Hunting with an SKS

Put a Williams Firesight on it and you have one of the best bush guns for up to 100yds in Ontario bushland. Most shot around 25 to 50yds. I see them all the time up here in different or original stock configurations. Some even leave the bayonet on for cool factor ;)
It's the poor man's working/hunting rifle today. The Enfields are long gone and I have not seen anyone use them in 10yrs. I zero them @ 50 meters with either irons or red dot. Will try the 123gr V-Max next fall on Whitetail.
 
bosley said:
Have you tried surplus for them gophers?
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sorry about that..yes i use the check surplus for all the fur bearing prairie vermin and the handloads for hunting..i actually use the steel cases for the reloads..it sucks busting out the berdan primer but after that they reload nice, mind you in a hunting situation you most likely aint picking up any cases. i do have brass but they are like gold to me , just went through two cases this last weekend with 3 other guys..we call it the SKS festival of gopher season. no we are not horrible shooters, but when they wont come out to play we pretty much shoot anything else in the field of view..targets, rocks little pieces of wood, it is more about just shooting are way to happiness that anything else, by the end of the day they had to show themselves..i guess they got hungry? hahahah talk about heavy suppressive fire..... R:d:
 
getthismanaslap said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n3vreQ3alc

check out this guys groups at 100 meters

love these rifles, mine is russian of course and i hand load for it and i also wacked my deer last year with it..great mountain rifle and truck gun. been smokin gophers with this year already..what a blast..
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silencer that looks like it was made out of a D-cell maglite that actually works - check!

Sks carbine with NO tapco accessories - check!

shooting off of his back deck - check!

shooting off of his back deck with the help of an ironing board - check!

he has a bag full of excuses for every eventuality - check!

showing his groups he actually shot with his sks rifle at known ranges in known conditions - check!

cool looking scope and mount - check!

using a 5/5 round magazine in his sks rifle - check!

He's a real man's man! :D
 
oh WOW i didn't know u can use SKS to hunt coyote(ontario) i thought u can only use
.22 cal.sorry guys newbie
 
Check the regulations before using a larger calibre (greater than .275) for hunting in SW Ontario. Many WMUs have a calibre restriction.
 
EVOL said:
oh WOW i didn't know u can use SKS to hunt coyote(ontario) i thought u can only use
.22 cal.sorry guys newbie
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I have shot coyotes with my .22 before but I don't like to because it just doesn't have enough take-down power.(duh...:rolleyes:) Sure, it will kill them but usually really slowly. Most coyotes I've shot have been with ether my 30-06 or my 7mm Remington mag. Needless to say, there isn't much left to skin after you hit em with that. :evil:

I've decided to use the SKS mainly because of the F.M.J. rounds that are so readily available for it. In a small hole, out a small hole. Minimal damaged to the pelt.
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I don't think I'll use the SKS for deer (I love my 7mm) but I can't wait to get it out to a field full of gophers or call in some coyotes! :D I'll post some pics when I do.
 
Personally, scoped out, I would love to try my SKS at 300 yards. It technically should still have enough killing power to cripple or kill a thin-skinned coyote at that range? If not, 150 yards surely.
 
Drachenblut said:
Personally, scoped out, I would love to try my SKS at 300 yards. It technically should still have enough killing power to cripple or kill a thin-skinned coyote at that range? If not, 150 yards surely.
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I am sure that will kill a coyote up to 800 yards if you are able to hit
 
I always find it funny when people ask if a certain round could kill a coyote, when it is a military round designed for killing a man sized target :)
 
True enough, but I know plenty of beasties who've upped and ran from a 556 round or two, much to the chagrin of the shooter. I also know this 7.62X39 has rather poor wound tumbling/breakage and being that coyotes are not very wide, the bullet might go right through, wounding, rather than assuring a kill shot. That was one of the complaints in Nam about the 7.62X39, is you would shoot a man in any non vital area, he was liable to get up and get away if you were not fast enough. Sounds like it is a good target for bigger, meatier targets like elk or deer where the round can decelerate enough and have at least 30 cm of entrance length to yaw properly in the body cavity. Just my 2 cents.
 
I plan on trying mine on groundhogs this summer, I'll have to find some factory ammo that it likes though as fmj is a nono for hunting in Qc. I find the groups passable at 100 yards for midsized game, I'm considering trying it out during deer season from a treestand IF I draw a second tag. I wouldn't rely on it solely when it comes to putting meat in the freezer when I have only one tag. I haven't tried mine past 100 yet so I'll reserve my comments about farther ranges until I do. :)
 
A question, if you were to take a file and file off the tip of the FMJ jacketed bullet, or remove the copper tip on the jacket, could it pass as "hunting ammo"?
 
Drachenblut said:
A question, if you were to take a file and file off the tip of the FMJ jacketed bullet, or remove the copper tip on the jacket, could it pass as "hunting ammo"?
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The theoretical danger in this is that the metal jacket on the bullet does not cover the base, so if you take it off the tip as well, you run the risk of the whole jacket separating in your rifle. If the lead core does slide/pop right through the jacket and the jacket stays in your barrel, you'll be in for an unpleasant surprise when you fire your next round.

I'm not sure what the chances are of this actually happening at x39 velocities, but it does seem a bit risky.
 
Oh... I see. I thought the bases were covered. How about cutting a small x in the top of the jacket? I have heard this is good on bear in high power guns.
 
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