Thread: 9.3x62 loads

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

60 grains of 2209 with a 320 woodleigh s a nice softish load

What kind of velocity are you getting with this load?

Never chronied it sorry. I consider the 9.3 a short range cartridge even though it's obviously capable of more. 200 yards tops for me, it's about making a statement on big things at the other end not shooting miles. Those were loaded for a couple of scrub bulls. Did the business at 90yds yards.you tend not to notice recoil when your under pressure.

I ended up at 65.3 of 2209. have to use a drop tube as very compressed, and now that I have a decent chrony not going as fast as I first thought, accurate though and as that's what I like it will do me.
I'll give the 2208 a go if I can ever find enough to squander as I use what I've got of it in another calibre.[223]

Tested the 232g Oryx today with Re15 load,
2700 fps and 0.5 moa with three rnds.
A new favorite deer load I think

Jakewire - what make and model is your 9.3?

Its a 1962 made Husqvarna 1640 @JohnDuxbury

OK, I have the same rifle only made 1963. I am figuring we will have the same size length of the throat - distance to the lands, so will have comparable velocities with the same load.
That is a remarkably attractive stock.

Has anyone worked up loads with CFE223 in the 9.3x62?

I would say not but, it would be good to keep the 9.3 thread alive.

I’ll post some pics when my Husky arrives.

Good stuff, look forward to that.

It's been 7 years since i comment on this thread, I've added a Sako 9.3x62 and a fair double rifle in 9.3x74,
loads have changed, still use 60gr varget in the Husky,
the Sako Bairvian 20" gets CFE.223 62gr with a 250 accubond for 2580,
BLC-2 at 62gr with a 270 gr Speer for 2510 fps
R-17 at 65gr with a 250 gr accubond for 2650fps, the two last loads, are same point of impact at 200m, both these loads are around 1.5" or less for 5 shot at 200m, fantastic.
Now playing around with cast bullets, at around 1800fps in the double rifle. the double rifle is proving difficult to regulate better than 2" at 60m, and due to thin barrels heats up real quick (2 shots), recoil with the 9.3x74 in a 6lbs 2 oz double is brutal,
truthfully every load i have tried, in the two 9.3x62 have shot very well, both rifles are light, the husky is 6lbs empty peep sights, the Sako scoped is just at 8lbs,
I can load harder, but don't see the point in increased recoil for no real gain in ability,
Great killing caliber, doesn't blood shot, half the front shoulder,

Just cause this thread need pictures.

couple of the 9.3x74 double rifle.
Sako Bavarian 20"

Ok, apologies first for the crap photos
Bought this from the Ted Rogers auction. As far as I can tell it’s a 1951 mod 640.
The issue is the floor plate release, obviously
All else looks good, range day on sunday, so we’ll see what she ( and I ) can do.
Barrel is not floated, hard contact from the forend tip onwards
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@jakewire @southernman @stug
Question, have any of you done the usual stuff, float the barrel, bed the action, trigger work on your 9.3’s ?
Did it make an appreciable difference to accuracy?
Did you get better results from different loads?
Mine goes to the range on Sunday, so who knows, the start of a new project