Interesting Soviet 6x49 experimental rifle

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#1 Post by **snayperskaya** » Sat Dec 29, 2018 8:09 pm

Quite an interesting design and calibre.......

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/201 ... tkb-0145s/

#2 Post by **Ovenpaa** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 8:01 am

Interesting, it is all but a 'fantasy' rifle and it would be good to see some higher resolution images and information on the latch design and operation.

#3 Post by **breacher** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 9:13 am

Easier and cheaper ways to meet the design brief !

A SVD rechambered for the new round, shorter barrel and folding stock would do it.

#4 Post by **snayperskaya** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 11:59 am

Ovenpaa wrote:Interesting, it is all but a 'fantasy' rifle and it would be good to see some higher resolution images and information on the latch design and operation.

Experimental rather than "fantasy", the project was dropped due to the gas system being unreliable and the subsequent SVDS and SVU rifles being developed and introduced into service.

They also tested a SVD variant with a heavy barrel chambered in 6.5x54r, a round widely used in Russian Vostok Biathlon rifle.

#5 Post by **DL.** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 1:02 pm

A bullpup! Who would have thought that after the west establishing that they aren't worth the hassle the Russians would bother to try developing one.

I thought the future was 6.5/6.8.

#6 Post by **bradaz11** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 1:46 pm

DL. wrote:A bullpup! Who would have thought that after the west establishing that they aren't worth the hassle the Russians would bother to try developing one.

I thought the future was 6.5/6.8.

you mean the past? nothing new under the sun, we tried to get 7mm past the americans in the 40's, with our new bullpup design

#7 Post by **snayperskaya** » Sun Dec 30, 2018 5:02 pm

DL. wrote:A bullpup! Who would have thought that after the west establishing that they aren't worth the hassle the Russians would bother to try developing one.

I thought the future was 6.5/6.8.

It was designed back in the 80's, not recently.......

The Russians actually produced a couple of very effective bullpups, notably the SVU and it's SVU-A variant and the OTs-14 "Groza".

#8 Post by **Sim G** » Mon Dec 31, 2018 2:44 pm

Wonder what the barrel life would have been?

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