Thursday, 8 September 2016

Sniper Rifles Used by Indian Army And Other Armed Forces

Indian army sniper behind a bush, havinig his eye on enemy

Snipers, mostly have a company-level support role (2-3 snipers per 120 men) in the modern Indian Army. Their current weapon of choice is the Russian made 7.62mm Dragunov Sniper Rifle. In our list below, there are some sniper rifles used by Indian Armed forces.



Dragunov SVD59 Sniper Rifle


Dragunove is a russian rifle used as a Standard issue Designated Marksman rifle(DMR) in indian army.

Dragunov is an standard issue Designated Marksman rifle(DMR)


IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper Rifle


Galil 7.62 is an israely made sniper rifle used by indian navy's MARCOS and IAF garud commandos

IMI Galil sniper is used by MARCOS and IAF GARUD


Mauser SP66 Sniper Rifle


mauser sp66 is a sniper rifle used by indian army. it is a bolt action sniper rifle made by germany

Bolt-action sniper rifle by Germany



Heckler & Koch PSG1 and MSG-90 Sniper Rifle


HK PSG1 is a German sniper Rifle used by the NSG and the MARCOS commandos of India

This German standard semi-automatic Sniper rifle is used by the NSG and the MARCOS


OSV-96 Sniper Rifle


This sniper rifle is used by MARCOS of indian navy, it is a Russian-made sniper rifle

This sniper is used by MARCOS, It’s Russian-made sniper rifle



Steyr SSG 69 PI Sniper Rifle


Steyr ssg69 is used by Border security force BSF of India
Steyr SSG 69 sniper is used by Border Security Force [BSF]

Barrett M82 Anti-material rifle

American made Barrett M82 is used by Mumbai Police Force One Commandos

Barrett M82 is used by Mumbai Police Force One Commandos

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