| For the discerning Dragunov owner, Izhmash offers hand-built rifles from its Legion division. This would be comparable to a gun manufacturer's "custom shop". | |
LEGION Ltd. produces and sells firearms of improved quality based on products built by Izhevsk Arms Factory. Firearms produced by Legion feature high quality, artistic treatment (custom engraving, incrustation) and deluxe finishes. All the rifles are selected for their accuracy and all the visible metal parts are carefully detail polished. Bolt carriers and triggers are chrome-plated and wood stock parts are made of walnut and oil polished. |
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Tigr model 03 with the Monte Carlo style butt stock. |
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This rifle is owned in Russia and features custom Legion wood stocks and NPZ PSO-1M2 scope. |
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Another Russian-owned Legion Tigr set up for high-accuracy target shooting. |
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Marpat Legion Tigr 7.62 in Russia. |
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Legion certificate of accuracy from the factory. |
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Some countries use "7.62x53" as the caliber designation though it's the same thing as 7.62x54R. |
 Dietmar's Tigr-308 in Germany. |
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PeeWee's Russian Tiger with aftermarket flash hider and sight hood. |
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Mack M's Tiger (left) with wood military furniture and hooded front sight by Dragunov Parts USA. |
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Cedric's Tiger was imported directly from Izhmash with the long barrel. |
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Cedric's Tiger with dragunovparts.com flash hider. This Tiger was the first one allowed for import into New Zealand. |
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Hilljack's Izhmash Tigr with Russian military stock set. |
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This European model Tigr is in .308 and has a 6x36 scope. The lucky owner is Joachim who lives in Belgium. |
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"Here's a before and after photo of my 1993 Tigr. I bought it in the fall of 2008 and spent the next four months tracking down the parts to make it look like it does in the pic." -David |
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A Russian Tigr in .308 Winchester owned in Germany. |
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Rick from Dragunov Parts USA owns this unfired custom Tiger. |
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Tiger with Russian military wood stock and bipod. More custom Dragunovs can be found here. |
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Izhmash Tiger owned by Matthias from Bavaria/ Germany. Note the extra fancy buttstock. |
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Tiger rifles and Romanian PSL-style rifles modified to comply with German laws on military firearms. Note Romanian SSG-97 in .308 on the right. |
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Tigr owners in Germany prefer the wood stocks to the polymer. |
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German rifle range. |
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Europeans can buy Tigers in various configurations and calibers. One type has a fancy variation of the thumbhole stock. |
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This configuration gives the shooter the much-needed cheek lift for proper eye-to-scope level. |
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The Tiger at left features the long barrel and flash hider, folding buttstock, and adjustable target grip. Note the Harris bipod adapter and lack of bayonet lug. |
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These options are available from specialty shops in Russia. |
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Legion 7.62 Tiger. |
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Fancy Legion Monte Carlo butt stock made from walnut. |
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These Tigr models have a different trigger. It is bent further back to allow a proper finger placement when using this type of stock. |
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Another European Tiger variation. These are excellent harsh weather hunting rifles. Note shorter 5 round magazine. |
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A beautifully hand carved buttstock to make this Tiger California compliant. |
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The owner of this Tiger has made a very interesting custom adjustable stock. Many owners agree that the length of the standard stocks on these rifles are too short. |
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Custom butt stock made from the standard Tiger stock. This variation allows the use of the SVD leather cheek pad. |
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Russian owners of Tigr rifles squeeze the most accuracy they can out of the Dragunov platform. |
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This Tigr is chambered in .300 Winchester Short Magnum. A custom aluminum scope mount ensures a stable platform. |
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Also features a custom floating hand guard and ergonomic butt stock. |
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The above Tigr with standard barrel removed. |
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Tiger with a FN L1A1 flash hider installed. |
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Supressed Tiger available in New Zealand with a basic firearms license. |
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The hand guard is generally not a good place to mount the bipod due to placing pressure on the barrel. But it looks cool. |
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