OSV-96
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The OSV-96 (Russian: ОСВ-96) is a Russian semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle chambered for 12.7×108mm.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- OSV-96
- Weapon.image
- ОСВ-96 12,7-мм снайперская винтовка - МАКС-2009 01.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- OSV-96 in MAKS-2009
- Weapon.origin
- Russia
- Weapon.type
- Anti-materiel rifle
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 2000–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See Users
- Weapon.wars
- Syrian civil war2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- Weapon.designer
- A.G. Shipunov
- Weapon.design_date
- 1990 (Prototype V-94)1996 (OSV-96)
- Weapon.manufacturer
- KBP Instrument Design Bureau
- Weapon.production_date
- 1994 (Prototype V-94)2000–present (OSV-96)
- Weapon.variants
- V-94
- Weapon.weight
- w/o scope
- Weapon.cartridge
- 12.7×108mm
- Weapon.action
- Direct impingement gas-operated, rotating bolt
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- ОСВ-96 12,7-мм снайперская винтовка - МАКС-2009 01.jpg
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- Commons category
- OSV-96
- service entry
- 1990-01-01
- caliber
- 12.7
- muzzle velocity
- 900
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The OSV-96 (Russian: ОСВ-96) is a Russian semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle chambered for 12.7×108mm.
==Design== The rifle is capable of engaging infantry at a distance of up to 1800 meters and can combat materiel targets at ranges up to 2500 meters. The OSV-96 can keep the shooter outside of the effective range of conventional calibers providing a distinct advantage over lower caliber rifles. Specialized high-accuracy 12.7×108mm 7N34 59.0 gram FMJ and AP sniper cartridges have been developed for Russian .50-caliber sniper rifles such as this rifle. Large caliber machine gun cartridges can also be used for firing, but with limited accuracy. With 7N34 ammunition, its accuracy is claimed as 1.5 MOA at 100 meters or better, equal to the Barrett M107.