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As I bounce around the idea of a 9.3. Which do you guys suggest. I have a MKX standard action, a nice stock blank waiting on a barrel. Would go with a Lothar Walther barrel. So you 9.3 experts. Which would you use and why. While I don't really need it I have that empty 9.3 gap in the safe. As usual just my $.02 Paul K | ||
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Do you mean a lite weight barrel (LW)? I know the barrel makers I looked at here only offer it in Med and up. ------------------------------- Too many people........ | |||
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Sorry I got lazy. Make that a Lothar Walther barrel. As usual just my $.02 Paul K | |||
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Lothar Walther = LW You need about .25 inch plus your major bore diameter, which puts your barrel at muzzel @ .616 ". That works out to a #3 Douglas contour. Your choice of barrel is your dollars, so I ultimaletly ends up on who you like. I personally am going to use LW on my 9.3 as I have spoke many times with Woodie, he knows his stuff, and all the feedback I have is positive. | |||
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I see.  Great choice if you can afford it. ------------------------------- Too many people........ | |||
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LW, Lothar Walther. The 9.3x62 is practically a screw on the barrel & go project. The 9.3x64 requires at a minimum, that you open up the boltface & extractor.  Aut vincere aut mori | |||
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I prefer the 9.3x62 as the brass is easier to get in B.C. and the recoil is considerably less with 286 PTs. My current 9.3x62 is a gorgeous pre-war sporter with all the goodies and, although nearly 80 yrs. old, it shoots sub m.o.a. I am going to get Bill to build me a light 9.3x62 on a Brno 21h action I have and a Bevan King barrel is my choice. Bevan tells me that he usually turns to Douglas contours, so, a No. 3 will do the trick and give me a light packing rifle for an ornery, old fart like me....suits the squarehead part of my Canuckian personality, too! | |||
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I'd go with the 9.3x62. As zlr said, it's "practically a screw on the barrel & go project". If you need 9.3x64 ballistics, then simply use the .375 H&H. Much easier to get brass (and a rifle) for the .375 H&H than the 9.3x64 here in North America. And the .375 H&H is legal for dangerous game in all African safari countries that I'm aware of; the 9.3x64 may not be. (The 9.3x62 and 9.3x64 are DG legal in a few but not all, to the best of my knowledge.) Components for the 9.3x62 are no problem on this side of the pond, especially cases. I own both a 9.3x62 and a .375 H&H. I like them both. I like to think of the 9.3x62 as a ".36 Whelen" to put it into perspective for a North American hunter. I've used my 9.3x62 and .375 H&H on plains game in South Africa (but I've never hunted African dangerous game). They both worked great... no big surprise there. My two cents... -Bob F. | |||
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Thanks I knew I could count on you guys. In a senior moment I had completely forgot the 9.3X64 would require alteration of the bolt. As usual just my $.02 Paul K | |||
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For me, Part of the beasuty of the 9,3x62 is that I can have a general purpose African Rifle that is pleasant to shoot and weighs only 7½lbs loaded. If you really like short barrels though then you need the extra case capacity of the 64' to achive safe performance. (I have a 23" and 24" barrels on my 9,3's) | |||
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9,3x62  ...me and some PH (EU) use 19,7" = 50 cm barrel on it (for tracking in stiff bush after bear or boar)...not sure about the energy numbers tho it gets job done | |||
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I agree totally with the above.......you want power than the 9.3x62 just get the H&H for convenience. | |||
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I like them both,I 've taken moose with the 64 and it was spectacular,I have never had trouble with getting 64 brass.Thar 286 nosler at 2600fps is devastating. | |||
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Both are great calibers, the 9.3x64 is more powerful but not by a lot....I had a couple of 9.3x64 and they are comparable to a .375 H&H.. Hard to say but both are easy conversions on standard actions..you may or may not have to open the bolt face for a 9.3x64, sometimes I have and other times I have not, its touch and go on that, but its such a small amount that it makes little difference... I guess if pinned down, I like the 9.3x62, its such a nice caliber in a long barrel 26" gun...and it handles even the 320 gr. Woodleighs with a max load in that barrel length.. If I wanted a short barrel handy gun ( 20 to 22 inches) then I would opt for the 9.3x64 to keep the velocity up there where it needs to be for a 9.3 and heavy bullets... Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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@ Ray it's not necessary to take the 9,3x64 for short barrels. The 9,3x62 is doing a good job in a 20 inch barrel. Lots of European firearms manufacturers provide rifles with 20 inch barrels in 9,3x62 for a special kind of hunting (Drückjagd). The 9,3x62 is very popular today in Germany with short barrels. Amazingly the lost of velocity in a 20 inch barrel with the 9,3x62 is not so much one may expect! | |||
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Fritz, I see the above is from your first post, wewlcome to AR. What does Druckjagd mean? Thanks. | |||
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You'd never guess what they call it here.  ------------------------------- Too many people........ | |||
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RCBS has just moved their 9.3X62 dies from group D to group A. 1/2 the $$ ------------------------------- Too many people........ | |||
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9,3 x 68! download for less preasure at 62 speeds 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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9.3x64 Brenneke Dont let ray kid you the 9.3x64 rules.. Unless you want to have a 9.3x416... now that really rules ..and with the 9.3x416 its worth having boattails custom made . Martin | |||
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