Dragunov Black

"A night-ops version of the Dragunov, enhancing the shooter's ability to blend in with the dark. Performs on par with the standard SVD."

- The Arsenal

The Dragunov Black is a purely cosmetic variant of the original Dragunov SVD. It still features all the powerful statistics but comes with a black reskin instead of the standard tan wood skin located on the stock-grip and handguard. It is available in the Black Market.

As of december 2010, Nexon is retiring the weapon from being purchased permanently. It was being sold for 11,950 NX/permanent on Wednesday 12/22/10-Wednesday 1/5/11at 11 am PST.

Overview
Like its GP counterpart, the Dragunov Black retains its high accuracy and its medium fire rate. It’s low fire rate is debatably good because it allows for better control and accuracy. However, relying too heavily on it would probably leave you dead.

The high Recoil is one of the causes of the Dragunov Black’s lack of popularity. Despite being easy to master, people forget to/not bothered to aim for the chest and then fix it when it jumps.

Customization
The unfortunate downside to the Dragunov Black is that only clip modifications are available just like the original Dragunov SVD. Its inability to be silenced and longer lingering sounds add to its lack of popularity.

Advantages
The black reskin is supposed to enhance the shooter's ability to blend in with the dark. However, the lack of silencer only limits this ‘advantage’ to a couple of shots.

Trivia

 * The Dragunov Black can be confused with the Dragunov SVDS due to their striking resemblance toward one another. One can tell them apart by looking at the stock as the Dragunov SVDS has a foldable one while the Dragunov Black has a fixed one.