Felt recoil. SVT vs SKS

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I've shot an SVT, but never handled an SKS.

Can anyone who has experience with both tell me how the felt recoil and ability for follow-on shots compares between an SKS and an SVT?

Last fall's coolie-walking was all about short range volume of fire against relatively close (<100m) pop-up targets, and I'm trying to better prepare for this upcoming season.

I see reference to the "felt recoil" of the muzzle-braked SVT being almost the same as that of the SKS. Does that sound right?

And how is the relative "pointability?"

Ulrich
 
The SKS really doesn't have much recoil, I find it to be much less than my SVT which has the 6 port brake. My SVT is a bit more accurate.
I find the SKS easier to handle and use.
 
The recoil on SVT is ok, nothing much noticeable but for sure it's more than SKS. the bad part is the shocking wave from the brake itself is really annoying, my head is sensitive and can't really stand shooting that SVT much.
 
I find the SVT 40's recoil is a little more straight than the SKS.... But like everyone else has stated, the SKS is a better platform. SKS is more accurate IMO... these people ^^ either own terrible SKS rifles, or have unicorn SVT 40's lol
 
I find the recoil my sks to be a bit snappier but about the same force as my svt, for me that means I can take quicker follow up shots with my svt because it feels smoother. "Pointability" wise the sks is a lot smaller and handier a rifle. I think the felt recoil is down to the longer amount of time the svt takes to perform the same action as the sks and likely the size and weight of both rifles have something to do with it. In any case they are a lot of fun and I find myself reaching for both of them every time I go to the range.
 
SVT-40 is definitely more pleasant to shoot. It handles like a 70's cadillac. The recoil is a much smoother impulse. The sks is a bit more like a jackhammer. Generally opinion of people that shoot both of mine is they like the SVT-40.
 
I had three SKS and two SVT-40. I owned two 12 port muzzle breaks and damn it does a good job. The recoil was much smoother than any of the SKS even with 203gr bullets. Accuracy out of the box on both of mine were terrible and one had a nice minty bore and the other was dark. I sanded out the stock to the barrel doesn't make contact with the wood and I added a piece of cloth under the barrel clamp to tighten it up as both were very loose and the accuracy significantly improved. Were talking 8" groups down to 3".
 
coleman1495 said:
SVT-40 is definitely more pleasant to shoot. It handles like a 70's cadillac. The recoil is a much smoother impulse. The sks is a bit more like a jackhammer. Generally opinion of people that shoot both of mine is they like the SVT-40.
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I would agree totally, I found the amount of recoil about the same, but the SKS is punchier with it.

That being said, the SVT is a long gun, even more so if you add a buttpad for extra length. Between the two I find the SKS feels more balanced in my hands and would be my choice for short range shots. It may be worth looking into either tech sights, or one of the top rails like the madwedge or wartac and adding a small red dot.
 
You will notice may be 20% less on SKS. SVT 40 gives you more of a sort of flowing recoil SKS is bit sharper but less power on your shoulder
 
IMHO SKS recoil is much, much less than that of the SVT-40.

That said, those that believe the SVT recoil is less may be able to run their rifles at a low gas setting (1.2, 1.3 - never heard of one running on 1.1). That lessens the recoil significantly (again IMHO). I had to run mine at 1.5 with surplus Russian ammo to get consistent extraction/ejection, so the recoil was pretty stiff even with a 12 port muzzle brake.
 
My primary interest in the recoil question was how it would affect the ability to line up for the follow-on shot.

From the mixed responses my takeaway is "They are in the same ballpark.", meaning that neither will be much of a usability driver.

I must now balance the handier form factor of the SKS against the range-flexibility of the SVT, which will mostly boil down to thinking about how I will be using it.
 
Honestly, i've found followup shots on the SVT to be a bit easier than the SKS. My 12 port brake might have something to do with it but i've never really worried about SVT muzzle climb too much. I did a video a year or so ago dumping five rounds with it in short succession, check it out.

https://youtu.be/dgYNK9jcvG0 (First two clips are myself, rest are my buddies.)

Did have to use my thumb to keep the barrel down since I tapped them off so fast, but steady shooting with mine has never been an issue.

With that all said, I find my SVT-40 to be more enjoyable to shoot and plink with than any of my SKS rifles (And I have a few!) and that the recoil impulse is comparable, or even sometimes less somehow.
 
coleman1495 said:
SVT-40 is definitely more pleasant to shoot. It handles like a 70s cadillac. The recoil is a much smoother impulse. The sks is a bit more like a jackhammer. Generally opinion of people that shoot both of mine is they like the SVT-40.
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First time shooting an SKS was last Sunday (Father's Day). I found it to be a breeze compared to my SVT-40, which I also fired on the same day.

The SKS has these teeny tiny baby boolits that are really cute when compared to the manly SVT-40 round.

Also, I would never fire my SVT-40 without ear protection as it usually causes my ears to ring... but I blasted away with the SKS without any adverse effect.

The felt recoil is stronger on the SVT-40 than on the SKS, no doubt about it !!
 
SVT 40 will leave bruises on my colar bone when shooting prone, SKS does not. Put a muzzle brake on an SKS and your golden, SVT 40 will seem like cannon in comparison.
 
coleman1495 said:
SVT-40 is definitely more pleasant to shoot. It handles like a 70's cadillac. The recoil is a much smoother impulse. The sks is a bit more like a jackhammer. Generally opinion of people that shoot both of mine is they like the SVT-40.
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The best description I have hear yet, the SKS feels like there is a lot of stuff moving
 
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