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2007-08-16 Caribbean-Latin America

Russia selling new sniper rifles to Venezuela

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Posted by lotp 2007-08-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 Wow, Putin. Selling into the fishbowl now? are you desperate?

Posted by newc">newc 2007-08-16 00:54|| 2007-08-16 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Venezuala will have little use for the rifles. I suspect they will go to anti US clone groups.

Posted by McZoid 2007-08-16 02:11|| 2007-08-16 02:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Thousands of rifles require thousands of trained snipers, they're for resale.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-08-16 06:05|| 2007-08-16 06:05|| Front Page Top

#4 I researched the Draganov for a novel I never finished. It's not a true sniper rifle. Range is 300 to 400 meters with a smaller calibre than US .50 sniper rifles (and less range). It's more an accurate infantry weapon.

Posted by phil_b 2007-08-16 06:16|| 2007-08-16 06:16|| Front Page Top

#5 But it does quite nicely in urban settings.

Posted by lotp 2007-08-16 06:20|| 2007-08-16 06:20|| Front Page Top

#6 "We're not sure what their purpose would be."

Trans-shipment trading material.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-08-16 07:53|| 2007-08-16 07:53|| Front Page Top

#7 No, it isn't a real sniper rifle. It used to be chambered in 7.62x54mm with a crappy semiauto reciever. I've shot a friends chinese Dragonov several times. It's typical commie crap, like the old AK's. The scope is a 4X if I remember right, and not very impressive optics. It is supposed to function well for what it was designed for; extending the range of an infantry unit.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-08-16 09:41|| 2007-08-16 09:41|| Front Page Top

#8 I hear ya, but Chinese guns are pretty lousy in general. Now if you said the same thing about a Czech version ....

Posted by lotp 2007-08-16 12:58|| 2007-08-16 12:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Ya knowproperly appliedjust one sniper rifle could solve this whole problem.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-16 22:16|| 2007-08-16 22:16|| Front Page Top

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