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Is the 9.3 x 62 enough gun?
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medvedhunting
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with varget and oryx 285 gr without pushing i got 2493fps measured at 11 paces ...
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The 9.3x62 is more than enough for anything in North America. If you are hunting coastal brownies, stainless action and barrel along with a good quality synthetic stock will be your friend!
Tom Leoni
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I'd use the 9.3x62 on any animal on Earth. Only thing it doesn't do is be a reliable dangerous game stopper. Which it was not designed for.
I'd wager that more African animals have been taken with this cartridge--due to its being chambered in relatively inexpensive Mauser rifles--than with the venerable .375 H&H, with which it shares ballistics for all practical purposes.
I'd wager that more African animals have been taken with this cartridge--due to its being chambered in relatively inexpensive Mauser rifles--than with the venerable .375 H&H, with which it shares ballistics for all practical purposes.
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Grz63 wrote on roklok's profile.
Hi Roklok
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
Thank you / merci
Philippe
I read your post on Caprivi. Congratulations.
I plan to hunt there for buff in 2026 oct.
How was the land, very dry ? But à lot of buffs ?
Thank you / merci
Philippe
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
Chopped up the whole thing as I kept hitting the 240 character limit...
Found out the trigger word in the end... It was muzzle or velocity. dropped them and it posted.
Found out the trigger word in the end... It was muzzle or velocity. dropped them and it posted.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
2,822fps, ES 8.2
This compares favorably to 7 Rem Mag. with less powder & recoil.
This compares favorably to 7 Rem Mag. with less powder & recoil.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR MY RIFLE, ALWAYS APPROACH A NEW LOAD CAUTIOUSLY!!*
Rifle is a Pierce long action, 32" 1:8.5 twist Swan{Au} barrel
{You will want a 1:8.5 to run the heavies but can get away with a 1:9}
Peterson .280AI brass, CCI 200 primers, 56.5gr of 4831SC, 184gr Berger Hybrid.
Rifle is a Pierce long action, 32" 1:8.5 twist Swan{Au} barrel
{You will want a 1:8.5 to run the heavies but can get away with a 1:9}
Peterson .280AI brass, CCI 200 primers, 56.5gr of 4831SC, 184gr Berger Hybrid.
Fire Dog wrote on AfricaHunting.com's profile.
I know that this thread is more than a year old but as a new member I thought I would pass along my .280AI loading.
I am shooting F Open long range rather than hunting but here is what is working for me and I have managed a 198.14 at 800 meters.
That is for 20 shots. The 14 are X's which is a 5" circle.
I am shooting F Open long range rather than hunting but here is what is working for me and I have managed a 198.14 at 800 meters.
That is for 20 shots. The 14 are X's which is a 5" circle.