Information & Specifications
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Detailed Description
The SVD (Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova), "Dragunov Sniper Rifle", is a 7.62 mm semi-automatic sniper rifle, developed in the former Soviet Union. It was selected as the winner of a contest that included two competing designs: the first was a rifle designed by Evgeny Dragunov (known as the SSV-58), and the second ? by Alexander Konstantinov. Extensive testing of both rifles in variable environmental conditions resulted in E. F. Dragunov?s design being accepted into service in 1963. At the same time an initial pre-production batch of 200 rifles was assembled, and from 1964 serial production was carried out at Izhmash. Since then, the SVD has become the standard squad support weapon of several countries, including those of the former Warsaw Pact, among them Poland (since 1966). License production of the rifle was established in China (Type 79 and Type 85) and Iraq (as the Al Kadesiah).The SVD is a semi-automatic gas-operated rifle with a short-stroke gas-piston system. The barrel breech is locked through a rotating bolt (left rotation) and uses three locking lugs to engage corresponding locking recesses in the barrel extension. The rifle has a manual, two-position gas regulator. The weapon is fed from a curved box magazine with a 10-round capacity and the cartridges are double-stacked in a checker pattern. After discharging the last cartridge from the magazine, the bolt carrier and bolt are held back on a bolt catch that can be released by pulling the cocking lever to the rear. The rifle has a hammer-type striking mechanism and a manual, lever safety selector. The rifle's receiver is machined to provide additional accuracy and torsional strength. The SVD receiver bears a number of similarities to the AK-47 action, such as the large dust cover, iron sights and lever safety selector, but these similarities are primarily cosmetic in nature - comparing disassembled Kalashnikov and Dragunov actions reveals the gas system and other internal elements are quite different.
The barrel is ended with a slotted flash suppressor. The barrel?s bore is chrome-lined to resist corrosion, and has 4 right-hand grooves with a 320 mm (1:12.6 in) twist rate. The barrel is not rifled throughout its entire length; only 547 mm of the barrel contain lands and grooves. Later the twist rate was tightened to 240 mm (1:9.4 in twist) which slightly deteriorates the accuracy of fire with regular cartridges and reduces the muzzle velocity to 810 m/s (2657 ft/s). This was done in order to facilitate the use of tracer and armor-piercing-incendiary ammunition by the SVD. These special bullet types required a shorter twist rate for adequate stabilization.
The rifle features mechanically adjustable backup iron sights with a sliding tangent rear sight (the sight can be adjusted to a maximum range of 1200 m) and is issued with a quick-detachable PSO-1 optical sight. The PSO-1 sight (at a total length of 375 mm with a lens cover and sun shade, 4x magnification and 6? field of view) mounts to a proprietary side rail mount. The PSO-1 scope includes a variety of features, such as a bullet drop compensation (BDC) elevation adjustment knob, an illuminated rangefinder grid and reticle that enables target acquisition in low light conditions as well as an infrared charging screen that is used as a passive detection system. The PSO-1 sight enables targets to be engaged at ranges upwards of 1000 m; effective ranges in combat situations have been stated at between 600 to 1300 m, depending on the quality of ammunition and skill of the shooter. A capable marksman should be able to expect ? 2 MOA consistent accuracy with appropriate ammunition.[4] Several models of the PSO sight are available with varying levels of magnification and alternative aiming reticules. Rifles designated SVDN come equipped with a night sight, such as the NSP-3, NSPU, PGN-1, NSPUM or the Polish passive PCS-6 and can be used to engage targets at night. The SVD has a vented, two-piece wooden hand guard/gas tube cover and a skeletonized wooden thumbhole stock equipped with a detachable cheek rest; the latter is removed when using iron sights. Newer production models feature synthetic furniture made of a black polymer - the handguard and gas tube cover are more or less identical in appearance, while the thumbhole stock is of a different shape.
For precision shooting, specifically designed sniper cartridges are used, developed by V. M. Sabelnikov, P. P. Sazonov and V. M. Dvorianinov. The proprietary 7N1 load has a steel jacketed projectile with an air pocket, a steel core and a lead knocker in the base for maximum terminal effect. The 7N1 was replaced in 1999 by the 7N14 round. The 7N14 is a new load developed for the SVD. It consists of a 151 grain projectile which travels at the same 830 m/s, but it has a lead core projectile. The rifle can also fire standard 7.62x54mmR Mosin-Nagant ammunition with either conventional, tracer or amour piercing incendiary projectiles.
A number of accessories are provided with the rifle, including a blade-type bayonet (AKM clipped point and AK-74 spear point bayonets can be mounted), four spare magazines, leather or nylon sling, magazine pouch, cleaning kit and an accessory/maintenance kit for the telescopic sight.
