No1Mk3 wrote:G'day TassieTiger,
I have 2 original Dragunov scopes which use Tritium for illumination. they work very well but cannot easily be recharged when they deplete. Both mine are Yugoslav Zrak made scopes but are identical to the Russian scope
TassieTiger wrote:Effective range of 1200m with a 2500 FPS muzzle velocity??
And I love the part about the traditional scope being illuminated by radioactive substances rather than battery lol
bladeracer wrote:No1Mk3 wrote:G'day TassieTiger,
I have 2 original Dragunov scopes which use Tritium for illumination. they work very well but cannot easily be recharged when they deplete. Both mine are Yugoslav Zrak made scopes but are identical to the Russian scope
I thought to be able to own militaria it had to have been cleaned of radium?
bladeracer wrote:TassieTiger wrote:Effective range of 1200m with a 2500 FPS muzzle velocity??
And I love the part about the traditional scope being illuminated by radioactive substances rather than battery lol
Why would 1200fps matter? All military cartridges of that era are much the same.
Old military vehicles had radium in them for night use. I believe for decades now it's been a requirement to remove any radioactive material to be able to possess such items.
duncan61 wrote:At least I looked up the 7.62x54Rimmed.Its no more than 308 or 30/06 which makes sense as a military chambering.So stopping power is not an issue.If the O.P. does not respond maybe we could delete this thread?
duncan61 wrote:I keep going to post my thoughts but you have covered it again Bruiser.Is the O.P. aware this site is monitored and what possible reason could there be to own an assault rifle???
duncan61 wrote:At least I looked up the 7.62x54Rimmed.Its no more than 308 or 30/06 which makes sense as a military chambering.So stopping power is not an issue.If the O.P. does not respond maybe we could delete this thread?
TassieTiger wrote:There have been a few films and books that have showcased the Dragunov as the ultimate rifle - maybe the poster read / saw a film and thought that be a cool firearm to own, I wonder if it’s possible?
wanneroo wrote:duncan61 wrote:At least I looked up the 7.62x54Rimmed.Its no more than 308 or 30/06 which makes sense as a military chambering.So stopping power is not an issue.If the O.P. does not respond maybe we could delete this thread?
I'm guessing there are Australians that own surplus Mosin Nagants, although I can't say I've ever heard much about them down under compared to the USA. Here we can still buy them on the shelf as cosmoline soaked surplus rifles. I think the Ukrainians still have a stash.
The cartridge was outdated by WW2, even before, but like the British clinging to the 303 rimmed case, a lot of it came down to logistics and the cost and time to replace something so widespread. Russians are still using it.
bladeracer wrote:duncan61 wrote:At least I looked up the 7.62x54Rimmed.Its no more than 308 or 30/06 which makes sense as a military chambering.So stopping power is not an issue.If the O.P. does not respond maybe we could delete this thread?
All the military chamberings of that era are much the same performance-wise, from 6.5mm to 8mm.
duncan61 wrote:When I did a buffalo safari the guide was saying the group before had a hunter who swore his 6.5 swede would do the job on a big bull buffalo and apparently it did.