Hunting question

**Elmar** · April 13th, 2010, 06:22 PM

I've never gone hunting although I have passed the hunter safety class.

My quick question is would 7.62x54r be a round which is good for hunting deer and how would it fair on groundhogs?

**thefirstndsecond** · April 13th, 2010, 06:30 PM

deer yes,

Ground hogs... it would killem..

What are you asking exactly?

7MM
30-06
270
35 rem
30 cal

7.62
223
.300 win mag

all about preferance ability, cost,
each tool has a purpose

Some for use on more than one type of game
Some for use only on big game, some small game
Long range
Brush guns

Round and gun matter

I prefer to be able to shoot 200 yards or less, not damage meat too much, clean kill. Deer

Bear no idea
Elk never been
Caribou - not yet
Moose not yet

I bet a nice 7mm rem mag would do the trick in us and Africa.

**enslow** · April 13th, 2010, 06:33 PM

A very good round for deer and it will massacre a groundhog.

**Elmar** · April 13th, 2010, 06:54 PM

Ok thanks guys.

**knight0334** · April 13th, 2010, 07:34 PM

Just remember that you must use an all lead bullet or a bullet designed to expand - which would rule out the cheap mil-surp stuff.

**Chazman321** · April 13th, 2010, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by knight0334

Just remember that you must use an all lead bullet or a bullet designed to expand - which would rule out the cheap mil-surp stuff.

Yep, jacketed soft points, or jacketed hollow points are needed... Full metal jacket, while a great movie, is not a good round for hunting and will get you in trouble if you run into a PGC officer in the field...

-Chaz