Ragin Cajun
Well-Known Member
Her name is Romanian for "Victory of the People."
My Dragunov came in! Yeah, well, I know it's not a *real* Dragunov. It's a PSL, but I ain't paying $2200 for a real one. This rifle definitely has potential. Looks like the hammer, hammer spring, and FCG are interchangeable with the AK. Extra points there. Muzzle brake is wicked-looking. should cut recoil quite considerably. Range report and pics to follow later today after I get back from my 2:30-3:45 class. ***Edit: I got to fire off four rounds before I figured out that the scope was off...alot. Gonna have to do some turret adjustment to get it zeroed in*** Crappy day for shooting. There's like 100% humidity outside due to this fog that's stuck around El Dorado for the past two days. Should be OK for 100m grouping, though. Rifle came with the Romanian 4x Dragunov reticle scope, scope cover, manual, cleaning kit, 1 magazine, lens cloth, sight wrench, gas port cleaner, and metal oil bottle.
Pros: Wood is BEAUTIFUL. The handguards are a nice blonde color, but the buttstock is about a shade darker than the handguard. If I can talk with Dad to see if we can finish it to match the handguards, I'll do it. He's a better woodworker than I am and he'll know better.
Decent trigger pull. A little gritty at first, but once you tighten up on the trigger it gets past it and basically acts as a two-stage trigger. Trigger break is like busting a glass rod. Easily remedied with a bit of work.
Scope is crystal clear, just as good as any Nikon or Leupold optic i've ever seen. I've heard rumors that the Romanians used Zeiss glass for the lenses. Rangefinder is set for a 1.7m tall target. Has integrated sunshade and rubber eye cup.
No mag wiggle, and all four (I bought three extra from AIM) mags fit.
No front sight or gas block cant.
Rifle cycles very smoothly, but this thing is going to throw some metal. I ejected a cartridge and it landed 15 feet away...and that's by hand.
Cons: Finish is about like an above-average Century gun. Not "terrible," but could be better. A bit of rust on the bayonet lug and bayonet lug clamp. That's it, though. Doesn't look like that's the same one that came with the rifle. I'm betting that Tennessee Guns put a different one on. It has the hole for the cleaning rod to fit in, but the handguard doesn't have a hole to slide the rod into. I don't think that these rifles were meant to have the bayonet lug on them. No biggie. I brushed most of the rust off with a copper brush. Minor scratches on the barrel trunnion and top cover. Nothing real major. I'll probably put some Duracoat on it or maybe just about six coats of matte black Krylon. No bake-on enamel here...******* rifle is nearly four feet long, almost three feet to the end of the receiver. 31" to be exact. I already measured. Don't have an oven that big. Very Happy
Scope is only a 4x. I plan on replacing it with an 8x Russian illuminated POSP from http://www.binocularsmart.com and putting this one back for a spare. Might make a good scope to put on an RPK to make an Iraqi Tabuk clone.
One of the padlock holes were broken on the case it came in. No biggie, I plan on getting a better case anyway. This one is just a cheapie DoskoSport case. Might make a good case for my Remington 597.
Rifle is HEAVY..definitely going to need a bipod for this big bastard.
I'm pretty satisfied. If it holds close to MOA i'll be *real* happy with it.
My Dragunov came in! Yeah, well, I know it's not a *real* Dragunov. It's a PSL, but I ain't paying $2200 for a real one. This rifle definitely has potential. Looks like the hammer, hammer spring, and FCG are interchangeable with the AK. Extra points there. Muzzle brake is wicked-looking. should cut recoil quite considerably. Range report and pics to follow later today after I get back from my 2:30-3:45 class. ***Edit: I got to fire off four rounds before I figured out that the scope was off...alot. Gonna have to do some turret adjustment to get it zeroed in*** Crappy day for shooting. There's like 100% humidity outside due to this fog that's stuck around El Dorado for the past two days. Should be OK for 100m grouping, though. Rifle came with the Romanian 4x Dragunov reticle scope, scope cover, manual, cleaning kit, 1 magazine, lens cloth, sight wrench, gas port cleaner, and metal oil bottle.
Pros: Wood is BEAUTIFUL. The handguards are a nice blonde color, but the buttstock is about a shade darker than the handguard. If I can talk with Dad to see if we can finish it to match the handguards, I'll do it. He's a better woodworker than I am and he'll know better.
Decent trigger pull. A little gritty at first, but once you tighten up on the trigger it gets past it and basically acts as a two-stage trigger. Trigger break is like busting a glass rod. Easily remedied with a bit of work.
Scope is crystal clear, just as good as any Nikon or Leupold optic i've ever seen. I've heard rumors that the Romanians used Zeiss glass for the lenses. Rangefinder is set for a 1.7m tall target. Has integrated sunshade and rubber eye cup.
No mag wiggle, and all four (I bought three extra from AIM) mags fit.
No front sight or gas block cant.
Rifle cycles very smoothly, but this thing is going to throw some metal. I ejected a cartridge and it landed 15 feet away...and that's by hand.
Cons: Finish is about like an above-average Century gun. Not "terrible," but could be better. A bit of rust on the bayonet lug and bayonet lug clamp. That's it, though. Doesn't look like that's the same one that came with the rifle. I'm betting that Tennessee Guns put a different one on. It has the hole for the cleaning rod to fit in, but the handguard doesn't have a hole to slide the rod into. I don't think that these rifles were meant to have the bayonet lug on them. No biggie. I brushed most of the rust off with a copper brush. Minor scratches on the barrel trunnion and top cover. Nothing real major. I'll probably put some Duracoat on it or maybe just about six coats of matte black Krylon. No bake-on enamel here...******* rifle is nearly four feet long, almost three feet to the end of the receiver. 31" to be exact. I already measured. Don't have an oven that big. Very Happy
Scope is only a 4x. I plan on replacing it with an 8x Russian illuminated POSP from http://www.binocularsmart.com and putting this one back for a spare. Might make a good scope to put on an RPK to make an Iraqi Tabuk clone.
One of the padlock holes were broken on the case it came in. No biggie, I plan on getting a better case anyway. This one is just a cheapie DoskoSport case. Might make a good case for my Remington 597.
Rifle is HEAVY..definitely going to need a bipod for this big bastard.
I'm pretty satisfied. If it holds close to MOA i'll be *real* happy with it.
