I took my very first deer, a really nice 12 pointer on my 14th birthday with that cartridge, only I was using the gun it was designed for, an AK47 variant long before everyone was clamoring for them. The same rifle has taken many more since then, my wife took her first deer with it about 5 years ago and my oldest son took his first modern rifle deer with it when he was 12 and his biggest deer, a beautiful 10 pointer on his 18th birthday. I have to pry it out of my wifes gun cabinet to let our youngest son take it out to keep up the tradition of taking their first deer with it. I have used everything from the corelock rounds to the 154 gr tula soft points and it really seems to like the heavier ones, but a LOT of deer have fallen to the 123hp tula rounds on our hunting land. Even had my luckiest ever shot with it. On the morning of closing day of deer season about 15 years ago, I took it out with me just to say I had hu ted the whole season through and had no plnas to take anything. I had already taken 2 bucks and 2 or 3 does for the freezer but along about the time I was going to get out of the stand, danged if 5 does didnt walk out 200 yards out from me. Well, I had a choice, try for one or let them all walk. I decided to try for one and aimed straight for the head at the biggest one of the bunch that was right at 212 yards out. I figured if I missed or the bullet nicked a twig, it would just scare them off, but if I hit, it would drop right there. Well, as soon as I came back on target from the recoil, I watched the doe litteraly just fall right over and not move a muscle. When I got to her, I could see an exit wound about the size of a quarter at the base of her off side ear but didnt see any entrance wound anywhere. Well I took her back to the house where I dressed all our deer and the wife comes out and asked "what happened to her eye?". Damned if I hadnt put the round straight through her rt eye. Never in another hundred years of hunting could I do that. Worked out great because we got well over 100 lbs of meat because none was torn up.
I have a CZ 527 in 7.62x39 and for whatever reason at 100yds it is a laser just like this Ruger with all kinds of ammo both steel and brass. It truly is ridiculous. I got some underwoods for hunting but have not used them yet.
I have the same gun and the same experience. The best factory round is the 154 grain steel case Russian. I have over 500 of them left from 720 I bought at a garage sale for $50.00.
@@bsabes5750 yeah it is. I had Ruger American Ranch similar to the one in this video except 556 and I would always take them both out. The CZ always produced way better groups but the Ruger wasn't terrible either. Just never thought 7.62 39 would be this accurate.
My son used this round on antelope this year. 200 yards and in. 300 yard results not as good. At 300 the expansion and penetration really suffered. Under 200…awesome. Good luck on your hunt!
Great little rifle. I found s&b and Fed were consistent 1.2-1.3. Handload’d SST with CFE BLK powder and it’s in the .7’s every time 2370fps was my average. Crazy consistent rifle through. Does not seem to care if it’s perfectly clean or 40 shots in, they all hit the same place.
I’ve taken deer with my CZ527 using Hornady 123gr SST. Worked beautifully. Slightly angled shot and the bullet stopped at the opposite hide, cup and core slightly separated.
Never used that for deer. Some friends have though. Used a $60.00 SKS and the 123gr for swine, so taking a deer shouldn't be a problem. I tried some 154gr softpoints but they weren't as accurate so I didn't try to hunt with those. Thanks for the video Good Luck
I've had my Ruger American Ranch (7.62x39) and I love it. However, it's not my primary deer rifle. My primary deer rifle is the Ruger Gunsite Scout (.308). The American is mainly for my wife. It's very accurate and low recoil. The only complaint I have had with the American is the fact that it doesn't like steel cased ammo. The magazine is steel and it's the same magazine used in the Ruger Mini-30. Evidently, the steel magazine and the steel cased ammo causes problems. It may be just my rifle. I've never heard anyone else talk about that problem. BTW, for deer hunting, I use Winchester Power Points. I use Hornady SST for other critters (coyotes, etc.) and PMC FMJ for target shooting. And yes, I have to adjust my scope when changing from one brand to another.
Odd that my first reply didn't post, but I wanted to confirm that the Tula 154gr SPs are amazing. I use them on Deer and Hog out of my CZ527 American and they hit with quite a bit more authority than the 150gr SPs out of my Christensen Arms 300 Blackout. We don't get to hunt Bear in Florida very often, but I have no doubt this thing would take a Black Bear on the spot. Another nice point about the Tula 154gr SPs, they tend to be spot on box to box. I bought 400rnds out of the same batch originally and have added new boxes in from time to time, the zero is still spot on.
@@jeremyharshey4974 I wonder if Tula and Wolf are the same ammo from same factory in Russia? Anyway, I’ve only shot wolf fmj ammo but it was great stuff.
I have owned this rifle since 2015. I'm Running a Nikon Buck Master 3x9 40mm scope. This rifle has amazing outstanding performance out to 300 yards. I keep it dialed in at 200yds with Wolf 123grain hollow points. I dropped a 6pt buck at 230yds and hogs at 40-160yds. Just run steel casing hollow points. Ruger tuned this barrel to run standard steel casing ammo. I paid $487 for my rifle in 2015.
Used mine this year with 123 gr PPU RNSP, took two deer with it. First deer quartered away caught the liver and lung stopped by the inside of the shoulder blade, didnt even make it 20 feet. Second had a light primer strike for the first shot, was able to get a shot on(low lung shot in and out) and went about 150 yards before collapsing. Never had a problem with PPU before, but will probably try the hornady black next year.
Did you have any probs with fail to fire with the PPU? 123gr PSP was the first ammo I put through my rar. Had a prob 1 in 4 failure rate. Thought I bought a lemon rifle at first. Took it out again and it ate stanky old Chinese surplus and newish Barnaul like a champ. The rest of the PPU I put through an SKS and had no probs. Was weird, I would figure it would have problems with berdan primers if anything
I swear by it for deer , even our big bodied deer here in Maine ...........mini thirty in 7.62x39 harvested my biggest buck to date 328# live weight 163 inch monster........
Love this cartridge for deer and hogs only problem is finding factory loaded hunting bullets almost everything is fmj, after they stopped importing Russian ammo it got tuff to find a buddy used hollow points on hogs here in Texas in a AR platform but just opened his last can of what he had in his supply’s and can’t find any to replenish his supply he might shoot 20 plus in a night he goes on ranches to clear them off as pests. He uses night vision to hunt them occasionally able to trap them as well
I have been seeing Hornady boolots at Academy here in East Tennessee. Since Academy Sports is based out of Teckus, you ought to be able to get them too. Ultra-Mega-MAGA
@joedefazio1464 ppu has stopped exporting ammo due the war in Ukraine. If you see some, you may want to grab it as it may not be restocked for a long time.
Well, you can always handload your own, I am a bit surprised you don't. Hornaday made an excellent 123 gr SP for the cartridge. I am the first to admit the cartridge is not my cup of tea. They work on deer-sized games and reasonable distances, I like better SD numbers for big game. 0.240 or better does it for me. 0.242 SD, you get 120 gr 6.5mm, 140 gr 7mm, 165 gr 30 cal, and 130 gr 270. All of them are right up there for taking deer-sized game and then some. Oh and you don't have to shoot to the far side of the moon either. That little Ruger would be sweet with a fixed 4x Leupold. Plenty of glass and you keep the rifle light and very handy just what you would want in a truck gun.
For mine I bought new brass and Hornandy 125 gr .311" bullets. Used BLC-2 ball powder at maximum load. ( Theat load is a lower pressure than other powder's medium loads) weighed powder and crimped the bullets. It is accurate and cycled flawlessly in my AK & SKS.
I caught 2 spikes last year with a cheap Bear Creek upper slingin' hand loaded 123 Hornady SST's loaded w/ Accurate 1680. Was really impressed sighting her in w/ sub moa
Steel cased ammo, you don't need to chase the cases around in the woods! So the Russian, case, powder and primers all worked well with that Hornady bullet.
Check out those PPU 7.62x39 pointed soft points and the round nose soft points for fun and see how they compare to those excellent groups you are getting. I got tight groups like that in my SKS with a small short tactical type cheap optic. I NEVER expected tight groups like that with the SKS. I did expect two to three inch groups at 100 but it laid em in there nearly touching holes which was surprising to me.
Center of your first group was 1.5" low. Your last shot was almost 2" low. You moved an inch and it showed an inch of correction from a warm barrel. You then moved it another 1" and it showed that inch of correction from a warm barrel. I'd bet if you let it cool down and make another cold barrel shot you're hitting an inch high. Just an assumption. Catch them deer!
A old man who knew his stuff told me that if you want to see how a rifle shoots he said fire 5 rounds as fast as you can and if it holds zero it’s good to go. I’d go by whatever he told me cause he knows what he’s talking about.
It just is a laser beam. When I first saw it my jaw droped. I don't like those stocks but if it did not work or does not then I will be sure to let you know. I am sure there will be another one to put it on. Be well, T
I had a really cheap scope when I i was in college and first starting to use scopes, and the turret adjustments on it were backwards. So it referenced the movement of the crosshair, not the POI. So if you turned "UP" it took the crosshairs up, not down. Which was fine as long as you understood it. But thats not how most scopes work, and it broke me for life. (Even right now im wondering if I wrote that right or I have it backwards here). For some reason I i just cannot shake that early programming, so to this day, if I'm 2" low and adjust the scope, I end up 4" low because I'm turning the turret the wrong direction, and I have to stop and think my way through it. The only way I i can do it easy is on a sled and watching the reticle move to the POI.
Sometimes it seems there is a gremlin that lives in my gun safe that spins the dials on my scopes..never understand how the zero changes just sitting in the gun safe
Absolutely right WTW, once you shoot suppressed, you won't want to shoot any other way. In fact, people shooting unsuppressed rifles next you will just be obnoxious.
Here in Canada a suppressor is a prohibited device because the people who write laws watch too many movies. Even the friggin brits are allowed to run a suppressor ffs 😂
Also.... I used to take Russian Steel cased ammo.... pull the bullets and then load Hornady 130gr. Bullets. (Their PSP bullets...), and they shot great in Mini 30s, SKS, and the Serbian M85, Mini Mauser bolt action rifles.... they test shot great! I never killed anything... (the deer don't hold still long enough for me in Virginia....)
Did you change out the powder or just re use the factory charge? Been considering loading surplus ammo with different projectiles as primers are still rare as hens teeth. Was under the impression that it was dangerous to put a heavier projectile with the same powder charge. Can't get powder easy where I am either. I bought some 7.62x54r cheap to one day load projectiles in .303 British if one day primers and powder reappear. I experimented with reloading primers with cap gun caps but not ready to go buy $500 of reloading equipment for a primer solution that MIGHT work. Every one I "rebuilt" went bang when I fired the empty case in a rifle, but not sure how it would work when I needed it to reliably fire a cartridge
@@juliogonzo2718 I used the same charge. Their powder smelled like pine trees! Musta used conifers to make their nitro cellulous powder. But to be safe, reduce their charge by 5% and work back up, watching for max pressure signs.
@@arthurshingler2025 aguilla is way worse. I've only shot their rim fire so I don't know if the primers in the centerfire stink too. Smells like deployed airbags mixed with smoldering paper
so when you catch a deer do you do catch and release lol good luck i had no luck this year this past Saturday was last day unless you muzzleloader or bow hunt
With a good corlokt or similar it's a good deer round under 300 yards which most folks hunting a food plot or a hole in the woods which is well under that out to 100 most of the time it's perfect especially for kids and recoil sensitive people... For some reason I can't get the beginning of video. What brand and grain weight is that ammo.
Not trying to pick nits, but why would you place a scope in an AR mount then mount that to a pic rail? The scope is really high. Wouldn’t some medium rings mounted directly to the rail be better?
According to my research and what I have learned at the range. I am a Reloaded/Handloader. I do a lot of research BEFORE I reload ANYTHING. The 7.62x39 is equal to the 30-30 Winchester. Both are .308 in diameter, Both truck along at the SAME velocity. The only difference that I see is the BULLET design. The 7.62x39 from the factory is a Pointed Full Metal Jacket and the 30-30 can and will use the Soft Point Bullet. Both can use Cast Bullets and the velocities are the same, if the bullet weights are the same. The 30-30 is a Hunting round . The 7.62x39 is a Military round. The 30-30 came first and the 7.62x39 came along much later but based on the 30-30 ballistics. Just my opinion.
Respectfully, most 7.62x39 bullets are .311, not .308. Because of this, Ruger changed their barrels to .310 in recent years. Most factory ammo will be .311 diameter. Early Rugers were in .308 which is why you may be finding handloading data with that diameter bullet. Ruger mini 30s were considered horribly inaccurate guns for years until people figured the bore issue out and someone actually spec'd a 7.62x39mm bullet to determine it wasn't .308 like many folks had assumed. It's best to verify the bore of your rifle first before selecting what to buy when reloading for accuracy's sake. The Ruger Americans are running a .310 bore if I remember correctly. And again respectfully, the 7.62x39mm was pattered after the 7.92×33mm Kurz from the MP 43/STG.44 series of rifles. The 30-30, while a great round that happens to be balletically similar to the 7.62x39mm, had nothing to do with it's development or even that of the 7.92×33mm Kurz, it's predecessor. The 7.92×33mm Kurz was basically a cut down 7.92×57mm Mauser so that it could share the same manufacturing components. The Germans were looking for an "Assault Rifle" caliber to fit the gap between their K98 Battle Rifles and their 9mm MP40 sub machine guns.
@@lynnjr457Well said. I would only add that true military 7.62x39 mm (M43) was boat tail. Most target ammo of today is based on M67 7.62x39 mm, 124 gr FMJ ammo introduced by ex Yugoslavia. It has similar ballistics to M43 up to 400 yards, but poor after that-similar to 9 mm pistol bullet
What set you are you using to catch deers?😂 Carolina rig? Drop shot? I wanna see a video of you catching one. Also multiple deer is still deer you don't add an S just like multiple sheep is sheep not sheeps can't tell if you're intentionally doing that or not but then again you are from the south so I wouldn't be surprised.
@@kenjuicekrajewski9577 Sig sauer makes the buck master scope now I heard is pretty good for like 100ish but best affordable scope I ever had was a 3-4x40 Nikon Pro staff you can still sometimes find them but pretty rugid scope for around 200ish cause Nikon went out of business a bit ago
@@kenjuicekrajewski9577 np bud glad I could help I know I'm trying out some new optics I've always been a red dot or lpvo or scope guy but actually looking to try a prism optic next myself , also Arken optics makes some good affordable Japanese glass models that are pretty good for the cost
I think the 8.5+ years I spent as an active duty aircraft crewchief may have damaged my hearing more than all the target shooting I've done over my lifetime..........., then again the 6 years I endured/tolerated of the ex's shrill nagging .........I should've been deaf! 😂 (Yep.....been single since '98 and have bought myself a lot of bing-bangs!)
I have the same rifle. Mine doesn’t like the cheapo wolf rounds . Fire pin spring doesn’t punch it hard enough . Have you done any mods on yours to go through them with no problem ?
@@WHOTEEWHO you like the cz alpha? I'm wanting one in .308. I seen your video on the cz alpha in 6.5 prc I believe and seemed like a nice rifle. I love cz never done me wrong lol
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I took my very first deer, a really nice 12 pointer on my 14th birthday with that cartridge, only I was using the gun it was designed for, an AK47 variant long before everyone was clamoring for them. The same rifle has taken many more since then, my wife took her first deer with it about 5 years ago and my oldest son took his first modern rifle deer with it when he was 12 and his biggest deer, a beautiful 10 pointer on his 18th birthday. I have to pry it out of my wifes gun cabinet to let our youngest son take it out to keep up the tradition of taking their first deer with it. I have used everything from the corelock rounds to the 154 gr tula soft points and it really seems to like the heavier ones, but a LOT of deer have fallen to the 123hp tula rounds on our hunting land. Even had my luckiest ever shot with it. On the morning of closing day of deer season about 15 years ago, I took it out with me just to say I had hu ted the whole season through and had no plnas to take anything. I had already taken 2 bucks and 2 or 3 does for the freezer but along about the time I was going to get out of the stand, danged if 5 does didnt walk out 200 yards out from me. Well, I had a choice, try for one or let them all walk. I decided to try for one and aimed straight for the head at the biggest one of the bunch that was right at 212 yards out. I figured if I missed or the bullet nicked a twig, it would just scare them off, but if I hit, it would drop right there. Well, as soon as I came back on target from the recoil, I watched the doe litteraly just fall right over and not move a muscle. When I got to her, I could see an exit wound about the size of a quarter at the base of her off side ear but didnt see any entrance wound anywhere. Well I took her back to the house where I dressed all our deer and the wife comes out and asked "what happened to her eye?". Damned if I hadnt put the round straight through her rt eye. Never in another hundred years of hunting could I do that. Worked out great because we got well over 100 lbs of meat because none was torn up.
I have a CZ 527 in 7.62x39 and for whatever reason at 100yds it is a laser just like this Ruger with all kinds of ammo both steel and brass. It truly is ridiculous. I got some underwoods for hunting but have not used them yet.
I have it too. So easy to carry.
I have the same gun and the same experience. The best factory round is the 154 grain steel case Russian. I have over 500 of them left from 720 I bought at a garage sale for $50.00.
Mine 527 is the same way. Spooky accurate.
@@bsabes5750 yeah it is. I had Ruger American Ranch similar to the one in this video except 556 and I would always take them both out. The CZ always produced way better groups but the Ruger wasn't terrible either. Just never thought 7.62 39 would be this accurate.
Is this round good for wild boar? What about Black Bear?
Got my 1st buck tonight!!!!
6pt! Right in my backyard. 450 bushmaster at its finest.
Got my first buck tonight as well! Congrats, Buddy!
@@k.k.52 hell yeah!!! Let’s go!
AWESOME!!!!!
My son used this round on antelope this year. 200 yards and in. 300 yard results not as good. At 300 the expansion and penetration really suffered. Under 200…awesome. Good luck on your hunt!
@@serosedserio6531 after 200yds the bullet actually seems like it starts to rise with Ruger American 450
Hi WTH. Those Ruger American rifles are great value. Nice to learn about the 7.62x39. I know little about it.
I built an AR in 7.62x39 years ago , it was a fun project and runs great.
Awesome
Great little rifle. I found s&b and Fed were consistent 1.2-1.3. Handload’d SST with CFE BLK powder and it’s in the .7’s every time 2370fps was my average. Crazy consistent rifle through. Does not seem to care if it’s perfectly clean or 40 shots in, they all hit the same place.
I bought mine after watching one of your first videos on it, thanks.
Lol i had to rewind that last segment with you singing the who-tee-whoo song like 10 times. Killer bro. Love it.
I’ve taken deer with my CZ527 using Hornady 123gr SST. Worked beautifully. Slightly angled shot and the bullet stopped at the opposite hide, cup and core slightly separated.
In South East Asia they use SKS carbines (hidden since the various wars) on everything. It was also a common round in the USSR for game hunting.
Never used that for deer.
Some friends have though.
Used a $60.00 SKS and the
123gr for swine, so taking a
deer shouldn't be a problem.
I tried some 154gr softpoints
but they weren't as accurate so
I didn't try to hunt with those.
Thanks for the video
Good Luck
I’ve taken a few whitetail with my x39 AR. Finding hunting ammo was rough for a couple years but thankfully I’m stocked up. 1 moa is 1 moa
I've had my Ruger American Ranch (7.62x39) and I love it. However, it's not my primary deer rifle. My primary deer rifle is the Ruger Gunsite Scout (.308). The American is mainly for my wife. It's very accurate and low recoil. The only complaint I have had with the American is the fact that it doesn't like steel cased ammo. The magazine is steel and it's the same magazine used in the Ruger Mini-30. Evidently, the steel magazine and the steel cased ammo causes problems. It may be just my rifle. I've never heard anyone else talk about that problem. BTW, for deer hunting, I use Winchester Power Points. I use Hornady SST for other critters (coyotes, etc.) and PMC FMJ for target shooting. And yes, I have to adjust my scope when changing from one brand to another.
Excellent brush gun also. Bought alot of ammo at auction years ago for pennies , replace fmjs with sps. Love it.
Looking forward to the results! Good hunting, T
PPU makes nice brass case soft points, but my favorite is Tula 154 grain soft points.
The Wolf 154grn SP is a heck of a round too. Can be hard to find. Haven't tried the Tula in that weight.
Odd that my first reply didn't post, but I wanted to confirm that the Tula 154gr SPs are amazing. I use them on Deer and Hog out of my CZ527 American and they hit with quite a bit more authority than the 150gr SPs out of my Christensen Arms 300 Blackout. We don't get to hunt Bear in Florida very often, but I have no doubt this thing would take a Black Bear on the spot. Another nice point about the Tula 154gr SPs, they tend to be spot on box to box. I bought 400rnds out of the same batch originally and have added new boxes in from time to time, the zero is still spot on.
@@jeremyharshey4974 I wonder if Tula and Wolf are the same ammo from same factory in Russia? Anyway, I’ve only shot wolf fmj ammo but it was great stuff.
@@destroyingdadxx2274 My understanding is that Tula used to make Ammo for Wolf, but they had a falling out. I have no idea who makes their ammo now.
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I have owned this rifle since 2015. I'm Running a Nikon Buck Master 3x9 40mm scope. This rifle has amazing outstanding performance out to 300 yards. I keep it dialed in at 200yds with Wolf 123grain hollow points. I dropped a 6pt buck at 230yds and hogs at 40-160yds. Just run steel casing hollow points. Ruger tuned this barrel to run standard steel casing ammo. I paid $487 for my rifle in 2015.
Used mine this year with 123 gr PPU RNSP, took two deer with it. First deer quartered away caught the liver and lung stopped by the inside of the shoulder blade, didnt even make it 20 feet. Second had a light primer strike for the first shot, was able to get a shot on(low lung shot in and out) and went about 150 yards before collapsing. Never had a problem with PPU before, but will probably try the hornady black next year.
Did you have any probs with fail to fire with the PPU? 123gr PSP was the first ammo I put through my rar. Had a prob 1 in 4 failure rate. Thought I bought a lemon rifle at first. Took it out again and it ate stanky old Chinese surplus and newish Barnaul like a champ. The rest of the PPU I put through an SKS and had no probs. Was weird, I would figure it would have problems with berdan primers if anything
The perfect white tail rig out to 200yds
I swear by it for deer , even our big bodied deer here in Maine ...........mini thirty in 7.62x39 harvested my biggest buck to date 328# live weight 163 inch monster........
Love this cartridge for deer and hogs only problem is finding factory loaded hunting bullets almost everything is fmj, after they stopped importing Russian ammo it got tuff to find a buddy used hollow points on hogs here in Texas in a AR platform but just opened his last can of what he had in his supply’s and can’t find any to replenish his supply he might shoot 20 plus in a night he goes on ranches to clear them off as pests. He uses night vision to hunt them occasionally able to trap them as well
Cabela's has some new stuff, even Russian ammunition as well.
Try Tula 154 soft grain points
Ppu has round nose soft points
I have been seeing Hornady boolots at Academy here in East Tennessee. Since Academy Sports is based out of Teckus, you ought to be able to get them too. Ultra-Mega-MAGA
@joedefazio1464 ppu has stopped exporting ammo due the war in Ukraine. If you see some, you may want to grab it as it may not be restocked for a long time.
Keep on the good work Adam !!
Appreciate you watching
Well, you can always handload your own, I am a bit surprised you don't. Hornaday made an excellent 123 gr SP for the cartridge. I am the first to admit the cartridge is not my cup of tea. They work on deer-sized games and reasonable distances, I like better SD numbers for big game. 0.240 or better does it for me. 0.242 SD, you get 120 gr 6.5mm, 140 gr 7mm, 165 gr 30 cal, and 130 gr 270. All of them are right up there for taking deer-sized game and then some. Oh and you don't have to shoot to the far side of the moon either. That little Ruger would be sweet with a fixed 4x Leupold. Plenty of glass and you keep the rifle light and very handy just what you would want in a truck gun.
For mine I bought new brass and Hornandy 125 gr .311" bullets. Used BLC-2 ball powder at maximum load. ( Theat load is a lower pressure than other powder's medium loads) weighed powder and crimped the bullets. It is accurate and cycled flawlessly in my AK & SKS.
I caught 2 spikes last year with a cheap Bear Creek upper slingin' hand loaded 123 Hornady SST's loaded w/ Accurate 1680. Was really impressed sighting her in w/ sub moa
Steel cased ammo, you don't need to chase the cases around in the woods! So the Russian, case, powder and primers all worked well with that Hornady bullet.
Good luck and be safe in the deer woods.
Love that Barney Fife tribute. That 1in. drop could have been shooting without a can the last time.
Check out those PPU 7.62x39 pointed soft points and the round nose soft points for fun and see how they compare to those excellent groups you are getting.
I got tight groups like that in my SKS with a small short tactical type cheap optic. I NEVER expected tight groups like that with the SKS. I did expect two to three inch groups at 100 but it laid em in there nearly touching holes which was surprising to me.
Adam go catch some deers! Great job! Love the Ruger American…
Center of your first group was 1.5" low. Your last shot was almost 2" low. You moved an inch and it showed an inch of correction from a warm barrel. You then moved it another 1" and it showed that inch of correction from a warm barrel. I'd bet if you let it cool down and make another cold barrel shot you're hitting an inch high. Just an assumption. Catch them deer!
Good luck on your hunt, Adam.
Thanks!
This is some Awesome Content! Thanks Who Tee Who
Thanks for watching!
I didn't know that Core locks were ever made for that round. Just PSPs.....
You should be good for 100 yard shots with that handy rifle!
Good luck!
A old man who knew his stuff told me that if you want to see how a rifle shoots he said fire 5 rounds as fast as you can and if it holds zero it’s good to go. I’d go by whatever he told me cause he knows what he’s talking about.
All of your videos are fun videos
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It just is a laser beam. When I first saw it my jaw droped. I don't like those stocks but if it did not work or does not then I will be sure to let you know. I am sure there will be another one to put it on. Be well, T
Great video. I had been very busy to be on social media lately
I had a really cheap scope when I i was in college and first starting to use scopes, and the turret adjustments on it were backwards. So it referenced the movement of the crosshair, not the POI. So if you turned "UP" it took the crosshairs up, not down. Which was fine as long as you understood it. But thats not how most scopes work, and it broke me for life. (Even right now im wondering if I wrote that right or I have it backwards here). For some reason I i just cannot shake that early programming, so to this day, if I'm 2" low and adjust the scope, I end up 4" low because I'm turning the turret the wrong direction, and I have to stop and think my way through it. The only way I i can do it easy is on a sled and watching the reticle move to the POI.
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I have the same gun, used Hornady black and got an eight point buck this year at about 75 yards
Awesome
Fusion works well
Shake it to get it on lol .I remember rifle range in marines them saying make adjustments and then slap the acog ..but it worked 😂
Theres a guy that converts the Ruger American Ranch to accept AK mags.
Mine had issues touching off PPU but it was the first stuff I put through it haven't tried it again
@HillDogTV uses one for sambar so will be more than enough for whitetail.
Worth checking his channel
I’m still hoping for you to make a video on the 7x30 Waters
Like the 7.62x39, don’t like the scope mounted that high above the barrel.
Accuracy is a function of a good barrel and consistant ammo..Ruger makes good barrels
Good luck Adam
Thanks!
Yes I would like to see a hunting video with that
Stay tuned
Hey whotee I'm loaded up with the ppu round nose soft points almost look like short 30-30 you should test them out if you get a chance
Warm weather vs cold weather seems to change point of impact
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Sometimes it seems there is a gremlin that lives in my gun safe that spins the dials on my scopes..never understand how the zero changes just sitting in the gun safe
Damn buddy. You can sang bro and i mean yo. You can sang good and pick the strings off a guitar. Im impressed.
Not me singing. Brent Saunders
I’m not going to make it tonight brother I got to go to bed I feel bad today I hate to miss it but I’ll watch later GOD BLESS
Get some rest my friend hope you feel better soon 🙏
Hope you feel better Randle
We love you randle!
Would like to see a gel test on ppu 123 gr round nose soft point
Check out Tools &Targets, he did a video on it
Good stuff
Absolutely right WTW, once you shoot suppressed, you won't want to shoot any other way. In fact, people shooting unsuppressed rifles next you will just be obnoxious.
Here in Canada a suppressor is a prohibited device because the people who write laws watch too many movies. Even the friggin brits are allowed to run a suppressor ffs 😂
Also.... I used to take Russian Steel cased ammo.... pull the bullets and then load Hornady 130gr. Bullets. (Their PSP bullets...), and they shot great in Mini 30s, SKS, and the Serbian M85, Mini Mauser bolt action rifles.... they test shot great!
I never killed anything... (the deer don't hold still long enough for me in Virginia....)
Did you change out the powder or just re use the factory charge? Been considering loading surplus ammo with different projectiles as primers are still rare as hens teeth. Was under the impression that it was dangerous to put a heavier projectile with the same powder charge. Can't get powder easy where I am either. I bought some 7.62x54r cheap to one day load projectiles in .303 British if one day primers and powder reappear. I experimented with reloading primers with cap gun caps but not ready to go buy $500 of reloading equipment for a primer solution that MIGHT work. Every one I "rebuilt" went bang when I fired the empty case in a rifle, but not sure how it would work when I needed it to reliably fire a cartridge
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I used the same charge. Their powder smelled like pine trees! Musta used conifers to make their nitro cellulous powder.
But to be safe, reduce their charge by 5% and work back up, watching for max pressure signs.
@@arthurshingler2025 the Chinese surplus I have smells like a sewer. Works good though 😀
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can't imagine what THAT powder is made out of.....(!!)
@@arthurshingler2025 aguilla is way worse. I've only shot their rim fire so I don't know if the primers in the centerfire stink too. Smells like deployed airbags mixed with smoldering paper
Good luck, Adam!! Let us know how it goes.
Got a deer! Video soon
@@WHOTEEWHO SWEET!!! Out-freakin'-standing!!
I got my first deer ever this past Saturday with my 3030. Second time hunting. But first time got a deer.
Awesome!
You need to check out the new gen 2 Ruger Americans. Think they have a winner coming.
Working on it
so when you catch a deer do you do catch and release lol good luck i had no luck this year this past Saturday was last day unless you muzzleloader or bow hunt
With a good corlokt or similar it's a good deer round under 300 yards which most folks hunting a food plot or a hole in the woods which is well under that out to 100 most of the time it's perfect especially for kids and recoil sensitive people...
For some reason I can't get the beginning of video. What brand and grain weight is that ammo.
He shot Winchester PowerPoint 123 gr.
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Not a dig as not my rifle and run it anyway you want, but that scope height is triggering my OCD!
Maybe I missed it, but what distance was your sight in target? 100 yards? Good vid, though! Go have some fun and get them deer!
100 yards
The Ruger Americans shoot well in all calibers.
Not trying to pick nits, but why would you place a scope in an AR mount then mount that to a pic rail? The scope is really high. Wouldn’t some medium rings mounted directly to the rail be better?
Using what I have laying around
Bro, 7.62×54r
7.62×51
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1/2 in mail steel
muzzle velocity test❤.
Sweet video WTW! Would you recommend that caliber for a youth hunter?
Considering it’s only 4mm longer than 300 blackout absolutely.
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I use to have that caliber in a SKS nice rifle should of never sold it
Me using sks: нет rifle is fine
According to my research and what I have learned at the range.
I am a Reloaded/Handloader. I do a lot of research BEFORE I reload ANYTHING.
The 7.62x39 is equal to the 30-30 Winchester.
Both are .308 in diameter, Both truck along at the SAME velocity.
The only difference that I see is the BULLET design.
The 7.62x39 from the factory is a Pointed Full Metal Jacket and the 30-30 can and will use the Soft Point Bullet.
Both can use Cast Bullets and the velocities are the same, if the bullet weights are the same.
The 30-30 is a Hunting round . The 7.62x39 is a Military round.
The 30-30 came first and the 7.62x39 came along much later but based on the 30-30 ballistics.
Just my opinion.
Respectfully, most 7.62x39 bullets are .311, not .308. Because of this, Ruger changed their barrels to .310 in recent years. Most factory ammo will be .311 diameter. Early Rugers were in .308 which is why you may be finding handloading data with that diameter bullet. Ruger mini 30s were considered horribly inaccurate guns for years until people figured the bore issue out and someone actually spec'd a 7.62x39mm bullet to determine it wasn't .308 like many folks had assumed. It's best to verify the bore of your rifle first before selecting what to buy when reloading for accuracy's sake. The Ruger Americans are running a .310 bore if I remember correctly.
And again respectfully, the 7.62x39mm was pattered after the 7.92×33mm Kurz from the MP 43/STG.44 series of rifles. The 30-30, while a great round that happens to be balletically similar to the 7.62x39mm, had nothing to do with it's development or even that of the 7.92×33mm Kurz, it's predecessor. The 7.92×33mm Kurz was basically a cut down 7.92×57mm Mauser so that it could share the same manufacturing components. The Germans were looking for an "Assault Rifle" caliber to fit the gap between their K98 Battle Rifles and their 9mm MP40 sub machine guns.
@@lynnjr457Well said. I would only add that true military 7.62x39 mm (M43) was boat tail. Most target ammo of today is based on M67 7.62x39 mm, 124 gr FMJ ammo introduced by ex Yugoslavia. It has similar ballistics to M43 up to 400 yards, but poor after that-similar to 9 mm pistol bullet
What set you are you using to catch deers?😂 Carolina rig? Drop shot? I wanna see a video of you catching one. Also multiple deer is still deer you don't add an S just like multiple sheep is sheep not sheeps can't tell if you're intentionally doing that or not but then again you are from the south so I wouldn't be surprised.
What brand of ear pro are you using in this video. And what are your thoughts on them.
Caldwell email shadow pro. I like em. Use them a lot
Nice
Great as always love 39 and 51s what was the cheap scope again
Forgot the name of it 😆
@@WHOTEEWHO lmaooo il have to watch the video again even marines love scopes once in awhile, to many toys and guns so i need a cheap decent one
@@kenjuicekrajewski9577 Sig sauer makes the buck master scope now I heard is pretty good for like 100ish but best affordable scope I ever had was a 3-4x40 Nikon Pro staff you can still sometimes find them but pretty rugid scope for around 200ish cause Nikon went out of business a bit ago
@@patb7723 cool thanks
@@kenjuicekrajewski9577 np bud glad I could help I know I'm trying out some new optics I've always been a red dot or lpvo or scope guy but actually looking to try a prism optic next myself , also Arken optics makes some good affordable Japanese glass models that are pretty good for the cost
One question hootie. Should I use a silencer on a 204 ruger. ☝️✌
Yes
@@WHOTEEWHOthanks
I think the 8.5+ years I spent as an active duty aircraft crewchief may have damaged my hearing more than all the target shooting I've done over my lifetime..........., then again the 6 years I endured/tolerated of the ex's shrill nagging .........I should've been deaf! 😂
(Yep.....been single since '98 and have bought myself a lot of bing-bangs!)
Sighting in a rifle scope. Can be a pain in the butt some times.
I have the same rifle. Mine doesn’t like the cheapo wolf rounds . Fire pin spring doesn’t punch it hard enough . Have you done any mods on yours to go through them with no problem ?
I haven't done anything to mine, no. Never had any problems
I'd send it back to ruger there customer service is excellent and mine hasn't had any problem with steal cased stuff
Do you pillar bed or glass bead any of your stocks. Is all your bang bang factory
I do not.
Federal power shok 123gr
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What are you using to protect your hearing?
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Caldwell emax shadow pro
That will work
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Hey WhoTee don’t forget the loud safety?
Honest question, what’s the benefit of using this round? It’s a lesser version of a 3030
If you have a 7.62x39 already and want to hunt with it. Also much easier to mount a scope
@@WHOTEEWHO ah, I gotcha.
Are those bullets and rifle a .308 or .310?
I think when they first came out they were .308 but later models were .310
What is that rest you are using?
Caldwell Lead Sled dft2
Old video or Gen I better than Gen II?
Not an old video, just the one I have. I don't think I need the Gen 2.
Are those .308 or .312 bulots?
No idea
Why is your scope so high off the barrel?
Just using what I had laying around
That can cause elevation problems.@@WHOTEEWHO
Not allowed suppressors over here,, health and safety isn't always that.....
Poor mans 300 HMR.
What brand and model shooting stand is that?
Caldwell dft 2
@@WHOTEEWHO love the videos man.
@@The-Patriotic-patron appreciate you watching
@@WHOTEEWHO you like the cz alpha? I'm wanting one in .308. I seen your video on the cz alpha in 6.5 prc I believe and seemed like a nice rifle. I love cz never done me wrong lol
@@The-Patriotic-patron I love the alpha