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The problem in the US is none of the better gunsmiths will work on them as they are all but impossible to make feed once they jam up and most are complete ruined once the are worked on. I ve been down that road twice with oh yeah I can fix it!!

Close but no ceegar, but it,ll do for buff or even an elephant in a pinch.. Long live the 9,3x62.

A long time favorite of mine, shot about everything with it..Knowing how to load it voids the brass stretching some claim..

Ive shot a number of Eland and they succumb to most mid calibers, but on occasion they can be very hard to kill like most animals of great size. Id recommend a 9,3 x 62 ,338 Win mg..I recall shooting a big Eland 5 times, all lung shots wirh a 375 H&H and he ran a quarter of a mile. I was with...

culled buffalo with a 7x57 some years ago. used it on all the PG, observed it used on an elephant, its comparable to a 30-06,308,270 etc. no magic other than the press! one of my favorite calibers as its light and can be handloaded to equal the above calibers with less recoil.. I like the 130...

After 40 years of hunting Africa Ive found there is little difference between the 308,30-06 and the 300s up to 400 yards. for buff and DG the 9,ex62,375 and 40 calibers are advisable. Lot of over thinking in these posts..

Lets dont over think this question but depends on where you hunt, in the US a 30-06. in Africa the 30-06 and a 416 Rem..If your hunting Africa in Tanzania never carry a too light rifle you likely cannot kill a rogue elephant, buffalo, Lion or hippo that shows up uninvited with a wire snare on...

Better? for what, I have both, not much different except the 270 is more powerful, shoots flatter , brass and bullets are easier to find, even in Africa and the North Pole end of story, which one is newer Id be suspicious of a rifle with no blue left..I like both calibers along with a 30-06...

What I like about the 9,3s iis that most any bullet performs on game. I ve used most all of them over the last 70 or so years and the PPUs seem to work as well as any bullet..I suppose thats because all the 9,3 are about equal in velocity..

Love the Brno mod 21 and 22, best commercial rifle ever made..

the 308, 280, 7x57, 270, 708 30-06 and others are all about equal but there is a big difference in todays availability of components powder. primers, brass and bullets. That, would be my main concern and the 308 or 30-06 wins on that count, How can one beat the 7x57 Ive shot Bison and cull...

I thought the 9.3x64 was a better caliber than the 9,3x62 until I shot across the chronograph and found I only got 100 to 150 fps advantage, all things equal, and more felt recoil it seemed off the bench..Also had my 64 loaded too hot and gave me trouble on safari temps,,.Both are good calibers...

I agree Bob, been preaching that since about 1954, when I traded a saddle and my bike for a JP Sauer and sons 9,3x62, had to make ammo from milsurp brass, a poor practice but it got me by.. I load my 9.3x62 at 2500 fps with a 286 and my 375 at 2500 with a 300 gr bullet, both have worked for...

If a slide can take 40,000 PSI slamming it around I doubt dropping it will hurt anything, I suspect many old military 1911 have slammed a thousand times??

Best combat pistol ever made rightout of the box..Carried one in Mexico, South America and Europe as a DEA Agent

MY favorite hunting pistol..

I wouldn't advise anyone to take a pistol too Africa, thats just asking for trouble..In the hunting business for over 40 years, things like that can change overnight with a sad ("it wont happen to me attitude)

Ive shot a lot of buffalo, prefer 500 gr bullets only in a 45 cal and 400 gr bullets in a 40 caliber. I favor heavy for caliber Woodleigh's, No, Forks, GS Customs, Noslers and Barnes X are good on the black bulls. These bullets are time tested .. They will stop a charge as the stick together...

Ive been shooting the 7x57 for over 70 years, and never found a better powder than H414 and WW760 is the same powder in a different can..start with book max and work up to your rifles max, keep in mind that most all 7x57 loads are way below max due to old 95 and 96 Mausers...My hunting load for...

did a lot of testing on the Lott and settled on IMR-4320, some years ago, but suspect lots of todays powders will work, as II recall I used 8o grains and worked up to 83 , for 2350 fps with a 500 gr bullet w/o problems in hot weather...Lots recoil with that caliber, such that I opted for the...

Some folks get paranoid over the least indication, you get a pressure sign such as a flat primer and it can be soft primer, shoot and just continue until another sign pops up such as as a squire extraction mark or tight extraction follow. Primers are just one indication, a crack sounding bang...

I resize my case to fit my chamber ever so slightly snug on closing the bolt and set my die for the individual rifles..I full length size all hunting loads in new brass...shoulder bump at .002 to. 004 is like guess and by gosh on a hunting rifle in that all chambers differ. but It ,makes bench...

I had a 318 WR, the caliber was OK, the gun with the clipfeed worked great and mezmorized me but I sold it for enough to make a down payment on the farm!

Its been said, to suggest a 9.3x62 or even a 30-06 with proper bullets is not Lion and eland capable reflexes on ones shooting capability. I have to agree with that..

Then THERE IS THIS: I load my 375 to 2500 to 2600 with a 300 gr bullet to hunt DG. I load my 9.3x62 2500 to 2600 with a 286 gr. bullet to hunt DG These are not hot loads in those calibers in my guns.. I tried the 9.3x64 and after much try picked up 100 -125 fps so sent it to a gun show...

Spot on, the difference is an illusion for the most part..Tis said that mag primers are a must with ball powders. Never in my guns, so I have to call it "HOG WASH!! :

IM sure they are a good bullet, appear to be a monolithic bullet in the photograph, are they better than other premium bullets? lets just say they are equal as most all Monolithics are about equal! No majic here..The days of bullet failure are all but over, the bullet makers produced bullets...

whatever you choose, test them for feed in your gun..flat points kill better or that is my experience, not say RN are bad bullets...they have worked for years..My personal favorite solid was the North Fork cup point, it was a genius bullet, an expanding solid!! sorta!!

Ive killed an awful lot of Cape Buffalo, several Bison and a lot of Eland and all PG with Nosler partitions and the newer Accubonds and never had a complaint on any animal, Just because some can show me one or two properly expanded bullets doesn't mean much, I have a shoeboxes full of various...

You have a couple of dozen to choose from and any thing over a 375 pr 9.3x62 qualifies..although imo so does the 375 and 9.3x62 if one can shoot, but that is only my opine.

Ive shot most of Africas game with a 7x57, Observed its use on buffalo culls some many years past, shot several elk and a number of deer..H414 or WW760 (same powder) and most bullets..I like the 130 gr Speer BTSP or flat base for deer size game, and 160 gr Nosler partitions on larger game..Books...

I have a like new Rem 721 JES rebored to a 35 Whelen and its a great caliber. I also have a 9.3x62 that compares with a 375 H&H when properly loaded with a 286 bullet at 2700 give or take 50 fps depending on the gun..Loading the 9,3x62 in the US is criminal, totally under loading. Use /european...

I need to proof read, I said English/Mannlicher, its a Schnable forend. age thing!!

I think every kid in Africa raised in a hunting family shot Lion, elephant and buffalo with a 30-06, ask about any PH...I would not hesitate if it were necessary...the 9,3x62 properly loaded at 2600 fps with a 286 gr premium bullet kills buff and Lion as well as a 375 and Ive seen it used on...

The 9,3x62 is misconstrued by many in the US and compared to the 35 Whelen and its about like cussing to damit in that loaded properly it will get you 2600 to a tad over 2700 depending on the gun and hand loading skills, I have loaded my 375 H&H and Ruger to 2500 with a 300 gr. bullet and my...

318 WR rules, and the9,3x62 is the most popular presently and with good reason.

NOt a problem, ,,410 and ,411 are safe, one may shoot better than another..Some English doubles are 408.. .410 .411. Ive shot them all in my double 450-400s SAme with older bolt guns.

Never had a problem with 210 federals with ball powder or std primers. I basically use magnum primers on Magnum calibers..

If I'm going to test some outfits bullets I will do it on eland or large PG..I'm old school and shot many buffalo and I want a premium 500 gr soft followed by a 500 gr solid of my choosing or a heavy North Fork cup point

I wouldnt worry if your loads chamber easily and extract as well.. I always Full Length resize with ammo to be used hunting...neck sizing is fine on varmints and testing etc..

I suspect soft primer or action indention something like grit on firing pin holes Pressure pressure would show a black v extruding out those holes, so gas is not escaping out the holes, Id deep an eye out and continue your effort...If your extraction is OK...

Those two shot groups open up a good bit keeping in mind that a douple only shooots as good as its worst barrel.. The most accurate doubles Ive shot were Searcy and I owned the Searcy 470 that Searcy won the championship with and it cut one 12ga size shot pattern with 4 shots, all my doubles...

Properly loaded 9,3x62 will kill as well as a 375 H&H, most any bullet will work on PG, Id trust the 250gr Nosler or its pals!!

Well I shot my Searcy 450-400 3" at more than 125 fps with a 400 gr.bullet I consider it a better buff caliber and a full equal to a 375 H&H, better for close work perhaps but that said if I were to choose one over the other for all hunting I'd go with the 375 Ruger r H&H. Ether way your in...

HorseFeathers On a properly regulated double you can pull the triggers either way. the sequence is the same and Ive tested many for group over the years. A double will only shoot as well as the "worst" barrel, confuses the average human... The old adage that doubles are regulated to pull the...

Id ask them how a rifle with no sights could be regulated: somebody's not into the doubles very well as in the process you install the sights and then start your regulation process of bringing the POI together with iron sights. Its surprising how many folks get" sighting in" and " regulating"...

It ruins the balance for me, practice with 500 gr. loads and get used to it or sell it and get a lesser caliber,

A beautiful rifle in all respect, but many of them tend not to feed and all but impossible to find a gun smith that will work on them in the USA.. Ive been down that road a couple of times. If you have a good one then its a crown jewel..

The 9.3x62 compared to the 35 Whelen is like damn is to cussing, 9.3x62 is best compared to the 375 H&H. The 35 whelen is a fine caliber and I have hunted all manor of big game with both,...The 9,3x62 shoots a 286 gr, bullet at near 2700 fps loaded in Africa and Europe but loaded 2200 fps in...

Minimum is a 308/30-06 according to many PH,s and I agree but would prefer a 9,3x62 or 338 and a 375 would certainly be a good choice..