Is a Chinese SKS 7.62 X 39 mm a legal deer hunting rifle?

i am a law enforcement officer in alabama. i have an sks and i use it deer hunting. just make sure that u don't have more than 5 rounds in it.

Yes.... Under certain conditions.... Not all counties in all states allow a semi-auto rifle for deer hunting..... In the areas that a semi-auto is allowed the magazine must not have a capacity of more then 5 rounds / cartridges.... In my area an SKS rifle is perfectly legal as long as its set up not to accept more than 5 cartridges.....

The 7.62X39MM cartridge is well suited for deer under a few conditions.... This cartridge has the required 1000 foot pounds of force for white tail deer to 150 yards.... You must only use soft point bullets... The FMJ (Full Metal Jacket) bullets commonly purchased in bulk for the SKS rifle may not cleany, humanely and quickly kill a deer... It likely will run off and die a slow painful death using FMJ if the shot placement isnt correct....

The SKS is an excellent deer rifle too 100 yards using open iron sights... Although the 7.62x39MM is fine for shots to 150 yards the rifles accuracy may not be up to the task.... You may be tempted to install a scope... This might sound like a great idea but in my experience this presents another problem.... I and none of my friends that own the SKS rifle have been able to keep a scope dialed in and on the money.... The scope mounts work loose and loose accuracy fast.... If you really want to use a scope on an SKS just be sure you buy a quality scope mount and search the net for decent info from other successful users on how to get these mounts/scopes on and to stay put......

Stick with the above info and the SKS can be a real good deer rifle... I have hunted deer with an SKS and have been successful taking deer under 100 yards - use soft point ammo.....

You didnt mention much about the chinese rifle... Have you bought it yet??? My advice about those is only use one in decent condition... Dont buy one of these beat up, worn out and in my opinion dangerous rifles.... Purchase one in new, almost new or refurbished to almost new condition......

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Is a Chinese SKS 7.62 X 39 mm a legal deer hunting rifle?

I'm seriously considering buying one due to it's cheap price and I've read a lot about it's durability. If anybody could tell me if it would be a legal deer hunting rifle and if you have any input, please reply.

I live in Virginia and I own an SKS 7.62 X 39 mm everything is original on the gun. I've used it some several times to deer hunt and it seems to be a great cheap riffle for Deer. My buddy also use's one and he has a scope on his SKS and its very accurate at a long distance. I hope this has helped!

Yes..... you just need to replace the standard magazine with a 5 round magazine.

Costs like 10 bucks from cheaperthandirt.com....

SKS is decent. Don't reach out beyond about 150 yards though.... the cartridge fails you after that distance, for hunting purposes.

Also, if the rifle is not accurate enough, you have even less effective range.

So, it is legal with a minor modification, and you have to accept the abilities of the rifle, the cartridge, and yourself.

depends where you live? People use them here in Oregon but they do something to the clip so it can only hold X ammount. I quit rifle hunting for bow hunting some years back but that is how it was. don't use fmj's get hollow points

Yeah, just make sure you get 5 round magazine swap. Great out to 150 yrds.

100% legal so long as you only carry 5 rounds.

ys it is as long as it a center fire, too make sure you got only 5 round in the rifle