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PSL Sniper Rifle
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 |