Lobaev Arms DVL

DVL
Production information
Country of origin	Russian Federation
Manufacturer(s)	Lobaev Arms
Designer(s)	Lobaev Arms
Year(s) designed	2009
Production began	2009
Technical specifications
Weapon type	Sniper rifle
Caliber	.40 Lobaev Whisper (DVL-10 M1 military) .308 Winchester (DVL-10 M1 civilian, DVL-10 M2) 6.5×47mm Lapua (DVL-10 M2) 6.5x284 Winchester (DVL-10 M2, single-shot)
Action	Bolt action
Length	1004mm (DVL-10 M1) 1054mm (DVL-10 M2)
Barrel length	400 mm (DVL-10 M1 military) 600 mm (DVL-10 M1 civilian, DVL-10 M2)
Weight	4.8 kg (DVL-10 M1) 5.2 kg (DVL-10 M2)
Width	62 mm
Height	226 mm
Feed system	10 round detachable magazine
Cyclic rate	Bolt-action
Maximum effective range	600 m (DVL-10 M1 military, subsonic) 1000 m (DVL-10 M1 civilian) 1300 m (DVL-10 M2)

The DVL (Russian: ДВЛ, Диверсионная Винтовка Лобаева, Lobaev Sabotage Rifle) is a family of Russian light tactical sniper rifles.

Description

The base of the DVL series of rifles is the COUNT bolt group.

Variants

DVL-10 (SS-113)

Early model made in 2010, produced under the SS-113 index in UAE.

DVL-10 M1 "Saboteur"

Current production version, listed as simply DVL-10 on official Lobaev Arms website. Integrally suppressed version intended for use with in-house designed subsonic cartridges known as .40 Lobaev Whisper.

A civilian version is also available, able to use conventional supersonic cartridges.

DVL-10 M2 "Urbana"

Modification of the DVL-10 intended for urban warfare situations.

DVL-10 M3

Lightened version of the DVL-10 M2.

In popular culture

• The DVL-10 M1 Saboteur and DVL-10 M2 Urbana are featured in the 2018 video game Escape from Tarkov.

References

• http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/09/28/exclusive-dvl-lobaev-10-saboteur-fully-suppressed-short-range-sniper-rifle/
• http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/08/31/army-2017-lobaev-arms-updates-rifle-line/
• https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0
• https://web.archive.org/web/20210302194854/http://lobaevarms.com/products/dvl10-tactical-sniper-rifle/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20210624124514/http://lobaevarms.com/products/dvl10-m2-tactical-sniper-rifle/
• https://defenseworld.net/news/28137