Which is more accurate: M-14 or SVD Dragunov?

[wild_wild_wes]

Okay, in a related question...in your opinion, what should the MOA accuracy potential of an SDM type rifle be?

[DocGKR]

Failure2Stop's comments on M14 accuracy are concordant with my experiences with RACK-GRADE, USGI M14's--NOT accurized NM's, M21's, M25's, but plain-jane USGI M14's shooting M80 ball.

[GHL]

Original accuracy requirements for the US M14 rifle were only 6 MOA. (I will follow this up with an online source as soon as I locate one, in effort to maintain a factual input standard. )

[Ed L.]

I think the original rack grade requirement for the M-14 was 4 m.o.a.

[Face_N_The_Crowd]

Okay, in a related question...in your opinion, what should the MOA accuracy potential of an SDM type rifle be?

2 MOA or less.

IMHO - add the accuracy of the weapon to the accuracy of the shooter (under field conditions) and that is really what the 'system' is capable of.

Very good shooters are going to shoot 1 - 2 MOA under field conditions. That means a 3 - 4 MOA system.

(IMHO) Realistically, if you add much in the way of distance (+500) with any stick greater than 2 MOA - you're likely just making noise.

[macman37]

Why are we comparing a rifle designed for sharpshooting (Dragunov) with a rifle deslgned to replace 3 or 4 different kinds of rifles and carbines? (rack grade M14)

At very least you need to compare apples to apples (accurized SDM M14 or M21)... Otherwise you are handicapping a very capable rifle platform.

I'm a M14/M1a guy if you couldn't tell.

[gunwriter]

Of the two a worked M14 is more comfortable, in my opinion although the SVD is likely to have the better trigger. A well put together NM M14, such as from Angus Arms, will spank a rack grade SVD from an accuracy standpoint....at least til the bedding goes.

The question then becomes.....what would a worked over SVD do?

[m24shooter]

That you Dave?

[gunwriter]

Yep.....

[gunwriter]

yep you are right........