Anyone shot a boar with 7.62x39?

[cowtown45]

I am looking to take my stepdad boar hunting next year but currently don’t have a rifle chambered in the popular hunting cartridges. I will most likely pick up a proper scoped hunting rifle in something like 308 early next year. That said, still interested if anyone has any experience shooting boar with 7.62x39 in case I want to take one of my current rifles with me.

 

[eg23]

Where are you going?
7.62 x 39 shot do the job with softpoints or reloads. Make a good shot and you'll be fine. Look at the videos on youtube of guys using AK47 and AR's from helicopters for boars in Texas.

 

[cowtown45]

We will be either in Alberta or Saskatchewan. I had a look at some of those videos and the AK's were dropping boars without an issue. Got to love youtube for stuff like that. I always forget about it when searching for info on line. I'm still going to get a proper hunting rifle for the future but its nice to know I can take an 858 out and it will do the same thing.