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Oh shit! I see what you mean. I do wonder what parts break though. Common action malfunctions (at least the ones that can be found on the internet) the SVT can be prone to includes failure to extract/eject, slam firing/firing pin problems and light primer strikes. The Finns also noted some issues with the gun here: https://www.jaegerplatoon.net/RIFLES4.htm
A guy called SitsinShadow on youtube has a video of an AVT-40. Some of his comments make light of a weak receiver and barrel but nothing else:
"They are the size of the gas port opening in millimeters. You adjust them with a special five sided wrench, and it adjust the amount of gas that is fed to the piston cup, and thereby changes the amount of energy available to operate the rifle. Too little and she won't cycle, too much and you'll beat the somewhat fragile, and in this case, very expensive receiver all to pieces."
"Correct, the receivers will not last long running like that. The gun is simply built too lightly."
"I think the Russians thought similarly, in fact depending on the source, it seems most were, but were only allowed to be used in FA on command. The SVT could survive limited use in that manner, but the receivers can't take the abuse long term. The BAR could take it, given the greater weight, especially in the receiver area."
"It's amazing how light it is, compared to a Garand, or even any of the bolt action guns of WW2. What compounds it is the locking mechanism. The tilting bolt mechanism of the SVT/AVT results in the stress of firing being distributed along the rather narrow and not very tall receiver walls, as opposed to being distributed around the ring of a opposed bolt lockup mechanism like a Garard, or Mosin Nagant. It's no wonder that Kalashnikov went with a different approach on the AK."
"It's a handy rifle as well, nice and light, and can pack a serious punch. I wish I could get an operable 20 round magazine for it though. Then again, the barrel would likely die a quick death that way… I have a few spares, but changing them is no easy task."
Here the link to the vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVmCONHGPQk
He also mentions he tried getting the LS/26 magazines working in the gun but didn't have good results.
In addition he pointed to the following thread in one of his comments: https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?60449-Former-AVT40-s-Is-there-a-specific-receiver-marking&p=461509#post461509