Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Mule Deer's 9.3x62 data

I would pick the Hornady for an inexpensive bullet at moderate velocity. It holds together really well. The Privi also might, but have not used it so dunno. On the other hand, one the virtues of the 9.3x62 in its early days was the very moderate muzzle velocity, which when combined with plenty of bullet weight and sectional density (far more important back then than today) resulted in dependable penetration--the reason it has survived until now--along with a number of other older rounds, including the 6.5x54 Mannlicher-Schoenauer, 6.5x55, 7x57, .303 British, etc.

Usually 9,3x62's have very long throat length, a by-product of the time. The rounds was designed to fit in the standard Model 98 Mauser magazine length of 3.30 inches--and the bullets could NOT be seated anywhere near the lands at that length. They still can't, even in somewhat longer magazines, but the standard throat is so long that doesn't make enough difference in pressure to consider "dangerous."