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The Romanian FPK or PSL (''Puşcă Semiautomată cu Lunetă'') sniper rifle (stamped FPK on the receiver, but called both PSL and FPK by the Romanians) was developed in the 1970s as their version of a designated marksman rifle, much like the [[M14 Rifle#M21 Designated Marksman Rifle/M25 Sniper Rifle|M21 system]] used by the U.S. Built using an [[RPK light machine gun|RPK]] stamped receiver with the [[AK-47|AK]] long stroke piston but is chambered for 7.62x54mm R. The Romanians never really used the PSL/FPK as a sniper in their armed forces, instead choosing other long range weapons (such as commercial bolt action rifles) for that task. The Romanian PSL sniper rifle is commonly encountered in the U.S. and is often sold as a [[SVD Dragunov|Dragunov]] to the uninformed.  Known as and referred to in the U.S. as the PSL, FPK, as well as the names ascribed by U.S. distributors like ROMAK-3 and PSL-54C (Century Imports), SSG-97 (as called by Interordnance) and the Romanian "Dragunov" or Romanian "FPK" (as sold by Tennessee Guns which are assembled in the U.S with Romanian parts).  
[[File:Romanian-FPK-PSL.jpg|thumb|right|500px|PSL - 7.62x54mm R]]
The Romanian '''PSL''' (Romanian: ''Puşcă Semiautomată cu Lunetă'', lit. "scoped semi-automatic rifle") sniper rifle was developed in the 1970s as the Romanian version of a designated marksman rifle, much like the American [[M21|M21 system]] and Soviet [[SVD Dragunov]]. The PSL is built using an [[RPK]] stamped receiver with the [[AK]] long stroke piston, but chambered for 7.62x54mm R. The Romanians never really used the PSL as a sniper rifle in their armed forces, instead choosing other long range weapons (such as commercial bolt action rifles) for that task.


==Specifications==
The PSL is commonly encountered in the U.S. and is often sold as a Dragunov to the uninformed. In the United States, the PSL is also known under the names ascribed by U.S. distributors like '''ROMAK-3''' and '''PSL-54C''' (Century Imports), '''SSG-97''' (as called by Interordnance) and the '''FPK''' or '''FPK Dragunov''' (as sold by Tennessee Guns which are assembled in the U.S with Romanian parts).
[[Image:Romanian-FPK-PSL.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Romanian FPK/PSL sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm R. Compare to the [[SVD Dragunov]]; note longer exposed part of the gas piston, straight safety lever, "X" shaped stamping on the magazine, and magazine located immediately in front of the trigger guard rather than some distance ahead.]]
*'''Type:''' Sniper Rifle (Designed for use as a DMR)


*'''Caliber:''' 7.62x54mm R
Externally similar to the SVD, the PSL can be distinguished from the SVD by the longer exposed part of the gas piston, straight safety lever, "X" shaped stamping on the magazine, and magazine located immediately in front of the trigger guard rather than some distance ahead.


*'''Capacity:''' 10 round box magazine
=Specifications=
(1970-Present)


*'''Fire Modes:''' Safe/Semi
* '''Type:''' Sniper Rifle


*'''Receiver:''' Stamped Steel
* '''Caliber:''' 7.62x54mmR, 7.62x51mm NATO (PSL 51)


<BR><BR>
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.31}}
'''The Romanian FPK / PSL rifle has been used by the following actors in the following:'''


===Film===
* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|1150}}


* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|620}}
* '''Capacity:''' 10-rounds
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto
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==Film==
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| ''[[Warriors (Guerreros)]]'' ||  || Albanian sniper ||  || 2002
|-
|''[[Marksman, The|The Marksman]] || || Terrorist ||  || 2005
|-
|'' [[Home of the Brave]] |||| Insurgent sniper ||  || 2006
|-
|''[[Hurt Locker, The|The Hurt Locker]] || || Insurgent sniper ||  || 2008
|-
|''[[District 13: Ultimatum]]|| || Guard ||  || 2009
|-
|''[[Kandahar]] ||  || Taliban fighter ||  || 2010
|-
|''[[Special Forces (2011)|Special Forces]]|| || Taliban fighter ||  || 2011
|-
|''[[Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol]] || || Russian agent ||  With bipod  || 2011
|-
|''[[In the Land of Blood and Honey]] ||  || Bosnian and Serbian soldiers ||  || 2011
|-
|''[[Alex Cross]] || [[Matthew Fox]] || Picasso ||  || 2012
|-
|'' [[Dead Man Down (2013)|Dead Man Down]] ||[[Colin Farrell]]|| Victor || With railed handguard, adjustable buttstock and bipod  || 2013
|-
| [[American Sniper]] || [[Sammy Sheik]] || Mustapha || With bipod || 2014
|-
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==Television==
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| rowspan="3"|''[[Bornholmer Straße]]'' || [[Max Hopp]] || Burkhard Schönhammer  ||rowspan="3" | || rowspan="3"|2014
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| Background Extra || Terrorist || [[Marksman, The|The Marksman]] || || 2005
| [[Charly Hübner]] || Harald Schäfer
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| Background Extra || Insurgent sniper || [[Hurt Locker, The|The Hurt Locker]] || || 2008
| [[Rainer Bock]] || Peter Arndt
|-
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| Background Extra || Insurgent sniper || [[Home of the Brave]] ||  || 2006
|'' [[Bodyguard]] || ||  || || 2018
|-
|-
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===Video Games===
==Video Games==
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| [[Splinter Cell]] || ||  ||used by hostile NPC's  || 2002
|'' [[Project IGI: I'm Going In]] || ||  || || 2000
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|'' [[Splinter Cell]] || ||  ||used by hostile NPC's  || 2002
|-
|''[[America's Army]]||||||||2002
|-
|''[[IGI 2: Covert Strike]]||||||||2003
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|'' [[Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow]] ||  ||  || used by hostile NPC's || 2004
|-
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|[[America's Army]]||||||||2002
|''[[Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne]]||Dragunov||||Mona's primary sniper rifle||2004
|-
|-
| [[Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow]] || || || used by hostile NPC's || 2004
|''[[Just Cause 2]]||Sniper Rifle || || ||2010
|-
|-
|[[Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne]]||Dragunov||||Mona's primary sniper rifle||2004
|'' [[Ghost Recon: Future Soldier]] || PSL-54C || w/ RIS handguard and synthetic furniture ||w/ various accessories || 2012
|-
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|[[Just Cause 2]]||Sniper Rifle || || ||2010
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==Anime==
 
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|''[[Suisei no Gargantia]] || Sailor ||   || 2013
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=See Also=
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Latest revision as of 06:26, 19 October 2022

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PSL - 7.62x54mm R

The Romanian PSL (Romanian: Puşcă Semiautomată cu Lunetă, lit. "scoped semi-automatic rifle") sniper rifle was developed in the 1970s as the Romanian version of a designated marksman rifle, much like the American M21 system and Soviet SVD Dragunov. The PSL is built using an RPK stamped receiver with the AK long stroke piston, but chambered for 7.62x54mm R. The Romanians never really used the PSL as a sniper rifle in their armed forces, instead choosing other long range weapons (such as commercial bolt action rifles) for that task.

The PSL is commonly encountered in the U.S. and is often sold as a Dragunov to the uninformed. In the United States, the PSL is also known under the names ascribed by U.S. distributors like ROMAK-3 and PSL-54C (Century Imports), SSG-97 (as called by Interordnance) and the FPK or FPK Dragunov (as sold by Tennessee Guns which are assembled in the U.S with Romanian parts).

Externally similar to the SVD, the PSL can be distinguished from the SVD by the longer exposed part of the gas piston, straight safety lever, "X" shaped stamping on the magazine, and magazine located immediately in front of the trigger guard rather than some distance ahead.

Specifications

(1970-Present)

  • Type: Sniper Rifle
  • Caliber: 7.62x54mmR, 7.62x51mm NATO (PSL 51)
  • Weight: 9.5 lbs (4.3 kg)
  • Length: 45.3 in (115 cm)
  • Barrel length: 24.4 in (62 cm)
  • Capacity: 10-rounds
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

The PSL Sniper Rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Warriors (Guerreros) Albanian sniper 2002
The Marksman Terrorist 2005
Home of the Brave Insurgent sniper 2006
The Hurt Locker Insurgent sniper 2008
District 13: Ultimatum Guard 2009
Kandahar Taliban fighter 2010
Special Forces Taliban fighter 2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Russian agent With bipod 2011
In the Land of Blood and Honey Bosnian and Serbian soldiers 2011
Alex Cross Matthew Fox Picasso 2012
Dead Man Down Colin Farrell Victor With railed handguard, adjustable buttstock and bipod 2013
American Sniper Sammy Sheik Mustapha With bipod 2014

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note Release Date
Bornholmer Straße Max Hopp Burkhard Schönhammer 2014
Charly Hübner Harald Schäfer
Rainer Bock Peter Arndt
Bodyguard 2018

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Project IGI: I'm Going In 2000
Splinter Cell used by hostile NPC's 2002
America's Army 2002
IGI 2: Covert Strike 2003
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow used by hostile NPC's 2004
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Dragunov Mona's primary sniper rifle 2004
Just Cause 2 Sniper Rifle 2010
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier PSL-54C w/ RIS handguard and synthetic furniture w/ various accessories 2012

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Suisei no Gargantia Sailor 2013


See Also

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