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Also known as OSV-96“Cracker”

The OSV-96 (Russian: ОСВ-96) is a Russian semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle chambered for 12.7×108mm.

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Within Vinony's link graph, OSV-96 is referenced by 53 other articles, and connects out to Barrett M82, Russia and India.

It sits within the topics 12.7×108 mm anti-materiel rifles, 12.7×108 mm sniper rifles and KBP Instrument Design Bureau products.

Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.

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

Country of origin
Russia
Designed by
Arkady Shipunov
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
ammunition
12.7×108mm
caliber
12.7
muzzle velocity
900
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Design
  • Variants
  • Users
  • See also
  • References
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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “OSV-96” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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