthorized individuals do not have access to your fire-
arms.  
						

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SECTION II – TERMINOLOGY  
TAKE TIME TO THOROUGHLY FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE TERMS IN THIS SECTION DE-
SCRIBING THE FEATURES AND COMPONENTS OF THE VEPR AS THEY WILL BE REFERRED TO 
THROUGHOUT  THIS MANUAL.  
						

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SECTION III - DESCRIPTION OF THE 
VEPR’S ACTION 
 
 
The VEPR is a gas operated semiautomatic sporting rifle.  
The VEPR’s action is based on that of the Automat Kalash-
nikov designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the former Soviet 
Union shortly after WWII.  The operating cycle of this semi-
automatic action  is  briefly  described  below.                                              
  
To begin the description of the operating cycle, it is assumed 
that the following operations have been performed: A loaded 
magazine has been inserted into the firearm. And a  cartridge 
has  been  manually  cycled  into  the chamber. The hammer 
is held in the cocked position by the trigger (See Fig.1). 
As the trigger is pulled, the hammer is released from engage-
ment with the trigger.  The hammer, under the force of its 
spring, rotates forward and upward into contact with the firing 
pin which is contained in the bolt which is itself contained in 
the bolt carrier (See Fig. 2).  As the hammer strikes the end of 
the firing pin, the tip of the firing pin is forced to strike the 
primer of the cartridge causing it to ignite.  The ignited 
primer causes the powder within the cartridge case to burn.  
The burning powder creates gasses that expand under very
 
Fig. 1  
						

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high pressure to force the bullet out of the cartridge case and 
down  the  bore of  the  barrel (See Fig.2). 
As the bullet passes the gas port in the barrel, some of the 
gasses are forced through the port into the gas block.  The gas 
block diverts the gasses into the gas tube allowing them to im-
pinge upon the piston of the bolt carrier forcing it to the rear 
of the firearm against the force of the recoil spring (See 
Fig.3). 
Fig. 2 
Fig. 3 
As bolt carrier is forced to the rear, a camed slot in its under-
side engages the caming lug of the bolt causing it to rotate.    
The rotation of the bolt causes the locking lugs of the bolt to 
rotate out of engagement with locking recesses of the re-
ceiver.  The bolt is now unlocked and may travel to the rear of 
  
						

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the receiver with the bolt carrier  (See Fig 4).  As the bolt 
carrier and bolt travel further to the rear of the firearm, the 
extractor which is engaging the rim of the cartridge case 
pulls the empty cartridge from the chamber. As the bolt 
carrying the empty cartridge passes the ejector, the spent 
case is forced out of the grip of the extractor and is ejected 
from the right side of the firearm.  During the bolt car-
rier’s rearward movement, the hammer is rotated against 
the force of  its  spring into  engagement  with  the trigger  
(See Fig.4). 
As the bolt carrier with its bolt reaches the rear limit of its 
travel, the compressed recoil spring forces the bolt carrier 
and bolt forward.  As the bolt passes the rear of the maga-
zine, a new cartridge is forced from the magazine into the 
chamber.  Simultaneously, the extractor is forced over the 
rim of the new cartridge case and the lugs of the bolt are 
rotated into engagement with the recesses in the firearm’s 
receiver.  The bolt carrier continues forward until it 
reaches its forward limit.   One complete cycle has now 
been completed and the firearm is ready to be fired again 
by pulling the trigger.
 
 
 
Fig. 4  
						

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SECTION IV - LOADING THE VEPR 
 
WARNING!!!  USE ONLY NEW, UNDAMAGED, COM-
MERCIAL GRADE AMMUNITION MEETING SAAMI 
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE PROPER CALIBER WITH 
YOUR VEPR.  THE CALIBER OF YOUR VEPR IS IN-
DICATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RECEIVER 
UNDER THE REAR SIGHT (SEE FIG.5).  FAILURE TO 
USE THE PROPER AMMUNITION COULD CAUSE 
DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY TO THE OP-
ERATOR AND BYSTANDERS AS WELL AS DAMAGE 
TO PROPERTY. 
Before loading the VEPR, inspect the bore of the barrel for 
any obstructions.  WARNING!!!  FIRING THE VEPR 
WITH ANY OBSTRUCTION IN THE BARREL MAY 
RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY 
TO THE OPERATOR AND BYSTANDERS.  BEFORE 
INSPECTING THE BORE, MAKE SURE THE MAGA-
ZINE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THE CHAMBER IS 
EMPTY.  (REFER TO SECTION VII FOR THE PRO-
CEDURE TO REMOVE THE MAGAZINE AND CHECK 
THE CHAMBER.)  It is recommended that you remove the 
bolt carrier from the firearm before inspecting the bore.  (To  
remove the bolt carrier, please see the Disassembly Proce-
dures in Section VIII of  this manual). 
Fig. 5  
						

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1. Load a magazine by taking  it in your hand, and using 
the thumb of your other hand to force one live car-
tridge into the magazine at a time.  Continue this proc-
ess until you cannot load any more cartridges into the 
magazine. 
 
2. Engage the safety by pushing the safety button from 
left to right as far as it will go.  The safety button is lo-
cated just above and forward of the trigger.  The safety 
is on when the safety button is flush with the left side 
of the rifle as shown in Fig. 6.  
 
3. Having loaded a magazine, insert the front of the 
magazine into the receiver at an angle.  Next rotate the 
rear of the magazine up into the receiver until the 
magazine release lever engages the catch on the rear 
of the magazine (See Fig. 7). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fig. 6 
Fig. 7