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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 492625" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>Pretty sure SAKO used to offer one, and I think it was a .308" bore. The Finns typically ran .308" barrels in their M39 rebarreled/rebuilt Mosin-Nagants, and it wouldn't surprise me if they did the same in the 7.62x39mm. Ruger took the same approach when the intorduced their Mini-30 in 7.62x39mm; they had .308" barrels. They shot like crap, but it had more to do with the rifles themselves, not the ammo or bore size. </p><p> </p><p>With proper bullet selection, it should do nicely as a short range deer cartridge. 125-135 grain varmint bullets would perform like big game bullets, as would something like 150 gr. FN intended for a 30-30. Similar velocities should make these bullets ideally compatible, no problem. In a short barrel, and on a fast-handling stock it'd make a great short-range brush rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 492625, member: 15748"] Pretty sure SAKO used to offer one, and I think it was a .308" bore. The Finns typically ran .308" barrels in their M39 rebarreled/rebuilt Mosin-Nagants, and it wouldn't surprise me if they did the same in the 7.62x39mm. Ruger took the same approach when the intorduced their Mini-30 in 7.62x39mm; they had .308" barrels. They shot like crap, but it had more to do with the rifles themselves, not the ammo or bore size. With proper bullet selection, it should do nicely as a short range deer cartridge. 125-135 grain varmint bullets would perform like big game bullets, as would something like 150 gr. FN intended for a 30-30. Similar velocities should make these bullets ideally compatible, no problem. In a short barrel, and on a fast-handling stock it'd make a great short-range brush rifle. [/QUOTE]
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