No, it is not possible, because milsurp ammo is steel core/steel jacket. All you get by filing off the tip is a less accurate bullet which creates a risk of kaboom, as you never know whether Soviet QA missed a batch w/o lead lining. I've seen the FMJ where steel core rattled inside. Guess those were the rounds that started an urban legend about Russkies using excentric bullets in Afghan.
Huntable 7.62x39??
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No, it is not possible, because milsurp ammo is steel core/steel jacket. All you get by filing off the tip is a less accurate bullet which creates a risk of kaboom, as you never know whether Soviet QA missed a batch w/o lead lining. I've seen the FMJ where steel core rattled inside. Guess those were the rounds that started an urban legend about Russkies using excentric bullets in Afghan.
"...remove the tips of the FMJ bullet to create..." That doesn't work. You still have a thick jacket that won't expand.
Most, but not all, American made 7.62 x 39 is loaded with .308" bullets. European made ammo is usually loaded with .311" bullets. The rifle you have matters.
"...$13.50 a pack of 20..." That's cheap. Remington 125 grain SP's run $24.95 per 20, here in Ontario. Shooter's Choice in Waterloo. They'll ship, but the shipping costs will be expensive.
Most, but not all, American made 7.62 x 39 is loaded with .308" bullets. European made ammo is usually loaded with .311" bullets. The rifle you have matters.
"...$13.50 a pack of 20..." That's cheap. Remington 125 grain SP's run $24.95 per 20, here in Ontario. Shooter's Choice in Waterloo. They'll ship, but the shipping costs will be expensive.
Same as Igman, made in Bosnia
any chance the wolf bullet was recovered from the deer? I'd like to know how the bullet itself performed. I fired some Blazer .357 hollowpoints a while back into a log then split it open to find that they didn't mushroom at all, they weren't even deformed. Anyways it just got me concerned about 7.62x39 bullet performance since there isn't much selection and I plan on taking the cz-858 out for deer this season.
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I pull em and replace with soft points. Pretty economical that way
one of the deer was shot in the neck and the bullet passed through the deer was down within 20 feet
the other it was shot broadside and the bullet mushroomed enough to not go right through unfortionatly i never took a closer look at the bullet but in both cases it did the job just fine.
Nobody thought of this one; drill out the ass end of it
(gauge for 6-9mm) and fill it in with something light like super strong epoxy or melted aluminum.
It will destabilize like the newer 7.62x39 FMJ round thus creating a nasty tumbling wound like the
5.45x39 round does.
All of your meat will be clean at least as well as money savings.
Oh wait that would still be a FMJ.
Yeah just buy some SP from someone on here
(gauge for 6-9mm) and fill it in with something light like super strong epoxy or melted aluminum.
It will destabilize like the newer 7.62x39 FMJ round thus creating a nasty tumbling wound like the
5.45x39 round does.
All of your meat will be clean at least as well as money savings.
Oh wait that would still be a FMJ.
Yeah just buy some SP from someone on here
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It would not take much to pull a bullet and repalce it with a 123 gr soft point from Hornady or Speer. The steel case would still have enough neck tension to hold the new .312 bullet tightly.
I would trust that bullet to perform more than I would trust a Wolf soft point. I have no basis for that opinion.
I have carried my Mini-30 on a deer hunt but never got a change to try it. It was loaded with 150 gr 30-30 bullets. From what I have read here, I guess the 123 gr SP bullet can be trusted. I was afraid it would be too light.
I would trust that bullet to perform more than I would trust a Wolf soft point. I have no basis for that opinion.
I have carried my Mini-30 on a deer hunt but never got a change to try it. It was loaded with 150 gr 30-30 bullets. From what I have read here, I guess the 123 gr SP bullet can be trusted. I was afraid it would be too light.
