9.3 at distance

medvedqc said:
it can do it doesnt mean i will choose it. a question asked and some gave answers.

i have a 340 weatherby for that kind of stuff less calculation lol ...
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Yeah, you took some time to crunch the numbers, mighty nice of ya, if the OP can interpret them he'll see what kind of energy he'll have available at those distances, hopefully he can figure out if that should be considered adequate, personally I would be expecting the ratio of DOA to wounded game not to be acceptable, unless maybe he has excellent shot placement on deer or similar at that range.

And the 340 Weatherby makes more sense to me as well.
 
todbartell said:
BC .494 @ 2550 fps, expansion out to 500 yards (1790 fps impact). 200y zero and your CDS dial would get out to 600 yards. Who cares if it's a 9.3x62 or a 338wm? Performance is near identical, yet one cartridge is for the bush and one is a long distance magnum :) hmmmmmm
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Where can I buy 9.3 250 Accubond in Canada? I know where to find 250 grain in 338.
 
best way to make the the 9.3 a long range cartridge is to get prone at 600 yds, make sure its the animal you want to harvest and get back up and walk another 300-350 yds.
all joking aside i don't see the 9.3 as that type of cartridge. But inside 350yds its a stopper and superior to the 338 in my experience
 
Shooting the factory Nosler ammo since you cannot find the bullets ;-) (I am in the same boat btw).
I would not worry too much about the expansion up to 550yd (and even a bit further) especially if you shoot at a tougher animal like elk (the bullet is 0.366in not expanded which is close to fully expanded 6.5mm GMX bullet and you have still enough energy left).
I would worry how do I hit something 500-600 yd away...
 
Potashminer said:
With due respect to all actual users who have posted, a reminder that 9.3x62 was designed around 286 grain bullets and today it is likely best placed as just slightly smaller (but prettier) sister to 300 grain 375 H&H. Not ideal for taking 400+ yard shots - get a 300/338 Win Mag or Weatherby or similar as a "hammer" for that stuff. No idea where to source 9.3 250 Accubond for last several years - chasing a shadow - waste of time to select cartridge, rifle, barrel length or load around that bullet. 200 Partition in 30-06 or 300 Win Mag, 225 or 250 Partition in 338 Win Mag, 250 Partition in 35 Whelen, 286 Partition in 9.3x62. Use the correct bullet for the job, select the cartridge to push the bullet 2,400/2,500+ and go hunting.
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It was also designed a hundred years ago. Bullets aren't even close to the same as back then. The advances have allowed the use of lighter than traditional bullets with improved terminal performance. I'm a heavy-for-caliber Fudd from way back, but you can't argue that they're necessary with the top notch bullets we have today.
 
Sorry for abandoning this one guys. I have 70+ rounds of 250 accubonds with this load. I agree it is not an ideal long range caliber but I don't want or need a dedicated long range gun. I want the option to shoot this far and this is my best rifle for it. I am not super concerned about expansion because the 250 carries lots of energy and I will not be shooting moose at that range. I have very little experience shooting at those distances anyway so it remains to be seen if I will be comfortable taking those shots. Regardless, the cartridge is more than capable to 500. If anyone has first hand experience killing game beyond 400 with the 9.3 I would love to hear about it in detail. Cheers
 
grit said:
best way to make the the 9.3 a long range cartridge is to get prone at 600 yds, make sure its the animal you want to harvest and get back up and walk another 300-350 yds.
all joking aside i don't see the 9.3 as that type of cartridge. But inside 350yds its a stopper and superior to the 338 in my experience
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Really though, what percentage of hunters, even avid hunters, have the requisite skills and ability to make field shots at 600 yards? I'm not talking about Hail-Mary shots at a fleeing wounded animal, but steady first round shots? And if they are so inclined and equipped then there are better tools available for that job. But inside 300 yards, why not use the Wagner?
 
I have shot 500M silohuette rams with my 35 Whelen (250 Hornady at 2500). It knocks them down with authority. I even shot a mule deer at close to 450 yards with the same rifle. I held just over the tips of his antlers and hit him very low in the chest as he faced me. He laid down and I was able to put in a finishing shot at a more reasonable 35 Whelen distance (about fifty yards) when He jumped up. The rifle then, as now, wore a K2.5 Weaver. I should not have taken that shot and today I would not, regardless of what scope I had on the rifle.
All this aside, with a good rangefinder, fairly long shots with a 9.3 are certainly possible if not practical.
 
Within past several months, there was report of a Mr. Phil Shoemaker (heavy on the "Mr.", on my part) who put down an aggressive Brown bear with a 9mm handgun. If you go to this reference https://www.riflemagazine.com/magazine/article.cfm?magid=75&tocid=1043, you can read of the same Mr. Shoemaker finishing off a big Alaskan moose at 400-ish yards with a 458 Win Mag. Although he did what he did, and, I suppose, a lot more in the Vietnam highlands that we will never hear about, I doubt he would recommend either a 9mm as bear protection or a 458 Win Mag as 400 yard moose medicine. You can do amazing stuff with what you have on hand; just doesn't mean it is the best choice if you had set out to do it on purpose.
 
We managed to hit the gong at 500 yards last summer, shooting 286gr loads with my 9.3x62 topped with a vortex pst 1.5-6 x24 mill dot turret scope.

Sure we dialled it up to get the right drop - but we hit the gong enough times to say it was dialled in. I certainly would not hunt with it at that range - but it was fun pushing big bullets out there with it and it's British cousin the 375 H&H


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Anything properly hit at 500 yards would be heading for either the morgue or deep freeze so I'm not standing in front of one even at that range....it's cool when you can track a bullets flight visually by the vapor trail it cuts through the air...if you've ever seen it....Harold
 
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