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The OTs-03 SVU (Russian: Снайперская винтовка укороченная, Snájperskaja Vintóvka Ukoróčennaja, Sniper Rifle Shortened) is a bullpup designated marksman rifle. The SVU was developed to meet the needs of the security forces of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs , such as OMON .
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A select-fire variant (OTs-03A(S) SVU-A) was also produced in small quantities to serve as an automatic rifle, but the automatic fire capability was later removed from the design. The original shortened barrel was also later replaced with a full-length barrel in the design.
SVK-2016 rifle. The SVCh rifle was designed on the basis of the SVK-2016 rifle. [2] It was first presented in 2017 at the military-technical forum “Army-2017”. [3] [4] Russian tests of the Chukavin rifle have been completed in the fall 2021 and the rifle was recommended for adoption. [5] The first deliveries were in September 2022. [6]
A single-shot breechloading prototype of the SV-18 was first unveiled at ARMY-2017, an annual Russian military trade exhibition.At the next year's ARMY exhibition, the first instance of a magazine-fed, bolt-action design was seen, and the weapon was finalised in 2019.
It was developed through "burglar" (Breaker) research and development program, along with 7.62 mm SV-98 sniper and 12.7 mm ASVK anti-materiel rifles. The purpose of SVDK is to deal with targets which are too hard for standard 7.62×54mmR sniper rifles like SV-98 or SVD , such as assault troops in heavy body armor or enemy snipers behind cover.
[11] [12] The AS Val can mount the PSO-1 telescopic sight of the SVD rifle, or the 1PN52-1 night sight. Iron sights are also provided to both rifles. [4] [18] According to Janes, the VSS telescopic sight has a length of 375 mm (14.8 in) and weights 580 g (20 oz), while the night sight has a length of 340 mm (13 in) and weights 2.1 kg (4.6 lb). [11]
Some sniper rifles such as the American Barrett M95 and XM500, [22] German Walther WA 2000 and DSR-1, [23] Chinese QBU-88, Russian SVU, Polish Bor. It is also used for combat shotgun designs such as the Neostead and Kel-Tec KSG. [24] Bullpups are the standard issue rifle for the armed forces of: Austria: Austrian Armed Forces – StG 77 ...