MTs-116M

The need for such a rifle arose following the realization that the standard military sniper rifle, the Dragunov SVD, did not meet the required qualifications.

The MTs-116M is a manually operated, bolt-action precision sniper rifle. It is chambered for the 7.62×54mmR cartridge of either standard or nonstandard specialized issue, held in 5- to 10-round detachable box magazines. The Marksmanship rifle features include an adjustable folding bipod, a free-floated barrel, flash hider, fully adjustable trigger, adjustable butt plate, cheek rest and a rear support monopod. The rifle is normally fitted with telescope or IR / night sight using proprietary quick-detachable mounts. Modernized versions of the rifle are equipped with a Picatinny rail for additional attachments. A new version unveiled in 2018 in Russia is chambered in 12.7mm and is designed to be heavily suppressed. This is achieved through the use of a specially developed "noiseless" round that utilizes piston acceleration of the bullet forward while trapping the gases inside the spent cartridge, preventing their release. Noise of the weapon is thus heavily diminished. The new rifle is silently effective to 300 meters (985 feet), and at that distance the special subsonic bullet will go through even body armor.

Belarus – Special Operations Forces Russia – Law Enforcement Agencies Syria – Used by Syrian Republican Guard