Transferring this for a buddy of mine, it's a Chinese Type 79 Dragunov, imported as a NDM 86.

Basically, an exact copy of the Soviet SVD Dragunov designated marksman rifle, with the exception of the scope.

The Soviets sold several hundred to the Chinese in the late 70's.

Despite the hype, these things really are more of a DMR type than a true sniper system in the Western tradition.

These would be issued at least one per platoon, sometimes one per squad, to give the Soviet troopers the ability to reach out past the effective range of their AK's.