If you are going to use an sks use softpoint ammo not hollow points by wolf. Dont even use soft points by wolf. By a name brand ammo like winchester or remington. The 7.62X39mm is about the same ballistics as the 30-30 so it will kill a deer but wolf soft points are made cheaper and the lead is too hard or something. My friend used my AK with the 5 shot mag with wolf ammo and shot 2 deer 2 yrs in arow with wolf ammo. Both deer ran over a 100 yards with very little blood from the wolf softpoints. One deer was wounded and never found with a shot through the lungs. He finally bought his own AK and winchester softpoints and dropped the next 2 he shot in about 30yds.