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gunner500,

Fwiw, my next "rifle remodeling project" that will head out to JES will be a long-action Model 760 (that I bought for "peanuts" with a rusted bore") that will be reformatted into a .400 Brown-Whelen Improved.
The .400B-WI is "the ballistic twin" of the old.404 Jeffery's & a 400 grain JSP or solid at about 2200FPS is quite suitable for taking any creature that still walks on Planet Earth. = I plan to use the same .412" bullets as the old .405 Winchester for GCCB loads.
(The .400BW-I is the most powerful cartridge that can be fire-formed form the .30-06 case. = As "your friendly neighborhood cheapskate", I like rifles that I can pick up hundreds of FREE once-fired cases for at our local range.)

In case you haven't guessed, I'm "addicted to" the old-school Remington pump-rifles (I currently own 6 of them in calibers from .244REM to the 9.3x62mm) AND am an admirer of Jessie's GREAT work. - I keep my eyes wide open for Model 760 rifles/carbines, that can be repaired/refinished & can be bought "on the cheap".
(Jessie does his "magic" for reasonable prices & his "turn-around time" is usually about 2 weeks.)

Note: IF anyone here knows of a Model 760 that's for sale in .257 Roberts, I would be a buyer. = I've looked for the .257 for well over 2 years, W/O success.

yours, satx

in my test the 270 speer was better than the hornady. i ve seen some good results with bears and mooses and the speer.

any bullets should work with the 9.3x62 but some are better. i like classic RN.

yukonphil,

My favorite for all BIG game hunting is the 286 RN JSP or the equivalent solid for anything that's likely to trample, stomp on or eat my tender body.. = Circa 300M is about the point blank range for the 9.3x62 Mauser. - I've known a few PHs in my,life & they all like "heavy for caliber" bullets for the dangerous stuff.
(For smaller game, say up to 200KG, the 232 "Oryx" is FINE.)

One gentleman that I knew in Europe & who was born/raised/hunted in Kenya said that the .375 H&H was NOT enough gun for REALLY big game.

just my OPINION, satx