Victrix Corvo C.S.
Victrix Armaments (Beretta Defense Technologies) · Sniper Rifle · In Production
Also known as: Corvo CS, Corvo Compact
Overview
The Victrix Corvo C.S. is an Italian bolt-action anti-materiel sniper rifle chambered in .50 BMG (12.7x99mm), marketed by Victrix Armaments as the most compact .50 BMG rifle in its class. Built on a monolithic light-alloy chassis with a reversible folding buttstock, it pairs an 18-inch fluted, match-grade AISI 420 steel barrel with a special-steel action and a three-lug bolt (one 6 o'clock lug plus two side lugs at 120 degrees), both PVD-finished. It feeds from single-stack, single-feed five-round polymer magazines, uses the Victrix Professional Plus trigger with a three-position top safety, and mounts optics via an integrated 45 MOA STANAG 4694 top rail. Its short overall length of 945 mm folded and 1195 mm deployed makes it exceptionally portable for a full-power anti-materiel platform.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 11600 g (409.2 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1195 mm (47.05") |
| Folded Length | 945 mm (37.20") |
| Barrel Length | 457 mm (17.99") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Striker Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Trigger Pull | 14.7 N (3.3 lbf) |
| Magazine Capacity | 5 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 241 mm (9.49") |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Aluminum |
| Finish | Pvd Coated |
Calibers
- .50 BMG · primary · 12.7x99mm NATO — also known as 12.7x99mm, .50 Browning Machine Gun, 12.7 NATO
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Three Position Top Safety, Manual Safety
- Features: Most Compact 50 Bmg Rifle, 18 Inch Fluted Barrel, Reversible Folding Buttstock, Monolithic Light Alloy Chassis, Integrated 45 Moa Top Rail, Stanag 4694 Rail, Three Lug Bolt, Match Grade Barrel, Muzzle Brake, Pvd Action And Bolt, Reversible Ar Pattern Grip, Victrix Professional Plus Trigger
Variants
- Victrix Corvus - Sniper
Production
Production years: present
Production figures not publicly disclosed; manufactured in Brescia, Italy for military, law enforcement and precision-sport customers.
Origin
Country of origin: Italy
Notes
Part of Victrix Armaments' Corvo .50 BMG family alongside the longer-barreled Corvo V. The C.S. (Compact) trades barrel length for a markedly shorter and lighter package (~11.6 kg empty), retaining the match-grade barrel and folding chassis. Rifling twist is 1:9.5 inches (~241 mm). Trigger pull weight is approximately 1500 grams. Victrix Armaments is part of Beretta Defense Technologies.
Background
Victrix pitches the Corvo C.S. as the most compact .50 BMG rifle available, folding down to under a metre so a cartridge normally associated with tripod machine guns and metre-plus anti-materiel rifles can be carried like a large carbine.