are moison nagant rifles good for deer and hog hunting

[tito2827]

please let me know just bought one and if not good deer gun will get a 30-30..thanks for the help.it fire 7.62.54

 

[Soulman]

7.62X54r is similar to the .30-06 I believe. I bet with some soft point ammo you would do just fine with it. Just make sure you practice enough with the rifle to make sure you can hit what you're aiming at consistently.

 

[Glocktogo]

Depends on how many you want to kill with one shot. It should be good for at least 7 or 8 deer per shot if you line them up just right. Of course, if you shoot them from more than 1,000 yards away, it may only be good for 4 or 5 per shot.

Just kidding you, it will work fine. Just get a good hunting round for it, and pay attention to safety rule #4, because it will shoot a looooong ways.

For some good Mosin Nagant info, look here:

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinHumor.htm

 

[waltham41]

For some good Mosin Nagant info, look here:

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinHumor.htm

I always love reading that one, since I have an Ak and several MN's

 

[ldp4570]

Yep with SP ammo she is a good harvesting round.

 

[44minimum]

Yes, it is pretty much the equal of a 30-06 and should be an awesome deer slayer. Do Not try to use that cheap Russian surplus ammo for hunting purposes. Save it for practice and buy some good soft point ammo for your hunting. There might even be some ammo made by Winchester or Federal or somebody that is loaded with some really good bullets, like nosler partitions or something like that.

 

[aeropb]

Just make sure you can hit where you're aiming and you'll be in like flynn. That's a powerful weapon. I still get a kick out of the ak/ar/nagant humor.

 

[LightningCrash]

It's fine, but you can't use steel core ammo to hunt deer with.

I can't remember if you could use steel core on hogs, you might be able to. Check your regs.

You want lead soft points or bonded JHP anyway

 

[mons meg]

I don't think hogs "count" on the ammo type question...and when I go look, I can't find any mention of bullet type in the ODWC regulation summary web page.

If you want new non-corrosive ammo but aren't wanting to spend more on 5 boxes of ammo than you did for your "new" rifle try the Silver Bear. They make a 203gr soft point that should do the trick. Just be sure to wash your hands, as that zinc plating will rub off.

 

[ltdavel]

The round will do the job. It dates back to the days when manly men shot Enfields, Kar 98 Mausers, and '03 Springfields out to a thousand yards. (I didn't say that they were expected to hit much of anything, but they could shoot that far and still do some damage). Take the rifle to the range and get used to the sights - they're pretty hard for this old man to see but you may be able to do better. The rifle is a typical Russian piece of hardware - ugly, simple and built like a tank.