Why the SVT-40 Failed as a Sniper Rifle

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The SVT-40 has long been dubbed the Soviet version of the American M1 Garand, but unlike it's counterpart, there was never a successful sniper variant. Why? The Redneck Preppy explores the historical record and tells you why people like Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev had to use an M91/30 instead of the flashier rifle by Tokarev.

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