Notes: This is a civilianized version of the Russian SVD sniper rifle, meant for light to medium hunting. The original version was produced for the 9mm Russian Rifle cartridge, and was distributed to Russian civilians in large numbers. Later versions were produced with 7.62mm Nagant and 7.62mm NATO chamberings, primarily for export. The weapon is drilled and tapped for a scope and has an adjustable trigger.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The Medved-2 and Medved-3 do not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Notes: Originally made for export to the West in 1998, the Super Vepr was largely retained by Russian hunters. It is a variant of the standard Vepr, with additional ammunition options and more expensive walnut furniture that was more popular in the West at the time. In addition, the controls are more "Western-friendly," consisting of a push-button safety, Western-pattern trigger, and a somewhat different magazine release. The weapon is equipped with a Picatinny rail and may use any sort of Pact or Western sight. The controls are ambidextrous. The iron sights consist of an adjustable leaf rear sight and post-type front sight; these sights are very simple, because the Super Vepr is primarily meant to be used with a telescopic sight (a mounting rail for such a scope is available as an accessory). Original chamberings were for 7.62mm Kalashnikov and 7.62mm NATO, but later a .35 Remington chambering was added.

The Vepr Pioneer is a further development of the Super Vepr; the primary difference is the removable trigger unit which allows for easy maintenance of the unit. (This trigger unit is not adjustable, however.) The thumbhole stock is relaced by a Monte Carlo stock with a pistol grip wrist and a cheek swell.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This weapon does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Notes: This hunting rifle is developed from the RPK-74 automatic rifle. Modifications include a thumbhole stock, cartridge, semiautomatic-only sear, magazine capacity, and an optical sight mount on the left side. In addition, the bipod is removed. At first, the plans for the Vepr were to produce it only in 7.62mm Kalashnikov to simplify production, but the design proved popular in the West, so other chamberings were added. In addition, the Vepr was initially to be produced only with one barrel length, but in 1998, a longer barrel length was added for 7.62mm Kalashnikov and 7.62mm NATO variants.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This is a rare weapon in the West.

Notes: This is basically a Super Vepr with synthetic instead of wooden furniture and more rigid manufacturing standards, along with more ergonomic construction. It is drilled and tapped for a scope, but does not have the Picatinny rail of the Super Vepr. Unlike most Russian civilianized weapons, the Vepr II will accept both civilian and military magazines.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This weapon does not exist.

Notes: The Saiga-4 features an optical sight mount, a rapid-removing firing mechanism, and enlarged trigger guard. It is an upgrade of the Saiga-7.62-01 (see below). Normal AK-series magazines will not fit into the Saiga-4.

Notes: Though called by the Russians a "hunting carbine," the Saiga-5.6S is a full-sized rifle. The Saiga-5.6 fires a civilianized version of the military 5.45mm Kalashnikov cartridge. The Saiga-5.6S cannot use larger-capacity magazines and cannot be converted to automatic fire without considerable difficulty. The Saiga-5.6S is derived from the AK-74 design. The Saiga-5.6S has a folding stock, plastic handguard, and pistol grip.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This weapon does not exist.

Notes: Though called by the Russians a "hunting carbine," the Saiga-308 is a full-sized rifle. The Saiga rifle underwent come design upgrades in 1992 as part of a conversion program of the defense industry, thereby acquiring a modern configuration. The Saiga-308 has a hunting butt with either a conventional or thumbhole stock, lengthened foregrip, plastic magazines, and lengthened barrel. The Saiga-308 cannot be converted to an automatic weapon and larger magazines cannot be used without considerable modification. There is an optical sight mount on an aluminum bracket.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This weapon does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Notes: The Russians also refer to this weapon as a "hunting carbine." The Saiga-7.62-01 features a high degree if interchangeability with the AK-74 and AKM. The rifle mounts the barrel of an AKM, while its foregrip, handguard, and a number of other parts were taken from the AK-74.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This weapon was unknown in the West, but quite common in Russia and some parts of the Warsaw Pact.

Notes: This firearm was the first hunting weapon developed from the AKM in 1974. It has a conventional wooden stock and handguard (without the pistol grip of the AKM).

Twilight 2000 Notes: This is a rare weapon in the West.

Notes: This is a series of Russian rifles for hunting and target shooting. The "-1" versions typically have a straight rifle stock and longer barrels, while the standard versions have skeletonized stocks and shorter barrels. The weapons have open sights in the scope mounts to allow the weapon to be used at shorter ranges without detaching the scope.

Twilight 2000 Notes: These weapons do not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Notes: Also introduced in 2000, the TOZ-99 semiautomatic rimfire carbine uses recoil operation. It is very simple and robust in construction, and uses the same trigger/safety/magazine housing group as the TOZ-78. The barrel is the same length as that of the TOZ-78 at 21.125 inches, but the carbine is also lighter as well. The TOZ-78 uses the same iron sights as the TOZ-78, and also has dovetail grooves for a scope mount. A variant is the TOZ-99-01; this version has a removable barrel to allow a smaller package for storage, but is otherwise identical to the standard TOZ-99.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This carbine does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.