Jason_W
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After way too much overthinking, I decided against a small bore, high speed round for the time being, opting instead for some kind of bolt action carbine chambered in something that doesn't produce murderous recoil (I have shotgun slugs for for when I need a recoil fix).
So, I walked into my favorite LGS today intending to put a Ruger 77/44 on order. Their supplies were all out of this gun.
What the did have and I couldn't resist shouldering were Zastava 7.62x39mm carbines, M85s, I believe. I liked how they shouldered and the trigger is surprisingly good. Cycling was a little rough, though.
To finally get to the point, I think I could have just as much fun with a 7.62x39mm carbine as with a 44 mag carbine. I'm guessing that with good ammo, both rounds will make deer just as dead inside 100 yards in the unlikely event that I see one. The Zastava is a good $200 less expensive than the Ruger which is money that could go towards ammo and extras.
The big question mark is the quality of the Zastava. It's imported by Century Arms and I know that they deal in both decent guns as well as pure garbage.
Anyone have experience with these rifles?
So, I walked into my favorite LGS today intending to put a Ruger 77/44 on order. Their supplies were all out of this gun.
What the did have and I couldn't resist shouldering were Zastava 7.62x39mm carbines, M85s, I believe. I liked how they shouldered and the trigger is surprisingly good. Cycling was a little rough, though.
To finally get to the point, I think I could have just as much fun with a 7.62x39mm carbine as with a 44 mag carbine. I'm guessing that with good ammo, both rounds will make deer just as dead inside 100 yards in the unlikely event that I see one. The Zastava is a good $200 less expensive than the Ruger which is money that could go towards ammo and extras.
The big question mark is the quality of the Zastava. It's imported by Century Arms and I know that they deal in both decent guns as well as pure garbage.
Anyone have experience with these rifles?