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Personally I think the 9.3 is the better cartridge. Guess which I voted for............ ------------------------------------ The trouble with the Internet is that it's replacing masturbation as a leisure activity. ~Patrick Murray "Why shouldn`t truth be stranger then fiction? Fiction after all has to make sense." (Samual Clemens) "Saepe errans, numquam dubitans --Frequently in error, never in doubt". | |||
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Go 9,3x62 make sure it feeds flawlessly and then go on a DGR hunt...and watch the purists squirm. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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I voted .338-06, since a) bullets are much easier to come by, and, b) it's probably a more practical round for the hunting in your area (i.e., nothing down there need 286gr. bullets). George  | |||
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How about that a 50/50 tie. We are alot of help! | |||
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I voted for the 9.3x62 as I feel it is a better round than the .338-06 but then again I am biased as I own a 9.3. What actually are you doing this chambering on ?? I don't understand the barrel extension bit. Thanks PC. | |||
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I went .338-06' not out or preferance but out of availability of bullets. what is a barrel extension ,Im lost on that also. If it cant be Grown it has to be Mined! Devoted member of Newmont mining company Underground Mine rescue team. Carlin East,Deep Star ,Leeville,Deep Post ,Chukar and now Exodus Where next? Pete Bajo to train newbies on long hole stoping and proper blasting techniques. Back to Exodus mine again learning teaching and operating autonomous loaders in the underground. Bringing everyday life to most individuals 8' at a time! | |||
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I voted .338-06, mainly because I favor the .338-caliber, and also because there are quite a lot of bullet weights for it. The 9.3 metric number reminds me of a mechanic's socket  | |||
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PC the Rem 760/742 & the 7600/7400 barrels too have an "extension" for the lack of a better term screwed onto them. It is this extension that slips into the receiver then is tightened in place with a nut onto a stud that projects from the bottom of the receiver face. I'll post a pic as soon as i can. Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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IF you put a 300-grain .338 bullet in the .338/'06, it will out-penetrate damn near everything that can be fired from the shoulder.....(SD .375!!) "Bitte, trinks du nicht das Wasser. Dahin haben die Kuhen gesheissen." | |||
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D Humbarger, thankyou I would like to see the pic, so the barrels for the rem pumps do not just screw in then, woodleigh also make a 320 gr softs and solids for the 9.3 as well !! | |||
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Either the 9,3x62 or the 35 Whelen. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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I prefer the 9.3x62 and have used both to hunt with, after I shot my first 9.3x62 I completely abandoned the good 338-06...If I want a .338 it will be a .338 Win. and if I had to chose between a 338 Win. and a 9.3x62 that would be a hard one, but would probably take the .338 Win. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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Both are good rounds, but the 9,3x62 would be the far more reasonable choice. Carcano -- "Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither." "Is the world less safe now than before you declared your Holy war? You bet!" (DUK asking Americans, 14th June 2004) | |||
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I voted for the 9.3 because I heard that some PH's allow it as the minimum for dangerous game rather than the 375 and that it was up to the task? I have some experience with the 338 and it is really a versitile round. Jeff | |||
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so far a 50/50 tie! I might just have to build both. You can get off well aimed shots much faster with a pump than you can wif a bolt gun too!   Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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Doug- You already have a 338'06 and (or will have shortly) a 9.3x62 on Mausers. Why not make the pump a 35 Whelen, to complete the trio? OR- were you planning on the 9.3 LW barrel for the 760? Bob | |||
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Busted! Yep Bob i have a 338-06 on a Steyr action & the 9.3x62 on the FN action is over half way completed. A 760 in 35 Whelen can be bought over the counter & i've always wanted to convert a 760 anyway. Come visit when your down this way. Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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