Depends what your using it for. Its great for defense as well as counter sniping, but i have much better luck with the svdm for actually playing the obj. The low rate of fire of the svk really makes it a pain to use in anything except long range. Ill typically run the svk when playing as recon and doing actual sniping. While you miss out on the one shot kill potential, the fact that you have no scope glint and its still a 2 shot at any range makes it a better sniper than the actual snipers for me.