Izhmash Los

Los-4 hunting rifle - 7.62х51mm

Los (Moose) is Soviet/Russian hunting rifle designed by A. Shesterikov and M. Blume and produced by Izhmash from 1965. Main modifications are:

• Los-1 in 9x53mm (produced in 1965-1976)
• Los-4 in 7.62x51mm (produced in 1977-1991)
• Los-7 in .308 (produced from 1991)
• Los-9 in 9.3x64mm (Los-9-1), .30-06 (Los-9-2) and 7x65mm (Los-9-3) (produced from 1990s)

Please check the talk page for additional variants not shown on the main page.

Specifications

(1965-present)

• Type: Bolt-action rifle
• Caliber(s): 7.62x51mm (Los-4) / .308 (Los-7) / 9.3x64mm (Los-9-1)
• Weight: 7.27 lb (3.3 kg) (Los-4) / 7.05 lb (3.2 kg) (Los-7) / 8.38 lb (3.8 kg) (Los-9-1)
• Length: 42.5 in (1,080 mm) (Los-4) / 40.9 in (1,040 mm) (Los-7) / 42.5 in (1,080 mm) (Los-9-1)
• Barrel length: 21.6 in (550 mm) (all models)
• Capacity: 5

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Search and Neutralize (Nayti i obezvredit)	Boris Nevzorov	Fedor	Los-4 with sniper scope	1982
The Lynx Follows the Path (Rys vykhodit na tropu)	Dmitriy Orlovskiy	Forester Mikhalych		1983
The Lynx Follows the Path (Rys vykhodit na tropu)	Filimon Sergeev	Militiaman Fedya Gavrilov		1983
The Lynx Follows the Path (Rys vykhodit na tropu)	Sergei Yurtajkin	Poacher Lyokha		1983
The Lynx Follows the Path (Rys vykhodit na tropu)	Yevgeni Moskalyov	Poacher		1983
The Lynx Follows the Path (Rys vykhodit na tropu)	Igor Churikov	Poacher		1983
The Lynx Follows the Path (Rys vykhodit na tropu)	Igor Kashintsev	Poacher		1983
The Lynx Returns (Rys vozvrashchayetsya)	Dmitriy Orlovskiy	Forester Mikhalych		1986
The Lynx Returns (Rys vozvrashchayetsya)	Gennadi Korolkov	Gvozd		1986
The Lynx Returns (Rys vozvrashchayetsya)	Aleksandr Mikhajlov	Forester Yuriy Ivanovich Drozdov		1986
The Lynx Returns (Rys vozvrashchayetsya)	Elena Melnikova	Nadya		1986
The Lynx Returns (Rys vozvrashchayetsya)	Aleksei Pankin	Poacher		1986
The Lynx Returns (Rys vozvrashchayetsya)	Vadim Zakharchenko	Poacher		1986
The Lynx Returns (Rys vozvrashchayetsya)	Sergei Yurtajkin	Poacher Lyokha		1986
All That Is Tender (Tot, kto nezhnee)	Aristarkh Livanov	Beighali	Los 9-1 with sniper scope	1996
All That Is Tender (Tot, kto nezhnee)	Nikolay Stotskiy	Gosha	Los 9-1 with sniper scope	1996
All That Is Tender (Tot, kto nezhnee)		Mercenary	Los 9-1 with sniper scope	1996

Izhmash AVL

Izhmash AVL target rifle - 7.62x54mmR "Extra"

AVL (AV stands for "Armeyskaya Vintovka" ("Army-style rifle" as opposite to small caliber target rifles), L stands for "Los") is a target rifle, based on Los and chambered for 7.62x54mmR "Extra". It was manufactured in 1972-1978 and used on shooting contests, including Olympic Games, until the rules changed and rifles were limited to small caliber only. Some AVLs are still used as hunting rifles though they are quit rare.

Specifications

(1972-1978)

• Type: Bolt-action rifle
• Caliber(s): 7.62x54mmR "Extra"
• Weight: 11 lb (5 kg)
• Length: 48.8 in (1,240 mm)
• Capacity: 5

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Sniper	Armen Dzhigarkhanyan	Augusto Savanto	With sniper scope	1992
Sniper	Nikolai Yeryomenko, Jr.	Jay Benson	With sniper scope	1992
Sniper	Aleksandr Strizhenov	Timoteo	With sniper scope	1992

See Also

• Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant - A list of all firearms manufactured by Izhmash.