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Hey guys,
I was looking at buying a black rifle chambered in this cartridge. I don't know too much about it, but know it's one of the most popular worldwide. I've only ever shot .308 and .223...is it fair to say that this bullet falls somewhat between the two rangewise/accuracy wise? Seems like a middleground pricewise too.

Any insight is helpful, thanks guys.
 
Really enjoy my CZ858, but I suppose it's more of a grey and red rifle. It's a great round, with lots of history. It's supposed to be a more lethal round than 223, but that's mainly due to the larger diameter, it's far inferior ballistically. The 123 gr bullet is light for caliber, and expected accuracy, is a human sized target at 300y, any better is gravy, but don't figure on it. 223 could likely easily double that distance for expecting hits, how much energy it has when it gets there is another matter, but I still wouldn't want to be hit with one.
 
i have a silly question, what would you call this ammo, when going into a store to buy some, do you just call it as it sounds? "seven dot 62 by thirty nine ammo" i dont wanan be laughed at when going into a store. haha
 
"...what would you call this ammo..." Seven six two by thirty-nine.
"...between the two..." Sort of. The 7.62 x 39 fires a .311", 123 or 125 grain bullet at around 2400 fps MV. SP's are fairly readily available and are good for deer under 100 yards. Little or no felt recoil out of most rifles with reasonable accuracy.
The rifle is what determines the accuracy, of course. Not great accuracy out of a Mini-30 or an SKS, but either will shoot SP's well enough for deer. Easier to scope a Mini-30. Not that a carbine needs a scope.
An SKS won't cost you anywhere near what the Ruger will. They're fun little rifles that were designed as a stop gap semi-auto to be issued to illiterate conscripts who could be trained to use it as quickly as possible.
A CZ858 runs less than a Mini-30 too, but a lot more than an SKS.
 
Call it M43, that's the most accurate name for it. 7.63 x 39 would be the next most appropriate name. If you want to call it 7.62 Russian, be prepared to follow that with "The shorter one" as there is also 7.62x54 which can be also called 7.62 russian, most stores only have the 7.62x39, so this may not be necessary. "The AK Round" would also work, and cause the guy looking at canoes in the store to promptly soil himself :p

To say that the rifle determines accuracy is misleading, with the Milsurp available, the round is largely only capable of 2.5 inch groups (100y) at the very best, due to variations in powder charge and bullet weight. Of course 2.5 at 100 is still 7.5 at 300, which is a good lethal hit on any Capitalist I've ever seen. Accuracy in an sks is brought down in large part to a terrible trigger, which is improved upon considerably by the cz858, which still ain't great. I think most people would be capable of 4-5 inches with the irons at 100y with either rifle, perhaps someone who's got young eyes and a very steady hold could get to 3 inches or maybe a little better (not me, but I'm sure someone can :))
 
I think if you went into a sporting goods store asking for m43 ammo they would have no clue what your talking about. Just call it seven six two by thirty nine, the kids aren't trained very good these days all they do is read what's printed on the box. While places like Marstar asking for m43 would get you fmj surplus ammo.
 
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