Arms Windrunner . Dragunov sniper rifle The  Dragunov sniper rifle  (formally  Russian : Снайперская винтовка Драгунова,  Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova  (SVD), literally "Dragunov's sniper rifle") is a  semi-automatic   sniper rifle  chambered in  7.62x54mmR  and developed in the  Soviet Union . It was selected as the winner of a contest that included three