SVT40 Range Report and Review

I have seen em at numerous places to be honest, but for the money I cant justify that for something that I will never really use. I may click it on once or twice but for a few hundred bucks Id rather buy ammo... or another SVT :p
 
I was going to buy one as a match for the munitions Marstar should have comming in, but I landed on a good deal for the Swedish AG42 Ljungman.

Very nice review!
 
Agreed with you. Those blades are a good can openers thought.

ArtyMan said:
I have seen em at numerous places to be honest, but for the money I cant justify that for something that I will never really use. I may click it on once or twice but for a few hundred bucks Id rather buy ammo... or another SVT :p
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sergey96 said:
Agreed with you. Those blades are a good can openers thought.
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Every Russian tool has multiple uses :p Ive used my Mosin firing pin protrusion tool for everything. I always have one on my keychain, Ive used it to work on a C7, my car, opening beer etc...
 
My refurb SVT does not shoot groups worth a darn. Shoots are all over the target at 100 yrds. Nothing consistant. One high, one low, right, left etc.
I think proper bedding would improve the group consistency.
Can any one show, or explain the best way to determine where shims need to be added in the stock to improve bedding. I notice the action in mine is loose in the stock and there is play both side ways and back and forth. Any help would be appreciated, Ray
 
Bought mine from Lever ARMS A FEW YEARS Back came with the bayonet oil bottle etc. shot very well
 
Thanks for the review Artyman! Those who slam the SVT40 should keep in mind that the Wehrmacht soldiers liked it, especially for its reliability.
 
Handofzeus here, Oh man I so-o-o agree with the gas adjustment tool! My M-44 came with a headspacer multi-tool! Things seemed simple with the SVT 'til I realized the proper tool was 5-pointed and NOT 6. Thank God for the dremel !
 
rayg said:
My refurb SVT does not shoot groups worth a darn. Shoots are all over the target at 100 yrds. Nothing consistant. One high, one low, right, left etc.
I think proper bedding would improve the group consistency.
Can any one show, or explain the best way to determine where shims need to be added in the stock to improve bedding. I notice the action in mine is loose in the stock and there is play both side ways and back and forth. Any help would be appreciated, Ray
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Mine has the same problem. I find the rifle was slack in the stock. It almost needs to be pushed forward against the recoil stop. The back of the receiver is flat, so I'm going to try filling the gap with a piece of popsicle stick material or a piece of snapped off hacksaw blade. Mine is a 1941 and marked SA for Finnish Army. It is the only rifle I own that I can be almost guaranteed was used in combat (the Russians lost a lot of troops going up against the Finns in the Winter War). So I don't want to make any permanent modifications to that birch stock, even if it has a crappy shelac finish.
 
krzieg said:
I've heard nothing but bad things about the corrosive surplus ammo.

Do you still stand by your original post that the surplus ammo's not bad and the gun is still a fairly easy clean?
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Yes, as will almost everyone here who is able to sufficiently clean their rifle...

As stated, there's nothing wrong with the corrosive ammo as long as it is cleaned properly. After the corrosive salts are neutralized, there is little difference between corrosive and non-corrosive...
 
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