Here's another example of the 7.62 x 39 at its best: a large trophy boar taken by my mate's son with a careful neck-shot. With this cartridge, shot placement is critical on tough game like that 120kg specimen: a shoulder-shot might not have produced the same result!

The cartridge is a lot more capable on smaller pigs like this one: another victim of the little 'smelly' carbine, and Nikki's steady trigger-finger!