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The PP-91 is a simply designed, easy to manufacture selective fire submachine gun designed by Yevgeny Dragunov (the designer of the SVD sniper rifle).. It is blowback operated and fires from a closed bolt, allowing for more accurate shooting than would be possible from an open bolt design.
The SVD (СВД; Russian: снайперская винтовка Драгунова, romanized: snayperskaya vintovka Dragunova, lit. 'Dragunov sniper rifle'), GRAU index 6V1, [2] is a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle/sniper rifle [3] chambered in the 7.62×54mmR cartridge, developed in the Soviet Union.
In March 2013, Izhmash debuted a civilian version of the AK-107/AK-108 rifle designated the Saiga MK-107. The MK-107 features improvements over the original AK-107 design including a rounded ergonomic charging handle , a button-style safety above the trigger guard, AR-15-style pistol grip and stock (made by Israeli firm CAA Tactical), and full ...
Izhmash also created two new sniper rifles, the SV-98 and the SV-99, which had a more enhanced fire precision than the regular SVD, for special units of the Russian Armed Forces. [12] [14] Despite the success, by 2008, Izhmash was composed of numerous enterprises that were on the verge of bankruptcy.
Dragunov SVD: Izhmash: 7.62×54mmR: Short-stroke piston (semi-auto) Soviet Union: 1958 Dragunov SVU: KBP Instrument Design Bureau: 7.62×54mmR: Short-stroke piston (semi-auto, select-fire OTs-03A variant) Russia: 1994 DSR-1: DSR-precision GmbH .308 Winchester.300 Winchester Magnum.338 Lapua Magnum: Bolt-action Germany: 2000 GOL Sniper Magnum ...
The Dragunov SVDK large-caliber sniper rifle (any rifle caliber above 9 mm is considered a large caliber in Russia) is a somewhat controversial weapon. 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.
In 2009, the Russian military developed the semi-armour-piercing 9SN cartridge for the 9.3×64mm Brenneke SVDK variant of the Dragunov sniper rifle. This cartridge has a 16.6 g (256 gr) pointed boat-tailed FMJ bullet with a steel core and achieves a muzzle velocity of 770 m/s (2520 ft/s).
The Bizon was designed by a team of engineers headed by Victor Kalashnikov (son of engineer Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47) and including Alexei Dragunov (youngest son of Yevgeny Dragunov, the creator of the SVD sniper rifle). [2] [3] [4]