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Originally Posted by Willtallica
...not in comparison to the real deal which is on the bottom, but I honestly think the Romanian one looks better. [/i]
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The "SVD" above is a TIGR, which was a later import made specifically for the US market. Some features were removed to appease US politicos...flash hider, bayonet lug, IR metascope detector inside the PSO scope, etc.
The earliest SVD imports were from China re-named the NDM86. Later Chinese NDM-86s were also offered in .308 Win, all the reports I've heard were positive except for the firing pin spring recall and retrofit.
A year or two later someone (was it KBI?) imported a few Russian SVDs.
The Chinese NDMs are now in the 3k range, Russian approx 5K. Both are very rare. Sometime after 1993-94 the Feds stopped the SVDs, and thus the introduction of the TIGR. I think the Voluntary Restraint Agreements with Russia stopped he SVDs, abd the import ban on China stopped the NDM-86 series.
This is my oldest holding our SVD...
It shoots very well & lives up to it's reputation, but like all other precision rifles it requires premium match ammunition to get the performance. An SVD like this commands a price just north of $3k, for the same money you can get a NICE boltgun (Remington 700P) with a top shelf Leupold scope. I recommend the 700P as a starter to ease ammunition issues. The SVD is more a collector's item since the
7N1 match ammunition is difficult to find.