WE-Tech SVD Airsoft Gas Blowback Sniper Rifle (Type: Polymer Stock and Handguards)

"pros:
fun to shoot

sturdy (mine came with a cracked outer barrel at the receiver, but doesnt affect anything)

reliable internals lasted over 6000 rounds and can probably do double that (still pot metal but because it is a semi auto only gun, less complex, thicker parts)

very accurate and very useable after simple upgrades without HPA, youre not going to be able to hit fingers at 250ft, but its a DMR, not a precision sniper, it does DMR things well.

cons:
inaccurate from the factory (fixed with an autobot bucking and crazyjet barrel, tape on the back of the magwell so the magazine doesnt wiggle)
firing pin assembly is a weak point, i initially broke it by messing with it, but its a high stress part made of pot metal, still a weak point regardless if it breaks or not

"I like it, the recoil is stunning, and is very very loud. I don't actually play Airsoft, I more or less shoot cans in my basement.

The magazines hold a lot of gas, I can easily get two magazines worth of shots before I notice the rifle's action slowing down.

There are many steel parts on the gun, trigger assembly and receiver not withstanding, but I don't like that the set screws that hold the gun together are made of pot metal. Speaking of screws, I took apart the entire front end of the gun for lubrication, and there's a lot of different parts that you have to line up perfectly just to get it all back together. It's very tedious, and judging from the parts diagram, taking apart the trigger assembly is going to be even worse when it breaks.

Threads are CCW 14mm (Righty-tighty to unscrew), be wary of the loctite on the flash hider. One will have to use a hairdryer for a few minutes to loosen it up so you can unscrew it. Mine came with a replacement black flash hider, but I can't fit it on the rifle because they're both male threads.

The rifle also came with a speed loader, and a spare receiver buffer.

I can't think of a better GBBR for this price, this one is certainly the best for fun and looks!

"This gun is great, if you love to snipe in airsoft games, this is the gun for you. it is dead accurate, but you will need heavy bbs like .32 or higher. I mean it is a gas blow back Dragunov, my favorite sniper rifle. it has a nice amount of kick and shoots so hard, its a great gun. i highly recommend it. AMAZING!

"I bought this gun because I wanted a ak/ svd Gbbr, and I located this beautiful rifle. I got the black one because I didn’t have the money at the time to get the wood type but it will work ,the one thing about this gun that’s kind of annoying thing is the issues in the cold, but that’s most gbbrs, the gun is a full blow back and full sized. You are able to remove the orange tip and is capable of a bayonet. Nice kick too. To answer the question only some people have, no it doesn’t take ak47,74 or drum mags. I’ve haven’t hade any thing break down yet and I’ve hade this gun sense early December in 2022. Sights are ok, you are capable of putting on a pso-1 scope.

"Pros:
great feeling metal body.
Quality of materials.
Loud and great kick.
High fps (i like for plinking)

Cons:
Some wobbly parts (gas tube, polymer handguard)
Bolt lock back feature does not work after running out of bbs.
Terrible gas efficiency.
Bolt will not fully cycle likely due to heavy bolt weight.
Not very accurate.


Kinda disappointed but still fun in the long run. Gun still shoots well, just not on cold days. Hopefully I can fix these features.

"It shoots good, feels good, sounds good.

pros

the internals seem solid as WE has seemed to give all of their guns an internal upgrade, being semi auto only means the trigger parts are beefier

its very very loud

feels solid externally besides the fake wood having a little bit of play

shoots straight and far after the hopup is broken in, i will be seeing if it will hop and joule creep .40s to an acceptable level

cons

the imitation wood looks awful, if they gave it a more orangey shade like the real svd and didnt have the grain on the handguard facing the wrong direction it would be fine

comes with a metal flash hider in the box, but requires a male to male adapter to fit it, which i havent seen online at all, the suppressor i bought as a base that works as an adapter so i got lucky

after a couple hundred shots the magazine will not always trigger the bolt catch, put a glob of GEL super glue on the lever that interacts with the bolt catch so that it pushes it up.

magazines are $55 on sale and $70 new, hard to get

my magazine also broke but that was from me messing with the bolt catch lever

"Good gun, but very expensive. I bought one and it works consistently... I think. I never got the chance to really use it because it came open and unstrapped from its box and with a broken scope mount. I will be returning it and I am disappointed, as this is a good gun, I just got the crappy one. The gun itself is huge and pretty cool. But it feels flimsy somewhat, like you have to handle it with care. I will not ask for a replacement as I am not a fan of the size despite really liking the look of SVD's. It is also really loud, as loud as a person yelling so if you want stealth, like me, look elsewhere. The kick is amazing and as a prop it works great. It also comes with a full black flash hider which is great, but I don't know how well it fits. The cheek rest is high quality rubber (not leather) and the gun came to me with lots of blue tape around it's mag and various parts of it's stock and a huge, blue, MADE IN TAIWAN sticker which I imagine (and hope) is remove-able. I don't know how accurate it is but the mag I bought and that Evike suggested fits, and I think fires. The stock is high quality ABS plastic and the takedown is amazing. Overall, I give this product a 3/5 but only because I am disappointed in its post-shipping condition. The gun itself is great but I think I bought a dud. I am disappointed in Evike's shipping, it is usually very good and I will still buy from them again.

"Looks and feels amazing, until it fires one time only for the loading nozzle to break...
Ordered a new one ($22), fired ONE time and the new nozzle broke too. I've never had any problem with any other WE product however.