SVD

The SVD appears again in Far Cry 4. It costs 35,000 in-game money but can be easily acquired for free by obtaining them from Royal Army Snipers or random Karma events with Royal Army Sniper Couriers. It's a good sniper rifle for beginners who prefer damage over stealth, sharing a near-identical damage output with the M-700 with the advantage of semi-automatic fire. However, it still does not support attachments, meaning it is incapable of stealth due to the lack of support for suppressors, and cannot have its magazine size increased, meaning that the player will have to do frequent reloads, with just 5 rounds magazine like in Far Cry 3, unlike SVD in Far Cry 2 and real life with 10 rounds magazine.

Another disadvantage is that it cannot one-shot most enemies unless the player can reliably score headshots. A good replacement for those that prefer stealth over damage is the M-700, the other easily obtainable sniper rifle that has the advantage of supporting two attachments but fires only in bolt-action. Like many other weapons in the Far Cry series, the Far Cry 4 SVD is also flipped having the charging handle on the left side, when the original weapon has it on the right side.

In multiplayer, it is a very versatile and capable weapon that supports multiple attachments, making it a great choice for all-around sniping until the player unlocks the SA-50, which outclasses all other snipers.

Trivia

• In Far Cry 4, the third-person LOD model of the SVD when viewed from a short distance away changes the polymer furniture to wood, making it look similiar to it's Far Cry 3 version. When picked up or approached, however, it appears as normal.

Gallery

First-person view of the SVD.

The scope of the SVD.

Full view of SVD

Far Cry 4 weapons
Melee	Kukri
Sidearms	.44 Magnum (Cannon) · 1911 (Sandman) · 6P9 · A.J.M. 9 · A99 (Rebel) · Auto-Crossbow · D2 · D50 · Flare Gun · M-712 (HS77) · M-79 · Mark IV (Sixer) · Skorpion (Stinger)
Shotguns	1887 (87) · M133 (Bull) · SPAS-12
SMG	A2000 · BZ19 · MP34 (Stormer) · MP5 · Vector .45 ACP (Shredder)
Assault rifles	A52 · AK-47 (Warrior) · F1 · MS16 (Trooper) · P416 (Bushman) · STG-90
Sniper rifles	M-700 (Predator) · SA-50 · SVD · Z93 (AMR)
Machine guns	DShK · MG42 (Buzzsaw) · MKG (Ripper) · PKM (Driller) · U100
Launchers	GL-94 · GL-A87 · LK-1018 · RPG-7
Specials	.700 Nitro (Elephant Gun) · Flamethrower · Harpoon Gun · Hunter Bow · Mortar · Recurve Bow · Repair Tool
Items	C4 · Grenade · Mine · Molotov · Rock · Throwing Knife