I’ve always thought that 9.3’s were cool but never jumped on one. I would definitely do a 9.3x62 in a nice CZ with wood furniture. I like the medium bores and especially the ones that aren’t ridiculously heavy on the recoil. In other works, I don’t see myself looking for a 378;Weatherby anytime soon. As far as the Whelen, I’m really happy and impressed with its performance on what I hunt. I’ve shot plenty of deer and black bear with’06s and I’ve loaded them rather stoutly. The loads I’ve used in my Whelen, primarily 250’s, drop game like I have never seen from a 30-06. The guys I hunt bear with have been thoroughly impressed with the way it dumps bear. They’ve seen a few shot and I’ll take their word and opinion as gospel. Nothing wrong with the old ‘06 or anything else but the Whelen hits noticeably harder on game.
