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Re: Pistol Crash Course
Reply #16 - Feb 4^th, 2008 at 10:20am

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The PSO-1 sight (at a total length of 375 mm with a lens cover and sun shade, 4x magnification and 6° field of view) mounts to a proprietary side rail mount. The PSO-1 scope includes a variety of features, such as a Bullet Drop Compensation (BDC) elevation adjustment knob, an illuminated range-finder grid and reticule that enables target acquisition in low light conditions and an infrared charging screen that is used as a passive detection system.

The PSO-1 sight enables targets to be engaged at ranges upwards of 1000 m; effective ranges in combat situations have been stated at between 600 to 1300 m, depending on the quality of ammunition and skill of the shooter. A capable marksman should be able to expect ≤ 2 MOA consistent accuracy with appropriate ammunition. Several models of the PSO sight are available with varying levels of magnification and alternative aiming reticules. Rifles designated SVDN come equipped with a night sight, such as the NSP-3, NSPU, PGN-1, NSPUM or the Polish passive PCS-6 and can be used to engage targets at night.

That's a snippet from the Wikipedia article for the Dragunov. The PSO-1 scope is well-known to be a top-notch sniper scope. The SVD was developed toward the beginning of the Cold War and was released to production in 1963, back when Russia had the world's best snipers and best-funded marksman program. The SVD platform, the PSO-1 scope, and the 7N1 ammunition were (and are) absolutely top-notch.

For what its worth, I've seen a guy make consistent 1,000-yard shots on a man-sized target using a Dragunov with the PSO-1 scope and Black Hills match ammunition. Many people claim to able to consistently hit the same target at 1300m (1,421 yards), although I've never personally witnessed it. Trust me, you're not going to get that kind of accuracy with a subpar scope. It simply isn't going to happen!

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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Pistol Crash Course Reply #17 - Feb 4^th, 2008 at 10:54am That might be true...but the scope in the game was that useful. X
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Pistol Crash Course Reply #18 - Feb 4^th, 2008 at 11:24am Play S.T.A.L.K.E.R. if you want a better digital take on the Dragunov. Not only is it an excellent game, but the Dragunov gets the credit it truly deserves. -b0b (...Chernobyl FTW!)
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Stick Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Stick is back Posts: 501 Michgan Gender:	Re: Pistol Crash Course Reply #19 - Feb 4^th, 2008 at 4:01pm Its also in CoD4, and its the best sniper in the game, except the Barrett .50 of course.
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Pistol Crash Course Reply #20 - Feb 4^th, 2008 at 8:31pm Yeah, I forgot about it. That's kinda sad, considering I used it almost exclusively when it was available. I really need to play some multiplayer, but I'm still working on World in Conflict. -b0b (...got a piece of the freakin' Berlin Wall with it, for crying out loud!)
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spanky Post Whore FTP Server Offline Posts: 1540 Detroit-ish Gender:	Re: Pistol Crash Course Reply #21 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 11:21am Quote: (...got a piece of the freakin' Berlin Wall with it, for crying out loud!) I would guess that you got a random piece of cement. You really think they would keep random chunks of that wall in a warehouse or what? /is really jealous
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Pistol Crash Course Reply #22 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 2:00pm Well, supposedly it is legit. It even comes with a "Zertifikat" of authenticity. -b0b (...really has no clue.)
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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Pistol Crash Course Reply #23 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 2:50pm It's not so hard to believe they gave out real pieces of the Wall...after all the wall was pretty big and thick enough to stop people from crashing through it. Shoot...even my grandpa has a piece of it. I know DC Newseum (yes that's what it's called) has a whole panel of it. X
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spanky Post Whore FTP Server Offline Posts: 1540 Detroit-ish Gender:	Re: Pistol Crash Course Reply #24 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 3:59pm I didn't say it was completely unpossible. Just if the company was anything like me...ship over tons of cement and package it or go outside and break up the road outside the factory. Guess which one would win? heh, unpossible.
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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Pistol Crash Course Reply #25 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 4:36pm I don't know...that's pretty risky. If the company were to get caught they could be facing some massive lawsuits..and with the PC gaming market like it is today (stupid pirates ruining it)...I don't think they'd risk it.
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