hunting question

[Guest looneeetunes]

well bear with me guys. i have been an avid handgun man for many years. not much been into hunting. i did some squirrel hunting and some deer when i was younger. but i havent in years. well i have a 14 yr old son who is wanting to do some next year. only rifles i have are 22's. so i am starting from scratch here. i have thought about buying a couple of 30/30's or 30-06. but i held in my hand today a Mosin-Nagant 91/30 Round receiver rifle, 7.62x54R caliber. NOW THATS ME . i need some legal info tho. as far as i can tell 223 is the smallest deer rifle we can use??? and another prob i see is no fmj.. does anyone know where i can find other shells, or is this gun a no, no to begin with? and if size matters is a 7,8,9mm legal in a rifle similiar to this. like i say rookie hunter here, help a feller out. thanks in advance.

i have sent for my packet for my c&r license, but havent got it yet. i want one of these regardless if i can hunt with it or not. i cant buy them now(i bought 4 handguns and a shot gun last month, and so far 1 handgun this month) wife wont let me get anymore till after christmas. but if c&r isnt in by then i might would like a ffl in knoxville area to order me one or two of these if any of you are interested. found a place online 70 bucks a pop.. http://www.jgsales.com/product_info.php/c/c-r-guns/p/mosin-nagant-91-30-round-receiver-rifle%2C-7-62x54r-caliber-/cPath/290/products_id/1041. and they have diffrent ones higher prices. not sure which i want yet.

[Guest clownsdd]

As far as the wife goes, I found that if I can get it in the safe before the better 1/2 sees it and get rid of the box and all, she don't notice. "Where did that come from?". ......."aw I've had it for a while and thought I'd clean it up." I think she is on to me.

[ShaunM]

You can use a Mosin as long as the bullet is not FMJ. As for your 14 year old a 30-30 or a 30-06 is fine he should have no problems shooting either one. A 223 is the smallest round you can hunt with. I have been hunting with the same Browning BAR 30-06 since I was around 12 so your 14 year old should be able to handle medium calibers and maybe some large calibers.

[Guest C-ya]

Hey looneeetunes, I'd try some of these. You may be able to find some locally. I use Hornady in my Swiss K31. I thought they made a round in x54r, but I can't find it right now.

Also, the round is legal (as Hunting101 said) as the bullet diameter is either a .308 or .310/.311. The hunting guide for TN says a centerfire rifle. A buddy has his 5 y/o hunt with a .22-250.

Edited November 24, 2008 by C-ya