12.7mm OSV-96Sniper Rifle

Sniper Rifle

Mission

The OSV-96 large-calibre self-loading sniper rifle is designed to engage a variety of targets, including protected personnel, soft-skinned targets, radars, missile launchers and artillery, parked aircraft, etc., as well as to control the border line, defend coasts against small-size craft and set off sea mines.

The rifle fires 12.7mm sniper rounds. If necessary, it can fire all 12.7x108mm rounds. Features

OSV-96 is capable of engaging personnel at 1,200 m and materiel at up to 1,800 m. A bullet of the B-32 armour-piercing round has enough power to penetrate standard army body armour at the maximum range. Smaller ranges give the rifle anti-armour capability. A 12.7mm bullet is several times less dependent on the wind drift than a 7.62mm one.

The OSV-96 rifle can be used in anti-sniper role, as it allows the firer to stay out of effective range of common calibre small arms. General description

The rifle is gas-operated. The barrel is blocked by rotation of the bolt. A manual cock-type trigger mechanism ensures singleshot fire. Considerable decrease in recoil is achieved through installation of an effective muzzle brake and a shock-absorbing butt-pad. Automatic reloading of the weapon reduces operator’s fatigue, ensuring high rate of fire.

OSV-96 features a standard attachment point for various optical and optronic sights with large magnification capability. The rifle normally comes with a collimator optical sight. A special night sight gives the rifle a nocturnal effective range of up to 600 m. Convenience of aiming is achieved through use of a bipod and a well-balanced layout of rifle’s elements.

The rifle is equipped with a folding stock for convenience of transportation in a canvas bag.

OSV-96 is in service with Russian special forces of the army and law enforcement bodies.

Basic specifications

Calibre, mm 12.7 Cartridge 12.7mm with B-32, BZT, BS bullets Muzzle velocity, m/s 820 Max optical effective range of fire, m 1,800 Empty weight without sight, kg 12.6 Dimensions, firing position with optical sight, mm 1,690x126x302 Dimensions, carrying position, mm 1,100x132x196 Magazine capacity, rds 5 Operation single shot