I hunt with my SVT40 and there is no game in north America that it cannot knock over, especially if you use readily available 205 grain soft points. There is nothing on the rifle that needs to be modified for hunting other than the use of soft points.
Ah yes, but just think how much more successful a hunter you would be if your SVT 40 looked like this..
http://i.imgur.com/LWWH359.png


















































