They are not as accurate as modern American sniper rifles, but are still considered ... U.S. troops also train with Dragunov rifles, in case they are ever forced to pick up one on the battlefield.

After failing to beat Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Championship at NXT: The Great American Bash, Ilja Dragunov defeated Melo for the title at NXT No Mercy. The pair put on a match of the year ...

By the time the militant group toppled Kabul on Aug. 14, images had emerged showing its fighters holding American-made rifles ... designed AK-47s and Dragunov sniper rifles. MORE: Afghanistan ...

Consider Chris Kyle, the veteran Navy SEAL who became the stuff of legend well before publishing his 2012 autobiography “American Sniper ... of a Russian-made Dragunov sniper rifle, is ...

Hayes vs. Dragunov became official for Great American Bash a couple of weeks ago on NXT TV when Dragunov beat Bron Breakker in a physical, hard-hitting encounter to earn the No. 1 contendership.

The Dragunov sniper rifle, developed in the 1950s ... the SVCh will compete with top German and American rifles including the HK417, SCAR-H, and AR-10. It’s too early to say how it will compare ...

The SVD Dragunov isn’t just a rifle it’s a statement of Soviet military philosophy. Designed in the 1960s, it wasn’t meant to ...

the alleged sniper and his Dragunov rifle was far more alarming. Rockets exploded harmlessly against the sides of the thickly-armored American vehicles. While the soldiers, from 2nd Battalion ...

Similar to the more famous AK-47, the Dragunov is manufactured by the same company, Kalashnikov Concern JSC, the largest Russian developer and manufacturer of assault automatic and sniper weapons.