Snipers are not usually the first association one makes with the Red Army, which was better geared toward vast offensives and tank battles. But there were still plenty of sharpshooters in the ...

The SVD Dragunov isn’t just a rifle it’s a statement of Soviet military philosophy. Designed in the 1960s, it wasn’t meant to compete with Western sniper rifles in terms of pinpoint accuracy ...

In June, the Russian Armed Forces celebrated the 50th anniversary of the induction of the Dragunov sniper rifle (SVD). RIR gives you a lowdown of the designation of this powerful weapon ...