Soviet Snipers action left view
The 3 Mosin rifles to the left were pre-war mfg, they were manufactured specifically as snipers rifles on seperate production runs & not "picked" regular infantry rifles.
The SVT40 was the first attempt by the Soviets to field a semi-auto snipers rifle & was introduced in 1940 but failed to find favor & was removed from service early in 1942
The Mosin 91/30 PU was a wartime developement (1942) to replace the SVT40 & was an extremely effective platform, it remained in inventory w/the Soviets until the 1990's.
The Dragunov SVD was a dedicated design for a Soviet snipers rifle, it was designed to use a specific round, the 7N1 (superceeded in the 90's by the 7N14) & is probably the most produced sniper rifle in history albeit one of the rarest rifles for a collector in the US!
The SVT40 was the first attempt by the Soviets to field a semi-auto snipers rifle & was introduced in 1940 but failed to find favor & was removed from service early in 1942
The Mosin 91/30 PU was a wartime developement (1942) to replace the SVT40 & was an extremely effective platform, it remained in inventory w/the Soviets until the 1990's.
The Dragunov SVD was a dedicated design for a Soviet snipers rifle, it was designed to use a specific round, the 7N1 (superceeded in the 90's by the 7N14) & is probably the most produced sniper rifle in history albeit one of the rarest rifles for a collector in the US!
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