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In January 2018 it was announced that the rifle has been adopted in 5.45×39mm and 7.62×39mm chamberings by the Russian military. [10] The first orders for the A-545 rifle were announced in mid-2020. It is believed these orders total about 500 assault rifles that were destined for Spetsnaz units and some Airborne personnel. [11] Russia AK-203
Russian three-line rifle, caliber 7.62mm (.30 inches): Due to the desperate shortage of arms and the shortcomings of a still-developing domestic industry, the Russian government ordered 1.5 million M1891 infantry rifles from Remington Arms and another 1.8 million from New England Westinghouse in the United States.
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 magazine. Deployed during the Winter War from stockpiles due to a shortage of submachine guns. [5 ...
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]
Most surplus ammunition is steel-cased and uses Berdan primers, which effectively hinders its use for handloading. However, with the increased popularity of surplus Eastern-bloc Mosin–Nagant, SVT-40, and PSL rifles in the United States, Boxer-primed ammunition and unfired cases are increasingly available; these cases take large rifle primers.
Built in 2022 for the Russian invasion of Ukraine to serve for rear-line anti-mine countermeasure and anti-sabotage operations. [303] [304] [305] Yenisei: Armoured train: 1 Russia Ukraine: Built in 2022 for the Russian invasion of Ukraine to serve for rear-line and front-line logistical and fire support. Accused of being built out of Ukrainian ...
Production of the Mosin–Nagant M1891/30 bolt-action rifle continued, and it remained the standard-issue rifle to Red Army troops, with the SVT-40 more often issued to non-commissioned officers [citation needed] and elite units like the naval infantry. Since these factories already had experience manufacturing the SVT-38, output increased ...
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]