The USMC M40 is effectively a "miliitarized" Remington 700
At the level of T2K there provably should be little difference between a 1990s deer rifle and a 1990 sniper rifle.
The USMC's M40 rifle, which was more accurate than the Army's M21 was a Remington 700 that was militarized and tuned by USMC armorers. The SVD was a notoriously poor 'sniper' rifle. They (USSR) actually used it much more like a designated marksman rifle than what we (US/NATO) would consider a sniper rifle.
The scope is a very significant portion of the weapons accuracy. Military sniper scopes are going to be far more robust then civilian deer hunting rifles.
The real difference is going to be in the skill of the user.
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