res45
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My YUGO with the Choate drill and tap mount / 3 x 9 x 32 Bushnell.
SKS as a short range deer rifle?
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556A2
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It will work perfectly fine as long as you are using a decent softpoint bullet, and have it sighted in. The SKS was/is frequently referred as "The Poor Man's Deer Rifle" in the rural South. I would not recommend a Yugo SKS since they are bigger, and weight more compared to a Chinese, Romanian, or Russian SKS. You should able to find a nice Chinese for under $200 very easily at nearly any pawn shop. A good upgrade would be a set of Tech Sights which are aperture sights like the M16A1's sighting system. Otherwise, just keep you shots under 150 yards and you shouldn't have any problems.
Another options is you could just buy a .416 Rigby because deer have gotten so much tougher to kill according to the internet and gun rags.
Another options is you could just buy a .416 Rigby because deer have gotten so much tougher to kill according to the internet and gun rags.
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A hungry man does not care what his rifle is reputed to be...
he does not care to consider any shortcomings...
he adapts his technique and uses the tool he has available to eat...
right?
RIGHT!
That SKS, in practiced hands, will undoubtedly place food on the table.
he does not care to consider any shortcomings...
he adapts his technique and uses the tool he has available to eat...
right?
RIGHT!
That SKS, in practiced hands, will undoubtedly place food on the table.
When I had SKS's I was able to make fairly consistent hits on dinner plate sized targets at 200 yards with open sights and Wolf ammo.
I've never been the best rifle marksman. Actually, I kind of suck in comparison to my dad and how good my grandfather and great uncles were.
Power isn't quite at 30-30 levels but with the right bullet it should do fine. Just make sure you get something that will expand reliably.
I'd say if you have a decent SKS it should work as well as anything else for 100 yard shots.
For cryin' out loud, it's not that far - I was breaking 5" balloons today with a 10/22 and the cheapest ammo I could find at 100 yards. If I can manage that I don't see why a guy with about any half decent rifle couldn't hit the vitals of a deer at that range.
Deer have been killed at that range with .22 LR rifles, '73 Winchesters firing revolver rounds, and flintlock rifles - why would an SKS not suffice?
BTW - thanks for the heads up on the SKS front sight upgrade. Another SKS may be in my future eventually and that front sight looks like an excellent accessory.
I've never been the best rifle marksman. Actually, I kind of suck in comparison to my dad and how good my grandfather and great uncles were.
Power isn't quite at 30-30 levels but with the right bullet it should do fine. Just make sure you get something that will expand reliably.
I'd say if you have a decent SKS it should work as well as anything else for 100 yard shots.
For cryin' out loud, it's not that far - I was breaking 5" balloons today with a 10/22 and the cheapest ammo I could find at 100 yards. If I can manage that I don't see why a guy with about any half decent rifle couldn't hit the vitals of a deer at that range.
Deer have been killed at that range with .22 LR rifles, '73 Winchesters firing revolver rounds, and flintlock rifles - why would an SKS not suffice?
BTW - thanks for the heads up on the SKS front sight upgrade. Another SKS may be in my future eventually and that front sight looks like an excellent accessory.
CajunBass
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I have often wondered why people seem to think the 7.62X39 is the cats meow for a battle rifle, but at the same time seem to think it's not enough to kill a Whitetail deer.
res45
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I never though of my YUGO as being a heavy rifle,it's only 2 lbs. more than my Chinese which weighs in at 8 lb fully loaded. I never took all that junk about the SKS being inaccurate either,shooting that crappy Russian ammo doesn't provide any reliable evidence of the shooter ability or the rifles accuracy it's just to inconstant.
I have been reloading for 25 years and I have yet to develop a load for any of my rifles that wouldn't shoot 1" or less groups at 100 Yds. just takes a little time a patients use the right bullet to get the job done and don't overstep the limitations of yourself and your rifle. Bullet placement and performance is key to a successful kill,using more gun isn't going to make up for the lack of ether one of those. Article of interest http://www.eabco.com/swiftbulletco02.htm
I have been reloading for 25 years and I have yet to develop a load for any of my rifles that wouldn't shoot 1" or less groups at 100 Yds. just takes a little time a patients use the right bullet to get the job done and don't overstep the limitations of yourself and your rifle. Bullet placement and performance is key to a successful kill,using more gun isn't going to make up for the lack of ether one of those. Article of interest http://www.eabco.com/swiftbulletco02.htm
tenbears
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Does anyone have a good source for an SKS trigger assembly? Been trying to find one, but it's always sold out. With the flood of SKS's in this country I would figure an adequate supply of parts somewhere?
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Ignition Override
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An SKS with fmj hp killed a large feral pig with one shot.
Why can't the same type of shot kill a deer?
Just curious (as a very late-blooming, middle aged frequent plinker), because I've never hunted.
But saw the graphic color photo of the dead swine and the nasty fatal wound.
Why can't the same type of shot kill a deer?
Just curious (as a very late-blooming, middle aged frequent plinker), because I've never hunted.
But saw the graphic color photo of the dead swine and the nasty fatal wound.
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Art Eatman
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Ignition Override, it was not until recent years that hunting-type ammo was available. FMJ is not good for hunting.
A drawback for the AK genre, generally, is the quality of the as-issue sights compared to peep sights or scopes. You don't shoot at a deer; you shoot at a particular spot on a deer.
I guess the last and maybe the most important thing is that with Bambi, the deal is "clean, ethical kill". That doesn't apply to combat.
A drawback for the AK genre, generally, is the quality of the as-issue sights compared to peep sights or scopes. You don't shoot at a deer; you shoot at a particular spot on a deer.
I guess the last and maybe the most important thing is that with Bambi, the deal is "clean, ethical kill". That doesn't apply to combat.
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I grew up killing deer with an SKS. I've used ballistic tip, soft point, hollow-point, and once even FMJ.
I was young and used whatever my dad stuck in the gun. All I knew was that if I did my part, the gun would take a deer. If the deer was within 150 yards, I could take it.
It would make a great deer gun for short-range shots.
I was young and used whatever my dad stuck in the gun. All I knew was that if I did my part, the gun would take a deer. If the deer was within 150 yards, I could take it.
It would make a great deer gun for short-range shots.
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