.308 bullets won't work right, the AK takes .311. Basically the same diameter as a .303 or as 7.62x54R. So if you can find bullets like that, that's what you want. That is also why a lot of American ammo doesn't work right in AK's, we assume 7.62 is automatically .308, but in the AK and SKS, it's really .311. For reference, 7.92 Mauser is .323. I'd like to see a load that makes 7.62x39 perform like a typical JSP deer load in .30-30 myself. The cartridge has the potential and it would turn AK's and SKS's into good deer rifles, could evem make them superior to the Mini-30. After all, most deer are taken at ranges around 70 yards and the minimum necessary accuracy for deer hunting is 8 inches at 100 yards. An AK is definitely capable of that and could do more if someone would take the time to market better ammo. We need an American-made steel-cased 7.62x39 JSP round (loaded with the correct diameter .311 bullet), with non-corrosive primers, that offers .30-30 ballistics.