jdf1966
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who's got a deer bullet for 7.62x39 that they like . shots less than 100 yds.
thx; jd
thx; jd
deer bullet for 7.62x39
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The hard part (I think) is going to find HP or SP bullets. FMJ is illegal on big game there, as well as here, and the game wardens (here at least) check *assault* type rifles because they KNOW what's available in stores...
BigBill
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The Russian wolf brand of 7.62x39 154gr soft point is very, very accurate plus it has the power equal to a 30-30. It's more accurate then the fmj/hp.
vonn
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Check out Cor Bon 150 gr SP velocity 2300 fps,energy 1782 ft/lbs I think it's still available,not sure. Worked well out of SKS.
Snapping Twig
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I load a 150g NP over IMR 4198.
Works pretty good.
Works pretty good.
X Ring Ranch
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Is the bore of you rifle .308 or .311 ??
BigBill
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Depending on the brand of sks the bores run from .3095" to .3115" from what I have measured. The yugo sks seems to have the bigger diameter bore. With the sks being somewhat inaccurate at times it's the diameter of your ammo to the bore. If we feed it the correct size ammO there very accurate.
The American made 7,62x39 guns were .308" bores. The American made ammO was .308" diameter too.
The white boxed Winchester 7,62x39 ammO was "metric" ammO made by sellier & bellot at onetime.
The American made 7,62x39 guns were .308" bores. The American made ammO was .308" diameter too.
The white boxed Winchester 7,62x39 ammO was "metric" ammO made by sellier & bellot at onetime.
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X Ring Ranch
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Ruger Mini 30 at one time were .308 and later changed to .311.
CZ carbine in 7.62x39 is .311
TC Encore is .308
If you want accuracy slug your barrel and find ammo that is the same diameter.
Having said that I reload and use 150gr gr Winchester Silver Tip .308 in my CZ .311 bore.
It is fairly accurate out to 150 yards.
Hornady use to make a .311 diameter 127 gr SP bullet.
CZ carbine in 7.62x39 is .311
TC Encore is .308
If you want accuracy slug your barrel and find ammo that is the same diameter.
Having said that I reload and use 150gr gr Winchester Silver Tip .308 in my CZ .311 bore.
It is fairly accurate out to 150 yards.
Hornady use to make a .311 diameter 127 gr SP bullet.
BigBill
Absent Comrade
I found some online email sent. Bill
It's $5 a box and in stock.
If you reload make sure you use the CCI NATO primers. So slam fires won't occur from the floating firing pins. Make sure your bolt is clean of cosmoline and residue in the firing pin bore. Now remember the NATO primers are 1 1/2 Times hotter than standard primers. Don't load the max powder charges. You need to work up a reduced powder charge first.
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Snapping Twig
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Mine is the 189 series, one of the very originals. It starts out .311 and tapers to .308.
I use .308 bullets. Very accurate.
5Wire
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I don't know how this would work out on deer but it's hell on paper targets.
BobC357
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What kind of deer? Muleys are a whole lot bigger than WhiteTail
Speer makes a 125 gr .311 bullet with a cannelure for the 7.62x39.
Pull the FMJ bullet from milspec ammo with side cut pliers using a
reloading press, seat and crimp the Speer bullet. Simple.
Pull the FMJ bullet from milspec ammo with side cut pliers using a
reloading press, seat and crimp the Speer bullet. Simple.
X Ring Ranch
Member
What are NATO primers?
Are you talking about CCI 34 that are hard to ignite and used in semi and full auto rifles.
Snapping Twig
Member
Not that I trust the company enough to use them, but I understand Wolf primers are hard.
CCI is known for hard but quality primers.
CCI is known for hard but quality primers.
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The Hornady 150 grain round nose .30-30 bullet has shown good accuracy in a Ruger 7.62x39 bolt-action. With maximum loads, I have recorded muzzle velocities approaching 2,300 fps, about as speedy as you'll get for this cartridge with a heavy bullet.
Higher velocities are available with the lighter varmint-type, .30 caliber bullets, but they are not a lot higher. They will work with carefully placed shots, but there are better bullets for deer hunting with what is probably a minimal deer round.
I have never tried the Sierra 150 grain round nose .30-30 bullet in my rifle, but it should be comparable to the Hornady bullet.
Higher velocities are available with the lighter varmint-type, .30 caliber bullets, but they are not a lot higher. They will work with carefully placed shots, but there are better bullets for deer hunting with what is probably a minimal deer round.
I have never tried the Sierra 150 grain round nose .30-30 bullet in my rifle, but it should be comparable to the Hornady bullet.
I had some of the early Russian stuff that had very small hollow pointed bullets, making them basically legal. They were as accurate as any 7.62 x 39 bullets I ever shot and through my Norinco Match Mak 90 would produce a 3" group at 100yds with open sights. I wouldn't use it much beyond that range and never was in a position that required shooting a deer. If need be I wouldn't hesitate, I felt very confident with it at the time. I've seen a couple of guys down at the rifle range that went to a lot of trouble getting any accuracy out of the 7.62 x 39 and the problem is not the cartridge, its the rifle or more accurately the barrel. The guy that showed alot of people its potential had a custom made barrel put together and had the right twist for cast bullets and I think he necked it down to 6.5, he was an old gun builder from way back and used a Ruger No. 1 for the receiver, he still owns it but hasn't shot it for years.
