Dragunov

[rickyp]

Tell me all you guys know about the Dragunov rifle.

[patm41]

First of all the only true Dragonovs is the Russian SVD in the pic.
the Chinese Nd86 is a close copy
and the PSL and Yugo 76 are closer to AK's
Russian SVD are very expensive as only 100 were ever imported to the US. Most are in collectors hands and very few are ever offered for sale
check out this link.. it gas all the info you need

http://www.dragunov.net/

[1911crazy]

There's one more that IZHMASH has in their sporter/hunting section its called  "tigr" and its in 7.62x54 and i'm not sure if it will be imported with the saiga's or not but it sure looks interesting on the russian izhmash site. And so does all the other russian hunting rifles.  If they import those i think the american market will do a complete 180 and it will have most american gun manufacturers on their heels looking for new jobs.  While the new gun prices sure have come down recently some of them do have quality problems too and this is where the russian guns will gain popularity over time.   I want the best quality, the most reliable, the most dependable gun for the best affordable price and the Russian Izhmash Saiga line proved it can be done.  I'm going to fill my piggy bank and wait to see what the russians offer next lets face it their better than anything we manufacture here in the US in military or civilian guns.                                                                        BigBill