RUSSIAN SVD DRAGUNOV
(Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova)


 
A special thanks to Jose Flores for the SVD picture.
CALIBER: Russian 7.62x54mm Rimmed
HEAVY SYSTEMS OF OPERATION: gas, semi-automatic
MAGAZINE: 10 round detachable box magazine
WEIGHT: 4.31kg empty with telescope
LENGTH: 122.5 cm
BARREL: 62 cm
MAX RATE OF FIRE: 30 RPM
AIMED RATE OF FIRE: 3-5 RPM
SCOPE: PSO-1 with IR detection capability
SCOPE DATA: 24mm objective lens, 4x 6 degree field of view
COMPATIBLE PASSIVE NIGHT SCOPES: NSP-3: 2.7x, 7 degree field of view range of approx. 300 yds PGN-1: 3.4x, 5.7 degree field of view range of 400-500 yds. The SVD (Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova)-Dragunov Sniping Rifle was the first rifle designed from scratch as a sniper rifle, and was introduced in the 1950's. It has very limited similarities to the Kalashnikov series of rifles.