deerkiller123

i have a russin m44 it shoots a 7.62 by 54R bullet its relly old but it is in good shape do yall think this is a good gun for hunting

harter66

Its in the 308 7mm/8mm mauser class if you shoot it well its a 250yrddeer gun practice ammo is still cheap.Some of it is old and may be corrsive primed , just means you have to clean right away tonightnot in a couple weeks after a range trip . I've heard that they range like all surplus rifles from 2" to where'd the other three go . Quite a few are real shooters as we're not down to the junk on the magazine floors .

Briman

You'll need to pattern I mean sight it in with hunting ammo first.
I've heard of M44s and other Mosin carbines shooting reasonably accurately, but I've never seen it firsthand.

eldeguello

You bet it is a good gun for hunting! It is what MOST Russian and Finnish hunters still use, as it is the most widely distrbuted bolt-action rifle in all of Eastern Europe that has enough power for really big game like brown bear, red stag and moose.

If you use Wolf Gold brand softpoint ammo, it is noncorrosive and has brass cases with Boxer primers-it is suitable for reloading.

snedd162

i think that it would work great for hunting, i have one and it has plenty of knock down power not the most accurate thing but should certantly get the job done.

Simp

Neither has anyone else! LOL!!!!!

J/K. They're "minute of man" accurate. I'm not sure I would venture out and try to take something past 100 yards without a scope though. That's just me.

BigJ71

Keep the range at 150yds and under and I think you will have a pretty good hunting rifle. Not because it lacks power, but the accuracy tends to not be so good at extended ranges. I can shoot mine pretty decent out to 150yds after that the groups start to open up beyond what I would consider acceptable hunting groups.

Broek

Ours shoots good. Have heard that they are hit and miss far as getting a good one. Would not think twice about using ours out to 100 or so yards. Would have to say the 7.62x54 is capable of much more, but I don't know if the m-44 is, not for hunting anyway.

jesuvuah

I hear they are pretty good shooters. I have only shot mine once so far and that was at milk jugs at a hundred yards. That was good enough for me on that range trip as I had a few other guns that I wanted to shoot.