WIP: SVT-40

[eduard]

Somebody else on the british forum already went this route I believe. I'm merely follow his example.

These are the the only pics i have right now, i'll make some more with a decent camera soon.
Basicly you assemble the bits of an SVT-40 and take a A&K springer SVD, start cutting, fitting, some more cutting (keep repeating this proces) till you end up here.





Still a lot to do, but I think it will be useable with a few more hours of work.
Sadly I don't have the skills (or acces to machinery for that matter) to work with metal, so I'm afraid the reciever and bolt will remain rather svd-esque. but in the end it will get the job done

[colt1911]

Interesting concept. Good Job. Oh, where did you get the SVT parts?

[eduard]

Thank you.

I got a decommissioned rifle from Zib-Militaria.de (it's a german shop, about 4 hours driving from my home).

[warbirdguy1]

BRILLIANT! I would have never though of using an SVD! I love it!

[walther38]

I am going a bit other way. I took AEG SVD (also A&K, decreased the thickness of the receiver (it is to wide to git into the original wooden buttstock) and replaced the SVD flash hinder/front sight with the original one. Also original trigger and trigger guard was used. Rear sight will be also original. And finally. The ASG magazine insert fits perfectly (with a little file and sanding job) into original SVT magazine box.

[eduard]

Thats awesome! What do you use the keep the mag inplace? what is used as a mag catch? Because I also have one of those mags lying around but i haven't figured out how to keep it securely in the magwell.

where did you leave the motor of the gearbox?

[walther38]

Below you will find the idea.
In fact two ideas
1. customizing from spring version + GB v7 from M14 (piston head reversed to lower the barrel axis)
2. customizing the AEG version (only receiver will need to be re-done). The big advantage A&K is the use of common to both versions magazines whereas CYMA's SVT has completely other design.
Newertheless none are very good (at least to my standards) for customization to SVT. Receiver and the slide (especially) are to wide and (I believe) it is better to make the slide from scratch.
But I am so detailed as my plans include a sniper version of SVT (I got already original scope PU for less than 100USD)