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My SKS has the standard, fixed, ten rounder. I don't really want to switch to the Tapco high caps just cause I like my rifle being in stock condition. But still...

Normally for my home defense weapon I keep a Mossberg 500 nearby. I ended up last week giving it to my son, who had just gotten his own place, as a "house warming" gift :D Now I have my old Russian SKS (stock config) for a home defense weapon. I keep it stoked with Hornady V-Max 7.62x39. I...

I wonder if this is adequate for stopping an attacker. i'd imagine so.

Yes, and the soft point ammo seems to blow both 7.62x39 fmj and 5.45 out of the water, although with less penetration. I wonder how a good 5.45 hollow point or ballistic tip would compare.

I'm just skeptical of the 5.45's supposed amazing tumbling capabilities. It just seems too good to be true.

I guess I'm asking for a self defense situation, not hunting

I hear so much differing opinions on the internet about this subject. Some say 7.62x39 has more "stopping power" to it because it's a bigger, heavier bullet, and with a good hollow point it blows 5.45 out of the water. I've also heard 5.45 tumbles and yaws, making a larger, more...

I've seen 7.62x39 154gr that goes 1400 fps, I believe doubletap makes it, although I could be mistaken. Isn't that about the velocity of a similar weight 30-30?

Damn!

OUCH! I feel for you. At least it wasn't within a couple of feet, I bet that would've put even more of a number on you! I was considering using my 16" bbl SKS for home and truck defense, that's why I was asking. Although I'm not sure I'd trust Wolf/Brown Bear/Tula HP's of SP's, I'd rather go...

I know this has been discussed a lot, but I still wonder... With a good Hollow Point from Corbon or Hornady, what kind of "stopping power" does the 7.62x39mm have? (I guess "terminal ballistics" would be a better term, but I really mean putting a man down unable to fight) How would it...