From: "Tony Ingenoso" 

Sniping isn't about "hitting power" its about shot placement.

The Dragunov is a comparatively lousy sniping rifle.  Why do you have such
a hard time accepting this?

Have you ever fired one?  I own one ferchrisakes and I'm telling you it sucks.

"Adam"  wrote in message
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> Tony Ingenoso wrote:
>
> > I mean 3X what the M70 does, not 1/3.  The Dragunov is poor pick for a
> > sniper rifle actually.  Its rimless cartridge is what hampers it -
being
> > essentially an ancient black powder design dating back to the late
1800's.
> > The only thing to recommend the Dragunov, other than availability, would
be
> > the chromed barrel.  General ergonometrics and trigger pull are truly
> > attrocious.
> >
>
> & that affects the hitting power how exactly?
>
> Personally I feel that any automatic loading rifle is a poor sniping
> rifle. Bolt action for me.
>
> Adam

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