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Kalashnikov Reveals a Replacement for Its Famed Sniper Rifle
War is Boring ^
| September 7, 2016
| Robert Beckhusen
Posted on 09/07/2016 6:22:45 AM PDT by C19fan
For more than 50 years, the Russian army has fielded a beastly semi-automatic sniper rifle called the Dragunov. Now the rifles developer has pulled back the curtain from its potential replacement, the SVK, at a major Moscow arms show. The SVK is a semi-automatic 7.62 x 54R-millimeter weapon designed to support infantry on the battlefield. Kalashnikov Concern which absorbed Dragunov maker Izhevsk in 2013 claims the SVK was designed with input from active duty snipers of several Russian Special Forces units.
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TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: banglist; dragunov; guns; kalashnikov; russia; sniper
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A replacement of the classic Dragunov.
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:22:45 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:26:01 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
To: C19fan
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:27:36 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
To: null and void
Hmmm, they call it an SVK, but the sign says SVDM?
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:28:52 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
To: null and void
Still using the 7.62x54R.
To: C19fan
Sticking with the rimmed cartridge means a continued supply of cheap Mosin Nagant rifle ammunition.
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:29:29 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: phormer phrog phlyer
Just out of curiosity, and a desire to stir up an endless debate, what round would you choose?
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:32:30 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
To: null and void
*WANT*~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:35:59 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(Trump will win NY state - choke on that HilLIARy)
To: null and void
What is the point in the 2 stage optics? Or is that just a shield to reduce leans glare giving away position?
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:36:28 AM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
To: C19fan
That is not a “sniper” round.
To: Texas Fossil
Is the front one night vision?
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:39:24 AM PDT
by
Roman_War_Criminal
(*Convicted of thought crimes by the Left and the Right*)
To: Roman_War_Criminal; Texas Fossil
Yes. The forward unit is NV.
To: circlecity
7.62×54mmR 7N1 variant:
The individual paper packets, hermetically sealed metal 'spam' cans, and wooden shipping crates were all distinctly marked Снайперская (Snaiperskaya, "for snipers").
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:45:21 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
I wondered what the sight was too.
Night vision makes sense. It just looks cobbled.
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:46:18 AM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
To: Yo-Yo
Makes this guy happy - even though I lost the Mosin Nagant when I hit an underwater sofa whilst kayaking.
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:46:30 AM PDT
by
NativeSon
( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
To: NativeSon
I bet that cost you a medal. That stays in the family storybook.
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:51:49 AM PDT
by
Crucial
To: Texas Fossil
Looks exactly like the one you can get at Eastwave.
It’s pricey, but my gosh beautiful.
I’ve got a PO 3.5x21p that has the best glass I’ve ever seen in a scope. You can drop it off of a 2 story building and it’ll still hold zero.
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:53:00 AM PDT
by
Roman_War_Criminal
(*Convicted of thought crimes by the Left and the Right*)
To: null and void
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:53:55 AM PDT
by
Man from Oz
(Obama is the skidmark left on AmericaÂ’s underpants after a 7 year long fart.)
To: circlecity
You should let Simo in Finland, and Vasily Zaitsev in Russia, and thousands of our guys in Vietnam know it’s not a sniper round. They need a chuckle.
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posted on
09/07/2016 6:54:27 AM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up....)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
Thanks for the explanation.
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posted on
09/07/2016 7:00:14 AM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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