Even if it were an SKS, while not a deer rifle, the SKS is a passable hunting rifle for smaller game. It's an excellent, and cheap varmit rifle.
>> "Even if it were an SKS, while not a deer rifle, the SKS is a passable hunting rifle for smaller game. It's an excellent, and cheap varmit rifle." <<
I beg to disagree. The SCS is a decent deer rifle (particularly in the shorter ranges found on the East Coast). It has about the same ballistics as the 30-30, which may have taken more deer than any other single caliber.
It is less favorable as a varmint rifle. A higher velocity, flatter shooting caliber would be better.