Thread: What to shoot in 7.62x39 for deer?

I hunt with Russian HP's, 123 grains I believe. All of the deer that I've ever hit with them have gone no farther than 30 yards. They are just right for the southern woods of Alabama where I hunt.

Quote: I may be wrong but I think mini thirty carbines are .308 bore and import such as sks ak variants etc. are .311 bore. If this is correct it means when you shoot import .311 ammo in a american made rifle the bullet is .003 tighter raising pressure and in the case of the ruger semi-auto increases stress on receiver. Now I again believe american made ammo, fed. win. rem etc. are of american .308 bullet dia. flip side would be .308 bullet...

I've heard that many, many times. But to be sure one way or the other--slug it.

According to this thread. http://thehighroad.org/showthread.ph...highlight=myth captiankirk reported contacting ruger and gives this response. "I posed this question to Ruger tech support some years ago when I was contemplating purchasing a mini 30 for the reasons you mention. I was interested in working with the 7.62x39 but mainly if I could get it in a 308 bore and shoot/reload 308 bullets in it. According to the factory rep the...