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

Originally Posted by mjmatsen

Thank you all. Plenty to chew on. I'm at about 1.5 inch group at 100m using barnaul 123gr SP. I figured my max range should be about 150 at a push but just wanted some feedback.

At your intended ranges you are good to go.

My AR15 6.8 SCP has that sort of accuracy, extremely disappointing compared to all my other uppers

But man it is fit for purpose, goat control & bush hunting everything inside 200 is in big trouble, one shot kills are the norm as opposed to mates with 223s...

I was pretty surprised with the accuracy. I picked a Bisley Bushranger up for cheap with a suppressor on it, which, noise wise sounds like an unsuppressed 22 firing mini-mags. So a 1.5" 3 shot group standing, I was pretty happy with it. Just has a 4x32 scope on it, don't think I need anything more than that, do you?

I was mainly curious because I was shooting a 200mm AR500 plate and it was getting smacked pretty part at 100

Originally Posted by mjmatsen

I was mainly curious because I was shooting a 200mm AR500 plate and it was getting smacked pretty part at 100

I have noticed that with my 22 250 and the sks, the plate seems to move much more with the 7.62x39 inspite of the two rounds having nearly the same energy in foot pounds. When i use the 4570 the plate nearly does a 360 so foot pounds is obviously not the be all and end all for energy transfer.