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Old October 5, 2012, 07:27 PM   #11
carguychris
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How can you tell?
Dragunov features, starting with items clearly visible in joe6pak's picture:
  • "Waffle" shaped reinforcements stamped in magazine
  • Single-piece stock forearm that is removed by sliding towards the front
  • Stock forearm partially surrounds rear sight
  • No rear stock cheekpiece, or a separate adjustable part
  • Many US-market imports were sold without a muzzle brake
  • Distinctive pronounced "S" curve in safety lever (not visible in picture)
  • Large trapezoidal ejection port (not visible)
  • Tang not visible at buttstock-receiver interface (not visible)

PSL features:
  • Distinctive "X" shaped reinforcement stamped in magazine
  • Two-piece stock forearm with horizontal joint
  • Stock forearm does not surround rear sight
  • Integral cheekpiece
  • Normally has a muzzle brake
  • Straighter safety lever
  • Smaller rectangular ejection port
  • Visible tang and screw and bottstock-receiver interface (not visible)
AFAIK the scopes interchange, so they are not a 100% reliable spotting feature.

Dragunovs are a good deal more valuable than PSLs; $1,000 is a great deal for the former, but NOT for the latter, they usually trade in the $800 neighborhood. Be aware, however, that a LOT of people do not know the difference between the two rifles!
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Last edited by carguychris; October 5, 2012 at 07:31 PM. Reason: post --> port, whoops!
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