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Offline Old Griz

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7.62x39 on Yotes?
« on: January 09, 2005, 06:30:04 PM »
:cb2: My regular varmint gun is a Savage M10 Police in .223. With 68-gr BTHP it is really a fine, accurate shooter. However, just as a fun gun, I picked up a used Ruger Mini-30. It looks like it has never been fired, and the price was too good to pass up. This is a great gun for my relatives to shoot when they come visit, because ammo is so cheap. However, I haven't had to chance to take it out and shoot it yet myself. I was just wondering how good a coyote gun this would be, and what would be the maximum range of this gun? I don't even know anyone with a 7.62x39, and I have never fired one. Just didn't feel like I needed another .223 (yet), though I could have been wrong (it happens a lot!).
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7.62x39 on Yotes?
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2005, 07:07:59 PM »
You most likely got just what you paid for.  Larry
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« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2005, 03:31:07 AM »
I believe most will do 3 to 4 MOA if you are lucky.
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« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2005, 12:52:44 PM »
Old Griz,

While the Mini-30 is a nice fun gun without some accuracy work you'll not get what one would ever consider acceptable accuracy for coyotes unless they are very close.  I have a Mini-14 that will shoot under MOA but I invested close to what I paid for it to get it to shoot that way.  Also don't expect the 7.62x39 to be very "pelt friendly".  Lawdog
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Re: 7.62x39 on Yotes?
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2006, 12:00:50 PM »
If you use the russian steel ammo it will not be as accurate.  also try to get a plastic stock, my mini 14 in .223 accuracy was improved 50%.  Also my SKS.  with plastic stock. 
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