I had to add a pound and a half of birdshot/epoxy to my Choate stocked 9.3x62 to get it up to #8 without scope. Santa Barbara action and a 24" #3 Douglas barrel. It isn't pretty but it does shoot well, only taken whitetail, impala and warthog with it so far, hopefully that will change.

Little or no factory ammo around. Bullets might be a problem as here in the US they're only made by Speer, Hornady, Nosler, and Barnes. A few other specialty bullet manufacturers like North Fork also make them.
Actually the only problem is getting the gun shop guy straight as to what you want, I just order mine from one of the usual suspects on the Internet.

Just found out mine also does quite well with cast bullets and bluedot powder. Don't know how fast they're goin' but they make 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards without much blast, recoil or bother.

Not the best cartridge in the World, just one that works till someone invents the perfect Ultrashortbang'n'flopper Megamagnum.

Graf & Son in Missouri sells 9.3 Privi Partizan 285 gr spitzers for $24 a 100ct...and sells out frequently from the growing demand. Graf also sells Privi 9.3x62 loaded ammo afor about $17 a box, and now sells enough Privi mfg'd brass that they have headstamped them in the Graf name at $38.95 a 100ct.
I've not shot the Privi bullets but find "BFaucett" on here and see what he has to say about this stuff from Graf. I like their pricing program too...the listed price includes shipping + a $4 Order Fee with a $30 minimum order...and backorders are shipped with no additional charge. I think Bob sez that the Privi bullets are a little soft but decent on deer & medium/small sized hogs and other critters.
Ron

Just got my Vz-24 rebarreled to 9.3x62:



Am working up reloads for it. Have got some Prvi 285 and some Nosler 286 PTs. My plan was to do the initial experimenting with the Prvis since the NPT cost about 80 cents per pop. However, ran into big differences in pressure and velocity between the two. I miced the diameters; the Prvi 285s = 0.3655 while the 286 NPTs = .3660 - Wow big difference!!!

I used the simplest, cheapest way to get mine; bought a husqvarna sporte in 9.3x57 from allens armory, weight about 6 pounds; refinished the stock myself, then had the chamber bored out another 5/1000 inch. Did need new sights though. Great, handy little rifle for short to medium range stuff

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A great looking rifle. I am curious as to whether that rifle could weigh that little. If it does tell me your secret.

If you would be disappointed if it weighs more, please do not weigh it.

Lightweight barrel contour. Tried to trim all the wood that wasn't needed away.

I guess the scales could have been off..................................DJ

I have been trying to justify building a 9.3x62 if I could get it down to 7 lbs. or less. Even with a 22" featherweight barrel, my "figuring" still puts it at about 7.5 lbs, or more, without a scope or bases.

I noticed that Douglas Barrels is now chambering for the 9.3x62, which shows how popular it has recently become.

Douglas' estimate of the weight of their fwt barrel is 2 lbs., but of course it could be less in the 9.3 diameter/chambering than the average caliber.

I ordered a McMillan stock that will be a bit over 2 lbs. So, I just need to figure out whether the action, barrel, and stock can possibly come in under 7 lbs. I have my doubts I'm afraid.

The 9.3x62 is the trendy snob caliber of the decade

Trend? Maybe, maybe not.

I bought a cheap Husky in 9.3 x 54 ( open site) and had it rechambered to 9.3x62 just to see what the noise was all about. Well!

I put 52 grains of IMR 4064 in a few cases and capped them with a 270 grain Speer just to see what would happen on a paper target at 30 yards. With open sites, on a rest, the bullet holes nearly all touched each other and the recoil was almost non existant.

So now I only have to find out for myself what a 270 grain 36 cal. bullet will do on deer and bear. My bet is that they are going to pile up real quick, at least this is what is reported to happen by those who use this round and are NOT gun writers pushing product.

Trend? This round should be available to all beginning ( novice) hunters in Rem, Savage and other North American rifles and trailing wounded game would be less of an issue for them...

Trend? If I had had the opertunity to buy a rifle in 9.3x62 when I was young, knowing what it could do, I perhaps would not have needed anything else.

Its about time that Savage chambers this round for the entry market. I think I will call them about it, just in case someone else did and they thought it odd or just trendy. I even have a suggestion for the name of their "New" rifle 9.3x62 combination: Canadian. Which will quickly get the endearing nickname, A Canuck.

For the life of me, I don't know why it has not been chambered in North American rifles, for the canadian big game hunter a long, long time ago. Its a natural. It kicks less than a twelve gauge and is super accurate. It is easier to reload than a 308. Its a blast! Plus it has a impressive history as a useful tool in many places the world over. It is time ( long over due, in my view) it gets in the canadian history books as eg. the Savage Canuck. No trend, no hype nesscessary, the thing just works.