m44 for hunting

Shootester · 01-06-2008, 04:06 PM

I'm gonna be getting an m44 and I was wondering what would the biggest animal you guys would go after with its 7.62x54r ammo. Would it be suitable for bear, elk, or moose?

rfc357 · 01-06-2008, 04:41 PM

Assuming you are going to reload or buy softpoint hunting ammunition, you can kill just about anything with it. It's in the same class as a .308. However, I would not use it on anything much bigger than deer if I had a more powerful alternative. OK for black bear, but I would not go up against a brown, which might want to eat you. Very marginal for elk or moose.

SwedeSteve · 01-06-2008, 05:34 PM

I agree, best to keep to deer. If you can hunt elk in the thick stuff and reload, then OK, but she's not a long range shooter.

soonerborn · 01-07-2008, 07:44 AM

Thats a good all around hunting round but in that rifle I would stick to deer with it. It can be effective on elk in a more accurate gun with proper ammo. Wolf and S&B both make some good non-corrosive hunting ammo in that caliber.

01-06-2008, 04:06 PM	#1
Shootester Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 217	m44 for hunting I'm gonna be getting an m44 and I was wondering what would the biggest animal you guys would go after with its 7.62x54r ammo. Would it be suitable for bear, elk, or moose?

01-06-2008, 05:34 PM	#3
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	I agree, best to keep to deer. If you can hunt elk in the thick stuff and reload, then OK, but she's not a long range shooter. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

01-06-2008, 04:41 PM	#2
rfc357 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 741	Assuming you are going to reload or buy softpoint hunting ammunition, you can kill just about anything with it. It's in the same class as a .308. However, I would not use it on anything much bigger than deer if I had a more powerful alternative. OK for black bear, but I would not go up against a brown, which might want to eat you. Very marginal for elk or moose.

01-07-2008, 07:44 AM	#4
soonerborn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 320	Thats a good all around hunting round but in that rifle I would stick to deer with it. It can be effective on elk in a more accurate gun with proper ammo. Wolf and S&B both make some good non-corrosive hunting ammo in that caliber.