Hi John
What were the projectiles recovered from ?
I have yet to recover one from an animal with my 9.3x62.
But haven't managed to get onto any wild cattle beasts yet.
Using 286 gr Lapua mega's and 300gr swift A-frame's.
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Hi John
What were the projectiles recovered from ?
I have yet to recover one from an animal with my 9.3x62.
But haven't managed to get onto any wild cattle beasts yet.
Using 286 gr Lapua mega's and 300gr swift A-frame's.
Likewise Akaroa never had one stop in an animal. Those samples all recovered from the same medium soft damp volcanic soil. The Oryx retained all most all it's weight and mushroomed most the Speer 270 lost 120 gr.
@john m @akaroa1 this might explain the projectile differences. Note the pics are not mine, I "borrowed" them from nitroexpress.com
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I've found the 270gr speers to be somewhat explosive at close ranges, made a real mess on the animals, fragments all through the wound channel.
The 286gr prvi works well and is cheap too. Gunworks has/had them for $86 for 100 projectiles.
That's a good price, I will try some of them.
Yep the 285gr privis work well and shoot well in my rifle, good terminal performance on game too.
Thanks for all the information. I'll check out the Privi bullets. I would like to try Partitions as well eventually but they are not in great supply around here it seems in 9.3.
This article below is some testing of various 9.3x62 bullets into an elephant carcass to test penetration and weight retention. The Oryx did well. So did the Woodleighs. This test though was really shooting a tough animal hide so not sure how it translates to thin skinned NZ game. But it provided some interesting results:
http://www.northforkbullets.com/imag...%20Article.pdf
I took my Husqvarna apart tonight to clean it and give it a good inspection. The rifle weight is 3.09kgs (6lbs. 13.5ozs) which is pretty good. It is over 1lb. lighter than my bare weight Sako and about the same as my modern bare weight Winchester M70 Extreme Stainless. Not bad for a rifle that is over 50 years old. Husqvarna was making lightweight rifles before lightweight rifles were cool.
I got my dies in and will soon have the brass. Once I get a scope mounted I can do some load development and see where this all shakes out.
a brand spanker 9.3x62 Sako Grizzly on the yellow site will get all you guys frothing
I have a spear set of 9.3x62 full length dies if anyone is interested
Prvi Partizan 9.3x62 285gr SP Ammunition x 20 $36 a pack.
Gunworks has a heap of these if anyone is interested. Very nice price, i've bought a bunch already.
TM Listing #: 1365123289
I recently picked up a Tikka Battue in 9.3x62 for a light backpacking rifle. Makes a great short barrel sambar cannon, and shoots straight as well - below is the first group I shot with at 100m with cheap S&B 286gn factory ammo.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4117/...e272e9bc_k.jpgIMG_2352 by nak _80, on Flickr
That's what my groups look like. Mine shoot that way with all 286 gr load combinations tested so far.
I am glad I stumbled onto this thread
Have a Custom Mauser 9.3 x62 Husqvarna
Kevin Gaskell walnut stock custom build for the action etc
Husqvarna Mauser control fed action with custom bolt handle
23" original barrel
Decelerator recoil pad
All gunsmith work carried out by Allan Carr.
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Beautiful rifle Sarvo.
Bring in down to the big bore shoot. I'm sure we are still having it again in the new year, and we could get you onto a few wallaby
That is pretty
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?
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
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 :thumbsup:
This will help you decide which projectile (pics stolen from Nitroexpress.com)
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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
Can't see it mate
Rifle,
Is it the Blaser thats for sale? thought you said Husky...
Might be missing something