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The SVT-40 (Russian: Самозарядная винтовка Токарева, образец 1940 года, romanized: Samozaryadnaya vintovka Tokareva, obrazets 1940 goda, lit. 'Tokarev self-loading rifle, model of 1940') is a Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle that saw widespread service during and after World War II .
Tokarev SVT-38: Semi-automatic rifle: 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union: 10-round magazine. Tokarev SVT-40: Semi-automatic rifle / Sniper rifle (with 3.5× PU scope attached) 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union: 10-round magazine. Most widely used semi-automatic rifle by the Red Army. Fedorov Avtomat: Battle rifle: 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka: Russian Empire: 25-round ...
Battle rifles are full-length, semi-automatic or select fire rifles that are chambered for a full-power rifle cartridge, [1] and have been adopted by a nation's military. The difference between a battle rifle and a designated marksman rifle is often only one of terminology with modifications to the trigger and accuracy enhancements; many of the weapons below are currently still in use and have ...
A sniper round designed for improved accuracy. The tip of the bullet is uncoloured. Cartridge designation [7] [8] ... SVT-38 and SVT-40; SV-98 (Snaiperskaya Vintovka ...
Due to several problems, including accuracy issues and muzzle flash, as well as being complex and slow to manufacture, production ceased in October 1941, and work began on developing the PU version of the Mosin–Nagant. [9] In 1941 several 7.62mm SVT-40 semi-automatic sniper rifles with a PU optical sight were converted in full-auto sniper rifles.
svt-40 The Soviet Union issued one major battle rifle, the SVT-40 , which was invented by Fedor Tokarev , who is also well known for creating the Tokarev pistol . It uses the 7.62×54mmR cartridge, and reloaded with a 10-round magazine, but the receiver was open-top, meaning it could also be loaded with 5-round stripper clips, the same ones ...
Name: Nation: Calibre (mm) Capacity: Muzzle velocity (m/s) Barrel length (mm) Overall length (mm) Unloaded weight (kg) Number produced Berthier rifle: France: 8×50mmR Lebel
[40] Belarus [37] Bolivia: Type 79 variant in use. [41] Burundi: Burundian special forces [42] Bulgaria [37] Central African Republic: SVD and Type 85 [43] China: Norinco-made copy of the SVD, known as the Type 79. [44] Equipped with a 4× magnification optical sight which is a copy of the PSO-1. The rifle has a slightly shorter butt.