In service for 50 years with the Soviet and Russian armies, the Dragunov (Sniperskaya Vintovka Dragunova – SVD) may today be faulted for the limitations of its sights or long range shot deviation.

In 1989, the Swiss military magazine Schweizer Waffen-Magazin published an article about the SVD, which read: “The Soviet Dragunov sniper rifle using the classical Russian 7.62×54mmR cartridge ...

The SVD Dragunov isn’t just a rifle it’s a statement of Soviet military philosophy. Designed in the 1960s, it wasn’t meant to compete with Western sniper rifles in terms of pinpoint accuracy ...

Russian infantry snipers and sharpshooters are now in the process of getting their hands on the most modern variant of the Dragunov SVD rifle to date. ... Dragunov SVDM Sniper Rifle.

The Dragunov sniper rifle paired with the PSO-1 scope was perhaps the ... snipers prefer Western sniper rifles while the Russian arms ... updated variants of the SVD that can mount ...

Meanwhile, the Dragunov only got a slight upgrade in the 1970s with a changed barrel twist rate for a new bullet. A new 3-9x variable-zoom sight called the PSP-1 (1P21) was considered for addition ...

The Dragunov SVD is a Russian-made sniper rifle that has been in the service of Russian Special Forces for decades. It originally entered service in the early 1960s and has stood the test of time ...

The Russian Army is about to get its first new sniper rifle in decades. The Chukavin sniper rifle, or SVC, replaces the Cold War–era Dragunov SVD.

It boasts a range of about 6,500 feet, making it one of the longest-range Russian rifles. Another prominent name on this list is the Dragunov SVD, which has been in use since the 1960s.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is protected by FSO sniper teams equipped with the ... the semi-automatic SVD Dragunov sniper rifle entered service and was put to immediate use against U.S ...

A Russian rifle the country wanted to emulate was the SVD Dragunov, a semi-automatic chambered in 7.62x54 mm R, which offered a greater effective range than the AKM combat rifles chambered in 7 ...