KSVK 12.7

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The KSVK 12.7 is a large calibre anti-materiel sniper rifle developed in Russia for the purpose of counter sniping and penetrating thick walls, as well as lightly armoured vehicles.

The weapon was featured in the 2005 videogame Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction as well as in Armed Assault.

Caliber(s): 12.7x108 mm (.50 Russian) Operation: manually operated, bolt action rifle Barrel: 1000 mm Weight: 12 kg w/o scope Length: 1400 mm Feed Mechanism: 5 rounds detachable box mag.

the KSVK anti-materiel (or large caliber sniper) rifle was developed in the late 1990s by ZID pland, based in Kovrov, Russia. It is based on the SVN-98 12.7mm experimental rifle. Initially known as ASVK, KSVK is currently used in small numbers by varius Russian Special Operation units in Checnya as a counter-sniper rifle, capable of penetrating a brick or a thick wooden walls and disabling terrorsists hiding behind it.

KSVK is a bullpup configured, bolt operated, magazine fed rifle. It is equipped with massive muzzle device which acts as an effective muzzle brake and a sound damper. KSVK is equipped with standard Russian side-mounted scope rail, and can be fitted with variety of day and night scopes. Open iron sights are installed for backup or emergency purposes.

The key problem with KSVK, and with any other 12.7mm rifles in Russia is a general unavailability of the "sniper-grade" 12.7 mm ammunition. With general issue, machine gun grade 12.7 mm ammo KSVK groups are averaged at 16 cm at 300 meters, and if a sniper quality 12.7mm ammo will become available, accuracy will increase significantly.