SVT-40's are great!

ThrowBack said:
The Chinese surplus is all that's available locally for inexpensive surplus (Calgary area). It's not bad. As mentioned, dirty. It shoots reasonably well accuracy-wise and cycles perfectly. I wish I could get more of the Bulgarian "Factory 10" stuff but it seems to have dried up everywhere.
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I don't mind shooting surplus in bolt rifles,easy to wash out the barrel with hot water but I never shoot corrosive in semis, since it involves taking the gas system apart and cleaning it as well, real PITA .Easy to reload even for the 7.62x54R,I use IMR4895 and
.311 bullets or sometimes if I have Bulgarian just use the components and load them in brass cases,works great.
 
The SVT-40 sniper is the most fun WW2 rifle out there and is also the best to look at for some reason.

Heck Ive said this before, I have more fun with my SVT-40 sniper then some of my super expensive rifles. The only issue is I had to pay a bit extra to get one that wasnt a total POS. Ive own 2 other SVTs that were nothing but problems. But the Ones Jean at P.S Militaria were worth the extra 100$ ;) . Fast forward 5 years later and that extra 100 doesn't seem so bad after all ...lol...
 
I have a hard time understanding how one of the few widely issued self loaders of WWII was selling for as cheap as it was. I'd say even the prices today are more than fair. Compare it to the cost of a Garand or G43 and it is a heck of a deal still.
 
The_Champ said:
I have a hard time understanding how one of the few widely issued self loaders of WWII was selling for as cheap as it was. I'd say even the prices today are more than fair. Compare it to the cost of a Garand or G43 and it is a heck of a deal still.
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Milsurp from Ukraine. They had a couple hundred thousands of them stored in a salt mine when Soviet Union died. I could be wrong on the exact number, but alot :).

I don't think russians ever released theirs, so there is still hope.
 
Interesting to see what the SVT 40 costs in the USA. Most of the ones available are Finn captures that have been ridden hard and put away wet. Even these sell for over $1000!
 
Yeah, a friend of mine from Washington State that was visiting us was indifferent towards many of my firearms lots of gunnutz would covet, but he drooled and swooned over my SVT-40 going on about how rare they are in his neck of the woods and how they fetch such a princely sum. This was a few years ago and he just about fainted when I told him I paid around $200 for mine a few years prior.
 
It really is a great rifle. I do not recommend putting soft point ammo though it because it is such a violent action that it will deform bullets and cause stoppages. Recoil is very manageable due to the weight of the rifle and that big muzzle break.
While they are getting up there in price they are still a great gun and a lot of fun to shoot
 
I have one for sale if your interested.. comes with 280 rounds.. its 1940 with rails and use to have full auto but was converted to just semi auto..
 
Mulvale505 said:
It really is a great rifle. I do not recommend putting soft point ammo though it because it is such a violent action that it will deform bullets and cause stoppages. Recoil is very manageable due to the weight of the rifle and that big muzzle break.
While they are getting up there in price they are still a great gun and a lot of fun to shoot
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It's too bad that almost all the non-corrosive 7.62x54R ammo on sale right now is soft-point... :(
 
cyclone said:
It's too bad that almost all the non-corrosive 7.62x54R ammo on sale right now is soft-point... :(
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The Soft point ammo is fantastic out of one of the SVT's I used. I am permanently impressed with MFS soft point. Long story but 6 rounds cut down a very large tree. I would buy the Soft point as my first choice for this round other than surplus.
 
I’ve shot sp ammo out of mine with no ill effects, mfs and S&B. I’d like to give the PPU a go as well, I’d like to take a deer with one and have a spot I sit and wait at that I’ve taken a buck at that would be a good spot to hunt with one. No hiking involved lol.
 
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