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PSL Sniper Rifle
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.
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 M21 system used by the U.S. Built using an RPK stamped receiver with the 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 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).
Specifications
(1970-Present)
- Type: Sniper Rifle
- Caliber: 7.62x54mmR, 7.62x51mm NATO
- 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 | 2006 |
| American Sniper | Sammy Sheik | Mustapha | With bipod | 2014 |
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 |