anything heavier

[heeze gutshot shortee]

7.62x39 umc......... 123 grains metal case
rem exp ...125grains pointed soft point

Is that all the factory ammo there is for this caliber??

Is 7.62x39 a 30 cal? Somewhere between a .243 and 30.06 or am I wrong here.. Ive been thinking about using a norinko sks 5 round clip for deer...one or two days this season. Will 123 or 125 grains do the job..along with good shot placement ..of course One more ....is there a minimum specified grain weight for deer by law??

[Ridge Runner]

Do not use metal case bullets for deer hunting. They will not expand!!!!! the 125 gr hp's or sp's will do the job providing you do yours and have good shot placement. the 7.62 is a 30 cal bullet but its standard bullet dia. is .310-.311 where american 30 cal are .308. At best the 7.62x39 is a 125 yd. deer rifle. hope this info helps
RR

[Flying Ferris]

Whatever you can do with 30-30 you can do with 7.62x39 (out of a sporting rifle.)

[eldeguello]

ORIGINAL: heeze gutshot shortee

7.62x39 umc......... 123 grains metal case
rem exp ...125grains pointed soft point

Is that all the factory ammo there is for this caliber??

Is 7.62x39 a 30 cal? Somewhere between a .243 and 30.06 or am I wrong here.. Ive been thinking about using a norinko sks 5 round clip for deer...one or two days this season. Will 123 or 125 grains do the job..along with good shot placement ..of course One more ....is there a minimum specified grain weight for deer by law??

No! There's just scads of 7.62X39mm ammo out there! The Wolf brand (Russian) stuff is even loaded these days with a 150 (or 154)-grain softpoint bullet quite useful for deer hunting! I think Sportsman's Guide has it!

The 7.62X39mm has a "nominal" groove diameter of .310", and actual bore diameters can range from .308" up to .314" or even more depending on which country made the gun! This makes it more of a ".303" that a .30, but I use .308" bullets in my CZ 527 carbine that has a .311" groove, and they shoot very well, thank you!

A 123-125-grain SOFTPOINT (or other expanding bullet) will work quite well on deer, as well as any .30/30 or .32 Win. Special ever did! Good hunting!