"A.M.S.D." stands for Advanced Military Systems Design is a armaments design and manufacturing company based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Products and manufacturing
Lab testing units for ammunitions manufacturers
Mildial ( Mildot analogue computer )
OM 50 Nemesis sniper rifle
Scope rings, Scope mounts and laser or optical mounts
50 Bmg VLD special brass match grade bullets
50 Bmg Ammunitions
History
Legal status : Single Person owned company
Main activity is subcontracting, manufacturing and R&D
as well as weapon and ammunition sales in Switzerland and abroad
The company did work or consulted for several weapon manufacturer around the world
Ashbury International Group, USA - 2006 / 2007
Designed the original Saber/Forsst chassis system
( Ashbury did apply and received a patent for the chassis system, since most
if not all of the ideas in the chassis system where already in the public domain
many years prior to the patent application it could be disputed in court if necessary )
Brugger & Thomet, Switzerland - 2004 / 2005
Designed the APR 308 / 338
B&T added in house modification to the trigger system and ground spike
FN Herstal, Belgium
Designed the rear Iron Sight used on the Scar
( actually reverse engineered and produced w/o the permission of A.M.S.D. )
PGM Precision, France - 1999 / 2004
Designed the following : All PGM proprietary double stacks mags
50 Bmg (1993 / 1994), 338 Lapua Mag (1999 / 2000), 308 (1999)
Ground spike, Proprietary Trigger system
PGM 338
PGM Mini Hecate, Production stopped
Improved the original Ultima Ratio by adding double stack mags, polymer stock and forend, ground spike
Improved the original Hecate II by adding polymer stock and ground spike
Only 3 month where necessary from drawings board design to shooting at the range PGM Hecate II, Bolt and trigger where used PGM Ultima Ratio, Ground spike was used The rifle ad a manual feeding block instead of a mag
Newly proprietary designed items :
Bipod, Trigger, Single stack mag, 5rds capacity
Simplified manufacturing
A business partner joined the company
This would reveal to be a catastrophic move very quickly
due to the lack of transparency and the conditions funding was made by the business partner
Injected plastic Comb and forend panels, allowing multiple color choice
Flush cups inserts, 3 positions safety ( Safe bolt locked, Safe, Fire )
Improved, Mag attachment and positioning
Extractor ( Sako style instead of Winchester pre 70 ), Stock joint
In house trigger to pass "Nato drop test" and Sound suppressor
All tooling and manufacturing jigs where purchased by Swissarms AG
The first batch of 20 rifles was made and assembled by AMSD SA using parts in stock with "Swissarms" marking
Intellectual property of the OM 50 NEMESIS drawing package is solely owned by Chris L. Movigliatti
Chris L. Movigliatti reopened AMSD as a single owned company
and resumed activity as a gun designer.
Chris L. Movigliatti leave AMSD SA board
Since AMSD name and logo are trademark protected and legally owned by Chris L. Movigliatti
AMSD SA ad to be renamed by former business partner to continue operation
and now registered as Swiss Weapon System SA in geneva
Technical step is such, that the product line is renamed
Double stack mag, 10rds capacity
Monoblock forend / shroud ( aluminum extrusion ) instead of original "Bridged" construction
Fully redesigned :
stock extension to allow tool free length adjustments
stock joint ( weight saving )
ground spike, single screw 3 mm per turn adj. fully sealed, instead of double screws 4 mm per turn adj.
Improved and simplified trigger
Redesigned Comb, allowing bolt removal w/o folding the stock
The latest 50bmg only weight 12.7 kg with empty mag and w/o scope
Argos-308 : 308 Winchester
Hydra-338 : 338 Lapua Magnum
Typhoon-500 : 12.7 mm × 99 mm / 50Bmg
Typhoon-127 : 12.7 mm × 108 mm
Ares-145 : 14.5 mm × 114 mm
Ares-200 : 20 mm × 82 mm
Ares-230 : 23 mm × 115 mm