Ok. I was at the army surpluss store today. I found some 7.62X39 soft point's they remind me of a remmy corlock. I thought to my self. Why couldn't I use this for my antilope? Or maybe even a deer or 2..... its a 30 cal round. Its a soft point. What do you guys think.
Hold on fellas you're talking about using a 7.62x39mm
the 7.62x39mm caliber is too small for antelope
the 7.62x39mm "might" be able to kill a whitetail deer but I wouldn't ever use it for them.
Hornady Ballistics for the 7.62x39mm
123gr. A-MAX bullet
Velocity / Energy
muzzle..........100m........200m........300m..........400m.........500m
719/1907.....622/1423...532/1044......453/756....388/553.....340/425
trajectory table
muzzle......100m.....200m.....300m.....400m.....500m
-4............11.......... 0........ -46....... -140.....-299
There's a difference between the 7.62x39mm and the 7.62x54mm,
I wouldn't use the 7.62x39mm for hunting anything larger than coyotes,
but the 7.62x54mm has plenty of velocity & Energy to kill Whitetail deer and antelope.