SVT-40 to SVD Dragunov Build
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OMG G@@D JOB... This is gonna be one of my futur project !!!
When you look in the scope, is it centered with the rifle or its offset on a side ???
It's offset, just as the SVD is. I recall reading that it was to utilize the BUIS. You have to calculate/consider the POI shift when aiming. A bit of a PITA at first, but once you get into the way of thinking there's nothing to it.
Very impressed with the result. Liked the play by play from each step. Thank you.
Remind me not to criticize your work. Loved the responses.
I agree with you. Making something yours is very rewarding. I was a hot rodder. We have a long history of revamping mass built items into something personal and enjoyable.
Really like the final color of the stock. Almost perfect match.
Those Russian sniper rifles were/are on my bucket list of things to own.
Remind me not to criticize your work. Loved the responses.
I agree with you. Making something yours is very rewarding. I was a hot rodder. We have a long history of revamping mass built items into something personal and enjoyable.
Really like the final color of the stock. Almost perfect match.
Those Russian sniper rifles were/are on my bucket list of things to own.
i quickly skim read this thread, so forgive my ignorance if i've overlooked anything, but, to enjoy a semi-auto in a cheaper "battle rifle" caliber, the SVT-40 is on my wish list.
i'm not ready to take on the same conversion project, but i would want to modernize the SVT. are there any inexpensive aftermarket stocks made for these rifles?
i'm not ready to take on the same conversion project, but i would want to modernize the SVT. are there any inexpensive aftermarket stocks made for these rifles?
Short and long, no. Plus altering your gun permanently unless it ends up looking like the OP's is considered a crime against historically important milsurps
You can get scope mounts that slide on and mount using the milled rails on either side of the receiver though - no gunsmithing necessary, can be historically accurate, and fun!
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Sweet! I'm envious to see what someone would come up with who has the proper tools and skills, particularily millwrighting, that I wish I would have had access to. There's a couple of things I'd have liked to have done to make a cleaner result. I'd appreciate you keeping us posted as it comes along.
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Sweet! I'm envious to see what someone would come up with who has the proper tools and skills, particularily millwrighting, that I wish I would have had access to. There's a couple of things I'd have liked to have done to make a cleaner result. I'd appreciate you keeping us posted as it comes along.
Cheers,
d
For sure - you and I will be talking!
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Yup.... it's nice
Tighter groups than when it was in the original wood stock, but I'd attribute that to it being bedded in a steel box instead of rough cut wood which is variable in tempreture and humidity. The force of the shot line is straighter back into the the shoulder as well, kind of like an AR-10, as the sight line allows the stock to sit higher. This likely accounts for how it seems to have less muzzle rise.
That and the bipod location on the "reciever" shroud likely takes some of the pressure off the barrel which also helps with tighter groupings. It's still a 60 year old rifle, but it hovers around MOA... it probably shoots better than me anyway
I'm sure yours will be even better, especially if you choose to go with the new style polymer stocks.
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