Combat prototype
The 7.62mm SVD rifle was the case of a lifetime for Yevgeny Dragunov. It is the most mass-produced sniper weapon which has been in use for over half a century. A simple, reliable, indispensable and world-renowned model. It was also the world's first semi-automatic rifle for army snipers.
It is still the main and most mass-produced weapon of its class in the Russian Armed Forces. Despite its shortcomings, it still meets the requirements of the military forces and is capable of fulfilling their missions. SVD is considered by experts to be the finest army sniper weapon of the 20th century.
