Ender2309 wrote:
and a 9 KDR isnt that great. if i made a new account mine would be around nine, if i exclusively used the SVD.
First of all, I doubt this. You can't be revealing personal experience here, judging from your stats as a guy above me already said.
And second, for me, the SVD is still a newly
overrated weapon.
The only advantage you have, is that you can fire multiple shots while strafing, which might leave you unhit by a bolt-action sniper. If you, however, go prone or crouch, he is much more likely to hit your head at once with his higher accuracy.
That's something I can report from personal experience. On maps like Mashtuur, where there might arise stalemates around hotel, mosque and backyard, I've hardly ever been shot down by an SVD-user as a sniper.
On long range, the SVD can not win in a duel with M24/L96 when assuming that both players are equally skilled, since the target becomes so small with the 3.33 scope that readjusting needs more time than in close/medium combat range.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not skilled with the SVD at all and since I'm looking for instant kills as a sniper (aka. headshots) the bolt action rifles are almost every time my choice. I'm purely a long range sniper, which can be figured out easily when looking at the time I've spent with the sniper rifle and how few kills I've made.