Complicated history of Russian SVCh (SVK, SK-16) designated marksman rifle

In this video, I give Larry Vickers a quick rundown of an SVCh DMR in 7.62×54. If you have any problems with the video, here is the direct link:  https://kalashnikov.media/en/media/videolibrary/4522395

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What Would a Long Range Sharpshooter Infantry Paradigm Look Like? Part 3: Organization and Tactics

In the first two parts of this article on a new long range infantry rifle paradigm, we painted a picture of what sort of weapons would be needed to maximize the infantry’s long-range capability, in theory allowing them to achieve “overmatch” versus enemy infantry armed with existing .22 and .30 caliber weapons. We created estimates for both the cost and weight of the infantry rifle, and we also examined the problem of training soldiers to maximize their capabilities with the new longer-ranged weapons.

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