Hunt Deer with 7.62x39

[Porter Rockwell]

Hmm good info guys

 

[hikingthehills]

First deer I killed was with an sks. It will do the trick.

 

[24on48hunting]

Knew some guys that used to kill the fire out of hogs with that caliber. As mentioned before, place the right type of bullet in the right place and it will do its job.

 

[biker_bill]

It'll do nicely. Lots of good ammo choices. I've heard the cheap hollow points can be iffy on expansion so the few times I've hunted with x39 I've shyed away from them for hunting.
As far as cheap stuff Tula 154gr soft points will work well,
A little more expensive but virtually all major ammo manufacturers including Federal, Remington, and Winchester make soft point deer hunting ammo for 7.62x39. It is designed to expand reliably at 7.62x39 velocity's and will stay over 2000fps out past 125-150 yards or so.
There is also "premium stuff" available from Cor bon (I gave some to my brother at Christmas 10 or 15 years ago, it was about $30 a box.) When he blasted a deer with it it did the trick nicely.
I also have some I bought many years ago loaded by Ga Arms with 125gr ballistic tips that work well. Yes they are .308 dia bullets but they engage the rifling nicely and are plenty accurate and do what they are supposed to do.

The 7.62x39 is a great caliber for woods hunting and recoil sensitive shooters, especially with modern bullets. But like Biker pointed out, there are much better "deer" killing calibers with much more range and power.

154 grain, that's a pretty fair sized chunk of lead.
I didn't know they made it that heavy, I'd be so much more comfortable with that than those 124 grain.
Learn something new everyday!

 

[BHJ]

Cor bon makes a premium 150 too that like most Cor bon ammo is pretty darn hot.

 

[HoopDawg42]

I've always been a fan of slow, heavy bullets on deer at <100 yds. But as with any round, shot placement is key. With its low $/rd and reasonable recoil, the 7.62 is also great to get the kids into shooting and hunting larger game.

 

[MRH]

Been hunting deer for years with an AK. Federal Fusion or Wolf Military Classic (from a good lot about 6 - 7 years back) is what I generally use. Never had one run beyond 30 - 40 yards. The big fella below made it about 20 yards.

And there it is. I was just about to tag you. That's a beauty!

 

[shootin4fun]

My brother has been hunting with a Winchester 30/30 and an SKS for nearly 30 years. Bought his Norinco in 1988 for $60 at the gun show. Been using it ever since. 123 grain HP does the trick.

 

[madmarinehays]

Guys in African put 30 rounds into elephants and kill them and take there tusk. 7.62xx39 should take care of Bambi

 

[rimfireguy]

cz 527 and a 150gn sierra bullet. This combo works well for me