9.3x62 mm

9x56MS · Feb 14, 2021

Anyone use th 9.3 for hunting here in the lower 48? I have a CZ 550 FS in the 9.3x62 that I have taken 2 whitetail bucks with. I have observed that when hit with this caliber they still run before collapsing but leave copious blood trails. The thing I like best is that the meat loss is minimal. Eat right up to the hole as they say. Some might say I am over gunned, but there is only one degree of dead.

Patocazador · Feb 14, 2021

Great caliber and underutilized in the US. It packs a wallop and would be cheaper to reload if more companies offered bullets in that caliber.

Hog huntin Harry · Feb 14, 2021

9.3x62 is a fantastic cartridge for hunting all of North America's big game in most hunting conditions imo. Also, no such thing as over gunned, only better prepared.

Garandimal · Feb 14, 2021

Just started playin' w/ one.

286 gr. PPU SP so far, for familiarization an brass harvesting.

GR

alsaqr · Feb 15, 2021

Recently had a Remington 700 rifle re-barreled to 9.3X62 mm. That rifle likes the Nosler 250 grain Accubond bullets. It knocks the stuffing out of large hogs.

Also have a Ruger #1 in that caliber.

9x56MS · Feb 15, 2021

alsaqr said:
Recently had a Remington 700 rifle re-barreled to 9.3X62 mm. That rifle likes the Nosler 250 grain Accubond bullets. It knocks the stuffing out of large hogs.

Also have a Ruger #1 in that caliber.

Have you ever tried the Norma 232 grain vulcans ? Flat shooting and drops deer in there tracks.

alsaqr · Feb 15, 2021

9x56MS said:
Have you ever tried the Norma 232 grain vulcans ?

No. Only bullets i've tried are the Hornady 286 grain Inter-locks and the 250 grain Speer.

LoonWulf · Feb 16, 2021

I shoot a 375 Ruger, which is my only medium bore. If I come across another 06 size rifle for cheap tho Ill probably do a 9.3x62 on it.

Just a heads up, SPS has 250gr accubonds available right now.

DocRock · Feb 16, 2021

Here’s a light, but still interesting , read comparing the 9.3x62 to the 35 Whelen. The 9.3x62 gets the nod on a bit more powerful and a better shoulder. Getting right up there near 375 Ruger or H&H territory. I’ve never ever heard anyone familiar with the cartridge give it a “meh” or dislike it.

https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2018/5/4/head-to-head-35-whelen-vs-93x62mm-mauser/

Skoghund · Feb 16, 2021

The 9.3x62 has become more popular here in Sweden with the increase in the boar population. In the not to distant past you could hardly give one away. Loaded ammo and reloading components for the 9.3x62 are readily available here. I nearly bought a 9.3x62 barrel for my Mauser M03 but realized the boar would not be any deader than when shot with the .308.

troy fairweather · Feb 16, 2021

If I had the money if like to build a match pare of mauser 98s, one in 7x57 the other 9.3x62. They would cover a lot of game.

LoonWulf · Feb 16, 2021

troy fairweather said:
If I had the money if like to build a match pare of mauser 98s, one in 7x57 the other 9.3x62. They would cover a lot of game.

Pretty much anything Id care to shoot I think......

troy fairweather · Feb 16, 2021

LoonWulf said:
Pretty much anything Id care to shoot I think......

I'd be very tempted to do a 280 or the ai but the old mauser is just classic, 7x64 tho that would be very nice hard decision.

Could do them with cz 550s and do a 527 for a varmint/target gun, or just who 550 now to pick a classic 22-6mm.

High Plains · Feb 16, 2021

I have a VZ-24 in 9.3x62mm Mauser. It is push recoil, not a kick. The 270 grain Speer HotCor and 286 grain Hornady Interlocks print at practically the same place @100 yards, and in a pinch the cases can be made from 35 Whelen brass. I have not hunted with it but I expect I will. Loaded with Varget, the Speer’s averaged 2440 fps muzzle velocity. The Hornady’s weren’t too far behind.

Kano383 · Feb 16, 2021

A 9.3x62 dethroned my .375 H&H as "light carry" rifle. Shorter, lighter, handier, and kills things dead just as well...

I installed a peep sight and a fiber optic front, it makes for very fast sighting. With Barnes TSX, this rifle has taken a bit of everything, from oribi to Cape buffalo. Buffalo can't tell the difference between the 9.3 and a .375... An outstanding all-around caliber.

Garandimal · Feb 17, 2021

Kano383 said:
A 9.3x62 dethroned my .375 H&H as "light carry" rifle. Shorter, lighter, handier, and kills things dead just as well...

I installed a peep sight and a fiber optic front, it makes for very fast sighting. With Barnes TSX, this rifle has taken a bit of everything, from oribi to Cape buffalo. Buffalo can't tell the difference between the 9.3 and a .375... An outstanding all-around caliber.

250 or 286 gr.?

GR

Kano383 · Feb 17, 2021

Garandimal said:
250 or 286 gr.?

GR

286, Federal. A load I wish I could get is the Woodleigh Hydro from Federal: with these, you don't need to ask yourself "Solid or soft?", they punch straight through everything, and leave friggin' big holes in soft tissues.

CowboyTim · Feb 17, 2021

Picked up a set of dies a while back...it's on the someday list. Not that I find my 8x57 lacking in power.

Garandimal · Feb 17, 2021

Kano383 said:
286, Federal. A load I wish I could get is the Woodleigh Hydro from Federal: with these, you don't need to ask yourself "Solid or soft?", they punch straight through everything, and leave friggin' big holes in soft tissues.

These...?

Federal Premium Cape-Shok Ammunition 9.3x62mm Mauser 286 Grain Woodleigh Hydrostatically Stabilized Solid Bullets - MidwayUSA.com (Available)

Got a few boxes of Swift 286 gr. A-Frames and Norma 285 gr. Oryx bullets along w/ some Hornady 286 gr. spire points for load development.

...and a pile of 270 gr. Speer on sale for fodder.

GR

9x56MS · Feb 17, 2021

I have not even used my 30-06 out of the gun cabinet since I got mine.

Garandimal · Feb 17, 2021

9x56MS said:
I have not even used my 30-06 out of the gun cabinet since I got mine.

Pretty happy w/ the .270 WCF/150 gr. for std. meat-gittin'.

Consider the 9.3x62mm a deep/rugged woods rifle, where a run would make recovery a problem...

...or a food chain rifle, where I might be on the menu.

GR

9x56MS · Feb 17, 2021

I have a cabin on 25 acres so don't want my deer running too far so the 9.3 and my 358 win do the job. Also my 9x56 MS is about the same as my 358.

Kano383 · Feb 17, 2021

Garandimal said:
These...?

Federal Premium Cape-Shok Ammunition 9.3x62mm Mauser 286 Grain Woodleigh Hydrostatically Stabilized Solid Bullets - MidwayUSA.com (Available)

Got a few boxes of Swift 286 gr. A-Frames and Norma 285 gr. Oryx bullets along w/ some Hornady 286 gr. spire points for load development.

...and a pile of 270 gr. Speer on sale for fodder.

GR

Yes, these. I'm not in the US, the chain of supply is sketchy...

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