Thread: Anyone hunting with a 9.3x62

Beautiful rifle mate, you have to get out and shoot her. They are not bad on the shoulder, think 30-06 firing 200gr projectiles and then a bit more. You'll be fine especially with that recoil pad

Anyone tried a short barrel on a 9.3 for bush work with a suppressor?

Originally Posted by 300_BLK

Anyone tried a short barrel on a 9.3 for bush work with a suppressor?

I have a 16 inch barreled suppressed 375wsm which I get 250gn ttsx going 2750fps

You'll be damn pleased it is suppressed Mikee.

Originally Posted by jakewire

You'll be damn pleased it is suppressed Mikee.

yep, If you swap the suppressor for the T3 Loudner then its really really really loud.

I am considering though pulling the barrel and putting a 30cal one on in 30 Nosler or 300RUM to try and keep up with my mate on the longrange plates as my SAUM is running out off puff at distance

there is a tidy Husqvarna 9.3x62 listed on trademe at the moment.
Dies and cases also.
Nothing to do with me.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/hun...1409638458.htm

Yeah looks tidy enough but I read it as he will make dies etc availibe at an extra after rifle sold, eg at an extra cost, could be wrong though
It's not really a big bore either is it, more medium I would have thought.

I sort of hope without being nasty that he doesn't get that price for the bare rifle as it then starts putting those older huskys out of reach for a lot of folk, whereas at the moment 900- 1k for a pretty good one say the 1640 is fair, earlier with the original Mauser FN action somewhat cheaper , well that's what I think.

I agree Jakewire. I have seen them for sale around $600-800 for that exact rifle.

I see you can get a new Sauer 100 for about $1200.

Might be the go.

Anyone know how they perform in a short 16-18" barrel

Originally Posted by 300_BLK

I agree Jakewire. I have seen them for sale around $600-800 for that exact rifle.

I see you can get a new Sauer 100 for about $1200.

Might be the go.

Anyone know how they perform in a short 16-18" barrel

Key is to keep impact velocities high as most projectiles are designed for heavy game and are fairly stout therefore expansion is an issue. Certainly don't want to try shooting anything below 1800fps.

The speer 270's are quite soft and do alot of damage as you have seen.

The privis also are reasonabley soft but hold together well on deer.

If you did chop the barrel it would be a 150yd gun.

Shouldn't be too bad a few European makers like Blaser do 9.3x62 in short barrels. Might be closer to 20" rather than 16" though. BLC-2 is suppose to be amazing with the 9.3x62, that is a reasonably fast powder.
I'm using a minimum load of 2208 with a 286gr projectile in my 24" for 2250ish fps. A max load in a short barrel will probably be similar.

I use the 270 SPs at 2150 or 2425fps in the CZ, depending on how hard I want it to boot

I'm not sure how strong the 9.3 projectiles are & how well they will work on our small game as the muzzle velocity drops.

It will still make a biggish hole though

This will help you decide which projectile (pics stolen from Nitroexpress.com)

Cheers guys,

I figure the slow speeds will make it similar to a 45-70 or pistol cartridge in terms of killing power.

The Privi factory loads look to do the business quite well.

Thanks @stug

Those 270 Speers look to have a thin jacket

Will try some 232 Normas

Any of you guys (or know someone else) who may be interested in the Husky of mine back on page 9 - make an offer.

I intended taking it to East Europe/Russia to sell (that is why I bought her)
They are very popular Boar rifle - were they shoot off stands at "driven" game.

Look at this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBj5xdwUOME