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 ...

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 ...

Chambered for 7.62x54R and still manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern, the SVD’s latest update supposedly offers shooters more accuracy, better ergonomics, and the ability to mount a wider range ...

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.

Like the SVD, the SVCh variant is chambered for the 7.62x54R cartridge, but can also fire the 7.62×51 NATO round as well, and can be fed from the same box mag used on the SVD.

1 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Bulgarian soldier prepares his sniper rifle during the European Best Sniper Squad Competition at the 7th Army Training ... The Dragunov sniper rifle, SVD, ...

U.S. troops also train with Dragunov rifles, in case they are ever forced to pick up one on the battlefield. Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha is credited with using one issued to Afghan National ...