SKS your thoughts

[Walter45Auto]

1. Kills deer DEAD. A buddy borrowed mine for a deer hunt and put meat on his table with it.
2. Pretty easy. If you change from the fixed mag to the detachable type, it's hard to change back, should you want to, but other than that, it's pretty easy.
3. Not sure. Check laws there. But I THINK they're legal in those states.
4. It was my very first gun. Still have it, and another one, and they will always be favorites. Also IT WILL feed hollow points just like it will FMJ.

Get one and enjoy.

[CJS3]

If you're looking for a hunting weapon, I think I'd go with a Marlin lever action. Especially in light of the recent news about them closing the plant that makes them.

[bjtraz]

I Missouri any center fire cartridge is legal to hunt deer, but FMJ is verbotten. There is also a capacity limit, 5 or 10, not sure, but definately a limit.

Brian

[TAB]

I Missouri any center fire cartridge is legal to hunt deer, but FMJ is verbotten. There is also a capacity limit, 5 or 10, not sure, but definately a limit.

Brian

so I could hunt deer with my 17 rem mag.   yikes.

[bjtraz]

so I could hunt deer with my 17 rem mag.   yikes.

Not saying it is smart/ethical, just saying it is legal.

Brian

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[m25operator]

Although not optimum, the .17 behind the ear will work, once again, not preferred, but can work. Laws on caliber, are not really well thought out, usually decided by state or county seats. Here in Texas, any centerfire round both rifle or pistol. No restrictions on round count, unless it is a federally controlled animal, like duck, dove  or geese. Limited to 3 rounds, and for water fowl, steel shot is mandatory.

[m25operator]

Back on thread, the SKS,  can be relied upon, for 100 yrds or less, and with HP ammo, good to put a deer down, the crude sights will work if you get a really good zero.  Even 200 yards, if you have good eyesight and a willingness to do your home work at the range, and do improve your sighting system, whether iron or optic.

[TAB]

Not saying it is smart/ethical, just saying it is legal.

Brian

yet something like 44 rimfire.   which fires a 200 grainer at about 1200 fps out of a long barreled revo( with black powder mind you. thats hot 44 spl/ low 44 mag rang)    would be illegal.   Thats why I like states that have a min cal and/or power factor.

[fightingquaker13]

TAB, they're just looking for laws that can be economically enforced by non experts that don't have to make judgement calls about what is "reasonable", just turn to page 36 and get the answer. Its a neccesary evil. In In., I could fire a .270 from a single shot pistol, but not .44 mag from a rifle. Why? Easy to enforce. Pistol equals OK, rifle equals not ok. (They have since sobered up). The same is true of the centerfie rule that most states use. No need for the game warden to brush up on esoteric calibers.
FQ13

[Wolfgang1952]

This is take directly from the 2009 – 2010 Louisiana Hunting Regs. 
It is illegal to hunt or shoot deer with firearms smaller than .22 caliber center-fire or a shotgun loaded with anything other than buckshot or rifled slug.  Handguns may be used for hunting.