Molot Vepr

Samozaryadnyy Okhotnichiy Karabin, obrazets 1994 (Self-loading Hunting Carbine, model 1994) Vepr ("Wild Boar") is a series of Russian semi auto hunting rifles based on the RPK light machine gun and produced by "Molot" from 1994.

The Vepr I was based on the RPK and had a heavier receiver and a thicker barrel than the surplus AK rifles. It also had the original offset adjustable notch-and-post iron sights that could be dialed from 50 to 1,000 meters and adjusted for windage.

The Vepr II was an improved version created for Wolf Performance Arms. It had a phosphated finish, higher-quality machining, and a redesigned spring-loaded firing pin. It also had redesigned notch-and-post iron sights. The hooded blade front sight was moved from the end of the barrel to in front of the gas block and the notch rear sight at the front of the receiver was a flip-up version calibrated for either 100 or 300 meters. The russet-colored polymer magazines were repainted black to match the new darker finish.

The American government has placed a ban on their importation from July, 2014 due to the political situation with Russia.

Name	Calibre	Barrel Length	Overall Length	Weight	Magazine	Furniture
SOK-94	7.62x39mm	16.5" [420mm]	36.8" [935mm]	9.47 lbs. [4.3 kg]	2,3,5 or 10 rounds	Two-part walnut stock: Pistolgrip Thumbhole buttstock and Forend.
SOK-95	7.62x51mm	16.5" [420mm]	36.8" [935mm]	9.47 lbs. [4.3 kg]	2,3,5 or 10 rounds	Two-part walnut stock: Pistolgrip Thumbhole buttstock and Forend.
SOK-97	5.56x45mm	16.5" [420mm]	36.8" [935mm]	8.59 lbs. [3.9 kg.]	2,3,5 or 10 rounds	Two-part walnut stock: Pistolgrip Thumbhole buttstock and Forend.
Vepr-1V MINI	7.62x39mm	17.4" [442mm]	26.37” [670mm]	8.37 lbs. [3.8 kg.]	30-round magazine	Three-part stock: side-folding two-strut tubular metal buttstock, polymer pistol-grip, and polymer forend.
Vepr-K	7.62x39mm	16.5" [420mm]	35.75” [908mm]	8.5 lbs. [3.85 kg.]	30-round magazine	Two-part polymer stock: full-pistolgrip buttstock and forend.

SOK-94 Vepr ("Boar") - 7.62x39mm

SOK-95 Vepr "Boar-308" - 7.62x51mm NATO

SOK-97 Vepr "Boar-223" - 5.56x45mm NATO

HPE-123 Vepr "Boar" - 7.62x54mmR

Main variants are:

• Vepr / Vepr-762 / Vepr-76239 (SOK-94) in 7.62x39mm M-43.
• Vepr-308 (SOK-95) in .308 Winchester [7.62x51mm]. Comes with 16.5-inch [420mm] (308-01), 20.5-inch [520mm] (308-02), and 23.2-inch [590mm] (308-03) barrels and uses 5- or 10-round magazines.
• Vepr-223 (SOK-97) in .223 Remington [5.56x45mm]. Comes with 16.5-inch [420mm] (223-01), 20.5-inch [520mm] (223-02), and 23.2-inch [590mm] (223-03) barrels and uses 5- or 10-round magazines.
• Vepr-545 / Vepr 54539 in 5.45×39mm M-74.
• Vepr-243 in .243 Winchester [6.16x51mm]. Comes with 16.5-inch [420mm] (243-01), 20.5-inch [520mm] (243-02), and 23.2-inch [590mm] (243-03) barrels and uses 7-round magazines.
• Vepr-3006 in .30-06 Springfield [7.62x63mm]. Comes with 16.5-inch [420mm] (3006-01), 20.5-inch [520mm] (3006-02), and 23.2-inch [590mm] (3006-03) barrels and uses 5- or 10-round magazines.
• Vepr-65G in 6.5x39mm Grendel. Comes with 16.5-inch [420mm] (65G-01), 20.5-inch [520mm](65G-02), and 23.2-inch [590mm](65G-03) barrels and uses 10-round 6.5-calibre AR-15-type magazines.
• Vepr SUPER (VPR-S) in .223 Remington [5.56x45mm] and .308 Winchester [7.62x51mm] with a 21.5-inch [550mm] barrel and a one-piece walnut semi-pistolgrip thumbhole stock. There were a few made in .222 Remington [5.7×43mm] and .35 Remington [8.9x49mm]. It comes either with a side-mounted scope bracket on the left side of the receiver or a stock tapped to take a top-mounted scope. Comes with a 5- or 10-round magazine.
• Vepr HUNTER (VPR-H) in .308 Winchester [7.62x51mm], 7.62x54mmR M-91, and .30-06 Springfield [7.62x63mm]. It has a 21.5-inch [550mm] barrel, a one-piece walnut Monte Carlo stock, and a side-mounted scope bracket on the left side of the receiver. The 7.62x51mm model uses a 10-round magazine and the 7.62x54mmR and .30-06 models use 5-round magazines.
• Vepr PIONEER (VPR-P) in .223 Remington [5.56x45mm] and 7.62x39mm M-43. It has a 21.5-inch [550mm] barrel, a one-piece walnut Monte Carlo stock that is tapped for a top-mounted scope, and uses 10-round magazines.
• Vepr-1V MINI in 5.45x39mm M-74, 5.56x45mm NATO, and 7.62x39mm M-43. It is an RPK cut down to look like an AKM rifle. It has a ribbed RPK-type forend, polymer pistol grip, RPK-style flash-hider, and a side-folding two-strut tubular metal stock with a buttpad and reversible cheekpad. The Vepr-1V-E is designed for the American export market. It lacks the flash hider, has a fixed solid stock rather than a folding tubular stock, and comes with 5- or 10-round magazines.
• FM-AK in 5.45x39mm M-74 (FM-AK74), 7.62x39mm M-43 (FM-AK47), .308 Winchester (FM-AK308), and 7.62x54mm M-91 (FM-AK54). This is a rebranding of the Vepr-1V-E for the Western market. The FM stands for "Factory Molot".
• Robinson Arms Vepr-K in 5.45x39mm M-74, 5.56x45mm NATO, 7.62x39mm M-43, and 7.62x51mm NATO. The Vepr-K Tactical Rifle is a Molot Vepr II that was refinished and given a new polymer full-pistolgrip buttstock and forend. It has a side-bracket that allows the use of milspec Russian scopes. The Vepr-K in 5.45x39mm M-74 and 7.62x39mm M-43 takes the standard Russian magazines and drums. The 5.56x45mm NATO version uses modified 30-round 5.45-cailbre AK-74 magazines and the 7.62x51mm NATO version uses standard 25-round 7.62mm-calibre Galil magazines.

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
How I Ended This Summer	Sergei Puskepalis	Sergei Gulybin	SOK-94 Vepr ("Boar")	2010
The Old Man (Shal)		Poacher	SOK-94 Vepr ("Boar")	2012

Video Games

Title	As	Mods	Note	Date
Survarium	SOK-94		SOK-94 Vepr ("Boar")	2015

See Also

• Vyatskie Polyany Machine Building Plant "Molot" - A list of all firearms manufactured by "Molot".