Hungarian FEG/SVD

[dogma338]

Purchased the Atlantic Firearms FEG/SVD. Going to run S&B 174 Gr HPBT. Anyone running anything different and getting good results?
Thx much…

 

[tomme boy]

the winchester is made by S&B so if you can get that it is another option. PPU is ok at best. But the brass is very good. S&B/Win brass has weird primer pockets. They are a little shallow and very tight. Not crimp but the diameter is smaller than what we use for primers. They will work but you will see if you reload.

Any powder that works for 308win will work in the 54r. 4895 and varget are 2 of my favorites. I reload for several Finn Mosins but not a semi auto. The 174gr bullets are awesome but hard to get. Hornady was also making them but they are not doing it now. Don't be afraid of the Hornady FMJ bullet. It shoots almost as good as the 174gr HPBT

 

[GenericBadGuy]

Purchased the Atlantic Firearms FEG/SVD. Going to run S&B 174 Gr HPBT. Anyone running anything different and getting good results?
Thx much…

How do you like it? Was it worth the ~$8500+?

 

[dogma338]

How do you like it? Was it worth the ~$8500+?

 

[dogma338]

Well,
I haven’t been to the range yet, still researching the ammo. It’s pretty, lol. Seems well made, forged receiver not stamped, wondering if it’s Russian parts rebranded…? I’ll report back on it as a shooter in October, I have to book our 1000 yd range…If Atlantic doesn’t import a ton of them I think it will hold its collector value…..Worth 8500.00…I think it’s more subjective at this point than objective/-As a shooter, 8500.00 will buy more accuracy than the SVD will probably deliver….
~J

 

[dogma338]

the winchester is made by S&B so if you can get that it is another option. PPU is ok at best. But the brass is very good. S&B/Win brass has weird primer pockets. They are a little shallow and very tight. Not crimp but the diameter is smaller than what we use for primers. They will work but you will see if you reload.

Any powder that works for 308win will work in the 54r. 4895 and varget are 2 of my favorites. I reload for several Finn Mosins but not a semi auto. The 174gr bullets are awesome but hard to get. Hornady was also making them but they are not doing it now. Don't be afraid of the Hornady FMJ bullet. It shoots almost as good as the 174gr HPBT

Thank you sir for responding, I appreciate the detailed comments. I’ll report back after my range date in October.
~J

 

[GenericBadGuy]

Well,
I haven’t been to the range yet, still researching the ammo. It’s pretty, lol. Seems well made, forged receiver not stamped, wondering if it’s Russian parts rebranded…? I’ll report back on it as a shooter in October, I have to book our 1000 yd range…If Atlantic doesn’t import a ton of them I think it will hold its collector value…..Worth 8500.00…I think it’s more subjective at this point than objective/-As a shooter, 8500.00 will buy more accuracy than the SVD will probably deliver….
~J

If only we had Euro pricing on these man, a Izmash Tigr in .308 win would be a great deer hunting rifle.

 

[knuckleballz]

The Vepr rifles in 7.62x54 and .308win are excellent shooters. Particularly the 20inch barreled 7.62x54. Unfortunately the 54r Vepr only comes with single stack magazines. The .308 uses double stack.

 

[WindstormSCR]

sadly Hornady no longer makes the .312 SSTs they used to. those were damn good shooters in an SVD. My friend is hoarding the rest of the ammo I made for him using those.