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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Mar 3, 2018 23:40:07 GMT
Well, if there is thick brush ( ) the SVD is the wrong rifle for the task, thick brush dramatically favors short handy guns and the SVD is tremendously long and the 7.62x54r is not a good brush cartridge. It was designed as a designated marksman and mid-range sniper rifle, and thats exactly its strengths. Trying to turn it into something it as not designed for will produce a mediocre performer. Giving it a red Dot instead of a proper scope it was designed for is like taking an Formula 1 car and giving it an off road gravel really setup. Yeah it does work, kind of, sort of, but the rally cars will be much faster and the F1 cars will be much faster. So if you want a brush gun that fires a common rifle cartridge, why not an AK? Its lighter, shorter, smaller, and it works well in that role. I want a Dragunov for the novelty more than anything, especially given how rare and expensive they are in the states ( ). The deer around those parts get real close to people's cabins, so I could just hunt with my .357 revolver as it is. An AK (or an M-14 type rifle) is the only real option for me in this case. Either that or a shotty. The original POSP scopes on the SVD's are pretty good though, they only have 4x magnification that is good for 30 meters and up for any hunting situation. I have a 4x scope and I have no troubles making shots at 40 meters standing with no support. And you do have the option to use iron sights, the side mount allows to use them even when you have a scope installed. SVD irons are good and absolutely fine for hunting situations at short ranges. Protip: use nail polish to paint the front sight for better contrast against black targets. I prefer bright metallic red polishes, they make a huge difference.
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Post by mattig89ch on Mar 4, 2018 0:37:10 GMT
not too mention that the larger capacity might not be a thing he can do anything about. If the news is to be belived, that is. :/
This might be a noob question, but why not get a red dot with that fiber on the top of the scope? I hear that think is very easy to see with. Though nail polish on the iron sights is a great idea!
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Post by Lavochkin on Mar 4, 2018 1:27:28 GMT
Here's some other Dragunov moon rocks. The SVU, which is a bullpup SVD, and there's a select fire version with 20 or 30 round mags. s19.postimg.org/ksj26prfn/svu86_800x.jpgand the SVDK, which is chambered in 9.3x64mm Brenneke, which in commercial applications is good for African big game hunting (like elephants and rhinos) or in military ones, for anti-personnel work against troops with heavy body armor or snipers behind cover. s19.postimg.org/g6mxyddmb/-_02.jpg
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Mar 4, 2018 1:53:49 GMT
not too mention that the larger capacity might not be a thing he can do anything about. If the news is to be belived, that is. :/ This might be a noob question, but why not get a red dot with that fiber on the top of the scope? I hear that think is very easy to see with. Though nail polish on the iron sights is a great idea! Well then we Europeans are in the same boat, this year in October a new law will go into effect outlawing selling and buying rifle magazines that hold more than ten round and pistol magazines holding more than twenty. I think Canada has the exact same law if I remember correctly. The reason for this is....nobody fucking knows. The words of the officials in that fat ugly building in Belgium is law, they do not have to explain their reasons to anyone, we slaves just have to kneel and obey, or else. About the red dot on top of the scope, the scope is already sitting high on the rifle, adding a red dot on it does not only make it really awkward to shoot, only slightly canting the rifle would resulting in big changes in point of impact, the red dot would not be very accurate. The side mount also has no mounting spots for the red dot. But it does have a very good set of iron sights that can be used when the scope is mounted which is easily good for 150 meters. Plus, a 4x power scope can be used effectively at all ranges but really close quarters, like less than 25 meters.
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Post by vometia on Mar 4, 2018 8:37:56 GMT
Of course, if its just an ''I WANT BECAUSE'' thing I fully understand, I am just trying to figure out the rationale behind that odd preference. It's the best reason! Is the SVD really as accurate as it's reputed to be or is it a certain amount of it's exo'ick! novelty value? I guess I'm just surprised, not because "it looks a bt like a big Kalashnikov" but because the gas port holding the barrel more rigid is one of those things that's supposed to compromise accuracy, in a world where the free-floating barrel is king. Protip: use nail polish to paint the front sight for better contrast against black targets. I prefer bright metallic red polishes, they make a huge difference. I prefer that type on my nails, oddly enough. I actually rather like that. Very Mass Effect. I dunno how comfortable it would be to fire, but given my struggles with long, unwieldy rifles I'd probably have an easier time of it than with the "classic" layout. Well then we Europeans are in the same boat, this year in October a new law will go into effect outlawing selling and buying rifle magazines that hold more than ten round and pistol magazines holding more than twenty. I think Canada has the exact same law if I remember correctly. The reason for this is....nobody fucking knows. The words of the officials in that fat ugly building in Belgium is law, they do not have to explain their reasons to anyone, we slaves just have to kneel and obey, or else. I've been following that on and off, and the latest is that the EU has ruled that its rules must be followed unless it decides it doesn't feel like it, so it has decreed itself reasonable in not bothering to do an impact assessment. I understand the Poles and Czechs(? possibly) are taking legal action against the proposed regulations but given that the EU has just declared "it's legal if we decide it is" I'm not sure they'll get anywhere with it.
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Mar 4, 2018 11:48:58 GMT
Is the SVD really as accurate as it's reputed to be or is it a certain amount of it's exo'ick! novelty value? I guess I'm just surprised, not because "it looks a bt like a big Kalashnikov" but because the gas port holding the barrel more rigid is one of those things that's supposed to compromise accuracy, in a world where the free-floating barrel is king. It is accurate for what it is, which is a semi automatic designated marksman rifle / midrange sniper rifle. According to many articles and other sources with good ammunition (SN Sniper 7.62x54r) you can shoot 1.5 MOA with it, thats 1.5'' groups at 100yds. More modern variants of semi-auto DMRs like the SR25 can shoot 1 MOA or less - so compared to its more modern brothers the SVD is a little less accurate, but 1.5 MOA is still totally acceptable for this weapon system. On top of that, its very reliable and it just works. Granted, its a little outdated but its still a very good weapon system. Free floating often helps with accuracy, but you can make a barrel that is not free floated very accurate too. Barrels whip, the whip can be altered drastically when it touches the stock or other parts (thats why you should never rest the barrel on anything when shooting)- but accuracy is all about consistency. If it whips the exact same way every single shot you have 100% accuracy potential. I have seen Mauser K98k's outshooting modern precision rifles with their thin barrels and full stocks. The barrel not touching anything simply eliminates a ton of factors from the equation, it makes sense to free-float a barrel whenever you can. The biggest problem is when thin barrels get hot they tend to warp a tiny little bit, changing the pressure points where the barrel touches the stock or other parts of the rifle. That change will also change the point of impact compared to a cold barrel, thats when you get so called wandering zero. Most rifles with not free floated barrels tend to do that when the barrels get hot. Free floated barrels will show some shift too simply because the metal in the barrel expands and changes its shape a little bit, thats why precision rifles have thick barrels, they heat up much slower. And when they heat up they will only show some slight vertical stringing. Yeah I have heard about the Czechs protesting against the new laws, I think the EU already proposed sanctions against them. If you are not playing lapdog to them they will bully you into submission. No compromises, no mercy. What a wonderful system. Funny thing is, the overzealous idiots from the EU also wanted to force the same regulations upon Switzerland, which is technically not even part of the EU. Long story short, they told them to go fuck themselves and the EU officials shut up and ran home.
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Post by Serza on Mar 4, 2018 12:31:38 GMT
SVD was never designed as a sniper rifle.
The ΡΠ½Π°ΠΉΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠ°Ρ doesn't actually reflect it's intended role which was to extend the effective range of an infantry squad.
In the Red Army, it was issued on a one-per-squad basis to "senior riflemen" (ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠΊ if Google translate isn't fucking with me, and with my knowledge of cyrillic, that's fairly unlikely), filling the role of a marksman's rifle.
Neither the rifle nor the PSO-1 can match modern rifles, and possibly even stuff like the M24 SWS in sheer accuracy, but it will allow you to rain down precision fire on enemy infantry beyond the effective range of riflemen with iron sights.
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Post by mattig89ch on Mar 4, 2018 16:19:50 GMT
not too mention that the larger capacity might not be a thing he can do anything about. If the news is to be belived, that is. :/ This might be a noob question, but why not get a red dot with that fiber on the top of the scope? I hear that think is very easy to see with. Though nail polish on the iron sights is a great idea! Well then we Europeans are in the same boat, this year in October a new law will go into effect outlawing selling and buying rifle magazines that hold more than ten round and pistol magazines holding more than twenty. I think Canada has the exact same law if I remember correctly. The reason for this is....nobody fucking knows. The words of the officials in that fat ugly building in Belgium is law, they do not have to explain their reasons to anyone, we slaves just have to kneel and obey, or else. About the red dot on top of the scope, the scope is already sitting high on the rifle, adding a red dot on it does not only make it really awkward to shoot, only slightly canting the rifle would resulting in big changes in point of impact, the red dot would not be very accurate. The side mount also has no mounting spots for the red dot. But it does have a very good set of iron sights that can be used when the scope is mounted which is easily good for 150 meters. Plus, a 4x power scope can be used effectively at all ranges but really close quarters, like less than 25 meters. oh, no. I didn't mean a sight on top of a scope. I meant one of these: www.amazon.com/Terminus-Optics-Reticle-Rifle-Scope/dp/B01FXOK7MS . It has fiber that takes ambient light and channels it to the center dot. No batteries required. Its a pretty neat idea. But I think they are in so much demand, that the name brand ones are like $1500.
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Post by mattig89ch on Mar 4, 2018 16:46:09 GMT
Oh, and just some more fun with guns.
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Post by Lavochkin on Mar 4, 2018 18:11:48 GMT
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Mar 4, 2018 19:27:34 GMT
]oh, no. I didn't mean a sight on top of a scope. I meant one of these: www.amazon.com/Terminus-Optics-Reticle-Rifle-Scope/dp/B01FXOK7MS . It has fiber that takes ambient light and channels it to the center dot. No batteries required. Its a pretty neat idea. But I think they are in so much demand, that the name brand ones are like $1500. Ah, you are talking about the Acog. Well, the SVD has a 4x power scope as well and it is lit too, but with radioactive tritium not a battery. The POSP also has a better reticle that has a built in range finder, windage holds and it has Russian 80's technology indestructibility.
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Post by Serza on Mar 4, 2018 20:01:23 GMT
So POSP is basically the same thing as the PSO. Only it's a six power and different reticle?
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Mar 4, 2018 21:31:41 GMT
So POSP is basically the same thing as the PSO. Only it's a six power and different reticle? Russian Scope terminologies is a pretty messy thing, nobody is really certain what makes a POSP or a PSO. Both can be had in 4, 6 and 8 power with 24, 32/36 or even 42 lenses - and as if that wasn't confusing enough the scopes underwent tons of gradual minor reticle changes over the years.
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Post by Serza on Mar 4, 2018 23:31:19 GMT
To be honest, there's one thing I'm (almost, damn Russians) sure about, and that is that the P stands for Pritsel. Should mean "Optics" or some such.
Crazy buggers, they.
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Mar 5, 2018 15:03:30 GMT
Speaking of Eastern Block optics, I just got my Serbian ZRAK ON-M76B 4x32 scope. Its the same model that was widely used in the Serbian-Bosnian war in the early 90's on various sniper rifles. Really good military-quality scope, but mine is a from a very limited 2017 production run. Excellent glass quality, superb light transmission, rugged like a tank, great reticle + range finder, very positive adjustments in the towers and also very compact - and it is just plain cool.
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Post by Serza on Mar 5, 2018 17:01:57 GMT
Also yes. We are protesting the EU laws.
I have personally written the petition. Right now, there is little else I can do.
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Post by Serza on Mar 7, 2018 12:34:39 GMT
And I just found out I made a terrible mistake.
I SIGNED the petition. Dumbarse.
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Post by mattig89ch on Mar 7, 2018 17:57:14 GMT
Nothing wrong with that. I'd say you did the right thing.
And some fun with guns
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Post by mattig89ch on Mar 8, 2018 17:17:10 GMT
Interesting bullpup rifle. I admit, this is my favorite type of rifle. Purley for its compact size.
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Mar 8, 2018 17:31:49 GMT
Interesting bullpup rifle. I admit, this is my favorite type of rifle. Purley for its compact size. I like bullpups too, I was issued one when I was doing my time in the military, the Steyr AUG. Nifty rifle, in my opinion it did not have any drawbacks compared to a standard layout rifle, but I am not a 3-gun competitor.
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Mar 8, 2018 23:42:12 GMT
Secret gun pro tip: ever had a firearm that was terribly shiny or had bright polished steel parts that were just way too bling bling? Take a dish washing sponge and with the rough part of the sponge carefully scrub down the part. Its shiny-ness will be gone in seconds and the surface will have a very fine brushed steel look. Be careful, there is no turning back, the brushed finish lasts.
Had a rifle with a super shiny bolt, it kind of looked off compared to the rest of the gun which was matte blued with dark wood. Gave the bolt the above mentioned treatment, now it looks so much better, like satin brushed steel.
It also makes sense with your precision rifles, when you don't want to blind everyone with the sun reflecting from your shiny rifle so everyone can spot you miles away. The matte satin brushed steel will not reflect light but you did not have to use any kind of finish that wears off eventually.
Brightly polished steel has its place, but sometimes it just looks wrong.
Also, the sponge will take off any finish super quickly without the use of dangerous chemicals and prime the surface for paints like duracoat or bluing.
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Post by Pearl on Mar 9, 2018 1:12:11 GMT
Secret gun pro tip: ever had a firearm that was terribly shiny or had bright polished steel parts that were just way too bling bling? Take a dish washing sponge and with the rough part of the sponge carefully scrub down the part. Its shiny-ness will be gone in seconds and the surface will have a very fine brushed steel look. Be careful, there is no turning back, the brushed finish lasts. Had a rifle with a super shiny bolt, it kind of looked off compared to the rest of the gun which was matte blued with dark wood. Gave the bolt the above mentioned treatment, now it looks so much better, like satin brushed steel. It also makes sense with your precision rifles, when you don't want to blind everyone with the sun reflecting from your shiny rifle so everyone can spot you miles away. The matte satin brushed steel will not reflect light but you did not have to use any kind of finish that wears off eventually. Brightly polished steel has its place, but sometimes it just looks wrong. Also, the sponge will take off any finish super quickly without the use of dangerous chemicals and prime the surface for paints like duracoat or bluing. ScotchBrite pads are also good for this, as well as really fine steel wool. As a bonus they're also pretty good at removing certain kinds of residue.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2018 1:15:33 GMT
There's a great mod for Fallout 4 that features that beauty. Oddly enough I have never actually fired anything with the magazine in the back like that. Definitely want to fire off a few rounds with something featuring that.
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Mar 9, 2018 1:21:58 GMT
There's a great mod for Fallout 4 that features that beauty. Oddly enough I have never actually fired anything with the magazine in the back like that. Definitely want to fire off a few rounds with something featuring that. The main difference is that you really feel the action working and cycling right under your head, it gets transferred through your cheek, you feel the springs working. And one more thing you have to be careful about is to press the stock into your shoulder, since more weight is in the butt of the rifle as in normal layout rifles it slips more easily when firing. Other than that, they are short, handy, swing faster which works better for quick target acquisition / leading a moving target. Bullpups are el neato.
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Post by Lavochkin on Mar 9, 2018 1:23:04 GMT
Closest I've come to firing a bullpup is with your standard magazine in grip pistols.
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