Finn Argaard on the 9.3x62?

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12 November 2002, 05:33

Wismon

Finn Argaard on the 9.3x62?

Sorry, I don't have any quotes - I'm asking for them.

I understand that Mr. Argaard wrote about this round in the American Rifleman, and perhaps other places. Does anyone know what he said about it?

Thanks.

12 November 2002, 05:40

Curtis_Lemay

I've got a handloader issue where he wrote about it. I think he called it something like "the work horse of africa". I'll get back to you later with that as i'm being push off the pc right now.

12 November 2002, 15:58

John Frazer

From his article on the 9.3x62 in "Hunting Rifles and Cartridges" (NRA, 1990 -- previously published in American Rifleman or American Hunter):

"As for the 9.3x62mm cartridge, reliability is its midle name, and that is a virtue I value above most others, in cartridges and rifles as in dogs and people. It is very likely the best non-magnum medium bore cartridge of them all."

15 November 2002, 14:47

Atkinson

Amen Finn,

that is a good article..I have the book with all his caliber articles in it..I have read it no less than a dozen times from cover to cover, and another dozen on the articles as I acquired such calibers over the years.

16 November 2002, 00:37

Fred Bouwman

Aagard authored the 9.3x62 chapter in Any Shot You Want. -Fred

16 November 2002, 07:02

John Frazer

quote:
Originally posted by Atkinson:
Amen Finn,

that is a good article..I have the book with all his caliber articles in it..I have read it no less than a dozen times

One of the prize possessions in my gun library, I'm starting to worry about wearing it out.

Now that I see what "Aagaard's Africa" is selling for, I really wish I'd bought 100 copies when NRA remaindered them out around '95 or so ...

John

16 November 2002, 07:27

jpb

quote:
Originally posted by Atkinson:
Amen Finn,

that is a good article..I have the book with all his caliber articles in it..I have read it no less than a dozen times from cover to cover, and another dozen on the articles as I acquired such calibers over the years.

I have just done a search without success (although I did find his book "Aagaard's Africa : a hunter remembers"). Could somebody please post more details about the book with the calibre articles in it?

I really like Finn Aagard's writings, and I'd like to find and buy this book (even if used and out of print).

jpb

16 November 2002, 11:44

John Frazer

"Hunting Rifles and Cartridges" was the title -- however, all the articles were originally published in the American Rifleman or American Hunter, ca. late '80s to '91 or thereabouts, so you may be able to look them up in the magazines.

16 November 2002, 18:56

Brad

quote:
Originally posted by John Frazer:
[QUOTE]Now that I see what "Aagaard's Africa" is selling for, I really wish I'd bought 100 copies when NRA remaindered them out around '95 or so ...

John, I was reading "Aagaard's Africa" at my wife's side when my son was born in1992... On page 101 I wrote down his size, weight and the time and date when he arrived on the scene!

Brad

17 November 2002, 00:13

John Frazer

quote:
Originally posted by Brad:
[QUOTE]John, I was reading "Aagaard's Africa" at my wife's side when my son was born in1992... On page 101 I wrote down his size, weight and the time and date when he arrived on the scene!

Brad

Now that is an heirloom -- not only a personal memory but at the current rate of appreciation it will be worth $1000 by the time he goes to college and $10,000 when he retires! By then that will be enough to fill his gas tank.

John

17 November 2002, 04:23

Hobie

For those interested, the lowest price I could find for "Aagaard's Africa" was $200.

[ 11-16-2002, 20:46: Message edited by: Hobie ]

17 November 2002, 15:01

Curtis_Lemay

ok here we go: June 1999 issue of Handloader (No.199). The article is titled "9.3x62mm Mauser: A Colonial Workhorse".

here's a nice little quote from Aagaard interwoven between a brief history of the 9.3 and his own experience using it in Africa:

"The cartridge always worked. I never saw nor heard of a failure that could be blamed for it. Realiability was its middle name."

[ 11-17-2002, 06:01: Message edited by: Curtis_Lemay ]