Deer are the biggest critters ive hunted,i have never hunted any thing dangerous !

So this is new territory for me, i may have the chance of a 9.3 x 62mm rifle in the near future and was wondering what are its limitations ??

Example on the world stage what species are within its capabilities and what are out of bounds ??

If i ever make it to Africa what species can LEGALLY be shot with this calibre ???

Regards

Englander

Englander
Do a search on the 9.3 and you will get lots of discussion on its merits. I use a 9,3x74R double and think a lot of the calibre. It is a little light for buff, elephant etc. but will do the job with proper bullets put in the right place. It is just about perfect for everything else, and not too much rifle for deer,[or the deer hunter ]
I have killed several deer and wild pigs with my 9,3 double. The 9,3 makes a great second rifle to a 40and up cal for Africa. Every PH I have talked to has stated it is a good leopard/lion rifle.
I like my 9,3 double better than a 375 Bolt rifle. While not quite as powerful on paper, I find the light weight, fine balance/handling qualities, and the ultra quick two shots to be superior to a bolt 375 for hunting IMHO.

I have lost track of how many animals I have shot with my 9,3x62mm. As a rifle to carry it will kill anything on this planet. It is not ideal for Elephant and Rhino, anything else it is wonderful.

Aleko

I've shot a couple of stags with it, animals in the 150 kg range. Both shots as it happens were at the animal quatering from the front. On one, the bullet lodged in the stomach, it went in through the front shoulder, not hitting any major bone, and went some 5" into a well-filled paunch. That was with 285 grs Norma soft point bullets.

Another one was shot nicking some ribs going in, and this one never penetrated the diaphragm, judged by the lack of blood in the abdomen region. I believe it was the same bullet.

Both deer were quit dead obviously, one in his tracks, the other a dead run of some 80 yards. Yet for bigger, heavier, thick skinned game, I'd take a serious look at bullet selection.

But I love the caliber so much I just had the stock of my rifle shortened, and a new recoil pad put on. I'll shoot it a good number of years, hoping to bag a score of NA game with it.

Frans

Frank Barnes summed it up quite nicely in his "Cartridges of the World" : <<there isn't much of anything that walks, crawls or flies on this planet that it -i.e. the 9,3x74R- couldn't handle properly>>. After 30 years of intimacy with the the 9,3 -rimmed or rimless but ballistically identical, I have nothing to add...

The limitations will be the money you have to travel with!