9.3x62 Noob

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Good choice of cartridge. Since you handload, I'll note I load all manner of 250 grain bullets to ~2,550+ fps MV. Very effective.

I suggest you locate a copy of the 9.3x62 Mauser Journal if you don't yet have one. There's a whole lotta learning condensed in there.

@Puddle
I have a copy of that book and it's damn fine reading with more information than you can use in one lifetime.
Bob

 

[SafariSniper]

I really like the 9,3x62 - mine is a rebarrelled Ruger M77

I have a vortex 1-8x24 scope on it and has always worked well. I think a 2-10x would be the highest magnification I would go- it’s not particularly fast and with heavy bullets it’s not a long range cartridge. Especially if dangerous game is a possibility the low end Magnification is more important.

I hope you enjoy it

Actually, this makes more sense. I was sold on the firedot but 3-15 is prob overkill.
I’ve been hunting with my long range 30 cals with the 5-25 scopes on and the idea was to have a light weight hunting rifle for everything.
I should prob look at a 1-8 LPVO since I use one on my AR and anything within 300m where it’s zeroed is quite easy to hit.

 

[Enrico Andreoli]

9.3×62 Unbeatable Work Horse.

Burdensome task, writing an article about this sacred monster. For over a century it has been carrying out his work silently, with a consistency and effectiveness that is almost impossible to match…

mauserfanatic.com

 

[Puddle]

@Puddle
I have a copy of that book and it's damn fine reading with more information than you can use in one lifetime.
Bob

@Bob Nelson 35Whelen,
I totally agree. My copy is getting a bit dog-eared and with post-its scattered all through it.

@SafariSniper, I'll point out the Journal includes a fair amount of Somchem load data.

 

[SafariSniper]

@Bob Nelson 35Whelen,
I totally agree. My copy is getting a bit dog-eared and with post-its scattered all through it.

@SafariSniper, I'll point out the Journal includes a fair amount of Somchem load data.

Thanks for that, would be useful since somchem only has one powder listed in their manual so I could part with some old powder I’ve got, but moving forward from that I’m not sure about buying somchem since stock is sometimes problematic and the price is on the heels of the import powders. I stand under correction though.