Texas Hunting Forum: 9.3 x 62 Vs. ,375 H & H

I bought a 9.3x 62 in a CZ 550 American and really had to hunt for it couple years back, calling every retail outlet listed in the CZ dealer list within 500 miles of Dallas and came up dry except for Bill's Gun shop in Foat Wuth PTL who a pair of 'em. I also like the Full Stocks and would have preferred a FS...but took what I could find.

With the increasing interest in things of a 9.3 nature - Hornady's new 286 gr bullet, Ruger's new 9.3x74R rimmed #1, Nosler's recent 250 gr AB's that are always sold out of stock & Barnes's recent 250gr TSX's that is almost as bad for being in stock...I really doubt you'll find a used FS unless lightning strikes and one falls out of the clouds for you. I keep expecting Ruger to chamber their new African in a x62 but no word yet, but they could sell enough I do believe on a once a year run of regular HawkEyes to justify the expense now that they have a 9.3 barrel reamer anyway. I did hear a rumble couple months back aabout Kimber building one now that they are chambering standard long action calibers....but who knows Kimber is/was selling everything they built anyway. Tikka & SAKO build 9.3x62's for the euro market but Beretta has never seen fit to import any for the US market although the Canucks get all they want...just a giant hassle to get one from there to here. I keep watching a dealer in Florida online list who makes a living selling Nordic hunting rifles. He allus has plenty 9.3x57's and other oddities at fairly reasonable prices but I'm holding out for a pre/post war '98 receivered x62 and haven't seen one yet in the last 6 months after missing a cherry looking pre war commercial Mauser with double triggers, triple leaf sights and claw mounts early last year.
There is also lots of pressure on wildcatting the new Ruger RCM brass - Grafs is carrying it in a "Basic" configuration so that it can be necked down/UP? to any bullet diameter desired, and sumbody has already started putting out 'cat dies in a 9.3RCM as well as a 9.3WSM both of which are s'posed to run couple hunnert feet faster than the Otto Bock 103 year old creation...prolly Redding but mebbe RCBS.

If/when I get time and crazy enough I may rechamber my American and use the standard Ruger 375 basic brass so's I can get better'n 3k speeds outta 250gr TSX's in a 7 3/4lb rifle....can you say a .366 diameter 320 grain VARMINT bullet LOL! Lots of owie on the shoulder possiblities.
Bob Faucett has taken his x62 CZ to Africa a couple times and been really pleased using 300 gr Woodleighs, plus there is extensive reporting on 9.3's in both of those national and international websites I gave you.

The round was invented in 1905 by Herr Bock in Berlin as a do all cartridge for the German & Dutch farmers in South Africa as cheap house gun to be used for the elimination of crop damaging foraging critters from Cape Buffalo & Ellyfants to ground squirrels...and still works mo bettah than anything else in it's class IMO as a for a one gun hunter...kinda like the venerable '06 does in North America.

If I can find a cheap enough rem'ger'chester'vage beater I'll most likely cobble together a GREAT rust proof cerrecoated short barreled hog getter that can also be used in a pinch to paddle the jon boat/canoe/pirouge or beat the dogs with too and leave the too pretty for the mucky stuff wood guns at home. Kicks like a heavy loaded '06 and hits like a 375 Ouch&Ouch or better !!! The older I get the better I like 100 year old rounds like a 9.3x62 and my other newest toy in a 1894 designed 6.5x55 Swede.

Used to think for the last 35/40 years a 270 & a 300WMg or 338Wmg was the perfect pair for everything I'll ever line up on but I'm not so sure anymore.

As far as a 400 caliber goes I kinda favor a 416 sumthin for their flatter drop tables but a case can be made for a 458Winnie to plink with at 45/70 speeds

Have ?fun!!!
Ron

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