PSL Sniper Rifle

The Romanian FPK or PSL (Puşcă Semiautomată cu Lunetă) sniper rifle (stamped FPK on the receiver, but called both PSL and FPK by the Romanians) was developed in the 1970s as their version of a designated marksman rifle, much like the M21 system used by the U.S. Built using an RPK stamped receiver with the AK long stroke piston but is chambered for 7.62x54mm R. The Romanians never really used the PSL/FPK as a sniper in their armed forces, instead choosing other long range weapons (such as commercial bolt action rifles) for that task. The Romanian PSL sniper rifle is commonly encountered in the U.S. and is often sold as a Dragunov to the uninformed. Known as and referred to in the U.S. as the PSL, FPK, as well as the names ascribed by U.S. distributors like ROMAK-3 and PSL-54C (Century Imports), SSG-97 (as called by Interordnance) and the Romanian "Dragunov" or Romanian "FPK" (as sold by Tennessee Guns which are assembled in the U.S with Romanian parts).

Specifications

Romanian FPK/PSL sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm R. Compare to the SVD Dragunov; note longer exposed part of the gas piston, straight safety lever, "X" shaped stamping on the magazine, and magazine located immediately in front of the trigger guard rather than some distance ahead.

• Type: Sniper Rifle (Designed for use as a DMR)

• Caliber: 7.62x54mm R

• Capacity: 10 round box magazine

• Fire Modes: Safe/Semi

• Receiver: Stamped Steel

The Romanian FPK / PSL rifle has been used by the following actors in the following:

Film

Actor	Character	Title	Note	Date
Background Extra	Terrorist	The Marksman		2005
Background Extra	Insurgent sniper	The Hurt Locker		2008
Background Extra	Insurgent sniper	Home of the Brave		2006
Background Extra	Guard	District 13: Ultimatum		2009
Background Extra	Taliban fighter	Kandahar		2010
Background Extra	Taliban fighter	Special Forces		2011
Background Extra	Russian agent	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	With bipod	2011

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Splinter Cell			used by hostile NPC's	2002
America's Army				2002
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow			used by hostile NPC's	2004
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne	Dragunov		Mona's primary sniper rifle	2004
Just Cause 2	Sniper Rifle			2010
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	PSL-45C	w/ RIS handguard and various accessories		2012