I'm a bad bad man, lol!!!Why do we do that? We get set up all proper like for a rifle/cartridge combo and then sell it all off only to do it all over again.
I've had a few 358Winchesters over the years, some nice, and sold them all knowing that a 358Winchester really does not have anything to offer over a 308 or 30-06. I recently came into a good deal on an entire loading setup for the 358 and am now considering looking for a bbl to go on a 700 action I have in a nice Brown Precision. I know I don't need another rifle and have been diligent on reducing the load in the safe. It's a sickness, I'm sure.
Down the rabbit hole again with the 9.3x62mm Mauser...
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^That's a fair assessment. LOL
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I promised myself that I would not buy any more guns that I was not already set up to reload for....
well that didn't work out very well, even with over 30 sets of dies I find myself looking for more dies again.
well that didn't work out very well, even with over 30 sets of dies I find myself looking for more dies again.
As posted in another 9.3x62 thread, I have the LH Sako 85 Hunter w/ open sights in this cartridge.
I have a Kahles Helia C 1.5-6x42 with the #4 reticle in it, mounted in Optiloc rings and bases. With 5 rounds in the magazine, it weighs in at 8 lbs 15 oz. While it has stout recoil, it is still manageable, even off the bench. (Suggest you put a LimbSaver on your rifle for better recoil management; you'll be glad for it!)
It produces 0.674" at 100 yards with Nosler's 250 gr AccuBond ammunition @ approx 2550 fps (I have not chronied this load as yet). It accounted for a young bull moose at 178 yards and was one and done on the quartering to shot that hit the spine in front of the shoulders and travelled a fair ways down the spine.
The rifle will also produce 1.026" groups with the Norma Alaskan 285 gr at 2362 fps, and 1.406" groups with the Lapua 285 gr Mega ammunition at 2264 fps. I do plan to hunt game with both of these loads (out to a maximum distance of 200 yards), just to see first hand on-game performance of these bullets.
While both of these loads are accurate enough for hunting, I do prefer the better accuracy of the 250 gr AccuBond ammo in my rifle, and will provide reliable retained velocity and energy out to 400 yards for proper expansion and penetration for game up to and including bison here in North America, whereas the Norma and Lapua will only do this out to 200 yards due their lower initial velocities. I have no plans to shoot at unwounded bear, moose, elk or bison at 400 yards, but it is nice to know that the Nosler load has the capacity to do so if follow up is needed on a wounded animal that is trying to escape. Perhaps I will get to take it to Africa one day for eland.
As for handloading, I have both 250 gr AccuBonds and A-Frames to load with Re-15, Varget, and IMR4064 to see what the rifle will like. QuickLoad shows I should achieve velocities in the 2600-2700 fps range with these bullets and powders in my rifle.
I have a Kahles Helia C 1.5-6x42 with the #4 reticle in it, mounted in Optiloc rings and bases. With 5 rounds in the magazine, it weighs in at 8 lbs 15 oz. While it has stout recoil, it is still manageable, even off the bench. (Suggest you put a LimbSaver on your rifle for better recoil management; you'll be glad for it!)
It produces 0.674" at 100 yards with Nosler's 250 gr AccuBond ammunition @ approx 2550 fps (I have not chronied this load as yet). It accounted for a young bull moose at 178 yards and was one and done on the quartering to shot that hit the spine in front of the shoulders and travelled a fair ways down the spine.
The rifle will also produce 1.026" groups with the Norma Alaskan 285 gr at 2362 fps, and 1.406" groups with the Lapua 285 gr Mega ammunition at 2264 fps. I do plan to hunt game with both of these loads (out to a maximum distance of 200 yards), just to see first hand on-game performance of these bullets.
While both of these loads are accurate enough for hunting, I do prefer the better accuracy of the 250 gr AccuBond ammo in my rifle, and will provide reliable retained velocity and energy out to 400 yards for proper expansion and penetration for game up to and including bison here in North America, whereas the Norma and Lapua will only do this out to 200 yards due their lower initial velocities. I have no plans to shoot at unwounded bear, moose, elk or bison at 400 yards, but it is nice to know that the Nosler load has the capacity to do so if follow up is needed on a wounded animal that is trying to escape. Perhaps I will get to take it to Africa one day for eland.
As for handloading, I have both 250 gr AccuBonds and A-Frames to load with Re-15, Varget, and IMR4064 to see what the rifle will like. QuickLoad shows I should achieve velocities in the 2600-2700 fps range with these bullets and powders in my rifle.
Here’s Ronnie’s chat on the 9.3x62 
https://www.ronspomeroutdoors.com/blog/the-surprising-93x62-rifle-cartridge
https://www.ronspomeroutdoors.com/blog/the-surprising-93x62-rifle-cartridge
