9.3x62 vs the rest

medvedqc said:
with younger eyes paul. i destroyed the little orange plate used for skeet but that was few decades ago almost two lol i was able to put three inside at 100m but do not ask that with my almost 60yo eyes lol
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100 yards, nothing fancy my eyes arent that good, but have handed it off to buddies and said shoot and everyone has been happy with their results. note for photo, its sighted in that high as per ballistics and the mpbr being around 200 yards.
 

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s3xspert11 said:
ah yes, Jim sharing experince with other stuff comparable means derailed... you have great knowledge and insight on lots and respect that. Ive been shooting 280 and 9.3 for a while no where as long as yourself, But can agree you know what your talking about, which respect you, However no need to be a dink.
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I hardley think 🤔 that “ got myself a Big horn Amory 460S&W has anything to do with a 9.3x62 🤷‍♂️ lol
Hey I was being NICE 😀
 
lol, fair point, but from testing Big bores if we would like to call them that? medium big bore? Im just saying what Ive found to be comparable.
just extra world data on what I have seen. out of the 8- 9.3 rifles Ive owned Dog #### to custom, I swear to this day for whatever reason they have always been insanly the most inherently accurate cartrigde Ive had the pleasure to shoot. Also many thanks, haha you're being nice. You have a ton of knowledge even if others dont like how you speak their loss. All in fun, one cant be a soft .... cant say the word ha!
 
Slimbo said:
Well I never did kill anything with my 9.3. I ended up with a kimber Montana 338-06 that’s a couple lbs lighter and that does the trick
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338-06 is a wicked round! Kimber montana were great rifles. Had one in 325 wsm, Not fun to shoot due to weight but worked, Just another bigger bore than faded sadly. I guess end of the day animals taken, 9.3 and 375 are around for a good reason. I cant say Ive ever pushed a 9.3 passed 200 yards, proper scope and doable for sure but 338-06 Ive seen quite a few animals dropped in the 400 yard range.

always that balance, and then we get back to the do all rifle. maybe some have loaded 250tsx into the 9.3 I have no experince however but I figured that would be awesome
 
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s3xspert11 said:
338-06 is a wicked round! Kimber montana were great rifles. Had one in 325 wsm, Not fun to shoot due to weight but worked, Just another bigger bore than faded sadly. I guess end of the day animals taken, 9.3 and 375 are around for a good reason. I cant say Ive ever pushed a 9.3 passed 200 yards, proper scope and doable for sure but 338-06 Ive seen quite a few animals dropped in the 400 yard range.

always that balance, and then we get back to the do all rifle. maybe some have loaded 250tsx into the 9.3 I have no experince however but I figured that would be awesome
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At the tail end of covid, I could not find 9.3 x 62 brass anywhere; I had to make my own out of 30-06 brass. It was easy enough to size up the neck, trim the cartridge to standard 9.3 length, the first shot fire-formed the shoulder out.

Considering the 338-06 uses the same cartridge, I would expect that a bullet of similar weight would perform in a similar manner.

Hodgdon's data bears this out. I looked at 250 gr bullets for both. Velocities were similar. So here is where the difference comes in, the 9.3 x 62 would require about 10 gr more of the same powder, and would do it at about 10,000 psi less.

I think any real advantage for the 9.3 would be with heavier bullets, 250 is the max weight listed by Hodgdon for .338-06 and 300 gr for the 9.3.

I also think the real advantage for the 338-06 would be that lighter bullets can be loaded, and higher velocities (up over 3,000 fps with 160 gr bullets) giving a flatter trajectory; but I think recoil would be a bit on the "sharp" side. Not a big deal when you only need one or two shots.
 
Now I went to the range with my latest 9.3x62 24” barrel with two loads I developed for a 20” full stock husky and man do that rifle flings them bullets, 286gn swift aframe going 2550fps and shooting them inside an inch at 100m and 286gn nosler partions going 2450fps and also shooting inside an inch at 100m!! I’m pretty darn happy with that! No signs of pressure like heavy bolt lifts or flattened primers or damaged brass. All look fine!
 
Meroh said:
At the tail end of covid, I could not find 9.3 x 62 brass anywhere; I had to make my own out of 30-06 brass. It was easy enough to size up the neck, trim the cartridge to standard 9.3 length, the first shot fire-formed the shoulder out.

Considering the 338-06 uses the same cartridge, I would expect that a bullet of similar weight would perform in a similar manner.

Hodgdon's data bears this out. I looked at 250 gr bullets for both. Velocities were similar. So here is where the difference comes in, the 9.3 x 62 would require about 10 gr more of the same powder, and would do it at about 10,000 psi less.

I think any real advantage for the 9.3 would be with heavier bullets, 250 is the max weight listed by Hodgdon for .338-06 and 300 gr for the 9.3.

I also think the real advantage for the 338-06 would be that lighter bullets can be loaded, and higher velocities (up over 3,000 fps with 160 gr bullets) giving a flatter trajectory; but I think recoil would be a bit on the "sharp" side. Not a big deal when you only need one or two shots.
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thats good to know about the 10 grains and 10000 less psi, didnt know that.
Ya brass was pretty scarce but for the cost I managed to find Horandy custom international 286-nothing fancy soft points at 50$ a box and just did a case, bit pricey but lazy way to shoot and reload it after.
 
s3xspert11 said:
thats good to know about the 10 grains and 10000 less psi, didnt know that.
Ya brass was pretty scarce but for the cost I managed to find Horandy custom international 286-nothing fancy soft points at 50$ a box and just did a case, bit pricey but lazy way to shoot and reload it after.
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Same here, PPU 285 gr Jacketed round nose soft point. 42 bucks a bag of 50 from Intersurplus. Everything else that they have is 2-3X the cost.
 
Slimbo said:
The 9.3x62 gets rave reviews around the globe as hard hitting medium bore. Our very own Ted calls it “a 375 that holds 5 down”.

I own one, but I’ve yet to fire it in anger. I’m posing this question to people who have used them for extensively….are you gaining anything over a 30-06 with 200 or 220 partitions? Have you noticed a real world difference in effect on big game?

I realize the 06 might be light for the outlier bison, just looking to rationalize the extra guns and components in the cabinet.

Real world experience please, if I want ballistic bs I’ll Google ron spomer
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If the 35 Whelen outperforms the 06 with the bullet weights mentioned with similar powder charges there's not much doubt the 9.3 will, and more. I've never felt undergunned and certainly wouldn't be on any animal one might encounter in NA.
Then one needs to ask oneself how many bison hunts are on the menu in an average lifetime .
 
270AB said:
If the 35 Whelen outperforms the 06 with the bullet weights mentioned with similar powder charges there's not much doubt the 9.3 will, and more. I've never felt undergunned and certainly wouldn't be on any animal one might encounter in NA.
Then one needs to ask oneself how many bison hunts are on the menu in an average lifetime .
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With my mobility issues and my age, the "Paper" bison continue to fall consistently.
 
270AB said:
If the 35 Whelen outperforms the 06 with the bullet weights mentioned with similar powder charges there's not much doubt the 9.3 will, and more. I've never felt undergunned and certainly wouldn't be on any animal one might encounter in NA.
Then one needs to ask oneself how many bison hunts are on the menu in an average lifetime .
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Regarding bison hunt, up here it ain’t uncommon to go bison hunting at least once a month from September first to march 20th or something like that… but that is up here!
 
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