7.62x39 bolt gun ballistics

[Gatorade]

Well I have a 7.62x39 bolt action that is on loan for a little while and I am curious about how the cartridge will do in a bolt gun. It isn't as powerful as .308 but also seems like it would be much better than 300 BLK. Most data I can find is all for the AK and other semi autos. The manufacturer says it has about 400m effective range but doesn't give data beyond that. So would this be a good caliber for a bolt gun to do some game hunting? Wild boar? Deer?

[Caleb]

No ballistic data here but, sub 400yds is what I have heard also. I think you will be fine with the 39. Now if you want to suppress your gun then, I vote 300 black.

[wxl]

If I recall, 125 gr approx muzzle vel 2350 fps (~1500 ft-lb energy), 200 zero would drop ~15"@300 (~1500fps, 650 ft-lb). Depending on min velocity for expansion, probably more like a 250 yard max deer gun.

[DrHenley]

^^^ This

Think of it as a rimless 30-30 with pointy bullets. More whitetails have been killed with the 30-30 than any other cartridge, and a bunch of moose have been killed with the 30-30, so the 7.62x39 should be more than adequate for close range whitetails and s.

I don't think I would use one on Hogzilla though...

[Gatorade]

Pics added.

[Riverpigusmc]

Punch it into the ballistics calculator I posted