In the 5,250 feet competition, the most popular weapons used by Russian snipers were the American Desert ... most common Russian-made sniper rifle, the SVD, or Dragunov sniper rifle, was developed ...

In the 1,600 metre competition, the most popular weapons used by Russian snipers were the American Desert ... most common ...

308 Win) cartridges. The 7.62x54mm version is compatible with magazines of the Dragunov sniper rifle (SVD), which it is intended to replace. As Chukavin told TASS, the new sniper rifle outshines ...