Thread: Anyone hunting with a 9.3x62

I've also found the prvi 285gr to be a consistently reliable killer with minimal meat damage.

Finally got around to chronographing the Prvi loads, came out at 2221fps average from a 22inch barrel. Pretty happy with that.

these interest me a bit.
I know they are big and slow (ish), so what sort of range are they effective to?
Do the cheaper ones like privi mushroom much or do they have to hit bone/only use on bigger animals etc?

I've used mine a bit on sambar, bang flop every time. Although ranges have been mostly been inside 100m.

A bloke I know who has shot more sambar than most, with a range of calibres (308's, 300win mag, 338 Lapua etc ) and he now favours the 9.3 it just kills them every time reliably and effectively. He shot some wild scrub cattle recently and the furtherest shot was around 300m - killed it well. Although a fair bit of holdover was required and it's not the sort of shot you'd take if there was a better option.

In my experience I wouldn't hesitate in taking a shot out to 200m. The cheap 286gn projectiles work well, the deer I've shot have been hit in the shoulder or just behind, never bothered trying to recover one.

Range of the 9.3 depends a bit on the projectile. If you use a 250gr accubond you are probably good to 300yds. I shot a red stag with mine at 97yds with a 286gr prvi.
With the right powder you can push a 286gr to 2400fps.

They are a genuine 200m gun with factory loads, can take them out to 300m with handloads and good procjectile choice.

In my experience the prvi projectiles are relatively soft and very accurate. They kill well anywhere from goats up to big reds, nothings walked away.

Longest shot Ive taken with the 9.3 was 186yds on a yearling red dropped on the spot shot was snug behind the shoulder.

Reliably drops goats and fallow at 150m, left of a few shots at around 200 ish but requires a wee bit of holdover. Mostly 286gr off the shelf multi flavour ammo. Pretty much whatever is cheapest.

If i was after elephant or water buff cheapest might not be the best but because the goats and fallow deer dont know its not super expensive premium ammo they fall over anyway.

Good shit everyone. Only asking as I will be trying out by BSA Model E 303 in a few weeks time and if it shoots like junk it will need a rebarrel.
Its between 7mm rem mag, maybe a 30 cal mag or something like this.
Mind you its all dollars and cents and I know where there is a good priced P14 303 barrel so that is most likely.
The Privvi ammo for this cal is probably the best priced I've seen for any of my picks by a long shot.
Only thing wrong with that is there seems to be the odd one pop up that would be way cheaper than a rebarrel so maybe not for this thing.

@southernman bought some PPU down for the last Big bore shoot
Shot close enough to my handloads of Hornady 286gr and 2209 to not make any difference at 100 yards

The we tried a steel plate at 200 + still shot the same.
load going 2260 fps according to my crony, seems to work out 2 200yrds,

@csmiffy the BSA Model E/p14 can be made into a beautiful rifle. This one is in 416 Rigby

@stug yup they can it might be my project but I doubt I'm up to that standard lol

Yeah the guy that made that one is pretty talented. Search Dorleac & Dorleac.

Last time I had the 9.3x62 out was xmas so, it was long overdue for a work out. Managed to knock over 6 it should have been 8 but, a couple of rushed shots meant they got away. As usual the calibre and privi's worked well. Few legs for the pot and the dog can have the meat off of the billys.

[QUOTE=mawzer308;720082]Last time I had the 9.3x62 out was xmas so, it was long overdue for a work out. Managed to knock over 6 it should have been 8 but, a couple of rushed shots meant they got away. As usual the calibre and privi's worked well. Few legs for the pot and the dog can have the meat off of the billys.

So Browning come out in 9.3x62 -
What other modern makes come out in 9.3x62 ??

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