9.3x62 Mauser
- Thread starter whitetailwoodsarcher
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- Location
- Invermere, BC
I have used 9.3X62 rifles for more than 30 years, and killed many tons, literally, of big game with the cartridge. If you can handle a light 308 or 30-06, you won't have any trouble with an eight pound 9.3, however the difference in performance on big game is certainly significant!
Ted
Ted - You are the one that has inspired me to get a 9.3 in the first place.
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
Ted is like the Canadian version of John Barsness when it comes to the 9.3. I wonder, per capita, has converted more of his countrymen?
I have used 9.3X62 rifles for more than 30 years, and killed many tons, literally, of big game with the cartridge. If you can handle a light 308 or 30-06, you won't have any trouble with an eight pound 9.3, however the difference in performance on big game is certainly significant!
Ted
That post right there ^ Ted, is why I value this forum so highly.
At the risk of going slightly OT, do you have an opinion of the Horn. 286gr. SP, at full steam, as an all around 9.3x62 heavy game bullet?.
My Husky shoots them so well.
No big deal, a long steady firm push. The recoil velocity is not high, nor does it slap or pound.
More like .... "lets load another one" ... 'cause that last one was some fun.
antiqueguy
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- windsor ontario
idk how bad the x62 is but i feel in love with the 9.3x57 that cartridge is great it will take anything in NA and maybe anything in africa with proper shot placement but its range limited maybe 100 yards max. i like it for the area we hunt for moose its mostly wooded so a long shot(especially for moose) is not really going to be a problem id think the x62 would be able to reach out a little more
- Location
- Invermere, BC
Thats what I like to hear!
Don't you go believing them Cheezie.
A kick in the knads with a size 8 or a size 12 shoe is still a kick in the knads.
And the Why Not Ted chap is the one that shot that big ole mean grizz and
tugged him (grizz) on a tarp in one chunk up hill for ten miles in -10 temp.
Most of this story is about 100%.
Don't believe me, get Ted to post his thread on this.
A kick in the knads with a size 8 or a size 12 shoe is still a kick in the knads.
And the Why Not Ted chap is the one that shot that big ole mean grizz and
tugged him (grizz) on a tarp in one chunk up hill for ten miles in -10 temp.
Most of this story is about 100%.
Don't believe me, get Ted to post his thread on this.
- Location
- In the Badlands of Alberta
The potatoe thrower is a great cartridge on it's own. More like a 358 Winchester. Where the 9.3x62 is like a 35 Whelen on steroids. With todays bullets and powders the Bock creation is closer than ever to the 375 H&H.
- Location
- Invermere, BC
Well, if I run into someone with one I'm certainly going to ask to shoot it.
I hear ya though.
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
Wait, Ted kicked a Grizz in the nads and it went 10 miles up a hill while wearing a blue tarp as a cape?
Goodness!
Seems quite true - my friend Bob [CGN - bigborefan] has been having ALOT of fun wringing out his Tikka in 9.3x62 this year. He compared his best loads in it to his three 375 H&H rifle loads and concludes similarly - even saying it is better past 150yds - if I have it right. His observations and thoughts can be read on his blog here - www.bigbores.ca - Medium Big Bores — .358 caliber to .375 caliber — Testing is an entry of note here.
Just got home from work now to see Epps today posted and sold a used stainless Tikka in 9.3x62. Somebody is smiling tonight.
gunrunner8
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Kamloops, B.C.
9,3x62 might have some advantage in Africa but it is to much of a good thing in NA. IMHO 35 Whelen is much more flat shooting (esp with 225 Barnes x bullet) than 9,3x62 ( trust me its not a 375H&H) which has quite powder capacity deficiency to be used much beyond 200yds. If anything I say 35Whelen has more steroids of the two.
Methinks you have not used one much, Friend.
All spitzer bullets shoot flatter out of the '62 than any do from the Whelen. Having said that, there is nothing much wrong with the Whelen either. They are both great game cartridges!
Ted
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
Comparably, what's the trajectory like with the 232gr Norma in the x62?
More powder capacity than the Whelen, heavier bullets than the Whelen, a better selection of bullets in .366" and legal for dangerous game in most of Africa...not sure which is the most significant. But when you look at how many things it has going for it, it's clearly superior. Unless you want a Remington pump. Then the Whelen is the ticket for you!
My CZ 9.3 with a 256 RWS load shoots flatter than my 35 Whelen with a 250 gr. bullet and the Whelen has 4" more barrel.
But my 375 BRNO has it over the 9.3 and it holds 6 rounds, that is if I want to pack a heavier rifle around...
But my 375 BRNO has it over the 9.3 and it holds 6 rounds, that is if I want to pack a heavier rifle around...
X2. My 9.3 Husky weighs in at 7 1/2 lbs with no scope, and is FUN to shoot. Wouldn't want to spend a lot of time shooting off a bench, but offhand or sitting, no problem.
Sellier & Bellot and Remington factory loads both run around 2300 fps regardless of what the catalogue says. I haven't tried RWS H-Mantles yet, since the asking price around here is around $70 box!!
Biggest problem I've had is that it's split the grip on that nasty beechwood stock that so many Husky's seem to come with... so now I'm shopping for a new piece of wood.
Speaking of flat shooting, what about the 9.3 with the 250gr Nosler Accubond? It has a BC of .494 and the 9.3 could launch that bullet at +2600 fps. The +/- 3" point blank range is 261 yards, dropping only 7.3" at 300 yards - and it still almost has 2500 ft-lbs of energy.
