yeah both might work at range, but most all ammo for the sks will be full metal jackets ammo, and well that sucks for hunting! so that is why I suggested the 12 ga over it, or a used gun in a different caliber! very few folks shoot enough to make a decent rifle bad! takes a lot of $$ to shoot the rifling out of a rifle barrel! so used rifles many time sare good guns to buy and get for a lot less than new!