Any 9.3mm (.366) hunters out there?

grandpa moose said:
9.3x62 is a peach of a rifle. Hammers moose and anything else it’s pointed at. Built 3 more for my boys to enjoy.
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Picked up one in an ;) 'expensive' full wood Mannlicher style Zastava. Definitely not a firearm with the fine degree of finishing seen on most others on the market. But NO complaints on accuracy results with the initial set of reloads. So impressed, ;) I picked up a twin in 7x57 :) .
 
I hunt with a 9.3x62. Mine is a Verney-Carron Impact Plus takedown that I bought new from Trade Ex. Very well made and accurate. So far I have taken Saskatchewan Elk, and Namibian Kudu, Gemsbok, and Giraffe with it. Very powerful and effective in a light, handy package. The Norma Oryx 286 gr. factory loads are awesome. And I really like the take down feature when hauling it around in a suitcase style case.
I also have a Beretta Silver Sable O/U 9.3x74R, that I hope to get some field experience with soon. It shoots the same bullets the same speed as the 9.3x62, but from a more elegant platform.
This picture is the 286 gr. Norma Oryx from a Kudu shot diagonally through the humerus and bullet ended up near the last rib on the other side.
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this one is another Norma Oryx bullet taken from under the far side shoulder blade of a bull giraffe. It didn't hit heavy bone but opened wide and penetrated deep, killed quickly. Perfect.
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Longwalker said:
I hunt with a 9.3x62. Mine is a Verney-Carron Impact Plus takedown that I bought new from Trade Ex. Very well made and accurate. So far I have taken Saskatchewan Elk, and Namibian Kudu, Gemsbok, and Giraffe with it. Very powerful and effective in a light, handy package. The Norma Oryx 286 gr. factory loads are awesome. And I really like the take down feature when hauling it around in a suitcase style case.
I also have a Beretta Silver Sable O/U 9.3x74R, that I hope to get some field experience with soon. It shoots the same bullets the same speed as the 9.3x62, but from a more elegant platform.
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Picked up a 9.3x62, ;) aka .366 Wagner a while back. Went the 'inexpensive' route,;)also through Trade Ex and opted for a full wood Mannlicher style Zastava. Definately doesn't have the clean crisp spit & polish qualities of a lot of other brands on the market but I wasn't disappointed with the accuracy results with my first handloads. NOT AT ALL!!:)WELL pleased at the 'bang for the buck' :d.
 
I shoot a Zastava 98 in 9.3x62. I put a Leupold VX-2, 3-9x40, with the German #4 reticle on top of it. I shoot 250 grain Nosler Accubonds on top of 55.5 grains of IMR 4064 and a CCI 200 primer, in Norma brass. It's accurate, recoil is tolerable, and moose don't like it, lol.
 
MuleyStalker said:
I shoot a Zastava 98 in 9.3x62. I put a Leupold VX-2, 3-9x40, with the German #4 reticle on top of it. I shoot 250 grain Nosler Accubonds on top of 55.5 grains of IMR 4064 and a CCI 200 primer, in Norma brass. It's accurate, recoil is tolerable, and moose don't like it, lol.[/QUOTE

Prior to getting my Zastava, I picked up a box of 100 new Lapua brass and a quantity of 285gr prvi bullets. :) At local gun shows, I also acquired a selection of other brands of bullets and 7 boxes of once fired Norma brass with plans of a big search for accuracy. :sok2 With the surprising results I obtained using the prvi bullets and top end IMR 4064 loads, I haven't tried any other bullet & powder combos, ;) yet. Groups on my first two targets are under 1"!! Again, with what at first glance appears to the level of quality of the Zastava, plus the full wood and possible barrel contact issues, my initial accuracy results were/are a shock. A possible saving grace is the plain jane straight grain of the wood.
:(A medical issue kept me out of the field this year but hopefully I'll be able to put the unit through it's paces next fall:).
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Black and grizzly bears, many moose and big mountain caribou bulls, have all been harvested handily with several '62s over the past forty years.

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This is still what I pick up most often when heading out to fill the freezer.

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Ted
 
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I’ve owned three 9.3X62’s. The first was on a 1908 Brazilian Mauser and the second was on an FN

This one was built on a Brno ZG-47 that started out as a .30-06. I had Bill Leeper rebarrel it to 9.3X62 using a McCowan blank. Bill reprofiled the blank to match the original contour then moved the irons to the new barrel. Barrel length is 21”.

After a few years of ownership, I had Gary Flach change out the safety and trigger to a Pacific Tool and Guage 3- position safety and a Timney trigger. The scope is a Leupold Vari X III 1.75-6X32 which is mounted in a set of Alaska Arms quick detachable rings.

I carved the stock from a blank given to me by a friend. I also did the bluing.

 
Mauser98 said:
This one was built on a Brno ZG-47 that started out as a .30-06. I had Bill Leeper rebarrel it to 9.3X62 using a McCowan blank. Bill reprofiled the blank to match the original contour then moved the irons to the new barrel. Barrel length is 21”.

After a few years of ownership, I had Gary Flach change out the safety and trigger to a Pacific Tool and Guage 3- position safety and a Timney trigger. The scope is a Leupold Vari X III 1.75-6X32 which is mounted in a set of Alaska Arms quick detachable rings.

I carved the stock from a blank given to me by a friend. I also did the bluing.

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That is an exquisite rifle... well done!
 
Why not? said:
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Black and grizzly bears, many moose and big mountain caribou bulls, have all been harvested handily with several '62s over the past forty years.

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This is still what I pick up most often when heading out to fill the freezer.

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Ted
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ah ah Ted cabin fever already. seems i can say may the Force be with you.
 
dgradinaru said:
Not familiar with bison hunting, but why not a frontal head shot at that range?
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Honestly, it's a big noggin, not a big brain and plenty of hair to obscure exactly what a person is looking at. I knew that he would turn eventually and waited for that shot. Plus at that point I hadn't decided if I was going to do a skull mount or shoulder.
 
BigUglyMan said:
Honestly, it's a big noggin, not a big brain and plenty of hair to obscure exactly what a person is looking at. I knew that he would turn eventually and waited for that shot. Plus at that point I hadn't decided if I was going to do a skull mount or shoulder.
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Thanks for sharing that video. A Bison hunt is on my bucket list and I'd best get at it soon as the years seem to be slipping by faster and faster.
 
I've got a Husqvarna Mauser 9.3 62 that a dear friend left me when he passed, that along with a whack load of components to reload for it. I had been hoping to have it out this past year for deer but didn't manage to get out. Also him and I had spoken at length about th rifle and caliber before he passed as it was going to be his traipsing rifle when he came west and was exploring the hill country. Alas folks after loading some test loads, the pin doesn't hit the cap and I am at a loss as to how to get this rifle working. Not to derail the thread but with so many other 9.3 enthusiasts in here, I thought I'd ask if anyone has a set of go no go gauges that they could sell/lend/ rent to a fellow CGN'r so I can get this ol girl barking again.
 
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