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Should I or should I not?
I'm thinking of getting an svt40 from a shop. I would like to know if the ammo is easy to get and are they (brass) reloadable? How much fun to shoot and are they a headache to maintain ? Should I get it or not? I just can't make up my mind. They are really nice rifles . HELP.........:confused:
 
The surplus ammo is definetly less plentiful than SKS ammo(7.62x54 vs 7.62x39) but it's still findable.
 
Defiantly yes get both SVT and Mosin both great rifles. If you look for it you can find surplus but there is also new production available.


tob1onone said:
Should I or should I not?
I'm thinking of getting an svt40 from a shop. I would like to know if the ammo is easy to get and are they (brass) reloadable? How much fun to shoot and are they a headache to maintain ? Should I get it or not? I just can't make up my mind. They are really nice rifles . HELP.........:confused:
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Get one! My buddy and I both bought one and never looked back! Beautiful gun, way ahead of it's time,and a real pleasure to shoot! It's a toss up between my Garand and Svt which one I treasure most! ammo is there if you dig deep! Around $225-$300 for a case of 800.
 
tob1onone said:
Should I or should I not?
I'm thinking of getting an svt40 from a shop. I would like to know if the ammo is easy to get and are they (brass) reloadable? How much fun to shoot and are they a headache to maintain ? Should I get it or not? I just can't make up my mind. They are really nice rifles . HELP.........:confused:
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The ammo questions have been answered. That said, the SVT is hard on cases because the chamber is fluted to ease extraction. You are better off shooting surplus ammo and getting lots whenever you find it. The gas system is adjustable with a five-sided key.

The gas vents off the bore, rises into an expansion chamber which forms a cup on the end of a piston. The parts are tempermental to reassemble and will be hard to replace if lost. Whenever firing corrosive primers, be sure to squirt the Windex through those exposed parts, and you'll be fine.
 
Get one. Honestly my favorite gun to bump fire, and ive had it slamfire a couple times on me too (both awesome and scary). Plus Marstar is getting a bunch of 7.62x54 in august.
 
If you've had a Tok slam-fire, likely what is happening is that the second round slam-fires because the receiver stretched and the bolt-carrier compressed on the first shot. Your rifle is getting 'WAY too much gas.

Globco 555 (made from Finn capture Toks) was notorious for self-destructing as they emptied a whole mag slam-firing. If they do this, you trash them. Reason ALWAYS was the same: too much gas. SAFN can have the same problem if you're not careful.

Turn it down (on the Tok). Vent more (on the SAFN). Empties should not wing across the landscape; they should toss no more than a yard to your right. If they do that, there is no danger to the rifle, it likely will shoot its best AND it's easy to find your brass.

Might be less fun but it's more accurate and you don't destroy your rifle.

Have fun!
 
7.62x54r was the most successful caliber for Russian army for more than 60 years. Rifles like SVT and mosin are very accurate and reliable. You should test one if your friends have one. You will fall in love with this caliber
 
As to handloading for the Tok, the fluted chamber is no problem at all. The fluting simply allows the brass to float out of the chamber on a bed of residual pressure, that's all.

The fluting usually irons itself out almost completely, leaving only the marks (faint) to show you that it was used, when you full-length resize your brass..... as you must do for ANY semi-auto.

No problem at all.

Go ahead: have fun!
 
I really like this rifle. Lots of fun, very nice to shoot. Will be doing some accuracy testing this summer with a buddy. Hoping to do a Designated Marksman shoot off between a modern AR-10 and a scoped SVT-40. New vs old school. Should be fun.
 
westrifle_sks said:
7.62x54r was the most successful caliber for Russian army for more than 60 years. Rifles like SVT and mosin are very accurate and reliable. You should test one if your friends have one. You will fall in love with this caliber
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Actually, that's an understatement. The 7.62x54r has been around since 1891 (you know, Mosin Nagant M1891) and is still in use. It's been kicking around for almost 120 years now and the end is still far off.
 
Yeah, the old warhorse is still around, still works just fine and they are still designing and making new guns for it.

Guess they didn't read all those American magazines' sneers and put-downs about the "obsolete, rimmed, heavily-tapered" .303............. you know, the one that was "underpowered" and "clumsy and difficult to feed".

Russians had something that worked, still works and will keep on working. Our Army has a $1,500 gopher gun that won't feed with the plastic mags designed for it.... which is why some of our guys hoard (illegal) metallic magazines for their rifles. They want to come home alive.

And all those lovely C1A1s: shredded.

The Wendys of the world are getting our men killed. Some day the public might wake up.
 
You are correct, but how long was it the main choice caliber. In 1949 official caliber became 7.62x39 this why I had more than 60 years in there.
a0jc said:
Actually, that's an understatement. The 7.62x54r has been around since 1891 (you know, Mosin Nagant M1891) and is still in use. It's been kicking around for almost 120 years now and the end is still far off.
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They tried the plastic mags for a while with the idea that they would be cheaper, and possibly biodegradable. They had enormous feeding issues, especially in the prone position when the weapon was rested on the mag. They have all been replaced by the standard steel mags.

smellie said:
. Our Army has a $1,500 gopher gun that won't feed with the plastic mags designed for it.... which is why some of our guys hoard (illegal) metallic magazines for their rifles. They want to come home alive.

The Wendys of the world are getting our men killed. Some day the public might wake up.
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Ganderite said:
Which way do i turn the gas key to reduce the gas?
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There,s small numbers on the gas regulator. You can turn it both ways just aling the small mark. A reprod wrench is available to turn the regulator. i think p.s militaria and trade ex have them. 1.5 mark should work fine for most military ammo. Personnaly, i remove the hanguard, the piston, and with a wrench i loosen the gas tube, turn the adjusting valve by hand and after tight the gas tube back very snug. Take more time to read the process than doing it!:)
 
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