PlaneJain
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7.62 x 39 has killed all of the big 5 in africa and Kamchatka, illegally for years. Don't use a full metal jacket at all. In most states its illegal to hunt game with FMJ's. They are designed to pass through a body without expanding, and outside of war, you don't want a bullet to continue on 'downstream' after it may have passed through an animal. For bears, you want something that will smash through thick hide and heavy bone. A bullet with a large meplate is a better choice.
Also 'pass' on the hollow points when hunting animals that can burry your carcass in a pile of leaves and dirt and munch on you at their leisure.
Also 'pass' on the hollow points when hunting animals that can burry your carcass in a pile of leaves and dirt and munch on you at their leisure.