The Dragunov sniper rifle (formal Russian : Снайперская Винтовка системы Драгунова образца 1963 года Snayperskaya Vintovka sistem'y Dragunova obraz'tsa 1963 goda (SVD-63), officially "Sniper Rifle, System of Dragunov, Model of the Year 1963") is a semi-automatic sniper / designated marksman rifle chambered in 7.62×54mmR and developed in the Soviet Union . The Dragunov was designed as a squad support weapon since, according to Soviet and Soviet-derived military doctrines , the long-range engagement ability was lost to ordinary troops when submachine guns and assault rifles (which are optimized for close-range and medium-range, rapid-fire combat) were adopted. For that reason, it was originally named Самозарядная Винтовка системы Драгунова образца 1963 года "Self-Loading Rifle, System of Dragunov, Model of the Year 1963". It was selected as the winner of a contest that included three competing designs: by Sergei Simonov , Aleksandr Konst
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