Shot my new svt-40 today what an awesome rifle!

Im new so dont hold it against me.

I love the look of the svt. Is there an easy stock change for it like the sks. I would love one with a dragonov type stock.
 
I love my SVT. The only issue I've ever had with it was when hunting with SP ammo, the exposed lead nose of the bullet would hang up on a 'crease' in the mag feed ramp. A quick filing job took that down and now she'll cycle pretty much anything I throw at her. Though she does have a bit of an issue with the chinese surplus stuff. Don't get me wrong, she'll still eat it like a fat lady at an all you can eat buffet, but she'll hiccup and burp every now and then.

Very accurate out of the 'box', easy to clean/takedown and VERY easy to replace parts if you know a good machinist. The only problem is it costs me an arm an a leg in gas to and from the range :p
 
SVT40 is a must have.

Extremely accurate rifles, slim, relatively lightweight for the size, shoots a full power rifle cartridge that is widely available for surplus and commercial hunting, cheap as dirt (right now anyways) very reliable, very simple.

Nothing else to be said.

I am reading a book on the history of the M1 Garand at the moment. Written by an American of course. It's funny they are talking up the Garand as the first and only semi automatic rifle of any importance or worthy of note, then they throw this out there "of course there was the 1940 Tokarev (SVT40) but it was not produced in any significant quantity or anywhere near in the class of the M1" :rolleyes: lol

It is probably one of my all time favorite rifles.
 
Travis Bickle said:
SVT40 is a must have.

Extremely accurate rifles, slim, relatively lightweight for the size, shoots a full power rifle cartridge that is widely available for surplus and commercial hunting, cheap as dirt (right now anyways) very reliable, very simple.

Nothing else to be said.

I am reading a book on the history of the M1 Garand at the moment. Written by an American of course. It's funny they are talking up the Garand as the first and only semi automatic rifle of any importance or worthy of note, then they throw this out there "of course there was the 1940 Tokarev (SVT40) but it was not produced in any significant quantity or anywhere near in the class of the M1" :rolleyes: lol

It is probably one of my all time favorite rifles.
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The Garand was the first issued as a main service rifle in large quantity,that's about it. The M1 is a great rifle but saying that was the best, that's debatable. I have the Garand,love it but still prefer the Tokarev:)
Joce
 
svt1940 said:
I have both as you may know:D But not for sale ofc:) I wait to have very cold weather to go out with the 45, to make some reliability tests with differents milsurp ammo.
Joce
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I know! We each have SVT's that the other wants - you have the rare 1945 that I passed on (he asked me for $700 which was too steep) and I have the SVT-38 but wouldn't it be great if each of us could complete our collections in 2013? I'm still looking forward to your next video with the '45, too. I've put a couple new one's up on youtube (I'm the same name there as here) but haven't made an SVT one in a little while...
 
svt1940 said:
The M1 is a great rifle but saying that was the best, that's debatable. I have the Garand,love it but still prefer the Tokarev:)
Joce
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I agree. For me, the SVT seems to point better and quicker for some reason. The SVT also seems less front heavy. I love 'em both and won't be parting with either the SVT or Garand.
 
IMO the M1 has better sights and I like the clip system as opposed to the 54r strippers, also feels sturdier to me...but the svt is lighter, less bulky, simpler to tear down, and has less recoil.
They both have their own unique style and beautiful appearance.
Pretty even match overall...except for the cost factor.
 
Aye, I prefer the SVT personally.

But I acknowledge the importance and the positives of the Garand. The sights were probably the best on any rifle ever.
I just find the SVT lighter and easier to handle and point. I have one with a big beefy AVT Naval stock and she feels sturdy as could be.
The magazine is a major head above the wonky en bloc system as well.

Both awesome rifles, I just find I like the SVT much better. Not just because of the awesome price lol :D

I just found it funny how the book made a half assed passing nod to the SVT as though it were just a half retarded 2nd cousin compared to the Garand lol
 
HMCSWebley said:
IMO the M1 has better sights and I like the clip system as opposed to the 54r strippers, also feels sturdier to me...but the svt is lighter, less bulky, simpler to tear down, and has less recoil.
They both have their own unique style and beautiful appearance.
Pretty even match overall...except for the cost factor.
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Ya clips are better in a firefight.
 
Possibly, but magazines > clips, and the SVT 40 is just as happy with you changing out the mag to reload.
Only practical reason it wasn't actually done more often is because the Russians didn't feel like spending valuable resources producing tens of thousands of extra magazines, but for all intents and purposes it's a removable magazine, which the Garand lacks.
 
My 1944 SVT-40 with the AVT stock is possibly the overall finest firearm I own. Never had a single issue what-so-ever. Shot it in the snow in -20 and in the summer at +40 and it works everytime. Definitely worth buying a couple spare mags, using the charger clips from the Mosin doesn't work quite as well as slapping a fresh mag in.
 
The only issue I have really had/have is feeding problems due,I'm quite sure to a crappy pin job(Chicom SKS had the same problem till I swapped in a tapco 30/5 mag)but find if I only load 3 rounds theres no problem. Kinda :bigHug::bigHug::bigHug::bigHug:ey but its something I can put up with. Hows the pinning on the new production mags?Is it done in factory like the tapco mags?
 
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