It's been alot of years since I packed a K-38 with wadcutter ammo. It always impressed me as being a really great small game load that was also very pleasant to shoot and extremely accurate.
My old K-38 would put all six Western Match into 3/4's of an inch, outside spread, at 25 yds. Ridiculously accurate. I'll never forget chopping down a Bluejay at 60 yds. once. Took a sitting position with my back against an old apple tree, put the jay in the center of the front sight, he was only half it's width, and down he went. Hit right in the center of the chest. Not much left of him.
On cottontails or tree squirrels, they went right down without riuning any meat. Perfect.
I'd hate to get into an argument with a bear with that load and they would glance of any hard surface, but fun and very effective they were. E
