Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles 9.3X62 or 338 Win. Mag: Which would you rather have in your hands.....

I would think that most answers from folks from the lower-48 would point to the 9.3, while most answers from Alaskans would point to the .338WM. As for me, I would prefer the .338WM loaded with 275-Aframe, or 300-grain Woodleigh. Simply as that.

Regardless of what any of us feels the 9.3x62 is, it's not much more powerful than a .338-06 loaded with a bullet of similar construction and weight, nor much more powerful that a .338 Sabi, nor a .35 Whelen. There is only so much powder you can stuff in that .30-06 size case, and each one of these would push a similar weight at a relatively close speed. AND no, don't tell me that any of these is similar or more powerful than a .375 H&H, because these aren't.