A&K SVD PICT'O'RAMA + first look

[Horsem4n]

yeah, i have been looking at that thing too. i just hope, that come next week, it'll still be available. cause from what i can tell, jaidenten only made like a dozen or so kits and havn't said anything about followup kits.

 

if its available next week, ill probably be able to grab one. but it will be a while before ill be able to do anything with it though. but at the same time, i REALLY dont need to start another project. my M500, M9, Masada and G3 are all on my plate ATM.

Edited December 12, 2010 by Horsem4n

[aznriptide859]

Wouldn't this basically make this an all-weather NBB sniper? That's pretty cool - shove in a good TBB in there and you'd be all set.

[Horsem4n]

not really, you still have to take into account that the FPS can very widely as seen in the chrono results in both videos. i was thinking of drilling a few holes and hooking it up to an HPA rig.

[Wingmann]

Could you explain me exactly how it works?

 

In the spring SVD you cock the piston on the sear and simply release the spring by pressing the trigger and freeing that sear. How does that work here?

[Horsem4n]

essentially using a valve like a green gas can.

[Wingmann]

So the trigger releases the new piston and when it hits the nozzle area it opens the valve temporarily? It seems a bit random unless the spring is very, very consistant with that pressing force...

[Bane]

So the trigger releases the new piston and when it hits the nozzle area it opens the valve temporarily? It seems a bit random unless the spring is very, very consistant with that pressing force...

 

springs usually are.. thats how every other gas rifle works

[Wingmann]

springs usually are.. thats how every other gas rifle works

Then getting the FPS under 550 should be a piece of cake. A portion of a quality spring cut to the appropiate size and voilá!

[Coldgunner]

How many rounds do you get out of one bulb?

[Warpix]

Sorry to derail this topic a bit from the CO2 conversion, but it looks like I may just have one of these things in my hands soon and would like to know a few opinions on the following.

 

Scope? I'm thinking of getting a 6x POSP, is that good for 500 FPS with .2g, or should I go with a 4x scope?

 

BB weight. I'll be getting the newer type that fires at about 480-500 FPS, and if it doesn't, I'll make sure it does. That being said, would .28g BBs be heavy enough for it, or should I think again about the weight of BB to invest in?

[screwdriver]

i am very tempted by this for mine, but im also tempted to hang on as i can see the next move will be to include blowback into the design and that will be worth the wait, allbeit with a lower shot count from the co2 bulb

[Wingmann]

Scope? I'm thinking of getting a 6x POSP, is that good for 500 FPS with .2g, or should I go with a 4x scope?

IMO more than 4x is a bit of overkill. You could also search for a variable 4-8, 3-9 or 2.5-5 scope. They all exist for SVD mounts.

 

BB weight. I'll be getting the newer type that fires at about 480-500 FPS, and if it doesn't, I'll make sure it does. That being said, would .28g BBs be heavy enough for it, or should I think again about the weight of BB to invest in?

0.28 would be about fine. I started using 0.30 but the result wasn't that good, although I've read good comments on it.

[Warpix]

Thanks for your input, I just ordered a 4x scope from Kalinka and I'll start tuning up my SVD soon. Oh, I also have the gun now.

[Wingmann]

About the CO2 cartridge, a player from Madrid has been doing some tests with it.

 

- The gas valve is easily modifiable to change the FPS using shims.

- The piston rebounds inside the cylinder, sending some gas backwards through the cylinder, due to the piston head having no o-ring at all. He'll experiment to see if adding one somehow would help sending all the gas forward, therefore improving gas efficiency.

- Quality wise the kit seems to be done well enough, but it lacks some refinement, as the already mentioned o-ring.

[Warpix]

On O-Rings, has anyone but a bigger O-Ring on their piston? I feel that I could probably improve the air seal and consistency if I use a little thicker O-Ring.

[ultimentra]

Any updates about the CO2 kit?

[Wingmann]

I'll be receiving one next week. I'll try to post updates then.

[l96ninja]

I'll be receiving one next week. I'll try to post updates then.

Any updates?

[Wingmann]

As default, the CO2 filled piston bounces between the release spring and the valve spring, making an auto-like fart of CO2. It sounds like 5 rapid shots. I haven't had time to tinker with a softer release valve spring, but I thought another modification that I wanted to try out. I decided to park it for a while while I was getting a part made for me. Unfortunately the part is taking too long to be made...

 

As soon as I get better results I'll post them here.

[torN-]

I have my finger hovering over the purchase button at the moment. I looking to get my A&K SVD from Actionhobbys.co.uk, they mention adding a new spring to bring it down to 300fps but they also supply the original aswell. Anyone bought the SVD from here before?

 

Also im a lefty , any other leftys here had any problems using the SVD w/scope?

 

 

[EDIT]

 

I took the plunge, just ordered mine! cant wait.

 

[/EDIT]

Edited April 23, 2011 by torN-

[sheehan]

i really need to know if this gun will work with the cmyk rail mount for aks

im getting this for my birthday present and need a rail mount

 

thank you

[Horsem4n]

yeah, the cyma should work. utg works too if you have the option.