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SVD
Semi-automatic designated marksman rifle/sniper rifle chambered in the 7.62×54mmR cartridge.
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About the SVD
The SVD, 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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