OSV-96 - Russian semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle. Developed by specialists KBP.
OCD-96 – video
Structure SALT 96
self-loading rifle, Automatic works by removal of powder gases from the bore, locking by turning the bolt 4 lugs directly to the trunk, that allows you to unload the receiver and make it evolving around the front end, just behind the spot of the barrel mount. folding is necessary, as in a combat ready rifle has a very long and inconvenient in storage and transport (with the official section of the barrel and receiver overlap in order to prevent clogging).
long barrel of the rifle equipped with a muzzle brake - flash hider.
The rifle is equipped with bipod, mounted on a special console, fixed in front (added together with the barrel) of the receiver. They allow you to rotate it with respect to the barrel in the longitudinal plane, so that the rifle can be used on any surface. However bipod (as handle to carry) attached directly to the trunk, that is not the best way affects the accuracy of fire.
The butt is made of wood and has a rubber cushion butt plate, in length and height can not be adjusted.
The rifle is not designed for shooting with it, and has no foregrip.
Appointment OCD-96
The rifle is designed to engage lightly armored and unarmored targets at distances up to 1800 m, as well as personnel of the enemy behind cover and personal protective equipment at distances up 1000 m. When shooting sniper bullets at a distance 100 m series of 4-5 shots diameter dispersion does not exceed 50 mm.
One disadvantage of the rifle - too loud gunshot, as a result it is recommended to fire headphones.
Variants and modifications SALT 96
B-94 "Volga" - prototype, It was developed by the Tula Instrument Design Bureau in the early 1990s and first seen in 1994 year. Muzzle energy is about 18860 J.. Regular eye was 4-fold optical sight PSO-1.
OSV-96 "cracker" - modification, It developed in the years 1996-2000 and put into service in March 2000 of the year. The main differences from the OSV-96 prototype - a muzzle brake design, the shape of the stock and the carrying handle, and the ability to install several different embodiments of optical (POS 13 × 60 and 12 × 56 POS) and night sights
Country operators
– Russia: rifle B-94 and 96 consist of SALT in the Interior Ministry special forces armed, FSB and other Russian law enforcement agencies.
– India: Special Forces MARCOS naval forces of India
– Byelorussia: OSV-96 fighters used by special operations forces
– Kyrgyzstan: used mountain rifle brigades and special units
– Kazakhstan: It used in the airborne troops and special units
– Azerbaijan: OSV-96 is in the army has
– Syria: OSV-96 is in the army has
– Iran: SALT 96 includes arms on IRIS. FROM 2016 g. produced local copy rifle called Nasr
Performance characteristics SALT 96
– Adopted: 1990
– Wars and conflicts: The first Chechen war, The second Chechen war, Syrian Civil War
– Constructor: mute, Arkady G.
– designed: mid-1990
– Manufacturer: KBP Instrument Design Bureau
– years of production: 1994 - present
Wes OCD-96
– 11,7 (without ammunition and sight)
– 12,9 (without sight)
– 3,5 (PIC 13 × 60)
The dimensions of the SALT-96
– Length, mm: 1746/1154 with unfolded / folded butt
– barrel length, mm: 1000
– Width, mm: 132 (folded), 386 (in firing position)
– Height, mm: 196 (folded), 381 (in firing position with a telescopic sight)
– Cartridge: 12,7× 108 mm (sniper HNC-12.7 and armor-piercing incendiary B-32, and BZT and BS)
Cal OCD-96
– 12,7 mm
SALT Rate-96
– 15-20 rounds / min (military)
Muzzle velocity SALT 96
– 900 m / s
Effective range
– 1800 m; 600 m (with night sight)
Magazine capacity OSV-96
– korobchatыy store 5 rounds
Work principles: removal of powder gases, Butterfly valve
Aim: PSO-1; POS 13h60; PIC 12h54
Sniper rifle OSV-96 in Syria
Photo OCD-96
