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Precision rifle/Sniper Rifle

SVDK
SVDK right view
Type Precision rifle/Sniper Rifle
Place of origin Russia
Service history
In service 2006-Present
Used by Russia
Production history
Designer TSNIITOCHMASH
Designed 1990s
Manufacturer Izhevsk machine-building plant[1]
Produced 2006-Present
Specifications
Mass 6.5 kg (14 lb)[1] (when the telescopic sight is not mounted)
Length 1,250 mm (49 in)[1]
Barrel length 620 mm (24 in)[1]
Cartridge 9.3×64mm 7N33[1]
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Muzzle velocity ~ 780 m/s[1]
Effective firing range 1000 m[1]
Feed system 10-round detachable box magazine[1]
Sights 3-10X 1P70 "Giperion" telescopic sight and iron sights.

SVDK (Russian: СВДК, GRAU index 6V9), the "Dragunov sniper rifle, large-calibre" (Снайперская винтовка Драгунова крупнокалиберная), is a Russian precision rifle from the SVD rifle family chambered for the 9.3×64mm 7N33 cartridge.[1]

The Dragunov SVDK large-caliber sniper rifle (any rifle caliber above 9 mm is considered a large caliber in Russia) is a somewhat controversial weapon. It was developed through "burglar" (Breaker) research and development program, along with 7.62 mm SV-98 sniper and 12.7 mm ASVK anti-materiel rifles. The purpose of SVDK is to deal with targets which are too hard for standard 7.62×54mmR sniper rifles like SV-98 or SVD, such as assault troops in heavy body armor or enemy snipers behind cover. There were also rumors that the SVDK will serve as a long-range anti-personnel weapon.

The effective range of the SVDK is cited as 'about 600 meters'[_citation needed_].

It has heavy barrel with six right grooves (365mm twist rate), new folding gunstock with rubber recoil pad, a plastic handguard with folding bipod and new standard optical sight.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Юрий Пономарёв. СВДК — «младшая сестра» СВД // журнал «Калашников. Оружие. Боеприпасы. Снаряжение», № 7, 2007. стр.42-46
  2. ^ М. Дегтярёв. Тяжёлая артиллерия. Самозарядные карабины «Тигр» // журнал «Калашников. Оружие. Боеприпасы. Снаряжение», № 7, 2010. стр.62-64
  3. ^ «_определив установки для стрельбы, военнослужащие окружили условного противника и применили тактику синхронного выстрела, поражая различные мишени на дальностях до 800 метров с использованием винтовок СВД, СВД-М, СВД-К._»
    Снайпера-разведчики 201-й военной базы выследили и уничтожили условного противника в горном ущелье Таджикистана // официальный интернет-сайт министерства обороны РФ от 6 августа 2024

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