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.
A designated marksman rifle is a modern scoped high-precision rifle used by infantry in the designated marksman role. It generally fills the engagement range gap between a service rifle and a dedicate
SVD (rifle)
…Russian: снайперская винтовка Драгунова, romanized: snayperskaya vintovka Dragunova, lit. 'Dragunov sniper rifle'), GRAU index 6V1, is a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle/sniper rifle chambered in the 7.62×54mmR cartridge, developed in the Soviet Union. The SVD was designed to serve in a squad support role to provide…
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