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Extensive field testing of the rifles conducted in a wide range of environmental conditions (Konstantinov's competing 2B-W-10 prototype was simpler and cheaper but tested less accurate, durable and reliable) resulted in Dragunov's proposal chambered for the 7.62×54mmR fully powered cartridge being accepted into service in July 1963. [5]
As of December 2013 the 7.62×54mmR is mainly used in designated marksman and sniper rifles like the Dragunov sniper rifle, SV-98 and machine guns like the PKM. It is also one of the few (along with the .22 Hornet, .30-30 Winchester, and .303 British) bottlenecked, rimmed centerfire rifle cartridges still in common use today. Most of the ...
The original Soviet blade bayonet as standard to the SKS had to be replaced by a unique Yugoslav bayonet to accommodate the new mount placement. [7] A commercial variant of the M59 and M59/66 series, available for sale to civilians in some of the post-Yugoslav republics, lacked the bayonet or the ability to fire rifle grenades. [15]
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
The acoustics of the rifle were also improved by adding a sound suppressor. 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.
Surplus SKS carbines are available in their original chambering for sale to any Russian citizen with a rifle purchase permit. [70] The bayonet must be removed, and an additional pin added to the barrel, to modify the SKS sufficiently from its status as a military arm and render it legal for civilian sales. [ 71 ]
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 ...
Notable products include the Kalashnikov (AK) assault rifle series, the RPK light machine gun series, the Dragunov SVD semi-automatic sniper rifle, the SKS semi-automatic carbine, the Makarov PM pistol, the Saiga-12 shotgun, and the submachine guns Vityaz-SN and PP-19 Bizon. These firearms, except for the SVD, SKS and the PM, were based on the ...