Sniper rifle "Tiger". "Tiger" (rifle): the price, the characteristics

Often, on the Internet, you can see the user's arguments about what all the same benefits have a hunting rifle "Tiger". But users often do not take into account the fact that the original design bureau, in particular, engineers, did not set themselves the task of creating an ideal sniper rifle.

What are we talking about? How do you understand the meaning of the word "ideal"? To look at this need a little from a different point of view, not a template. Suffice it to recall that from the very beginning this rifle was not positioned as a means (note, as a whole, it's not even about a possible specification of the weapon) for firing on the head.

Introduction

The rifle "Tiger" was built on the basis of sniper rifle SVD. During the development, unique technologies were used that helped to get at least the same unique weapon that solved not one or two tasks, but their wide range. The rifle is also intended for use by its civilians.

From military to civilian

Do you agree with the fact that in our country the rework of weapons is very popular? It's about traumatic models, for example. The same Makarov pistol, the Tokarev pistol , the Kalashnikov assault rifle and machine gun, which are embodied in the civilian version in the carbines "Saiga-12" and "Vepr-12". Yes, frankly speaking, the reworking of military weapons is not only popular in Russia.

We will make a small lyrical digression along the way. As is known, some models of weapons (both domestic and foreign), in view of the mechanisms and structures modified over time, are simply unclaimed. In simple terms, weapons are morally obsolete. In the troops, no one used such models, as new models appeared that successfully passed field trials and literally eclipsed their predecessors in terms of tactical and technical characteristics.

Accordingly, the choice remained not so rich: either let the old models of weapons be recycled, or somehow process them, then release them back into operation. The first option was, according to the calculations of specialists, very expensive. But the second way could become more profitable.

Thus, it was decided to rework combat models in civilian counterparts intended for self-defense. So, in fact, and there were the first traumatic pistols. We have it, for example, MP-371, as well as a pistol "Leader", remade from the same old, good, but morally outdated TT. In these types of weapons, it should be noted, the trunk is often replaced by an imitator.

Here is the same story in the case of the "Tiger" model. The rifle, whose price is about 50 000 rubles, is now a hunting carbine, intended to a certain extent for hunting.

Perhaps, we have just the mentality of the nation. Although in our country in such a class it is difficult to find sane models of hunting weapons. That is why the re-definition of military weapons in Russia is appreciated.

What are good Russian carbines?

Of course, it is impossible to call carbines of domestic production ideal. But how can any weapon be ideal? No: each model has its own advantages and disadvantages. But what can be said unequivocally is the fact that hunting carbines, developed by Russian engineers, are very, very reliable weapons.

This, in turn, became possible thanks to the design worked out to the smallest detail. It is precisely such strengths that attract our fellow-hunters, unobtrusively forcing their choice in favor of Russian weapons models.

Imported samples of weapons produced by Western companies have always been not just complicated, but extremely complex in terms of design. And for some reason it seems that they will continue to be so. They like in the West very different "gadgets" to use in the manufacture of weapons. At us - on the contrary. On the first place practicality and reliability are put, and already on the second plan beauty is put forward.

SVD. Rifle "Tiger". History of creation

Many experts who know a lot of interesting weapons, often give jokes to the famous trilinear. For example, such a plan. If a soldier falls into the river M-16, she stops shooting. The AK-74 fell - so you can pick it up, clean it and fire again. But if you fell into the water three-line, then it can be used as an oar.

The joke is, of course, somewhat outdated and simple, but in today's topic it should be regarded as a fact. Three-line was excellent in terms of reliability of weapons, but in the light of the release of the SVD, it simply lost its popularity. And quickly enough. Debut, if you can call it that, Dragunov's rifle took place in 1963.

There are a lot of interesting facts in the history of the creation of SVD, but we will not consider them in this article, since it is not about the rifle of Evgeny Dragunov, but about its hunting modification. What, in principle, will be further discussed.

Brief characteristics of the rifle "Tiger"

This weapon is, as was said earlier, a hunting modification of the legendary SVD. The caliber did not change at all: the same good old 7.62-millimeter cartridge. However, ammunition used as an ammunition in the SV "Tiger", equipped with half-shell bullets.

The weight of the bullet is about 13 grams. Note the fact that the cartridges are marked as follows: "7.62х54R" and "7.62х53R". The technical passport of the model can tell the user that the rifle is intended for hunting activities, the purpose of which is a large and medium-sized beast. Recall that the "Tiger" - a rifle, the price of which is around 50 000 rubles.

The descent of the "Tiger" from the conveyors

The release of the first copies of the "Tiger" took place in the late seventies. He guided the development of weapons, of course, Evgeny Dragunov. Currently, there are two variations of the carbine: with the standard name (sniper rifle "Tiger"), as well as with a numerical addition ("Tiger-1"). The last variation was developed taking into account the American requirements for weapons, that is, for the most part is intended for export to the US and the European Union countries, rather than for use in our conditions.