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The other main improvements made to the SVU over the SVD include replacement of the butt stock, pistol grip, trigger and the mounting for the sight; and shortening the barrel by 100 mm (3.9 in) achieved perfect balance for the weapon. Around 1991, the Russians developed a slight variant of the OTs-03, the OTs-03A (SVU-A).
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.
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[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]
The 50-pound Snipex Alligator rifle is as long as its namesake—and just as dangerous. The Ukrainian Armed Forces officially adopted the weapon in 2021.
The 7.62×54mmR MR1 version is fed from SVD magazines, has a 530 mm (20.9 in) barrel and is offered with a folding stock similar to the one seen on SVCh rifles. The .308 Winchester MR1 version is offered with two barrel length options, 530 mm (20.9 in) and 410 mm (16.1 in), and features fixed or folding adjustable skeletonized stocks.
Chechen forces with AK-74 style rifles AK-12 assault rifle, replacing the AK-74M as the primary service rifle of the Russian Ground Forces Unidentified riflemen wearing Ratnik equipment and armed with AK-74 rifles at Simferopol Airport in February 2014. The AK-74 carried by the rifleman on the right does not have a magazine inserted. AKM [9]
The CS/LR19 is a semi-automatic, gas-operated sniper rifle. There is a manual gas regulator to adjust the action. There is a manual gas regulator to adjust the action. The stock has been replaced with polymer from the Dragunov SVD and has a thumb-hole design, with a rubber butt-pad and adjustable cheek rest, as well as a retractable monopod.