9.3X62 becoming mainstream

[358 BLR]

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Originally Posted by medvedqc
cannot tell you more than how dead is dead for you ???!!!!

this caliber has been used for more than one century by german settlers in Africa then by sportsmen. after WWII it was and still in use for hunters while stalking and more in driven (battue) hunting mode. we re talking about wild boar, red deer and roe deer. we can say a little over powered but it works. i myself used for more than 20 years (life is passing that fast ..) while hunting red deer and wild boar mostly. i used norma partition, Norma Alaska and RWS Brenneke TUG (now UNI). i used a little the Lapua Mega in Quebec on Black bear but this is not a mosse ???!!!

this is not on my opinion a 300 yards caliber but this is me .. i shot my longest red deer a 180 yards but it was on stalking mode and was perfectly posed to make this shot. at the range i was able to reach 250 meters but again i practiced a lot. i was thinking that myself but if im going on one caliber for the 9,3x62 it will be maybe the swift a frame in 250 grains or Barnes ...

i ve chosen the 375 ruger for many reasons but the 9,3x62 is really a very good caliber ... im considering myself seriously putting a new one soon again in the herd ... but will keep the ruger too ...

Ya, a 200 yard maximum would be a more realistic comfort zone for myself, while a 300 yard shot would require almost ideal conditions: a prone position,
a good solid rest for the rifle, zero wind, the planets in alignment, politicians that kept their promises...... But having a cartridge that will do the job I
want it to do out to 300 yards seems to be a good rule of thumb... you know, just in case.

 

[jacky]

This cartridge sure did get a positive review on its use for Buffalo hunting in Africa in a recent issue of Rifle Magazine. It is a good read and compares it to the 375 H&H.

 

[medvedqc]

This cartridge sure did get a positive review on its use for Buffalo hunting in Africa in a recent issue of Rifle Magazine. It is a good read and compares it to the 375 H&H.

of course it was used since 1903 on buffalo .... but not exactly as a 375 h&h.
but if you take a 9,3x62,9,3x74r, 375 h&h, 375 Ruger, 358 Norma Magnum and maybe (surely) some more only your shoulder could tell the difference.
the animals wont see any differences at all ...

then it can be more the package you find, like and suit you . as me with the 375 ruger.

 

[bearkilr]

This cartridge sure did get a positive review on its use for Buffalo hunting in Africa in a recent issue of Rifle Magazine. It is a good read and compares it to the 375 H&H.

While the 9.3x62 is a great caliber, it's the 9.3x64 that's generally considered comparable to a 375 H&H.

 

[ErikT]

While the 9.3x62 is a great caliber, it's the 9.3x64 that's generally considered comparable to a 375 H&H.

Very true. I'm surprised how few people know this. It's always been the x64 that approaches the H&H. But then, there have been many hunters in the past that have used the 7mm Mauser on everything up to Elephant, so I guess it comes down to personal preference and experience rather than muzzle energy, velocity, cartridge pedigree, phases of the moon, etc. As long as you're using what works best for you to make a clean, ethical shot, then fill your boots. Arguing about what cartridge is better than another for whatever reason is like the television on your honeymoon. Unnecessary.

 

[358 BLR]

This cartridge sure did get a positive review on its use for Buffalo hunting in Africa in a recent issue of Rifle Magazine. It is a good read and compares it to the 375 H&H.

Here's another write up praising the 9.3 mm by Mr. Craig Boddington himself. http:// www.gunsandammo.com/content/a-most-marvelous-metric?packedargs=pagenum%3D1

You know, it amazes me how you can have an absolutely fantastic cartridge like the 9.3x62, that is extremely efficient, has a stellar reputation for accuracy,
easily has the power to knock down anything on this continent and doesn't knock the shooter into the next area code every time they pull the trigger, but
the minute the manufacturers say "look this is bigger", or "look this is faster", or "look this is bigger and faster", the shooting public scurry after it like a cat
chasing a string. Yet most of these people are well aware that "bigger and faster" is not always better, but they case after that string none the less. Well, as
for myself, I think I'll go with the cartridge that's been around for more then 105 years and is still one of the most popular cartridges in the world, despite
all the new shiny whiz bang offerings from the manufacturers. You might want to ask yourself why that is.

 

[Why not?]

While the 9.3x62 is a great caliber, it's the 9.3x64 that's generally considered comparable to a 375 H&H.

That is correct, as far as energy developed.

However, after having used both the 9.3X62 and the 375 H&H on quite a few dozen black and grizzly bears, moose, and big mountain caribou bulls over the past thirty-plus years, the only difference I was ever able to tell between the two was the 9.3 held five in the magazine.

Ted

 

[jacky]

You know, it amazes me how you can have an absolutely fantastic cartridge like the 9.3x62, that is extremely efficient, has a stellar reputation for accuracy,
easily has the power to knock down anything on this continent and doesn't knock the shooter into the next area code every time they pull the trigger, but
the minute the manufacturers say "look this is bigger", or "look this is faster", or "look this is bigger and faster", the shooting public scurry after it like a cat
chasing a string. Yet most of these people are well aware that "bigger and faster" is not always better, but they case after that string none the less. Well, as
for myself, I think I'll go with the cartridge that's been around for more then 105 years and is still one of the most popular cartridges in the world, despite
all the new shiny whiz bang offerings from the manufacturers. You might want to ask yourself why that is.

This is true. The article is from Rifle Magazine, #247, Nov 2009 if anyone wants a good read. Looking it over again I don't see mention of the of the
9.3X64 but is shows a picture of the 9.3X74R for cartridge size comparison.

The article is really good as it emphasises shot placement as being #1 and outlines a few examples of everything from the 375 H&H to the 404 Jeffery failing to put down a buff.

The final remarks in the article are that with todays bullets the 9.3X62 is a great/enough cartridge, shot placement is number one and only the really big boys like the 505 Gibbs or the 500 Jeffery or the likes are actually better and even then only if you can shoot them well.

I have never been to Africa hunting ( but my Dad did in the 60's, no buff though) and I have read a ton on the subject and hope to go one day. I always imagined myself there with a 416 Rigby or a 375 H&H, never even considered a 9.3X62.

 

[jacky]

Hey I was looking around after reading this thread and re-reading the article from Rifle and my interest in this caliber is growing. TradeX has a few husky's in this caliber ? Anyone own one of these ? For the price I am now thinking it might be a not bad moose/ grizzley /black bear hunting gun.

 

[Noel]

jacky,

The curator at our museum was a PH in Africa for many years. His two rifle battery consisted of a 9,3x62 and then stepped up to a 470 #2 double. I suspect if it worked for him you should go visit Anthony and set yourself up.

Noel