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The PSL (Romanian: Puşcă Semiautomată cu Lunetă, 7.62x54mm model 1974, "scoped semi-automatic rifle") is a Romanian designated marksman rifle. It is also called PSL-54C , Romak III , FPK and SSG-97 ( Scharfschützengewehr 1997). [ 5 ]
The three main technologies employed for long-range shooting—the bolt-action rifle, telescopic rifle scope and machined cartridge ammunition—were developed in the nineteenth century. The first bolt-action rifle was produced in 1824 by the German firearms inventor Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse. The first documented telescopic rifle sight was ...
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle: Royal Small Arms Factory: 7.62×51mm NATO United Kingdom: 1947 M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System: Knight's Armament Company: 7.62×51mm NATO United States 2007 M1916 Kalashnikov automatic rifle Sestroretsk plant 7.62x54mmR Russia: 1916 M1941 Johnson rifle.30-06 Springfield 7×57mm Mauser (Chilean variant).270 Winchester
A guide to the recoil from the cartridge, and an indicator of bullet penetration potential. The .30-06 Springfield (at 2.064 lbf-s) is considered the upper limit for tolerable recoil for inexperienced rifle shooters. [2] Chg: Propellant charge, in grains; Dia: Bullet diameter, in inches; BC: Ballistic coefficient, G1 model; L: Case length (mm)
[6] [7] This optical sight is similar to the PSO-1 4×24 sight used on the Russian SVD rifle and the Romanian I.O.R. LPS 4×6° TIP2 4×24 sight used on the PSL rifle. The ON-M76 elevation turret features bullet drop compensation (BDC) in 50 m (55 yd) increments for engaging point and area targets at ranges from 100 to 1,200 m (109 to 1,312 yd).
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The mount is found on the left side of the rifle receiver, with machined cutouts for reduced weight and ease of installation; an example is the PSO-1 optical sight. Similar rails can also be found on rifles such as the Dragunov sniper rifle (SVD), the PSL rifle, the PKM as well as some AK series assault rifles from 1954 onwards. Since 1992 the ...
Assault rifle: Tens of thousands [citation needed] 7.62×39mm: Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal Poland: Assault rifle? 5.45×39mm: Blaser R93 Tactical Germany: Sniper rifle? 7.62×51mm: Dragunov sniper rifle Soviet Union: Designated marksman rifle? 7.62×54mmR: PSL (rifle) Socialist Republic of Romania: Designated marksman rifle? 7.62×54mmR: Tabuk Sniper ...