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What bolt action rifle (9.3x62) would you buy if your finances were such that greater than $1,000 is out of the question?

You would be hard pressed to do better than a CZ.

Tikka T3x

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CZ 550 is a solid purchase! Very accurate wood/blued rifle! I topped mine with a Trijicon Accupoint and shot my Ontario Black Bear with it.

I look forward to doing some dark timber elk hunting with it also.

I'm still looking, thanks.

Ruger African hands down! Mine shoots bugholes with 250 grain Nosler Accubonds!

Mine is on a Mauser, but for the money I would get a CZ550 and buy a good trigger for it. I have a CZ550 custom in 458Lott and it has a Timney trigger.

CZ550. For upgrades when you're ready see American Hunting Rifles (on web)

CZ550, I have one. Full stock or regular your choice. Tikka is not a bad option either. The CZ is accurate, a controlled round feed and holds 5 in the magazine. Pretty much good option for anything in North America, and a legal Elephant rifle in many African countries.

I agree, a lot of good suggestions already given there..

I used a Ruger African in 9.3x62 for about three years. It was a very well made and very accurate rifle, but the weight, scoped, with a sling and the long barrel just didn't work very well for the kind of hunting that I do. I considered chopping the barrel to 22", but finally decided to sell it to someone that could use it and appreciate it.

If you run across a good one at a reasonable price, I would advise you to take a good look at it. I sold mine for less than $1,000, but I haven't looked lately to see what they are selling for these days.

That's a beauty mudhen. One of the reasons I got rid of mine was because I feel the 200gr. partition in my 30-06 does just as good of a job as my 9.3 did with heavies... Oops, was I supposed to say that...

Yes, I think that is the general consensus unless one is going for truly BIG game.

Bug, what are you going to hunt with it?

I probably don't need it. I have a couple 338's, a350, a 375 and a 416. But I want.

So far, prairie dogs are the only animals I've killed with anything bigger than the 338's/350. Hope to shoot a doe with the 375 this week end.

I very much want to do in a Cape Buffalo and if I can swing it($), I'll use what I can. Also, I plan on going for a water buffalo in Texas - perhaps the 9.3 would be best for that.

I have hundreds of 375 bullets. Most are being shot at little rock's on a far hill side.

I have a lot of 416 bullets too but am planning on selling or trading my rifle for another. I don't like my 416.

If I reflect too long, I probably could realize that I have gotten by with a 280 and a 223.

My neighbor asked me about my shooting all the time. But he lives a mile away so I don't think he's upset. And I don't shoot in his direction.

Yep, I thought about adding that tid bit, but I was hoping you guys knew what I meant. Of course the 9.3x62mm is often considered the minimum caliber/cartridge in Africa, even though it may not necessarily be "legal" in some territories. It is still respected greatly over there, and for good reason...

mudhen - the original Ruger "African" has a 23" barrel. Your pix matches my African exactly. I have found the 23" barrel a near perfect compromise between handy, loud yet with pretty decent muzzle velocities and weight. My question - how much practical difference can the loss of 1" make? Homesteader

Well, I was probably more than a little influenced by the fact that the other rifle that I was using for elk at the time was a Ruger No. 1-S in 9.3x74R.