7.62x39 for Deer
- Thread starter shoota
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A friend uses it with an sks, little to heavy for my taste. Make sure to get proper hunting ammo though.
You have the right idea of getting proper hunting ammo. Don't use the suplus FMJ you have in a crate of 1000.
You have the right idea of getting proper hunting ammo. Don't use the suplus FMJ you have in a crate of 1000.
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Hunting deer with my cz 527 in 7.62x39 this year. Three bullets to choose from, Hornady 123 gr sst, Interlock SP 123 gr and Barnes TSX 123gr. My cz 527 is sub MOA with hand loads, and 1-2moa with Barnaul, PPU, and S&B factory ammo. I am confident the 7.62x39 is a good deer round within 100 yards.
The 243 is a far superior round… Apples and oranges.
madtrapper143
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- Location
- Steep Rock Lake NWO
I shot two whitetails with a Ruger American Ranch. Both were at about 100 yards. I was using PPU 123 grain soft points pushed by CFE Black powder by Hodgson. One bullet went right through on broadside. The other ended up in the flank from a front quartering shot. The recovered bullet expanded perfectly. Velocity was right around 2400 fps. Both deer dropped in their tracks. The Hornady SST would be a good bullet also. No issues with he 7.62x39 on deer out to 150 yards.
Darryl
Darryl
rifleman762
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Southern Alberta
I used an SKS on a whitetail doe at about 80 yards with Prvi soft points. It died rapidly with a lung shot. Doesn't take much to kill a deer; just keep impact velocity above the bullet's expansion threshold. Usually about 1800 fps for common cup and core bullets.
- Location
- Saskatchewan
I used the Hornady SST factory load to shoot one whitetail buck. Broadside at almost exactly 100m. Good expansion, exit hole, death dash was short.
I shot a 6 pt. buck with my tricked out SKS at around 60 yds. He went about 10 ft. and nosed down, dead as a doornail. I now have a Howa which is very accurate with my handloads. I'm using Hornady SST but I also got some Hornady Z Max which perform much like the SST's in terms of accuracy.
its proberly, realistically, a near perfect "deer" cartridge TBH.... but of course, you should use a 338 win mag
Same as my setup, I slapped a scope on my cz 527 and it's shorter and lighter than my .30-30 so I am thinking it's going to come out for some deer hunting, I have some Hornady Black SST and some Herters SP ammo whatever groups best will get loaded for deer.
- Location
- WMU247 near Edmonton
well I would put up the 7.62x45mm as a contender to near perfect
too bad it was discontinued, 7x43mm would also be up there but again discontinued
You can't compare 243 to 7.62x39. I have shot a lot of deer with my 243 and most of them drop faster than with my 7mag. OP I have seen a lot of deer killed with SKS. Just don't stretch the shot too far regardless what you are shooting the bullet out of.
The best bullet is the Barnes 123gr TSX. We've used it on whitetail, black bear, and mule with excellent results. Penetration is so good I would feel confident using it on larger game with careful shot placement and distance.
