SVD (rifle)
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The SVD, GRAU index 6V1, is a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle/sniper rifle chambered in the 7.62×54mmR cartridge, developed in the Soviet Union.
SVD with a wooden handguard/gas tube cover and skeletonized stock used before the change to synthetic black furniture
The Chukavin SVCh is intended to replace the SVD in Russian service
The PSO-1's unique reticle. The rangefinder is in the lower left, chevrons for distances beyond 1,000 m (1,094 yd) are found in the middle, and stadia marks for windage are to the left and right of the center reticule. The reticle is illuminated by a small battery-powered lamp.
Russian PSO-1M2 military issue 4×24 telescopic sight with the Warsaw Pact rail mounting system.
Semi-automatic rifle
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A semi-automatic rifle is an autoloading rifle that fires a single cartridge with each pull of the trigger and uses part of the fired cartridge's energy to eject the case and load another cartridge into the chamber. In contrast, a bolt-action rifle requires the user to cycle the bolt manually before they can fire a second time, and a fully automatic rifle fires continuously until the trigger is released.
SKS Type 56 - 7.62×39mm
Prague Castle Guard carrying the Czechoslovak vz. 52 rifle
The Fusil Automatique Modele 1917 was an early French semi-automatic rifle issued in limited number to the French Armed Forces during World War I.
The M1 Garand, designed by John Garand in 1936 and initially produced for the United States military.