Thread: Anyone hunting with a 9.3x62

Yip sure do Tikka, Mauser, Sako, Merkel, Ruger to name a few.

Originally Posted by mawzer308

Yip sure do Tikka, Mauser, Sako, Merkel, Ruger to name a few.

I’ve been looking at a Tikka T3x Battue in 9.3x62 as a woods gun for reds and big pigs.

I spent some time deciding on a BLR in .338 Win but can’t find one of those, looked at the other lever actions too. I won’t spend up large on a straight pull as I’ve never seen what’s so special about them. So I did some practicing with my T3 Stainless Laminate in .308 a little while ago, just wanted to see how I went with 3-4 quick shots off hand at A4 paper targets spaced 10m apart, right to left, trying to mimic shooting at a running animal. Was pleasantly surprised, the “animal” was dead or at least stopped most of the time. And after a couple of fails due to poor cycling of the bolt, my speed and smoothness started to pick up. Practice on dummy rounds is quite handy.

So looking through the calibre / cartridge options the 9.3 really stood out.

Sorry I haven’t read through all 24 pages of this thread to see if anyone else is talking Battue in 9.3x62... if there’s any first hand experience I’d love to hear from them.

I've got a Tikka Battue in 9.3 as my Sambar Gun........I love it.

It's short, light , balances well, hits like the hammer of thor and shoots cheap ammo really, really well.

It's cheap, made of plastic and I've got a much 'nicer' Ruger No. 1 in 9.3 as well, but the tikka never fails to leave a grin on my face after shooting it.


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