MTsV-56 "Taiga" - a small-caliber arbitrary rifle under the target cartridge of annular ignition of 5.6 mm caliber.
| МЦВ-56 Taiga | |
|---|---|
| Type of | small-caliber arbitrary rifle |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Production history | |
| Constructor | E.F. Dragunov |
| Designed by | 1955 |
| Manufacturer | Izhmash |
| Years of production | 1961-1969 |
| Characteristics | |
| Weight kg | 5.6-6.0 |
| Length mm | 1100-1175 |
| Caliber mm | 5,6 |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Design
- 3 Operation
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 Literature
- 7 References
History
Developed by E.F. Dragunov and I.A. Samoilov in 1954 - 1958, was produced at the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant from 1961 to 1969. In 1959 she was awarded a large silver medal of the Exhibition of Economic Achievements of the USSR [1] . Awarded a gold medal at the Leipzig Fair .
Design
Structurally identical to the sports rifle CV-56 "Zenit-2 . " Accuracy when firing target cartridges at a distance of 50 m from the machine is 1.6 cm.
Operation
- the USSR
- a number of rifles were used by the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs for the training and training of snipers of special units of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs; in addition, they were used during operations to detain armed and dangerous criminals in settlements (in cases where the firing distance did not exceed 100 meters) [2]
- rifle used by athletes
- Ukraine - as of August 6, 2008, some were in storage at the Ministry of Defense [3]
See also
- SM-2
Notes
- ↑ Constructive developments of E. F. Dragunov // Weapon magazine, No. 7, 2000. p. 7-11
- ↑ “ In the practice of combating terrorism, small-caliber rifles are used for targeted shooting in populated areas where it is undesirable to shoot from military weapons. For this, sporting small-caliber rifles MTs-12, Strela and Taiga are usually used .
A.A. Potapov. The art of sniper. M., FAIR-Press, 2001. p. 67-68 - ↑ “ 5.6 mm sports tsilova gvintovka“ Arrow ”,“ Taiga ”,“ Running deer ”,“ MD ”,“ MTsV ”- 100 pieces "
rozporyadzhenny Kabinetu Ministrіv Ukraіni wіd 6 sickle 2008 p. N 1092-R
Literature
- Trofimov V.N. Domestic sports rifles and their hunting modifications. - DAIRS, Publishing House Ruchenkin, 2005. - ISBN 5-93369-156-9 .
- Sergey Yurchuk, Mikhail Konoplev. МЦВ-56 “Taiga” and “Arrow” -59 // magazine “Arms and Hunting”, No. 2, 2011