The Dragunov SVD is one of the more famous Russian-made sniper rifles that has been in the service of Russian Special Forces for more than half a century Chambered for 7.62x54mm rounds, the SVD has a ...

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 but to ...

Much like the AK-47, another legendary rifle from the Soviet era, the SVD designated marksman rifle has been noted for being easy to use, maintain, and repair. The Russian state-owned Kalashnikov ...