SVU sniper rifle :
| Caliber : |
7.62 x 54 mm
Rimmed
|
| Operation : |
gas-operated,
rotating bolt, semi-automatic
|
| Magazine : |
10 round detachable
box
|
| Barrel length : |
520 mm / 20.8"
|
| Total length : |
870 mm / 34.8"
|
| Weight : |
3,6 kg / 8
lbs empty w/o scope
|
| Rate of fire : aimed/max |
3-5 / 30 rpm
|
| Sights : |
PSO-1 (4x)
with illuminated reticle
|
| Muzzle velocity : |
-
|
| Max. effective range : |
about 1100
m / 1210 yards
|
| Accuracy : |
-
|
SVU (Snaiperskaya Vintovka Ukorochennaya : Short
Sniper Rifle) is more or less a shortened version of the famous SVD rifle, re-stocked
into bull-pup configuration. It is equipped with folding adjustable bipods and
muzzle device (flash hider and supressor). It has another variant, the SVU-A
, which is basically the same, but with full auto capability.
SVU is a special law enforcement and tactical rifle, and is widely used by Russian
Internal Affair Ministry Forces and OMON (kind of Russian S.W.A.T.) in Chechnya.
This rifle is more compact, and has a little bit shorter effective range, than
the Dragunov.
