ABOUT THE LEGENDARY SVD

Who played in the "Stalker" and other computer shooters, which featured Soviet weapons, probably more than once fired from a virtual SVD. Hard to believe that the legendary rifle was released in 1963 and since then has undergone significant changes. But almost real, but still impossible characteristics creation Evgeny Dragunov has acquired in abundance.

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• For example, to show the work of a sniper in the film, the directors make actors bolt action rifle cocked before each shot. But like a Kalashnikov rifle, SVD is self-loading weapons. Repeatedly "distort the gate" is not necessary, only the excess fuel cartridges. Suffice it once after joining the horn. Part of the powder gases after each shot helps the rifle "spit out" an empty sleeve and shall be sent a new cartridge into the barrel.
  
• When a character in the film there are problems, it is assumed to shoot bursts of PRS "three", not caring at all a matter of balance cartridges in the horn. The second characteristic of almost everything in the movie weapons. Let the reality in the Horn rifle fits all 10 rounds, in the movie it does not matter at all. But not exactly queuing SVD shoots. Only single.
  
• In some of the American insurgents protagonist, being in Eastern Europe, used the "Lite" version of the SVD, "sharpened" under 5,45. Yes, it's hard to remember that in the movie, they are such - million. In fact, in this respect, one SVD and shoots it extremely heavy 7.62. Only such a bullet is capable of running is guaranteed to hit targets at a distance up to 800 meters.
  
• But SVD really bring down a jet bomber. Known absolutely fantastic occasion when a fighter National Liberation Front Farabundo Marti (one of the political parties in El Salvador) managed to shoot down the plane Air Force of El Salvador. The bullet pierced the glass cockpit and hit the pilot, who lost control and crashed. Good luck at the time of the sniper shot, of course, any high level, but technically it is still a real combat aircraft shot down.
  
• Now the rifle is in service thirty countries. Somewhere - still in the original 1963. Somewhere - an updated modification received by the troops of the Russian Federation in 1991. In some countries it is even produced under license. Trophy SVD as a Kalashnikov like American mercenaries. And yet its armed units of the participating countries of NATO.