9.3x62 vs. 375 H&H

[Gtscotty]

I'm certainly not an experienced African hunter, but I do shoot 9.3x62 and 30-06, and I used to shoot 35 Whelen. The 9.3 is definitely a decent step up from the 30-06, and is also a smaller, but still noteworthy step up from the 35 Whelen. My current 30-06 load is a 165gr projectile at somewhere around 2900 fps, while my current 9.3x62 load is a 285gr at 2400 fps (after backing it down some).

Even though the difference in energy between these two loads is significant, I don't think it conveys how different these two rounds really are. While the .375 h&h is obviously more powerful than the 9.3, the 9.3 can deliver most of the power of the .375 in a smaller lighter package with more rounds on tap. If the OP is fine with a larger rifle, I'm sure a .375 H&H will serve him well, but if he wants something a little more svelte the 9.3 may be just the ticket... either way it really should not be dismissed as "pretty much a 30-06".

 

[gunner69]

Shot another doe, one shot from the 9.3x62, two steps and dead. It may be over 100 years old, it may be slow by todays standards, but the 9.3 KILLS.