THE SVD, DRAGUNOV. Russia's sniper rifle plus Combat accuracy test.
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- The SVD / Dragunov video took us a long time to complete. The Dragunov is perhaps the most recognizable sniper / dmr out there. I hope you enjoy this video and we do a dive on the SVD and see if we are Soviet Sniper material.
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22:30 "its definitely more art than science" “Do you know what an artist and a sniper have in common? Details. Like when a touch of color is out of place. When a shadow does not match with its surroundings. Or when a shape is not where it is supposed to be. The only difference is the stakes. Mine are higher.”
― Glaz, "The Eye"
Glaz has a nickname?
@@Max-ij5kl bruuuuuh 702 kills 🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿 humanized nuke
@@Max-ij5kl Yeah--just like Ludmila actually killed 300+ people, too. Everybody takes Soviet numbers at face value...🤣
@@Max-ij5kl 702 unconfirmed kills. iirc he has about 50/50 confirmed and unconfirmed kills
@@CthonicSoulChicken Communist math is tricky.
I just wanted to stop by to let you know that since introducing your channel to my 61 year old father, he always asks if I watched the new “Flannel Daddy” video. It’s equal parts hilarious and disturbing because I’m not quite sure he understands the implications of that nickname lol.
The implicationnnn
Oh my god💀bless your father tho
Wholesome
@@lucienleonardi8122 “Forgive me lord, my father knows not what he says.” ☦️
😂😂😂
служил в 16/17 годах, был снайпером по специальности, была именно свд. Господи, как я по ней тёк.... относился к ней как своему ребенку или жене, очень скучаю по ней.
И вообще у меня была детская мечта быть снайпером, как я был рад когда получил данную должность, всё что ребенку щенка подарили.
ВСЕМ МИРА.
Повезло повезло мечты сбываются :3
Бро а правда говорят то что именно армейская СВД лучше стреляет чем гражданский аналог Тигр?
А чего не на Донбассе тогда сейчас ?
@@ealfys я не крутой снайпер 🤣🤣
@@ealfys Он же написал годы службы и специальность "снайпер"
For an optic designed in the 60's there wasn't many modern optics, that would be pretty cool considering if you hit your shots back then.
Needed a good mount to go from a dovetail to a picatinny rail, and you can use the full range of scopes available.
1960s, not 1760s
@@NatoVSChina 😂
@@NatoVSChina разработка велась с 1760 г по 1960г :)
@@user-uy8fw5sp4t can't translate
Guys with this rifle in an action movie have a +80% chance of getting counter-sniped through the scope from a mile away.
I HATE it when that happens... 😁
Only if theyre Iraqi olympic shooters.
It's a known design flaw
@@LIQUID_556 haha nice reference
@@LIQUID_556 Syrian*
Within the span of the first minute he shoots a paper cutout of a child. 10/10 subscribed and won a fan.
Hell yeah
Oh boy you are going to love this channel then.
Xdd
It ain't a 'hostage situation' if there are no hostages.
I did subscribe for that particular thing... 😈
*well... Not really... 😀
Man you have to appreciate the community. Mostly no toxicity and very educated. Thanks boys!
Wdym mostly,theres no toxicitiy at all
@@ViquelOostetheres always gotta be a salty fella somewhere around the corner
Love the thorough unbiased analysis, love the banter, love the the beautiful nature, and love the rifle. Exceptional piece of work guys.
plot twist: he was acctualy aiming at the kid and was suprised how accurate SVD was
_"bad guy can't shoot the hostage if I do it first!"_
The kid is Dennis the Menace, he just had to go! :-D
MAC obviously loves them, he has about 50 of them
In mother Russia, we no negotiate with terrorist,
We no negotiate with hostage to!
Can confirm, the man was trying to save us all from the kid.
There is a joke that the bayonet on the SVD is needed for training snipers. After each miss they are forced to crawl to the target, hit the target with a bayonet, crawl back and continue shooting until another miss... Not a bad SVD challenge, isn't it?
If that doesn't make you take your time with your shots, nothing will.
На самом деле это не оружие снайпера, а марксмана, по нашему: усиление огневой мощи взвода. И в случае атаки ему не удастся отсидется за чужими спинами, Хе Хе Хе.
Mr. Shepard used to tell me to do this too!
@@artem_tot а то я, блин, не знаю, и в видео об этом не говорится... Знаю. И, да, говорится.
@@artem_tot У нас снайпер универсал.Он и марксмен он и снайпер в одном лице.Какую задачу поставят ту и будет выполнять.И все из СВД.)Интро конечно убойное получилось)))
Micah is legitimately a really excellent shooter. Great member of your team
Well I'm quite pleased with you pointing out that in spite of it literally being named a sniper rifle (Snáyperskaya Vintóvka sistém'y Dragunóva, which translates to Sniper Rifle sytem Dragonuv) it is and always was intended as a DMR.
Same goes with the VSK-94, it's a scoped SMG type weapon, which is just a DMR for urban units
I think that's just a misunderstanding of the Soviet sniper doctrine compared to other countries' sniper doctrine. Soviets wanted a mobile sniper who would move with their squad or platoon and provide longer range fire from a reasonably close distance (just outside the enemy's ability to engage them with regular infantry weapons); while other countries wanted snipers who stayed far away and picked off high value targets, performed reconnaissance, or called in fire missions.
@@andreivaldez2929 Hm. So kind of like being deployed in active combat vs being used as support?
The DMR concept is to take a service rifle from the rack, accurize it, and have it use the same ammo as used in the general infantry unit.
The closest thing in the Soviet sphere of influence analogous to a Western DMR would be the Iraqi Tabuk rifle.
Taking an M110 and handing it to the best shot in an infantry platoon doesn't mean it is no longer a sniper rifle; it is still a sniper rifle just pressed into the designated marksman role. The same holds up for the SVD.
Also, doctrine for snipers is different for East and West, so using the Western doctrine to classify it is also erroneous. According to Russian doctrine and usage, it is a sniper rifle.
If going by Western doctrine for a DMR, an accurized AK-74 with an RPK-74 barrel would be a true designated marksman rifle.
Same as the Fedorov
I am from Siberia, I have a tiger made in 2020, the trigger there is simply gorgeous! The intro was awesome!
I hope someday Concern Kalashnikov will invite you to Russia.
The trigger there is simply the same) Mine from 2018 was exactly as shown here, BUT with some minor welding and dremeling it becomes modern super short and smooth target trigger)) The SVD trigger is perfectly smooth as it is, it just needs some travel reduction...
Greetings! The intro was pretty good 😂
FUCK YEAH SERBIA
When GT said, "For those of you who are running the SVD for the first time, you might fuck it (i.e. the magazine insertion) up a few times." And I thought, "Who the fuck is running an SVD these days?" Then, I saw this comment..
@@jolier1313 lol, thumbs up, exact same.
To put the SVD into context, the Russians and British both replaced their Vicker's guns.
The British replaced it with a light mortar, the Russians with the SVD.
By the vickers do you mean the Maxim 1910? Who’s replacement was the SG43/SGM and then the PK/PKM?
@@Barabel22 No. The PK line does not fill the same role as the old Maxim guns.
@@Malikyte13 Then what replaced the Maxim 1910?
The SVD replaced the 91/30 in Russian service
Which mortar?
The sounds this gun makes sounds so good. The mag going in, releasing the bolt, etc. Very satisfying sounds.
One of the best pieces of work on this channel for sure, gorgeous rifle, cool guys, beautiful mountains.
Man, these Tarkov graphics are looking really good.
@@meta55645 Tarkov already has the SVDS, so...
I miss the Shturman Hood. XD
Flashbacks to chads with thermal SVD's
@@meta55645 are you broke? There's been SVDs for a long time
@@freki3545 Pretty sure he's referring to the older, wooden furniture version of the SVD.
“Let’s just helo up to the range”
Me: this will be clever
GT: * actually helos to range *
Me: fuck me I want his job
I thought the exact same thing lol and his comment
“I guess this this is where we’re at now”
Like he’s still trying to believe it lol
He’s living the dream man
Pretty sure he’s an NCO with the marines
Not certain though don’t quote me on that
@Daniel Cordero Cool
@ Daniel Cordero The only reason I didn’t like that twice, is because it won’t let me.
Good video. loved this weapon in old school call of duty 2
Loved the heartfelt message at the end! Good shit brother
I think you are awesome at these videos !!! You do well explaning things !! Thanks !!!
Nice shooting across the board man. Soviet marksman doctrine is a never-ending pit to be lost in ;)
Edit: sorry for typos, been working at the bench and watching videos on the side
9 "hole reviews" huh. I didn't know there was a youtube channel about my ex.
sir, please get your hands on a svdm. also can you make a video about comparison between m110 and svdm? would be interesting.
It seems like a good "close enough" rifle
Its a 9 hole reversal the Asian guy is spotting and the white guy is shooting lol
Say what you typed out loud. See if you can spot the discrepancy.
R Lee Ermy got me interested in weapons decades ago on the History Channel. I never thought I'd be sitting here in 2021 still being entertained by weapons and by someone I find just as entertaining as Ermy. Thank you, Sir, for continuing this channel. It's truly entertaining, educational, and hilarious at the same time. Take care.
Mail call!
@@GarandThumb Lock and Load!
Rip Gunny
I used to love Mail Call!
Gunny is a Legend.
Love the nod to Ian. Respect all around
came here for the SVD but that last 5 seconds really got me, I needed to hear that thanks.
"I'm feeling like Forgotten Weapons right now..."
* ominous "French Long?" echoes in the distance *
Imagine having an enemy designated marksman just losing it and going for a baïonnette charge from 500 meters away.
basically steam roller scene in austin powers.
*bayonet
Monty Python Holy Grail - Knight / endless running scene.
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@@truenorth2653 That's what instantly came to my mind too lol.
Imagine this but panicking, missing all your shots and actually getting got lmaoo
Great rifle! It was fun watching you guys...
cant describe how much i love this channel
_"Talk is cheap, ammunition is not"_ he says while leaving that ejected cartridge on the ground.
and the one he used to explain the gas regulator thing still on tthe table somewhere
The one cartridge that's been ejected fell on the wet ground and should be too dirty to load back into a rifle.
Wait... Cancel that in case of a russian-made weapon!
@@aleksejssuharevs866 Nyet. AK is fine
the thing is overgassed for a reason isn't it?
@@thiccchungusexe8964 AK is super fine!
“Who really is Garand Thumb?”
Garand thumb is not a person, it is not a being.
It’s a state of mind.
WE are Garand Thumb, Comrades.
That is our SVD, Comrade.
There is an idea of a Garand Thumb, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me, only an entity, something illusory
Based
It's an Ideology, a Religion, an Ethnicity, a Nationality, Our Way of Life.
We are the Alpha Legion of Guntube.
This is our history. Thank you for your detailed, objective and honest review. Hearing this from a "probable enemy" is worth a lot. Kidding. I hope this never happens. With gratitude and respect from Russia.
“Never happens”
Even though NATO literally tried to expand to your doorstep and started a proxy war against Russia? Bruh.
@@dznuts123 no worries, they will resume their Cuba missiles.🤣
@@yam2050 we actually don't need to deploy them on Cuba, they are hypersonic now. But yes, it's going to be WW3. Would be fun (no)
@@dznuts123 Buddy! My country spans 11 time zones, and having NATO on our doorstep is more of a NATO issue given our modern missiles. We have such a tradition, every 100 years to explain to the West - "Whose cones are in the Siberian forest." At the beginning of each century, another Western hegemon comes to us. Karl 12 (Swedes), Napoleon (French), Hitler (Germany) - and we buried them all. The conclusion is simple - those who do not learn history will learn geography in a new way. ))))))
It's not a threat, it's just an objective reality. As for the video - I really liked it, I'm sure it's wrong to rate the content based on the nationality of the author! )))) It's not accepted in our country.
@@yam2050 Russia is not the USSR. Did you skip your history lesson?
I had a PSL. That thing was a blast, and turned heads at the range when you touched it off.
That intro is the polar opposite of the Kalashnikov group lmao
Yo my mans Woolie, what’s good? Can’t wait to watch your vids on that upcoming RoR2 future DLC.
intro was trolling of the highest order xD Russian style. :D
what does theirs look like?
@@tlshortyshorty5810 looks like the polar opposite.
@@Make-Asylums-Great-Again I somehow struggle to picture it
This channel is so fucking wholesome I literally will drop whatever I’m doing and watch your content.
Much love brother
wholesome how？ Do you even know what this word means? Are you a redditor?
@@Avo4929 you ain’t gotta trash on him like that
@@Avo4929 The way GT let’s his whole crew shoot on film, and cheers them on after giving them a little bit of a hard time, calling them all brothers. No other gun channel really does that.
@@Avo4929 bro you posted cringe lmao
Thx man!!
New one Chukavin is awesome comes in variety of different cartridges 338 Lapua,408 Cheytac, standard round 308 . Great video 🇺🇲🇺🇲
Very interesting. Thank you!
Can we just stop and give props to daddy’s Cinematograhper?? This channel looks better than 70% of what ends up in movie theaters.
Well it doesn’t, but ok, nice gimbal i guess.
MICAH, GET THE CAMERA!
The area is also very scenic too,,
What movies are you watching?
Давно так смеялся со вступления. У вас отличное чувство юмора)
If you do live in Russia how much would one of these rifles cost?
I don't understand what you saying but I love Russian firearms too. Especially PKP.
Идеальное начало, сцуко блэд
Yes, he does, we may rag on you Russians, but in most places, you are considered more like a brother arguing over what bunk bed- one of my biggest regrets was not buying one in the early 1990s. I didn't give it much thought I had better uses for 800 dollars at the time, I have been kicking my backside for that decision for the past 27 years. Besides what are a few swear words among friends!
И его произношение идеально 😂
awesome video : ) thanks guys
Hell yeah one of the best openings I've seen from your channel LOL
Man, I hope we get dumped on with snow this year here in WA. Would be rad to see you doing some white camo kit videos.
Judy head East. Spokane always always always gets snow
Maybe a White Death/Ron Jeremy spin-off?
I hear we're gonna get some real snow in WA
@@Johnpaul-vu8tn spokanaughts unit!
I think we are going to get snow start of December. I really want to shoot in the cold and get accustomed to it. Itll off extra skills.
Ya know when you look back even further in history from the SVD the Russians tested the concept of a semiautomatic marksman rifle somewhat capable of a sniper's job with the SVT 40 during WW2 by mounting scopes to it.
Truth!
Despite the SVT's accuracy issues both Russian and German snipers preferred it for urban battles
I want a scoped svd so bad but theres no way i can afford one
@@stevemc6010 let me guess - the scope was moving?
@@saint_alucardwarthunder759 I think the problem was the first round was almost always a flier because of the barrel being cold. Not very good problem to have when the first shot is so important.
That Gorka suit looks badass! 👍🔥
Those iconic "ringing" sound when shooting is so satisfying
And here we see a Garand Thumb stalking his way thru the Zone in search of Artifacts and Strelok.
Get out of here Stalker
@@G_Flash84625 I said come in, don't stand there
Little did he know that he was actualy, strelok.
наконец то фланелевый папа начал говорить по русски! (хоть и всего 2 слова)
Well my Russki friend taught me to say “I love you, I want you”. Fuckers had a blast 😂
Excuse me Russian speaking peoples. What is " uh-oh" spelled like with the English alphabet. Is it pivo ,pevo? Because of an old sealab2021 joke
Русский мат - connecting people)))
Да, я только что заставил тебя использовать Google, чтобы выяснить этот комментарий .. Дай мне знать, что ты его прочитал, оставив мне смайлик в ответах ... Пойдем, Брэндон.
The 2 that matter most, atleast
27:59
Wow.
9/10,
With that optic, out at 500,
Great job.
Just made it look much easier than we know it was.
Would love to see you revisit this with better optics, awesome shooting 👍🇺🇸
When the camera guy drops a headshot on the first round O_o.
80's Porn Stache: +50% accuracy when operating vintage weaponry
“Easy with the Kobe, we’re flying a helicopter” best 1 liner I’ve herd in a minute. Lmfao
Glad you got rounded up in under a minute.
@@shanewalter4928 lmfao
Impresionante video Espero que hayan utilizado munición pesada muy profesional los tiros👏👏👏👏👏
excellent video my friend !!!
There are actually several optic templates for SVD. You are most likely using one for close range shooting. The original army SVD comes with three templates. Most of the shooting that soldiers did in Afghanistan was over 500m. Mountain to mountain. SVD was used mostly by DShB (Air Troopers) unites and they were called the Caravan Hunters.
you tell them bro, you tell them! ha!
Охотники за караванами вроде ГРУ были...
Не много не так. СВД - штатное оружие марксмана. В пехотном отделении по штату - один марксман.
Эту винтовку применяют все подразделения в которых по штату должен быть марксман.
ДШБ - десантно-штурмовой батальон. Это подразделения относящееся к ВДВ - воздушно-десантные войска или к морской пехоте.
Охотой на караваны в Афганистане занимались подразделения спецназа ГРУ (главное разведовательное управление).
Подготовленный стрелок способен поражать грудную мишень (размер 20х20 дюймов) на дистанции до 800 метров (900 ярдов).
ПС: пишу так, что бы гугл переводчик смог адекватно перевести на английский язык.
@@blackriver9611 Я служил в разведроте 66 бригады в Джалалабаде при ДШБ, у нас не было Спецназа и караванами занимались мы сами.
@@blackriver9611 Thanks for the orderly writing and information. Translation worked well. Although I'm in the process of learning Russian anyways. :)
I knew an ex royal marine who once told me that the sdv dragunov was his most favourite firearm of all time. He was private security on Egyptian transport vessels when he left and he was issued the m4. he still loved the dragunov though. Respect. Keep safe.
Private security on transport sounds like an interesting job.
Those are very good shots at distance with that setup.
35:09 motivational speech! I love this guy. He seams so nice and caring
The SVD is still the sexiest rifle ever made hands down. Everyone looks like a badass with one in their hands. Very capable even out to 700m with the proper optic and round.
Eh. The ak47 is pretty badass too
Yes, I've always loved these, really neat looking
that shit sucks. its even not precision. m14 thats rifle, add scope and u re king of the hill
@@jacknelson9800 i dont think thats english you've spoken
@@jacknelson9800 m14 is super unreliable in terms of accuracy, being a very fragile.
SVD is made so that any siberian woodcutter can hit at 500 mtrs with almost no training
the intro is just perfect isnt it? showing what good marksmenship looks like, making sure you hit the target by shooting center of mass instead of going for the risky holiwood head shot
I think it was more of a jab at the KGB shooting child hostages
@@XPsychowaffleX "Child was in way of bad guy. Bad guy gone now. Sergey see no problem here. Mission over."
Its just the ongoing meme with Ron Jeremy and Macaulay Culkin
That opening was brilliant.
34:00
It was kinda cool how the cam on the target shook with the shots lol Glad you figured out it was happening though.
VERY fun video to see other shooters and some playful competition
Russian camo, utility and firearms are nostalgic and timelessly functional. There is something about it that is modern and old at the same time.
"If it works, it works, don't touch it", and "The better one - is enemy of the good one" - two old, but gold Russian idioms.
I have found in my research (I've never actually held or shot an actual gun) that a lot of Russian guns are still in circulation today because they are so goddamn durable. They can definitely shrug off a good dip in the mud
@@orthusgames9888 I have found in my research (I've shot a lot of guns) that a lot of Russians gun are cheap and they go bang + they're legal in CA most of the time :)
small arms haven't progressed very much since ww2.
@@jamesshepherd1860 I want to say you're wrong but now that I think about it you're right. After WW2 we've just been refining what we know works. Even 50 years from now I bet plenty of countries will still be using AK and AR variants. Real innovation now is in all the shit you put on em. It will take something truly huge to change how the firearms themselves are actually designed. Unfortunate if you're a gun nerd.
Ohhh this thing was straight up fire on SOCOM II US Navy Seals on PS2.
Terrorists Win
Fantastic game. Wish they would bring those back.
SOCOM 1-3 were such a blast. Sony ruined the series after that. SOCOM 4 was basically COD in 3rd person.
@@ImpliedVolatility704 agreed. 3 was by far my favorite.
This had a lesson. It was great !
Alpha one,bravo,Andrew the wolf Awesome snipers
"Talk is cheap, ammo is not"
The past few years summarized when it comes to ammo
Oh yeah
3:55 There are two versions of non-military Tigers: 620 mm (24'') and 530 mm (20''), same as for military SVD. So actually, the barrel was not shortened for civil market, you just got a certain version. Great video, as usual!
Agree! Brother did marksmanship course in AFRF
I have always wanted one of these
Great spotting! 505 yards like it was nothing heck yeah
GT smiling warmly into the camera, me smiling back like a гетагd.
I think we all smile back in our own retarded way🤪
agree
@@EVLfreak666 yup.
“What if we just chode the barrel?”
-Dragunov Jr., c.1980
I wanted to buy myself a Marksman rifle and was looking at an AR-15 with a long barrel. But after watching your video, I realized and was inspired to buy an SVD (civilian Tiger).
Fuckin god tier channel right where. Nothing less to be expected. Much love all the way from Miami brother. 🙌🏻
A while ago my grandfather showed me his gun safe, dead center was an original draganov mint without a round through it. This weapon in a game is awesome but in real life it’s even cooler.
That’s a treasure. Keep it close.
Can you be so sure it hasn’t been fired? Who doesn’t shoot their guns?
Wtf he doesn't shoot it? Seems kinda sad past the cool factor of being "mint" just clean and take care of it
@@wrath2008 Don't put more rounds through it than you can get "prints" on it.
Everyone's grandparents on this channel always have the coolest shit!
"Your stash matches that rifle so well"
Proceeds to Domer Simpson that target on the first shot.
Priceless
In Soviet Russia, rifle choose you
DAMMM I am new to this channel. Just watched your newer videos. but now seen you before the steroids I almost could not recognize you are the same person before the enhancements.
Soviets weapons are just so good. I have seen this on a Valmet making their version of SVD on 308. Wonder what they the difference between the Soviet SVD and Valmet’s replica of the SVD on 308?
Valmet is also bad ass, there must be a collaboration between Russian and Finland about the SVD, great vid Gthumb.
Goddamn work of art! I've wanted this and the RPK since I was little.
@@user-vs2vk4ol1y nah not really
Me too man
А у меня есть такой!
@@user-vs2vk4ol1y A Vepr is completely different in function than a SVD and the svd is superior in accuracy and build because it was built around the larger round instead of just being a big AK
@@user-vs2vk4ol1y what a clueless comment.
As a russian I can say - that "сука!" was freaking great. Thanks for the vid!
Psst hey buddy send me a rifle
@@ironicchannelname6457 Sorry bro, I'm only 17 so can't do that. Would you mind waiting for about a year?
@@ironicchannelname6457 Hi AFT!
@@Seanomatic57 nah they don't want me I don't have a dog
That was very interesting!!
It's a gorgeous gun and I love it
Is anyone going to comment on how freaking great the color grading is from whoever did the editing part? god damn those colours are nice
No editing needed. thats just Washington mountains in the fall. Just kiddin.
I came for the intros as always😂 absolutely mint
That nature at the shooting range is breathtaking
I loved watching Mike shoot the gun.
Man, army flasbacks comes from this video. Given service in army and having the Dragunov (svd) as your service weapon is one of the coolest thing I remember. Sadly this one didn't have the original pso-1 sight. Absolute blast to shoot over 500 yards, downside are thought that gun kicks like a bitch (has sharp kick unlike sniper rifles) hence the 7.62x54r and mechanism. At the end of the day, first timers had eyebrows in blood :D. Yea about the mags, since the 7.62x54r (same as PKM) casings have lip at the end, you had to make sure to pack the ammo right way or doublefeed would happen. Also the sling would be wrapped on to your left arm and pull it toward yourself if you ever would need to shoot that gun while upright.
Sling loop shooting, iirc a lot of europeans taught that technique for hunting and spot shooting
How big of a difference was your spread at 500 yards compared to 1000
We used our slings the same way on a m16a2 in the marine corps for offhand shots at the range. And only the range lol.
@@WarriorLife_fpv Probably because the range is the only time you're going to be doing precision shooting with an M16, especially in the Corps. lol
I’ve shot plenty of Mosin Nagants. The idiom that Soviet soldiers would fire the first round, dislocate their shoulder, and fire the second round to relocate their shoulder has some validity. Lol.
“Talk is cheap, ammo is not.” Love all you do on this channel. Pure awesomeness.
When I was contracting in Iraq the only longgun I could get my hands on was a Dragonov. We also found out that the weapon started to open up around 400 yards. But it was a fun rifle to use.
Great channel,true wise words from 35:20 and on
About the ammo; they *DO* make purpose built ammunition for snipers, the 7N1 round, and with handloads you can easily close up those groups. Prvi and Lapua make brass, though the Lapua brass is necked for .308 bullets, not the .312 of the soviet rifles. Personally, never had much luck with S&B for accuracy, both 54R or 6.5 Creedmoor. The original SVD-63 rifle had a twist rate tuned specifically for this ammo, but with later models it was changed so the SVD could make use of general purpose and machinegun ammunition, and a revised 7N14 round was designed for the new rifles.
On the optic, the chevrons are actually ranged for drop beyond 1000m, in 100m increments after setting the elevation turret to its maximum distance setting. that said this feature isn't the most useful for most shooters, and would have been better served with a practical drop setting. Essentially they treat it like the classic single-post style optics, like the PU.
27:43 You can hear the impact immediately after Mike says "impact". Speed of light vs speed of sound kinda thing. Science.
Does Mike have a TH-cam/website ?
Hahaha I’ve watched so many of your videos without subbing, but this intro just won me over, can’t believe it had to come to this
The rangefinder reticle was designed to ratio shoulder sizes at given distances. The target is your point of reference center-mass.
As Eminem once sang
"The SVD won't let me be"
I think he said "STD"
@@SgtRudySmithbRet he got that from the empty V
Not I can’t unhear that!
And I hate M&M.
Or let me be me so let me see I need a 7.62×63 cuz it feel so empty M1C
@@SgtRudySmithbRet FCC**
Can’t believe Micah got drafted into the soviet army after hitting that target
I like the SVD :D
thank you for this video
So awesome this gun... wish I had one here 👍
Kobe "careful with that we are flying helicopters" line of the year !! Also love this video more long range shooting and guns please !!
Never forget the concept of operations for this weapon was creating US casualties. As a DMR in the hands of average infantry, it was extremely effective. It does not stack up to modern sniper rifles but is robust enough to be thrown into the back of an APC and still work. It gives the squad a longer reach than AKs, something we didn't figure out until the 90s.
Well we had DMR rifles well before the 1990s. We had plenty of guys in Vietnam armed with xm21 sniper rifles and we had guys in Korea armed with m1c and m1d garands. All doing the same job as what a Russian armed with an SVD would be doing.
The reason it took us so long to adopt a purpose built SVD isn’t because we “couldn’t figure it out”, it’s because we didn’t need to. A xm21/M21/M25 with match ammo will be more accurate than an SVD.
@@Front-Toward-Enemy the xm21 was available but it would not be doing what the SVD would. xm21 were as far as i have read mainly used by snipers or specialist roles outside of a squad. which makes sense because Nam. in Korea again available but were never widely used.
It also explains why the Soviets wanted the full 24 inch barrel even if it meant the barrel was a worse and thinner one. One of the goals here was to provide squads with a weapon that could get as much energy as possible out of Soviet-era steel cored AP cartridges in order to give them the capacity to deal with the most modern NATO body armor. In other words, the same problem that made NATO develop the P90, but with the exact opposite solution
@@jed6rar the xm21 was used by snipers yeah… and so was the svd. As far as im concerned, the xm21 was doing the same job, just not at the squad level. But in the 1960s we didn’t need a squad level DMR because the m14 was still being widely used by troops outside of Vietnam. In Vietnam the role of a Designated Marksman was deemed unnecessary.
And the m1c and m1d was available and therefore proves my point. We had the idea before the commies did.
@@Front-Toward-Enemy And as far as I'm concerned, you're wrong. So suck it. The "sniper" variants of the M1 aren't even close to the same idea.
I likes really much your channel
awsome video over 1 yr