{"id":92768,"date":"2025-04-04T02:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=92768"},"modified":"2024-12-03T14:40:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:40:51","slug":"svd-dragunov-the-first-purpose-built-dmr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/04\/04\/svd-dragunov-the-first-purpose-built-dmr\/","title":{"rendered":"SVD Dragunov: The First Purpose-Built DMR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-FYNd907E6A?si=MD_lCBdEqr0Byj_Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 3 Dec 2024<\/p>\n<p>The development of the Dragunov designated marksman&#8217;s rifle was spurred by the NATO adoption of the 7.62x51mm cartridge. The Red Army had standardized on a new suite of infantry weapons using the intermediate-sized 7.62x39mm round, and feared being out-ranged in open terrain by NATO units. The Soviet squad needed some way to reach out and engage a NATO machine gun or antitank weapon that might be beyond the range of their RPD light machine gun. And so in 1957, specifications were issued for a new 7.62x54Rmm precision rifle.<\/p>\n<p>Three designers responded with proposals; Dragunov, Konstatinov, and Simonov. The Simonov was not really suitable (it was a scaled-up SKS in essence), and the Konstantinov was not as accurate as the Dragunov. And so, Evgeniy Dragunov&#8217;s rifle was adopted in 1963 as the SVD. Dragunov himself was a talented competitive marksman, and this experience undoubtedly contributed to the  quality of his design. The SVD is a rotating bolt rifle with a lightweight short-stroke gas piston and a light-be-accurate barrel. It was issued to ever squad in mechanized infantry units, and was an important part of infantry armament, still in service today.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Video on detail differences between SVD, Tiger, and NDM-86:<br \/>\n   \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8gcE45knbNA\" target=\"_blank\">Dragunov Variations: Military SVD, Iz&#8230;<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Video interview with Max Popenker on Dragunov history:<br \/>\n   \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eDhEOQPaDu0\" target=\"_blank\">History of the SVD Dragunov with Max &#8230;<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>All the best firearms history channels streaming to all major devices:<br \/>\nweaponsandwar.tv<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3dwQ0g2YmV5ZDdHQjJORWd4cHpmUjZtUFhRd3xBQ3Jtc0ttVHh4WG92dkk3LWI5emRTc2p5Z2lmNXVBZUZBcnVVbkEyNDg1RV9Rb3NyNjJkZHBOLWtWQ2pLZmJOUnd3UTFKV1FqSHVJTF9WUUFMVHpTbzRnRTcxZkpzM05uRkZPQ0pGYlJLS3hCRnF2UGxKaHFRZw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons&#038;v=-FYNd907E6A\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/For&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 3 Dec 2024 The development of the Dragunov designated marksman&#8217;s rifle was spurred by the NATO adoption of the 7.62x51mm cartridge. The Red Army had standardized on a new suite of infantry weapons using the intermediate-sized 7.62x39mm round, and feared being out-ranged in open terrain by NATO units. 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