Voere VEC-91

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VEC-91
Type	Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	Austria
Production history
Designer	Voere
Manufacturer	Voere
Produced	1991
Specifications
Weight	3.2 kg
Length	1000 mm
Barrel length	520 mm

Cartridge	5.7 mm or 6 mm UCC (Uses Caseless Catridge)
Action	Bolt-action
Muzzle velocity	930 m/s
Feed system	4 or 5 round magazine

The Voere VEC-91, made by Voere, is the first commercial sporting rifle to combine caseless ammunition and electronic firing. Depending upon its chambering, it fires a 5.7 mm or 6 mm projectile at speeds of up to 930 meters per second. When chambered for 5.7 mm it has a 5 round magazine, and it has a 4 round magazine when chambered in 6 mm. Two 15 volt batteries, located in the pistol grip, allow it to fire approximately 5,000 rounds without replacing the batteries. In 1993, the Violence Policy Center issued a press release [1] citing fears that this weapon's "caseless phantom ammo" would present a challenge to law-enforcement investigations. Despite these concerns, it was exempted from the federal assault weapons ban of 1994. This is rather misleading argument as all that is required is for the user to monitor ejected casings and retrieve them after a crime has been committed. Thus a cautious individual could easily deny forensic investigators access to evidence obtained from ejected casings. In a bolt-action weapon or revolver the spent casing need not even be removed at all following discharge.