SVD (rifle)

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[1]
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	4.30 kg (9.48 lb) (with scope and unloaded magazine)[1] 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] 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)[1] 565 mm (22.2 in) (SVDS) 600 mm (23.6 in) (SVU) 550 mm (21.7 in) (SVDM)
Cartridge	7.62×54mmR[1]
Action	Gas-operated, Short-stroke piston 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[1]
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,^[2] is a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle/sniper rifle^[3] chambered in the 7.62×54mmR cartridge, developed in the Soviet Union.