The Mighty Beagle
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Just wondering if anyone has experience with both guns ... conventional wisdom would tell me to get the 7.62x39 for the cheap ammo and deer-huntability, but ...
There's just an allure to the .223 version - might it actually be more fun? I want as little recoil as possible, and would think that it would kick less. I had a 7.62 AK years ago and was not impressed with how long it took my crosshairs to get back on target. If I could get something that would keep my muzzle down a little more, that would be great. Plus, while .223 is more expensive to buy, I can reload it much, much cheaper than the 7.62 can be reloaded, using once-fired brass I already have.
Also, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot a deer with a .223 given the right shot came available. I just think it's a better cartridge, but then I've seen deer run off never to be found when shot with the 7.62, so I'm biased. I guess this all depends on accuracy of the .223 Saiga though.
Is it hunting accurate?
Would the .223 have as much re-sale value? Would either Saiga be as easy to sell as the SAR-1?
There's just an allure to the .223 version - might it actually be more fun? I want as little recoil as possible, and would think that it would kick less. I had a 7.62 AK years ago and was not impressed with how long it took my crosshairs to get back on target. If I could get something that would keep my muzzle down a little more, that would be great. Plus, while .223 is more expensive to buy, I can reload it much, much cheaper than the 7.62 can be reloaded, using once-fired brass I already have.
Also, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot a deer with a .223 given the right shot came available. I just think it's a better cartridge, but then I've seen deer run off never to be found when shot with the 7.62, so I'm biased. I guess this all depends on accuracy of the .223 Saiga though.
Is it hunting accurate?
Would the .223 have as much re-sale value? Would either Saiga be as easy to sell as the SAR-1?