SKS / Hunting Ammo

[oopswasthatyourdog?]

Has anyone tried hunting ammo in their SKS? I'm thinking of trying some PSP's in mine for groundhogs and wondered if anyone had problems with them.
Any feeding problems, cycling??

 

[arcaner]

I just bought 2 box of partizan soft point for hunting this weekend. I will test and tell you !

 

[oopswasthatyourdog?]

I just bought 2 box of partizan soft point for hunting this weekend. I will test and tell you !

Thanks,,,go get em!

 

[eg23]

I have and seen deer shot with federal soft points and partizan soft points and they all work just fine. I've never had any problems shooting soft points out of a SKS. Go for it!! Also, not sure of your laws where you are but wouldn't FMJ's be cheaper for you? It may get kind of pricey shooting ground hogs with soft points.
Eric

 

[arcaner]

FMJ or anything military surplus are illegal for hunting in quebec.

 

[arcaner]

And to note, i'm going to try hunting coyote at this time of the year.

 

[kbracey]

I have used partizan soft points with no problems what so ever in my SKS (never did get a deer this year though....maybe next year!).

Go Nuts!

 

[NiceRice858]

S&B 125g soft points worked better in my SKS than Czech milsurp. I found the groups to be more consistent. Not bashing on the milsurp, I think that stuff's awesome, I'd hunt with it if it were all soft point.

 

[Gotrek]

FMJ is illegal in most provinces and alot of states for hunting. It's a little inhumane too (if shooting living things is humane to start with).

Dying from shock and trauma is much better then bleeding out. And alot quicker.

I wonder who ever decided millitary ammunition should be jacketed. (Looked it up The Hague Convention, no expanding bullets designed to aggravate injured soldiers or make their death inevitable)

 

[mquality]

I have put about 80 rounds of s&b 123 soft point out of my 1951 russian sks and if works fine.No feed problems and accuracy is good for hunting .

 

[oopswasthatyourdog?]

I wonder who ever decided millitary ammunition should be jacketed. (Looked it up The Hague Convention, no expanding bullets designed to aggravate injured soldiers or make their death inevitable)

Wars are economic in nature, Shoot and kill a soldier and he just dies....shoot and wound a soldier and you just cost your enemy a sh!tload of time and money. IMO I believe that this is one of the main reasons that NATO switched from 7.62 to 5.56.