SVD (Dragunov) | |
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Current production SVD with synthetic stock. | |
Type | Sniper rifle, designated marksman rifle |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1963–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Vietnam War,[1] Cambodian–Vietnamese War, Soviet war in Afghanistan, Gulf War, Somali Civil War, Operation Restore Hope,Operation Gothic Serpent, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Iraq War, Yugoslav Wars, First andSecond Chechen Wars,Cambodian–Thai border dispute,2008 South Ossetia War, Kargil War, Libyan civil war, Syrian civil war |
Production history | |
Designer | Yevgeny Dragunov |
Designed | 1958–1963 |
Manufacturer | Izhmash, Ordnance Factories Organisation, Norinco |
Produced | 1963–present[2] |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Weight | 4.30 kg (9.48 lb) (with scope and unloaded magazine)[2] 4.68 kg (10.3 lb) (SVDS) 4.40 kg (9.7 lb) (SVU) 5.02 kg (11.1 lb) (SWD-M) |
Length | 1,225 mm (48.2 in) (SVD)[2] 1,135 mm (44.7 in) stock extended / 815 mm (32.1 in) stock folded (SVDS) 900 mm (35.4 in) (SVU) 1,125 mm (44.3 in) (SWD-M) |
Barrel length | 620 mm (24.4 in) (SVD, SWD-M)[2] 565 mm (22.2 in) (SVDS) 600 mm (23.6 in) (SVU) |
Cartridge | 7.62×54mmR[2] 5.45×39mm (Assault Rifle variant) |
Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
Muzzle velocity | 830 m/s (2,723 ft/s) (SVD) 810 m/s (2,657.5 ft/s) (SVDS) 800 m/s (2,624.7 ft/s) (SVU) |
Effective range | 800 m |
Maximum range | 1,300 m with scope 1,200 m with iron sights |
Feed system | 10-round detachable boxmagazine[2] |
Sights | PSO-1 telescopic sight and iron sights with an adjustable rear notch sight |
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Monday, February 4, 2013
SVD (Dragunov)
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