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The Dragunov is not a sniper rifle, either. It is really a DMR (Designated Marksmans Rifle) like the M14 that the USMC pulled out of cosmoline for DS2. The examples I've tried also are about 1moa to 2moa rifles -- better than a combat rifle, but definitely not sniper quality. The M40A1 -- now THAT'S a sniper rifle! |
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http://kalashnikov.guns.ru/manual/english/svd/ http://www.izhmash.udm.ru/svd.html http://www.sovietarmy.com/small_arms/svd.html notice that all the sites say that it is a sniper rifle, and so do many russian snipers i know. |
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Most people who buy "Sniper Rifles" are not snipers. Most snipers do not buy rifles -- they are supplied by their agency (USMC, US Army, SWAT, FBI, etc.). These organizations DO NOT issue Barretts or Dragunovs to their sniper teams (Barretts ARE issued to anti-material teams in the USMC and US Army). These organizations DO insist that any RIFLES issued to their sniper teams shoot at 1/2 MOA or better, and they usually have full-time staffs to make sure they keep shooting to those specifications. By the way, I was too generous to the Dragunov -- I really haven't gotten any better than 3 MOA with "match" COMBLOC ammo, but I was willing to give it benefit of the doubt since no-one seems to load REAL match ammo for it (one reason I don't own one). If it floats your boat to buy a Barrett (I do own one of these) or a Dragunov (the Chinese versions are closest to the original COMBLOC issue, by the way), go for it. They are both fun to shoot. You are probably not a sniper, so it doesn't matter. |
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