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Just got my CZ 550 American in 9.3 sighted in on 286 Hornady ammo. Lucky me, I am getting about 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch groups with this rifle and I can tell you right now, I am very pleased with the CZ and this out of the box grouping. I do hand load and I was wondering if anyone out there has a favorite load for whitetail? This is my second CZ and I think it is one of the best values out there.

Larry

That load will work.

Try the 270 grain SP RN over enough RL-15 to give good accuracy.

Well I think you might be better of in the American Big Game section when wondering about whitetails, but anything you can launch from this rifle will blow right through the biggest whitetail alive.

WT deer are easy to kill and have minimal will to live compared to herd game. I've killed lots of them with everything from a .223 to a 30/06 and twice as many with an arrow.

I forgot to add that my exotic game neighbor across the road is stocked with African plains animals as well. lol. I might have to work a deal on a nice Kudu I have been watching.

I just picked up some 270 Speer. How many grains are you loading in RL15?

Waaay too underpowered for whitetail. I suggest at least a 40 caliber for such a dangerous animal.

You might try these bullets for hunting and practice:
http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/product/productId/12622

They will kill deer and hogs quite effectively and are quite cheap compared to other brands. I like 'em so much I bought around 500 for my various 9.3 rifles.

How's the recoil on that gun compared to some standard American cartridges? I am getting a hankering for a 9.3x62 myself.

I use 250 gr TSX and the Barnes max load for IMR4064. Accurate and deadly. Recoil in my rifle ( rebarreled Model 70 Classic) feels about like 180s out of a 30-06.

In case they charge?

Norma 232g Oryx, 64g RL-15, have taken my last 6 deer with this load. In a CZ550. MOA at 100 yards, try it you will like it. Very little meat damage and the deer, with a good shot drop within 10 yards.

The recoil is not excessive, but you know that you have launched a major caliber. I would say recoil wise, a little more than a 20 gauge and less than a warm 45-70. Its not a plinker.

Larry

Hey those young whitetail does can be tough. lol.

Up till now, my go to gun has been a 45-70 and I am a fan of big caliber hunting tools, big hole, lots of blood, DRT. With a 45-70 you can eat up to the hole. I want to use the 9.3 as well, but don't want to mess up too much meat. From what I understand this can also be done with the 9.3, just looking for a good load to do so.

Larry

Is it me or are the Norma Oryx bullets hard to find? It seems like everyone is out of stock.

Try Black Hills Shooters supply.

The main reason I got the 9.3 is that I am going to live in Germany for 2-3 years and wanted something suitable for European hunting (at least that was my rationalization). It doesn't take me too much to justify buying a new gun. I assume the Prvi bullets would be good for everything from big boars to stag?

It looks like you have to have FFL to buy from Black Hills.

Sounds like it will do the job on heavy African plains game without beating you up too much. I'm looking at a Ruger Hawkeye African 9.3x62. If I get it I plan on putting a Leupold VX-3 2.5-8 36mm on it. Also would plan on replacing the Ruger trigger with a Timney.

I'm hoping to go on an African plains game hunt in the next two years if not sooner. Thanks to all of you for the answers to my question.

If a whitetail deer is the approx same size as an Impala or Fallow then all you need is a Norma Vulcan of 232 grains over 63 grains of Varget. It shoots flatter than the 286's.

The Prvi Partisan and Lapua Mega are all good conventional softpoints for game up to and including Kudu (which aren't that tough).

You don't need a premium projectile for large soft skinned game at 9.3x62 impact velocities.

Why? Karnis has one and the trigger was not bad, a little work and it is damn right nice!

My M77 (tang safety) has just a reworked factory trigger.