And one other thing .. an SKS is NOT a “high powered” rifle!In qualitative, technical terms, the SKS is not “high power”. But in the usual semantics, at least of the Midwest, a “high powered rifle” is anything that’s not a .22 rimfire. The 7.62mm x 39 is slightly smaller but roughly equivalent to a caliber .30-30; adequate, though marginal, for deer hunting. If I were explaining it to a non-gun person, “high powered rifle” would seem an acceptable term.
“marginal” for deer hunting?
It’s actually the NRA’s definition. Rimfire is rimfire, high power is everything else.