I am not comparing 7.62x39 to pistol rounds, this is the second time that you have quoted me as saying something that I did not. it seems that you refuse to actually read my posts. I am saying that since every rifle in every caliber that I have ever used with FTX ammo has failed to function properly, I see little reason to recommend it in 30-30 which has very similar ballistic qualities to 7.62x39. 357, 44, 45ACP, or 30-30. these rifles are designed to feed blunted or round nose bullets and when you try to shove a bullet that is longer, more pointed, and has a soft plastic rubber tip instead of copper or lead, it tends to bind up and causes failures to feed. just because you have never had a problem with it does not mean that it is a good ammunition option. as such, there are no other spitzer profile bullets out there that are safe to be loaded into the 336 and therefore the x39 has a wider range of ammo with higher ballistic coefficients due as it can take, and was designed with spitzer bullets in mind.
so far I have just been stating personal experience from a generally wide sample group and you are refusing to see reason and are simply telling me that I am wrong based on your successes with on a more limited sample group that you were able to make work. if you like FTX ammo, that is great, good for you. I wish you much luck with your hunting however when someone states through personal experience that it is not the greatest thing since sliced bread, please do not try to shift attention away by changing the subject to make it seem as if they are a blathering idiot(IE claiming that they are recommending full metal jackets for hunting or comparing pistols to rifles)