Thread: larger deer with 7.62x39 & your loads

They are steel cored which is why they're a bit longer than the usual jobbies for the same weight and therefore subject to another piece of nonsense legislation regarding prohibited ammunition. I found this out when I noticed strange bits below a steel target, they've got a flat nosed mild steel core in, these are a few recovered from a plank placed below a very angled plate. Amusingly more damage was done to the plate surface (ar 450) by some Hornady soft point than by this stuff

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I will dig out the loads I used as lilgun is not a powder often used and had mate do the quickload thing for me.... ar2206 is just about a perfect powder for the wee cartridge,you could JUST ABOUT (well actually you could) fill case to base of neck and pop projectile on top of it..it is litterally impossible to overcharge the case with projectiles up to 150grns.try it some time and you will see what I mean.

yeah, most powders are like this with the x39 man, its small. im runnin a coal of 2.245 an the load is not compressed but you wouldnt fit a gnat in there .
we roll with 4198 , 150s ---- id like to hear from others using the cartridg on game

Originally Posted by Oldbloke

TBH Rees I think its a bit light on for sambar. 150gr doing 2100fps is only about same as 30.30.

The 30.30 was the minimum permitted for many years in Vic and justifiably so. (Min 2" case rule)

But I think if you restrict your shots to say, 120 meters you will be ok. Given the nature of the bush where Sambar like to hang out it's unlikely that will be a problem for you.

A bit further for Reds. Say 150mtrs

You don't have access to a 270 or 308? Much better options.

You miss this point i think mate, that is the culture an trend of 'sambar' hunting... or perhaps you grew up reading Kens book ? ha ha
of course, when hunting the aim of the game is the close the gap, place a shot- i think its a hunters rifle, not a shooters.

Originally Posted by Kelton

I thought it was a spew amax?

they were made for holoween one year an thousands of stock got sent to au an nz, impossible to find, but wait, they are indeed the V max.

where we at currently, doing a series on patreon with it- brown deer this week id say when the rain comes
https://youtu.be/FIRN2M8Ai3I

Shooting fallow does is not the same a Sambar Stags.
Average live weights of male deer. These are the numbers I have.

Fallow 60 -70kg
Reds 200kg
Sambar 260kg up to 300kg.

Good luck.
If you were any good you would use a 22lr. Ha.

Originally Posted by Oldbloke

Shooting fallow does is not the same a Sambar Stags.
Average live weights of male deer. These are the numbers I have.

Fallow 60 -70kg
Reds 200kg
Sambar 260kg up to 300kg.

Good luck.
If you were any good you would use a 22lr. Ha.

thats a bit out of context.... ha ha but all good cobber

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

I just use the barnaul 125 gr soft points, yes I know you can't get them any more but I accumulated a case and a half after the "buy back" from disgruntled ak owners and have enough to probably wear my howa out.
It's moa and im happy to take a shot at up to 250 metres on a red deer if it's a good presentation. The bullet looks ugly but is very effective.

Same. Shot reds with good effect even with Chinese Norinco & once hit in the vitals they go down pretty quick; but the longest shot was about 150 yds on a yearling hind.
Phil.