The ComBloc "Dragunov family" is a bit of a misnomer, this album contains pics of the ComBloc semi-auto sniper rifles, the Soviet SVD Dragunov(7,62x54r), a Chinese NDM86(.308cal) Dragunov, a Romanian PSL(7.62x54r) & a Yugoslavian M76 which is 8mm. The Soviet & Chinese rifles are Dragunovs (SVD's), the Romanian PSL & Yugo M76 are AK based. The Romanian PSL (also known as FPK & RomakIII & PSL54c) is commonly advertised as a Dragunov &/or SVD but is NOT a Dragunov although the general appearance is similiar due to the buttstock, other than the cartridge they are completely different rifles & no parts are interchangeable between them.
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SVD family? Top- Romanian PSL (7.62x54r) which is actually based on a Kalashnikov action, the stamped RPK receiver. Top Center- Yugoslav M76 (8mm) again based on the Kalashnikov action, this time the milled AK. Bottom Center- Soviet late mfg SVD Dragunov (7.62x54r), this is a real SVD Dragunov, milled receiver, Dragunov design w/short stroke piston & adjustable gas system, although 7.62x54r as the PSL the SVD was designed for a particular cartridge the Soviet 7N1 & a newer version the 7N14. Bottom- Chinese NDM86 SVD Dragunov, this one is 308NATO, the Chinese SVD is a true Dragunov, almost identical to the Soviet rifle, Chinese military SVD's (known as Type79 & Type85's) are chambered in 7.62x54r, the 308 versions were reportedly made for sale in the US commercial market.
PSL, M76 & SVD Top- Romanian PSL sitting on a Romanian leaf pattern camo tunic Center- Yugo M76 sitting on a Yugoslav "mountain or rock" pattern camo tunic Bottom-Soviet SVD Dragunov sitting on a Soviet KLMK computer pattern camo oversuit.
Buttstocks Top-Romanian PSL, similiar to the Dragunov but not the same, the PSL has a built in raised cheek area & different contour & dimensions. Center- Yugoslav M76, uses a full wood buttstock, note: the pics of the M76 show an original Yugoslav mfg military M76, a small number were sold a few years back, about 6 months later the BATF declared them "machine guns" & the rifles had to be returned to the dealers, this rifle was returned & is now most probably one of the parts kits that the M76's using US mfg receivers are built on! Too bad as it was an as new all matching Kragejuvec mfg rifle! Bottom-Soviet late mfg SVD Dragunov, note the different contour & dimensions of the SVD stock, different sling swivel arrangement & the clip on seperate cheekpiece, this particular rifle is one of the 101 KBI imports & is a C&R eligible rifle.
Action comparison Here you can distinctly see the differences in the rifles, PSL on top uses a stamped sheet metal RPK receiver & standard AK long stroke piston, note the mag location relative to the triggerguard compared to the real SVD Dragunov on the bottom, the Yugo M76 uses a milled AK receiver, full buttstock, standard wood pistol grip, again due to the AK action note the location of the mag/triggerguard, bottom is the SVD Dragunov, completely different milled receiver, mag location is well ahead of the triggerguard due to the use of a short stroke piston, also note the differences in the magazines between the PSL (top) & SVD (bottom).
Forend/muzle areas Top- PSL Center M76 Bottom-SVD Again the differences between the 3 are readily apparent, also note that the SVD uses an adjustable gas system which is just behind the gas port & in front of the handguard. Although the PSL & SVD are both chambered for the 7.62x54r cartridge the SVD was specifically designed to use the Soviet 7N1 (& later 7N14) rounds & best accuracy is reportedly obtained w/these rounds, the PSL was not designed specifically for these rounds but rather standard ComBloc 7.62x54r & from what I understand some shoot better w/light ball some w/heavy but generally no increase in accuracy has been shown using either 7N1 or 7N14, the Romanians never produced the sniper rounds (comparable to the 7N series) for the PSL.
Left view of muzzles Top- PSL Center- M76 Bottom- SVD Dragunov
Left action & scope view Top- PSL Center- M76 Bottom- SVD Dragunov Here you can see the scopes which again, all look similiar but are different, the SVD uses a PSO1 scope (in the case of the KBI which is a late mfg receiver, no lightening cuts, it uses a PSO1M2 which deletes the IR detector that was built into the earlier PSO1 scopes), these scopes use a battery for scope illumination, the small round "can" on the rear upright of the mount, the PSL uses a Romanian LPS scope, these scopes used a tritium element integral in the scope to light the reticule instead of an external battery, many guns sold in the US commercially actually were sold using a late Russian PSO scope instead of the original Romanian scope, the Yugo M76 uses a Yugo mfg ON76 scope, again tritium powered instead of external battery. Original military guns had their scopes & mounts (which are integral w/the scopes) numbered to the guns, on the Soviet SVD the scope number will not match the rifle serial number but the scope number will...
left view of stocks Again, on close comparison the differences are obvious.
Left view of the rifles Top- Romanian PSL Center Top-Yugo M76 Center Bottom- Soviet SVD Dragunov Bottom- Chinese NDM86 (308 version) On the 308 Chinese version it is believed they were commercial guns for sale here but it is possible they may actually have been a try at a military sale, 2 countries have come up as possible buyers at one point, Turkey & South Africa, both of which used 308NATO at one point, reportedly the Turks "decided against the Chinese weapon" & the S Africans were unable to buy them due to the weapons boycott imposed by the UN during Apartheid & they were then sold here! Another note on the NDM86 in 308, these rifles are reputed to be unsafe as originally supplied due to "out of battery" ignitions, there was even a recall on them to add a spring loaded firing pin, all the rifles above use a 'floating firing pin" (as do most military semi-auto rifles including the M14/M1A) & must be fired w/milspec HARD PRIMERS, all out of battery ignitions that I have been able to find out...
Another view w/PSL, M76, Soviet SVD Besides the KBI import SVD's which are military SVD's, they are late mfg w/no lightening cuts in the receiver sides there are "Tigers" which use the same receiver but are marked Tiger but have different furniture a shorter barrel, no gas adjustment & no flash suppressor (& are NOT C&R eligible) & a few guns marked California Armory in a numbered series, less than a 1000 made it in the country reportedly, these CA guns use the later Tiger receivers but military furniture, they were sold w/no flash suppressors/bayonet lugs but one could be purchased w/the rifle when new but couldn't be put on the rifle at the time, these are also NOT C&R eligible.
