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Dragunov

The Dragunov is a semi-automatic sniper rifle/designated marksman rifle chambered in 7.62×54mmR and developed in the Soviet Union.

The Dragunov was designed as a squad support weapon since, according to Soviet and Soviet-derived military doctrines, the long-range engagement ability was lost to ordinary troops when submachine guns and assault rifles (which are optimized for close-range and medium-range, rapid-fire combat) were adopted. For that reason, it was originally named "Полуавтоматическая винтовка Драгунова" Dragunov's Semi-automatic Rifle.

It was selected as the winner of a contest that included three competing designs: by Sergei Simonov, Aleksandr Konstantinov and Yevgeny Dragunov. Extensive field testing of the rifles conducted in a wide range of environmental conditions resulted in Dragunov’s proposal being accepted into service in 1963. An initial pre-production batch consisting of 200 rifles was assembled for evaluation purposes, and from 1964 serial production was carried out by Izhmash.

Since then, the Dragunov has become the standard squad support weapon of several countries, including those of the former Warsaw Pact. Licensed production of the rifle was established in China and Iran.

Rules:

  • Romanian PSLs ARE NOT Dragunovs, they don't belong here

  • Memes, Captioned Images, and Superimposed Text are allowed so long as its related

  • Variants are allowed (excluding PSL as mentioned before)

  • Videogame related content will be removed

  • Repeat violators/spammers/dickheads/assholes will be banned

/r/Dragunov

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1 Comment
2025/01/28
03:55 UTC

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I found the US made Dragunov

I haven't seen a project this far along till now, seen a lot of people say they are going to do it or start doing it, but never seen a product that was this complete. It looks like they do still have a bit more work to do to have a product release but this is pretty hopeful

https://youtube.com/shorts/VWoIS1bqxNM

8 Comments
2025/01/22
04:58 UTC

5

Steel case ammo in NDM 86

Some time ago I posted about manual forbidding usage of brass case ammo in my NDM. Today, those were steel cases from my training. You can see cracks and scratches. I don't know what to think. What are your opinion fellow redditors?

https://preview.redd.it/mzzb1ontqrde1.jpg?width=3338&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7148eb15dd932f930566b247b8b3294de3a4128

6 Comments
2025/01/18
15:13 UTC

4

TSS SVD Barrel?

Anyone have any experience with the 24" barrel that TexasShooterSupply has? Its a little on the expensive side and im not entirely sure what getting the barrel replaced would entail, but I haven't seen full length SVD barrels anywhere else, much less ones in stock. If they are good or at least decent quality, I feel like it would be worth it for the conversion.

3 Comments
2025/01/09
04:45 UTC

6

SVD future availability

I’m curious if there will be any more dragunovs imported in the future. I’m currently looking at a HD-18, but for $8000 it seems a bit too much despite the historical value.

21 Comments
2025/01/05
08:40 UTC

65

Just joined the crew today

Anyone know some good places for parts to convert? Im thinking of getting furniture from Genuine-Militaria, but they dont have the flash hider though Im not sure if ill put a flash hider on this barrel or if there are full length barrels available anywhere. Any info would help!

5 Comments
2024/12/30
23:45 UTC

4

SVD Front Sight Pins

0 Comments
2024/12/24
05:07 UTC

1

MWM Gillmann/russ-guns-de

Anyone have experience buying from them?

Supposedly they can get some parts from armenia, but info on this site is really scarce. The only posts I found were either airsoft, or saying he sold fake SVD bipods as originals.

3 Comments
2024/12/21
10:02 UTC

47

Just A Picture.

6 Comments
2024/12/14
22:29 UTC

30

Saddam Hussein's Golden Al Kadesih (Iraq Version of SVD) sniper rifle.

0 Comments
2024/11/30
18:56 UTC

9

Bipod acquired from russiansurplus, questions.

Bipod arrived quickly and the quality is better than expected. However I'm worried about scratching. Do you all use electrical tape or what's your experience?

6 Comments
2024/11/22
21:35 UTC

38

New to the sub. Just ordered a bipod of Russiansurplus.net, hoping it comes through ok. NIT-A scope makes it a battle rifle now.

10 Comments
2024/11/19
09:15 UTC

26

SVD Front Sight (Homemade)

Got bored and decided to attempt to make one of these for my HD 18. Definitely not a 100 percent match as I don’t have an original to reverse engineer or proper dimensioned drawings. Not quite done with the machining, but it’s getting there.

16 Comments
2024/11/06
04:05 UTC

4

Recoil Spring Specs

I’ll soon be running my Tigr suppressed, so I’d like to have some spare recoil springs made up. Does anybody know the weight and length for SVD recoil springs? Those of you who run yours suppressed, is a stronger recoil spring necessary? If so, what weight have you found works best? Thanks in advance!

2 Comments
2024/11/04
18:58 UTC

1

Which airsoft wood furniture fits a real tigr?

Hello,

Since the real wood furniture is really expensive I am looking for an alternative. Is there an airsoft variant that fits a real tigr? (stock and handguards). I am grateful for any tips.

Thanks!

1 Comment
2024/10/26
18:12 UTC

59

Finally Got It Home

I was a bit late getting home, so I haven’t had the chance to shoot it yet.

17 Comments
2024/10/26
01:30 UTC

10

FEG HD-18 Opinions

Since someone wants a Tiger I’ve been bidding on more than I do, I’ve started looking more heavily at the FEG HD-18. What are y’all’s opinions of them, specifically shooting, fit and finish, scope quality, et cetera? This isn’t going to be a safe queen. I’m not a fan of the front sight’s appearance honestly, but that can be addressed later. Thanks!

28 Comments
2024/10/17
11:30 UTC

7

Dragunov Handguards

I found some polymer SVD handguards for 140 shipped from 4Shooters.com in Davies, FL. I personally haven’t seen a better price myself, so I just purchased a set myself.

12 Comments
2024/10/13
01:04 UTC

4

Victoptics svd scopes

https://www.vectoroptics.com/products/view/id/OPSL34.html

Has anybodytried these? Can’t find any russian pso-01 thesedays from europe.

Do they withstand 7.62x54r recoil?

Their youtube video looked pretty good.

5 Comments
2024/10/08
12:05 UTC

25

Draguno how rare and Price

Dragunov Svd price ?

What would this Norinco NDM-86 Dragunov svd pre-ban With REAL Russian polymers and scopes attached be worth ? just floating it out there

17 Comments
2024/09/23
16:42 UTC

44

Joined the comunity

I became a happy owner of NDM 86. Any tips from more experieced owners?

7 Comments
2024/08/10
09:07 UTC

17

FEG HD-18 Flash Hider Pressing/Replacement

So I was able to get the previous front sight off with the tie rod puller after making a brass collar to give more grip area. See my update on my previous post for details of that. In short, it worked, I didn’t break or damage anything, but I don’t recommend that method.

Looking closely at the inside measurement of the FEG and Russian sight blocks, it appears the Russian’s holes will line up nicely when it’s pushed into place. The Russian block appears to have a pleasantly looser fit compared to the FEG, not too loose, but doesn’t seem to require major pressure until about 80% in place. The FEG was tight all the way off.

I’m probably going to at least attempt it to press it on with my little 1-2 ton arbor press, but after my last adventure removing the previous block, I’ve accepted that it may be worth it to grab that 20 ton Harbor freight press that’s on sale. One way or another, I think I’ll get it on.

My question is how to brace the gun while pressing. There’s a bunch of AK guides and videos, and specialty tools for populating an AK barrel, but pretty much nothing available for the SVD. So what would people who have done this sort of thing recommend? Is a barrel vise enough to hold the barrel while pushing on a sight block or will it just get pushed out? Is there a good way to brace the rear of the barrel or through the mag well? Is the rear of the milled receiver tough enough to receive the pressure without it bending somewhere in the middle?

Easier to brace the middle or rear of the gun and push the sight down onto the front, or place the sight block against a hard object and press the receiver and barrel down into it?

4 Comments
2024/07/29
14:19 UTC

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