Hope you are coming into ALOT of money as a true Dragunov SVD will set you back $10,000+. The ones you see out there for $1,000 or so are knock offs and are nowhere near the real thing other than looks. While it will work as a hunting rifle there are far better guns out there for hunting. If you are just looking for a conversation starter at the range or for general shooting then by all means get one. You could buy a VEPER in 308 and be money ahead and have a more accurate rifle than the knock offs.