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Originally Posted by The Reaper
Yes, the 7.62x39 is a decent deer cartridge, close to the .30-30 with the right ammo.
Ranges are usually shorter and the deer smaller than out West.
He allegedly fired 20 rounds, but was a former soldier of some description, so if the other side is not shooting back (and may be running away), that is not that great.
TR
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Thank you TR.
My line of thinking is this: Most deer or elk hunters I know carry maybe 10 rounds of ammo for their hunting rifle, and maybe a sidearm with another 10 or so rounds. This guy fired about 20 rounds, why was he carrying that much ammo for his SKS? Furthermore how many times did he have to reload? The SKS come with a 5 round box magazine right? Well, if so that is 4 reloads right? or he could have a 20 or 30 round mag in it but if that was the case wouldn't the high cap mag violate hunting regs in the first place?
Its a difficult call for sure. Its a real tragedy either way. Atleast 6 lives ruined over a disagreement.