"Meet the Chukavin, Russia’s New Sniper Rifle" Topic

"The Russian Army is about to get its first new sniper rifle in decades. The Chukavin sniper rifle, or SVC, replaces the Cold War–era Dragunov SVD. A fully modern rifle, the Chukavin comes in a variety of calibers, with a maximum range of more than 1,600 yards.

For decades, the Russian Army has relied on the Dragunov SVD rifle for its sniper and designated marksman duties. Introduced in 1963, the Dragunov is a semi-automatic rifle designed to provide accurate aimed fire. The Soviet Army issued them on a wide scale to compensate for the AK-47's relative lack of accuracy…."
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.338 Lapua? Not an unreasonable choice, but that's a tough round to get to work in a semi-auto due to it's length.

7.62x54R might as well be .308, though you *can* load the x54R hotter (case holds more powder). But the rimmed cases are obnoxious to load into a magazine.

I'm actually kinda surprised it's not chambered in 9.3x64 Brenneke, the Russians seem to like that cartridge for heavy snipers. Ballistics aren't as good as .338, though.