Thread: Max ethical range on a 7.62x39 bolt-action for deer

I personally would say to kill a medium sized deer you would need to be able to repeatedly hit a 6 inch diameter target from chosen rest at Max determined distance. Bullet energy to also be above 1000 ft pounds.. A ballistic calculator can tell ya this and the distance when energy will be at this point. I would then cut that distance by 100 yards. But if you are after advice on trying to ethically kill an animal you would have to first determine what your ethics are...

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