This rifle features an integral PSO-1 scope and silencer. It was developed by TsNIITochMash (Central Scientific Institute for Precision Machine Building) in the 1980s and manufactured by the Tula Arsenal. The Vintar BC is Scar's signature weapon and commonly employed by Veteran Loners. The Vintar BC was not used by stalkers or sold in Shadow of Chernobyl (with the exception of Charon) and so only found in a few stashes or quest rewards. The weapon uses 9×39mm subsonic rounds.
The Vintar BC is an automatic sniper rifle with an integral silencer/supressor that uses 9×39mm ammo. It has high armor-piercing ability but its range is actually worse than that of most rifles due to its low-velocity subsonic rounds, which have considerable drop that must be factored in when firing at longer ranges. However, when used within its effective range it is a very powerful and accurate weapon. It is fairly light (as a sniper rifle), easy to handle, and has good accuracy and is generally cheaper to maintain and upgrade than the SVD Dragunov or assault rifles converted for sniper use. In addition, its 8x magnification scope is superior to those of assault rifles, which only upgrade to 4x magnification. A drawback is its small 10-round magazine (causing the need to reload frequently in automatic fire), which can be upgraded to hold 15 rounds in related games. Despite these drawbacks, it is arguably the only sniper rifle in the game that can be effective when used properly at close ranges (high damage + high automatic fire rate).
Several Veteran Loners commonly carry a Vintar as their faction's primary sniper rifle or a battle rifle
Given by Forester as a reward for getting the Compass artifact, he gives an upgraded Vintar
Sold by Shilov and Thrush the Loner faction's trader at the Cordon and Agroprom loner outpost when the player joins the Loner faction. Tooth might also sell this weapon on uncommon occasions.
Scar's original Vintar can be found in the great swamps, near the entrance to the Agroprom research institute at the northern part of the swamps, the landmark is a large cluster of vortex anomalies. Because of the large emission and nature's elements it's heavily damaged and in need of repairs, it is also empty. Fully repairing it will cost about 9600 rubles.
The Vintorez' upgrade tree, like its assault rifle counterpart, the AS VAL, combines both assault rifle and sniper rifle upgrade trees. Most importantly it can be upgraded, quite noticeably, into an extremely rapid-firing rifle, allowing a skilled player to make use of it as both an assault rifle and sniper rifle — if one keeps in mind the low magazine capacity. Due to its power, it can also function as a quasi-SMG if one doesn't want to take the time to master the distinct curve of the subsonic rounds.
In Call of Pripyat, the Vintar is rarely used by stalkers, most of them appearing only at the near-end of the game. Some of the military stalkers from Operation Fairway uses this weapon. Loners will rarely field the Vintar and will only show up late in the game, often in the hands of those wearing SEVA suits. Monolith experts also makes limited use of this weapon, commonly being held by snipers on the ground sporting Exoskeletons or Scientific Monolith suits.
One can be found atop one of the structures in the Burning Farm anomaly field in Zaton, relatively early in the game, one should be careful as one may die from the intense heat generated by the Burner anomalies along with the anomalies themselves.. The landmark here is that it is the only building with a ladder.
A custom Vintorez called the Tide can be bought from Nimble. This version deals more damage, has a flatter trajectory, nearly infinite durability, and is more precise, at the cost of firing speed.
Owl may have the Vintar for sale after reaching a certain point in the main quest, but the odds of him stocking them are low.
Hawaiian stocks the Vintar if the player sides with Duty in the faction war, though at a much higher cost than Owl.
In free play, Monolith experts wearing Curtain Helmets may use the Vintorez, and at least one sniper equips it during the Evacuation.
Veteran Loners in SEVA Suits may carry this weapon.
In Call of Pripyat, it is one of two sniper rifles capable of being upgraded with the useful auto target identification upgrade — letting it work like binoculars. It can also be upgraded with night-vision, high-contrast, and long-range sights. It also has a few Handling upgrades boosting this already good stat, meaning it can be effective both as a sniper rifle and close combat assault rifle — assuming the player doesn't mind reloading often, as the magazine capacity cannot be upgraded anymore.
Video demonstrating Vintar BC's bullet drop and auto-target identification upgrade
The weapon is called "Vintorez" which means threadcutter or bolt cutter.
The rifle normally can use AS VAL 20-round magazines (for close-combat situations, not for long-range assault — it will behave kind of unbalanced with the heavy magazine attached), but for gameplay reasons the game developers did not include this weapon capability in game, even in the upgrade tree (as a magazine capacity upgrade).
Vintar BC is one of the stealthiest sniper rifles in all S.T.A.L.K.E.R games; when shooting from far enough, the target might not react to taking damage from the player (for example attempting to take cover or even getting into combat stance). In other cases, when dealing with a group of opponents, killing one of them (usually with a headshot) will not alert the remaining enemies. These facts can be observed in the demonstrative video.
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