The Russian Army will soon receive the new Chukavin SVCh sniper rifle. It is designed by the maker of the AK-47. The Chukavin SVCh has a maximum range of more than 4,200 feet, depending on the round.
What’s odd is the fact that Russia seems wedded to the 7.62x54R caliber for a precision role. On one hand, this is understandable as Russia manufactures excellent sniper rounds, the 7N1 and 7N14 in ...
The Chukavin is a semi-automatic marksman rifle chambered for the 7.62x54 mm and 7.62x51mm (.308 Win) cartridges MOSCOW, January 12. /TASS/. The state-of-the-art Chukavin sniper rifle outshines all ...
Almost exactly one year ago, we reported on Kalashnikov Concern developing a relatively clean-sheet rifle with the intent of pitching them as a sharpshooting platform for the Russian military. Now a ...
The SVCh is chambered for the 7.62x54R cartridge, but can also fire the 7.62×51 NATO round. (Photo from Kalashnikov Concern YouTube) For years, the Russian military has relied on the adage “if it ...
In late December, the small arms manufacturer announced that the SVCh-rifle had been successfully certified and supplied the first batch of these weapons to the customer MOSCOW, January 10. /TASS/.