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Posted: 1/11/2014 8:14:25 AM EDT

Got a few questions-
Who here has used a 7.62x39 for deer or other game?
Obviously a good factory brand round helps - what round have you used ?

I'm looking at the Federal Fusion and Hornady ballistic tip as choices.
I'm looking at 200 yards or less - most likely 100....

Posted: 1/11/2014 12:22:24 PM EDT

[#1]

Ive used those rounds on pigs before

Posted: 1/11/2014 12:31:03 PM EDT

[#2]

I rifle hunt deer exclusively with a sks. Soft tip brown bear puts them down for the count

Posted: 1/11/2014 12:45:20 PM EDT

[#3]

How many yards were your kill
Shots?

Posted: 1/11/2014 12:46:22 PM EDT

[#4]

How many yards were your kill
Shots?

Posted: 1/11/2014 4:44:41 PM EDT

[#5]

On the deer I killed I used 7.62x39 Hornady SST, the round when through the heart. The deer was about 60-70 yards or so, she ran about 20-30 yards before collapsing with a good blood trail. The bullet made a complete pass through so I couldn't see how well it expanded. But the damage to the heart seemed pretty grave, it would probably have been worse had it hit it in the middle.

Posted: 1/13/2014 12:36:31 PM EDT

[#6]

My son hunts with an AR in 7.62X39. 139 gr federal fusion does the trick. This year he shot a nice 8 pt at 160 yards. The deer ran about 30 yards and piled up. Last year he dropped a nice doe in her tracks.

Posted: 1/13/2014 10:28:58 PM EDT

[#7]

I have killed several with an SKS using cheap chinese and Russian hollowpoints and softpoints. 40-80 yards, never lost one. Putting together an AR now in 7.62x39, will probably continue using the same cheap crap that always worked before.

Posted: 1/16/2014 5:16:21 PM EDT

[#8]

I only use the SKS for deer hunting. I just use Wolf or Tula HP. Dropped many deer.

Posted: 1/20/2014 10:12:13 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Got a few questions-
Who here has used a 7.62x39 for deer or other game?
Obviously a good factory brand round helps - what round have you used ?

I'm looking at the Federal Fusion and Hornady ballistic tip as choices.
I'm looking at 200 yards or less - most likely 100....

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several members of my family use SKS's for deer hunting.
90% of deer taken with them has been with WOLF HP or SP ammo. works just fine.

Posted: 1/21/2014 5:09:24 PM EDT

[#10]

I use the 125gr soft point Remington Express in a Colt, Match Target, Lightweight. This particular rifle shoots them well. 100 yds. Right group is the bore sight result. Center group is after adjusting the scope:

FWIW, The abovementioned cartridge uses 0.308" diameter bullets. The Colt bbls of this series (and all of them FAIK) are designed for 7.62x39mm cartridges using "30 caliber" bullets.

Posted: 2/12/2014 9:08:43 AM EDT

[#11]

Wolf sp or whatever sp I can find. I don't us the hp. Not that it may work, it's just too easy to find the sp and it is a very good short range load.
This one came on the run during a drive on one of the last days of our metro zone hunt. I shot from an elevated stand and the bullet shattered the spine just behind the shoulders. Wolf sp does seem to mushroom very well and while I did not recover the bullet from this guy I have from others.

Posted: 3/12/2014 9:04:44 PM EDT

[#12]

I have taken 7 with my AR 7.62x39 ,2 with the mini 30 ,one with the encore rifle

Posted: 3/21/2014 1:16:53 AM EDT

[#13]

A buddy of mine from work has a CZ in 7.62x39 and it's his go to deer gun. He uses the cheap wolf or tula hollow point ammo and he's bagged several with it.

Posted: 6/15/2014 8:32:02 PM EDT

[#14]

I'd like to find a ruger 77 compact...

Posted: 9/17/2014 11:15:51 PM EDT

[#15]

Sighted in the mini and gonna get ready for deer season.

Posted: 9/20/2014 11:52:30 AM EDT

[#16]

I've killed a few with an SKS shooting the 123gr Powerpoints. It worked fine.

Posted: 9/21/2014 12:21:18 AM EDT

[#17]

I took a doe this past year using Tulammo 154gr soft points and they worked great. Good expansion, clean pass through. Didn't run more than 25 yards with a heart shot

Also shot a decent 9 point using federal fusion 123gr soft points. Did really well also. For the price you can't beat the Tulammo

Posted: 9/21/2014 7:43:23 PM EDT

[#18]

Killed a deer with the Remington softpoint years Ago. It did the job, deer went 20-30 yard and was dead.

Posted: 9/22/2014 6:20:21 AM EDT

[#19]

1 thing is for sure, the wolf bullet will stay together, my FIL has used the cheapie wolf steel for years, they work good.

Posted: 9/23/2014 9:53:06 AM EDT

[#20]

You can never go wrong with Fusion ammo

Posted: 9/26/2014 12:03:38 AM EDT

[#21]

I've taken many deer with my CZ 527 in 7.62x39. Most with Silver Bear "Effect" cartridges. I bought a butt ton of this stuff years before the last scare. Lately I've been using Privi 123 grn. Soft points, which are a bit more accurate. The largest deer I ever harvested was this rifle with the Privi ammo: a heavy 10 point at 75 yards. The little CA carbine is a deer meat machine. I love this rifle.

Out
West

Posted: 10/24/2014 11:21:21 PM EDT

[#22]

I've used Brown Bear 125gr SP and Federal Fusion 123gr. Both will put deer on the ground very effectively.

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