SVD (rifle)

SVD
SVD
	SVD with a wooden handguard/gas tube cover and skeletonized stock used before the change to synthetic black furniture
Type	Designated marksman rifle; Sniper rifle
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1963–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	See Conflicts
Production history
Designer	Yevgeny Dragunov
Designed	1958–1963
Manufacturer	Kalashnikov Concern; Norinco;
Produced	1963–present
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	4.30 kg (9.48 lb) (with scope and unloaded magazine); 4.68 kg (10.3 lb) (SVDS); 4.40 kg (9.7 lb) (SVU); 5.30 kg (11.7 lb) (SVDM); 5.02 kg (11.1 lb) (SWD-M);
Length	1,225 mm (48.2 in) (SVD); 1,135 mm (44.7 in) stock extended / 875 mm (34.4 in) stock folded (SVDS); 900 mm (35.4 in) (SVU); 1,155 mm (45.5 in) stock extended / 875 mm (34.4 in) stock folded (SVDM); 1,135 mm (44.7 in) (SWD-M);
Barrel length	620 mm (24.4 in) (SVD, SWD-M); 565 mm (22.2 in) (SVDS); 600 mm (23.6 in) (SVU); 550 mm (21.7 in) (SVDM);
Cartridge	7.62×54mmR
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire	Semi-automatic
Muzzle velocity	830 m/s (2,723 ft/s) (SVD); 810 m/s (2,657.5 ft/s) (SVDS); 800 m/s (2,624.7 ft/s) (SVU);
Effective firing range	800 m (875 yd)
Feed system	10-round detachable box magazine
Sights	PSO-1 telescopic sight, 1PN51/1PN58 night vision sights and iron sights with an adjustable rear notch sight

The SVD (СВД; Russian: Снайперская Винтовка Драгунова, romanized: Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova, lit. 'Dragunov Sniper Rifle'), GRAU index 6V1, is a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle/sniper rifle chambered in the 7.62×54mmR cartridge, developed in the Soviet Union.

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