SV-99
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The SV-99 is an sniper rifle designed and made by the IZHMASH Joint Stock Company to the technical requirements of SPETSNAZ - Russia's special forces.
From the point of view of its construction, SV-99 has a few interesting and unique features.
First of all, the caliber. There is a joke among Russian arms designers: those who are used to developing "serious" assault or large-caliber sniper rifles, they mockingly call the .22LR weapons nothing but "fly killers". This caliber is often treated like something unacceptable for a combat weapon. Of course, this is only a joke.
Locking of the straight-pull bolt of the crank-shaft type is achieved by a lever arrangement that retains the bolt in locking position by the dead point of the traction link of the cocking lever. Once the bolt is in battery, it cannot be unlocked without applying a side shoulder of the cocking lever. This mechanism is derived from the construction of the winter Biathlon rifle, also devised by the IZHMASH Joint Stock company. SV-99 has a detachable buttstock which, if required by a tactical situation, can be replaced by a pistol grip. Stock is made from laminated plywood. A knob located on the rear left side of the barrel and receiver assembly serves to release the stock and attach the grip. This shorter envelope is handy in a combat at close ranges.
[edit] Technical Specifications
- Caliber: .22LR (5.6mm rimfire)
- Operation: straight pull bolt action
- Barrel: 350 mm
- Weight: 3.75 kg empty, w/o scope
- Length: 1000 mm
- Feed Mechanism: 5 or 10 round detachable box magazine
