Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters New sako 370 Mag is just a 9.3 Whelen ?

Why not indeed?

One of the reasons there are so many more bullets over 250 grains available for 9.3's is that for a long, long time the standard rate of twist for .35's was 1-16, which won't reliably stabilize spitzers over 250 grains.

But if a .35 has a faster twist (and my own .358 Norma has a 1-14) then heavier bullets can certainly be used. Mine shoots well with both the 280-grain Swift A-Frame and 310-grain Woodleigh.

The other answer, of course, is that, like Mount Everest, the 9.3's are there.

Or how about a 375 Ruger for $800?
Them Alaskans can't be all wrong.......

Pete

I have a 370 Sako, also have a 35Whelen as well, the 9.3 hits soft at one end and hard at the other. Does one kill any better than the other, killed over 20 moose , some bears and deer with the 35 and it works really well, only one moose and one deer with the 370/9.3x66. At 220yds and a 250gr AccuBond went through a pre-rut bull moose's paunch and on out the other side, he took not one step. The 35 with 250's probably would have done the same thing but I run these 250's at 2700fps.