By the s, the rifle had proven itself in combat and made several appearances in the arsenals of foreign countries across the world, from the Middle East to South America, not including Warsaw Pact nations. Chambered for 7. The stock can be folded and comes with an integrated adjustable cheek rest.
The addition of a top rail allows end-users to drop on a variety of optics, including night vision setups, instead of being forced to stick to the limited range of scopes the SVD was designed to use.
Crafted by Kalashnikov as a replacement for the SVD, the Chukavin represents a massive leap forward in terms of the Russian military fielding a modern and considerably more westernized weapon. An avid outdoorsman, Ian is also a guns and gear enthusiast. By Ian D'Costa. Mar 9, Designed for Airborne and other specialised troops, SVDS features a shorter barrel and side-folding shoulder stock. Later on, a modified SVDM sniper rifle came into existence.
Based on the SVDS, it features a thicker and heavier barrel, delivering better accuracy, improved ergonomics, adjustable side-folding shoulder stock, and, last but not least, the integrated Picatinny rail pinned to the redesigned top cover. This allows the use of modern day and night optics. The SVDM rifle can also be used with a detachable bipod, and, for special operations, with quick-detachable sound suppressor.
Iron sights are redesigned in this model, with simplified rear sight and new front sight located above the gas block. The Dragunov sniper rifle SVD is a gas-operated, semi-automatic weapon.
It utilises a short-stroke gas piston located above the barrel, and the gas chamber has a two-position manual gas regulator. The barrel is locked by a rotating bolt with three lugs. The receiver is machined from a steel block. The trigger unit is assembled on a separate removable base that also incorporates a trigger guard. The second, smaller lever, located on the right side of the receiver behind the safety, is a receiver cover catch, which is used to disassemble the gun.
Standard furniture includes a skeletonized wooden butt and a removable wooden handguard. Late production models feature polymer handguards and polymer skeletonized butt. The short SVDS rifle is fitted with a separate pistol grip, made of plastic polymer , and a side-folding metallic buttstock. All SVD type rifles are equipped with adjustable ironsights as a back-up measure.
It is currently being manufactured by SAG. The chassis consists of a monolythic upper, lower handguard and steel barrel nut. The chassis can be installed by the user in the armory of the unit or in the workshop. Once installed it adds just grams to the weight of the rifle. The design is patented.
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