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4 unusual facts about Dragunov sniper rifle


Bahtiyar Aydın

He was a regional commander in the Turkish Gendarmerie in Lice, Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey when he was assassinated by a sniper using a Kanas rifle.

Dragunov sniper rifle

In 1962, the state armory in Izhevsk developed the Medved (Bear) rifle, initially chambered first in the 9x53mm cartridge and later in the 7.62x51mm NATO round for export.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

It is possible to sprint indefinitely by using artifacts and keeping below a certain weight limit (50 kg); however, it is impossible to sprint with certain weapons (e.g. RPG-7 and SVD)

The Loneliest Planet

After a short conversation with their guide, the older man suddenly aims a Dragunov sniper rifle aggressively at Alex and Nica at point-blank range.


9.3×64mm Brenneke

In 2009, the Russian military developed the semi-armour-piercing 9SN cartridge for the 9.3x64mm Brenneke SVDK variant of the Dragunov sniper rifle.


see also

Dragunov

Yevgeny Dragunov, Soviet weapons designer who created the Dragunov Sniper Rifle