Just got back from a my deer blind. A fox showed up an hour efter I arrived.

A fox really can´t take a hit from a 250gr Barnes X.

Thought I´d sit and enjoy a beautiful evening and along comes a small buck (meat hunt). Boom!

Boha and Sam sure can build ém!

You forgot the pictures again!

Congratulations on a good hunt with a great rifle.

That's exactly the reaction I had in Africa. 9,3x62 is a terrific caliber. Mine is just a plain-jane CZ American ... sounds like yours is "a bit" nicer than that

How 'bout some pics?

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Originally posted by mstarling:
How 'bout some pics?

This thread has pictures.

Here is one:

I finally located the rear sight on the top rifle. Traded some bolt work for them.

Was trying to order my 9.3 barrel today. Would like to get my 9.3x62 done by spring. In the meantime, I have a new 9.3x57 to play with.

zir do you know of any other sources for that rear sight?

Doug,

Wish I did, I really like them. This is off a pre-war commercial Mauser, or so I'm told. The closest current similar model I've found is on the CZ452 Trainer.

I guess I´m just lucky to have a friend like boha, he not only located the 6.5x55 for me he also did the stock etc. The magic he did on these rifles is unbelievable. At the moment he´s redoing the stock on my .416 and it should be quite a looker after that.

The only "problem" is that I like the 9.3 so much that I´ve done all my hunting with it for the past five months (3 springbok, 1 gemsbok, 1 steenbok, 1 duiker, 4 whitetail deer, one fox and a crow).

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Originally posted by cewe:
The only "problem" is that I like the 9.3 so much that I´ve done all my hunting with it for the past five months (3 springbok, 1 gemsbok, 1 steenbok, 1 duiker, 4 whitetail deer, one fox and a crow).

That's not a problem -- you have just come to your senses.

Beautiful rifles ... with all the right fitments! Just lovely.

The caliber is superb. Have taken a couple of hogs and white tails, and one Impala, Warthog, Kudu, Blue Wildebeast, and Zebra with my 9,3s. Were it not for the weather disadvantages of the wood stocks, some places that require a little less noise, and some places with very long ranges ... I'd use the CZ and Chapuis for everything except dangerous game.

Have to admit that the caliber has it´s shortcomings past 200 yards. This could probably be helped by using a lighter bullet. Does anyone have experience with this? The 250gr Barnes is fine for most of my hunting but I´ll have to test the bullets husky sent me a while back -300gr bullets by Ken Stewart.

Checkout GS custom bullets,they have a superior designed 230gn monometal,that increases range to about 250. When compared to GS bullets, Barnes seem to be from the Neanderthal period, in fact it is not wise to compare them at all. Std. breds and thorough breds arent meant to mix!

Hey Charles beautiful rifles , however, just constructive criticisim here, maybe a bit darker buttpads? This is only my opion.

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Originally posted by .366torque:
Hey Charles beautiful rifles , however, just constructive criticisim here, maybe a bit darker buttpads? This is only my opion.

Those are Cewe's rifles -- I was just pointing to the pictures Boha (who did the stock work for Cewe) had posted earlier.

cewe
I hunt with a 9,3x74R double rifle, which as you now has a little sell velocity than the x62.
I have killed a coyote at 271 yards [lazered after the shot] and a kudu in Zim at a little over 300 yards. Both with 286 grain bullets.
300 yards is indead a little bit of a stretch, you just need to know how high to hold.
I have shot my double out to 300 quite a bit.
I rate the 9,3 x62 or x74 to be one of the best hunting calibres on the planet.

The old saying "practise makes perfect" still stands. I haven´t really done much shooting, range or otherwise, past 150 meters. 95% of my hunting shots have been under 100 meters. Namibia taught me a thing or two (see above mentioned saying about ranges.

It also comes down to how one wants to hunt -I like getting in close and will probably never be motivated to practise at really long ranges.

The man that knows his gun/cal combo well and practices at longer ranges can do some impressive things.

As for the recoil pads: Red is pretty much a classic color. The pad on the 9,3 is a Silver, we felt that it was appropriate to the style.

Matter of taste mostly.

cewe,
If you want some more punch from your 9,3, rechamber it to 9,3x63!

Doing so, boha and I would talk with to like a man!

Else I am 100% jealous at you and your hunting results so far this season!

Husky,

I´ve had a good year, the next one might not be as good -that´s hunting.

I don´t think I´ll rechamber, there´s something magical about this rifle and I don´t want to jinx it.

I think commenting on the color of someone's pad or critiquing their rifle when opinions weren't asked for is somewhat in poor taste. Now, if Cewe had asked for feedback, then it's open season as long as the comments are constructive in nature.

cewe, I think the rifle is fine as-is and so is the caliber. If you want to shoot farther, have boha build you another rifle.

I must say I took no offence on the comment on recoil pads -it´s a matter of taste. Boha likes to stick with tradition and it´s rubbed off on me. The Silver pad is a classic so it´s the one we chose.

I have been toying with the idea of building an 8x68S but I just can´t see myself needing it.

So instead I bought one of bohas 8x60! He´s still doing some work on it (and hasn´t been paid for it) but it actually fills the only real gap I have in my "battery".

The space between 6.5 and 9.3 is now filled

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Originally posted by cewe:
I must say I took no offence on the comment on So instead I bought one of bohas 8x60! He´s still doing some work on it (and hasn´t been paid for it) but it actually fills the only real gap I have in my "battery".

The space between 6.5 and 9.3 is now filled

So when do we get pictures?

My 8x68S is being built. I have an 8x60 planned. Not sure why since I have the 8x57JS on the lower end and the 8x68S on the upper. I went with the 8x68 to fill the void that a .338 Win Mag may have filled. Something that can throw big, heavy, high SD bullets in a relatively flat trajectory. Certainly flatter than teh 9.3x62.

Do post pics when you can.

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Originally posted by z1r:
I think commenting on the color of someone's pad or critiquing their rifle when opinions weren't asked for is somewhat in poor taste. Now, if Cewe had asked for feedback, then it's open season as long as the comments are constructive in nature.

cewe, I think the rifle is fine as-is and so is the caliber. If you want to shoot farther, have boha build you another rifle.

I apologize for my rudeness, in the future I will certainly write in a more civilized demeanor.

I don't think you wrote in a rude manner. And in light of the fact that Cewe wasn't offended perhaps I should have kept my opinion to my self. You did after all preface your comment by saying it was constructive criticism and only your opinion.

Funny how this works. In fact, when you post a picture (or someone assists) you are asking for feedback by default. In the long run I usually appreciate the critical comments more than the compliments simply because I get a different point of view from my pre-conceived one.

As long as it's civil (humor excluded, LOL) I welcome it.

It´s nice to have a civil conversation!

I´ll ask boha to post pics of my .416 and the 8x60 as soon as they´re in shape. We´re not in a hurry here as I´ll hardly let the 9.3 out of my hands any time soon.

Tomorrow I´ll load some 250gr Rhinos for the 9.3 and I should have time to run them through the chrony on Sunday (first time I try my new toy).

I´ll keep you posted.

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I´ll ask boha to post pics of my .416 and the 8x60 as soon as they´re in shape. We´re not in a hurry here as I´ll hardly let the 9.3 out of my hands any time soon.

Please do!

As to lighter bullets, I understand that the interest in 9.3x62 is increasing in America? Perhaps we will see some new interesting bullest as a result.

Oh, and I would not mind fitting a Silver (Silvers?) pad on my 9.3x62!

Regards,
Martin

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Originally posted by Marterius:

As to lighter bullets, I understand that the interest in 9.3x62 is increasing in America? Perhaps we will see some new interesting bullest as a result.


Regards,
Martin

Hopefully, but I'd also like to see easier (cheaper) access to such designs as the 258 grain H-Mantel. An old handloader article on the 9.3x62 rated this bullet at 25 inches of penetration vs 18 inches for premiums bullets including the 286's.

I've been hoarding a box of those RWS H-mantels for some experimentation in my remaining 9.3x63mm Mauser. Also some 232 grain Norma HPs and some 260 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips. I hope they work well, when I get around to the game.

LLS
Mannlicher Collector