Not without the help of American cinema, the American large-caliber sniper rifle Barrett M82 is one of the most recognizable in the world. There are far more modern and efficient models in America today. But do not mistakenly believe that good-quality sniper rifles are made strictly overseas. In their native open spaces, no less lethal and accurate shooting complexes for sniper work are produced.
1. "Kord"
"Large-caliber army sniper rifle" or simply ASVK "Kord" with 6V7 telescopic sight and 6S8 telescopic night sight was adopted by the domestic security forces in 2004. The sniper complex has come a long way of development. Its history began during the Chechen campaigns. The basis for "Korda" was the SVN-98 rifle, which in the early 2000s was modernized into KSVK, and then turned into KSVK.
The weapon is intended to defeat manpower and lightly armored equipment of the enemy. Shoots with cartridges 12.7x108 mm. The rifle weighs 12.5 kg. With a magazine of 5 rounds, an experienced shooter fires up to 10 rounds per minute. Sighting range - 1-1.5 thousand meters. An interesting feature of "Korda" is the use of a bullpup layout.
2. OSV-96
Large-caliber Soviet sniper rifle, which was adopted a year before the collapse of the country, in 1990. The rifle was created in the late 1980s, primarily for the needs of the state security agencies and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Many parameters, such as the accuracy of the SALT firing, have not been disclosed until now. The rifle uses cartridges of 12.7x108 mm and weighs 12.9 kg without cartridges. The weapon magazine is only 5 rounds. In one minute, you can send up to 10 shots to the target. Aimed fire range - 1.8 kg.
Several special modifications were made on the basis of the Soviet sniper rifle. Among them are the V-94 "Volga" and the OSV-96 "Cracker". In addition, in 2018, a sporting and hunting rifle was made on the basis of an army rifle.
3. SV-8
A relatively young domestic sniper rifle. The SV-8 was born quite unexpectedly. They showed it completely finished in 2011. Up to this point, the development of the SV-8 was carried out in the strictest confidence. Subsequently, she was armed with one rifle company of the 59th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the RF Armed Forces. Nothing is known about the accuracy of the rifle, but it hits a distance of up to 1.8 km. The rifle is very light - 6.5 kg. The magazine capacity is 5 rounds. The main feature of the SV-8 at the time of release was that it used the imported.338 Lapua Magnum caliber. What hints at the fact that the creators of the G8 aimed primarily at the external, not the internal market.
4. T-5000
As a terminator, only instead of "800" or "1000" and five at once! Another young domestic sniper complex. The T-5000 rifle was developed in 2011. The beauty was launched into the series in 2016. The rifle was created both for domestic law enforcement agencies, including the Special Operations Forces, the FSB, FSO and Rosgvardia, and for export supplies. The rifle is available for two imported cartridges:.308 Winchester and.338 Lapua Magnum. It is with this weapon that Russian snipers have repeatedly taken high awards at international competitions of special units. The domestic version uses "native" calibers 7.62x51 and 7.62x67 mm.
Depending on the modification, it weighs from 6.1 to 6.3 kg. Stores can be either 5 or 10 rounds. Sighting range is from 1 to 1.5 thousand meters. In addition to Russia, it is used in 11 more countries.
5. VSV-338
The newest Russian sniper rifle. It was first shown at the Army forum in 2016. Developed by VSV by designers of the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant. Originally chambered for.338 Lapua Magnum. At the same time, the 338th should not be exported. It was designed specifically for the power structures of Russia. Therefore, a significant part of the characteristics is still classified. Even the exact weight and dimensions of the VSV-338 are not disclosed. It is only known that it shoots at 1.5 kilometers and uses magazines for 5, 10, 15 rounds at a rate of fire of 10 rounds per minute.
6. SVLK-14S "Dusk"
Russian sniper rifle, which currently holds the record for firing range. It was from the "Twilight" that the farthest aimed shot was made. In 2017, a sniper placed a target at a distance of 4,210 meters. Until now, this record has not been broken by anyone. In 2019, sniper Sergei Shmakov set another record with the Twilight - the farthest night shot. The shooter put a blow job on a moonless night at a distance of almost 2 km.
The Twilight was developed in 2012 on the basis of the well-known family of commercial sniper rifles from the Lobaev workshop. Shoots SVLK rounds.408 Cheyenne Tactical (10.3 mm). One such miracle of technology costs 1.9 million rubles.
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