9.3x62

[AZDAVE]

I just ran the numbers on my 286gr load. using RL-17 My max safe load in my brno is 2510fps.
That gives 4002 ft-lbs of energy. I would hunt buffalo with mine rifle any time.

Remember that 9.3and 375 are not stopping rifles but they are entry level into the DG arena.

 

[sgt_zim]

The requirement is energy not velocity.

I run 320 grain Woodleighs at 2350fps which meets the energy requirement and most PH's are happy for you to use a 9.3 with the right load.

The PP or the RN? Just curious. I had wanted to buy some of the former, but then the factory burned down.

 

[sgt_zim]

I just ran the numbers on my 286gr load. using RL-17 My max safe load in my brno is 2510fps.
That gives 4002 ft-lbs of energy. I would hunt buffalo with mine rifle any time.

Remember that 9.3and 375 are not stopping rifles but they are entry level into the DG arena.

I did a 10-shot ladder with A Frames, starting at 58 gr and going to 62.5 gr of 2000MR (COAL 3.33"), for a top end of 2475. Zero signs of pressure. I'm sure I could have gone up at least another 1 or 1.5 gr and still been safe.

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

African Hunter - Shot Placement
Buffalo - Minimum Calibre : 9,3 x 62 Mauser or 375H&H
Recommended Calibre: 404Jeffery, 416Rigby, 416 remington or 458Win.

 

[sgt_zim]

African Hunter - Shot Placement
Buffalo - Minimum Calibre : 9,3 x 62 Mauser or 375H&H
Recommended Calibre: 404Jeffery, 416Rigby, 416 remington or 458Win.

Adequate vs stopping.

I think I'm going back with my 404J next time, but I'll still go for a more reliable shot angle than quartering-to.

 

[V.Veritas]

+450/400 NE

 

[Tikka 9.3]

The Zimbabwean minimum requirement for dangerous game in a 9.3 calibre is an energy rating of 3500 foot pound. A 320 grain bullet at 2280f/s is in excess of 3600 feet pound. This is known as a very good hunting calibre for buffalo as almost any hunter can handle the recoil even in a lightish rifle.

 

[lhook7]

My girlfriend used my 9.3x62 in Uganda a couple of weeks ago; she took buffalo, warthog, reedbuck, and waterbuck, all were one shot kills. It was shooting 286gr Northfork SS.

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

The PP or the RN? Just curious. I had wanted to buy some of the former, but then the factory burned down.

I use the RNSN I managed to buy about 7 boxes of them after the Woodleigh factory burnt down. I'm taking my 9.3 with this load as a back up rifle for buffalo and for warthogs on my safari. Probably won't use it for buffalo but atleast I have a second capable DG rifle if something happens to my 500 Jeffery. I have used this 9.3 load on buffalo in Australia though with a 1 shot kill.

 

[sgt_zim]

I use the RNSN I managed to buy about 7 boxes of them after the Woodleigh factory burnt down. I'm taking my 9.3 with this load as a back up rifle for buffalo and for warthogs on my safari. Probably won't use it for buffalo but atleast I have a second capable DG rifle if something happens to my 500 Jeffery. I have used this 9.3 load on buffalo in Australia though with a 1 shot kill.

What's your COAL? You can set the Spitzers WAY out past 3.291"

 

[Ku-winda]

With my son Ian and his MOZ bull; it was a one shot kill with his CZ 550 in 9.3x62. That safari made a believer out of me on that cartridge - what's not to like about a rifle you can carry all day, has little recoil and way outpunches it's weight class!

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

What's your COAL? You can set the Spitzers WAY out past 3.291"

3.255" is what I've got recorded in my load data

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

With my son Ian and his MOZ bull; it was a one shot kill with his CZ 550 in 9.3x62. That safari made a believer out of me on that cartridge - what's not to like about a rifle you can carry all day, has little recoil and way outpunches it's weight class!
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100% agree, it's my favourite all time cartridge for all the reasons you mentioned

 

[HUNTROMANIA]

9,3x62 is one of my favourite for hunting big game in Europe. For Africa I will let the one who have experience to say.
Why I like 9,3x62
• low recoil ( easy to repeat if necessary, gun is not jumping from the target, easy to practise and get used with the gun)
• enough power to stop any European animal without any fear
• plenty of bullets to be chosen
• very accurate on most of my guns