Maybe not ideal, but then again I just killed a black bear with my CZ 858 with winchester soft-point 123gr that smashed the top of its skull. Course, that was at only 20' away - I wouldn't want to try and shoot something past 50 yds with a milsurp semi-auto 7.62x39 unless I was pretty sure of my gun.mapleflag said:Is SKS good rifle for black bear? Which ammo is the best? Is this a good ammo for hunting?http://www.marstar.ca/ammo/762x39mm.htm