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 ...

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 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 ...

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, ...