SVD Technical Data

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Designation:

Sniperskaya Vintovka Dragunov (SVD)

Manufacturer:

Izmash JSC

Year Adopted:

1963

Operational Status:

Russia - Still in active service

Other Users - China where it is called the Type 79, former Warsaw Pact countries, Cuba, Afghanistan, many Arab and African nations who received Soviet military aid.

Ammunition

7.62x54R Cartridge

Method of Operation

Gas operated, semi-automatic rifle

Selector

Semiautomatic and Safe
There is no provision for automatic fire on the SVD

Weight:  
(empty weight with PSO scope)

4.31 kg
9 pounds 8 ounces

Maximum Range:

1100 meters Effective
1300 meters Maximum

Length:

622.0 cm
24.48 inches

Iron Sights:
Maximum Sight Range:

Hooded post front sight, tangent rear sight
800 meters

Rate of Fire:

30 rounds per minute

Rifling Grooves:

4, right hand twist
54.7 cm long

Muzzle velocity

830 meters/second
2723 feet/second

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