Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Alaska How popular is the 9.3x62 in Alaska.?

OK, guess I can pimp the .375 H&H... Overly heavy factory barrel chopped and fluted. Balances perfectly and is about the right weight, IMO, for a big gun, carries well, points fast. This is my only big gun, a keeper. Tupperware isn't that cool, but it's tough and you don't have to worry about scratching it. It's a using gun, not a show piece. I did rip out the factory hot glue bedding, Steel Bedded it. Tuned the factory trigger to a perfect 3#. Big scope is a 1.5-6x42 Victory, pushes wt. slightly over 9#'s. Lighter scope, like VX-3 1.5-5x20 will take it slightly under 9#'s. I don't want a .375 H&H much lighter than that...

Geewizz Dirt, that's beautiful.!

While beautiful might not be the word I’d choose for a Stainless/synthetic rifle either, its interesting what people find appealing. I’m definitely in the function over form camp when it comes to firearms. While a blued rifle with beautiful wood might be “pretty”, I really have no use for it. I’ll certainly open my wallet to spend money for increased durability, performance, or reliability, but aesthetics fall pretty low on my list of priorities.

I see a Biesen firearm as a piece of artwork, not a working rifle. As such it seems like a frivolous expense and pretty useless, which in tern makes it pretty unappealing. I certainly have friends and family who take great pleasure and satisfaction in “having” while I find that same pleasure through “using”. For me, if it doesn’t get used it’s just more clutter and down the road it goes.

Not picking on anyone, just thinking out loud a little. Sorry for getting off topic.

My truck is no beauty, but it's a horse and it's reliable. Most of the time

While beautiful might not be the word I’d choose for a Stainless/synthetic rifle either, its interesting what people find appealing. I’m definitely in the function over form camp when it comes to firearms. While a blued rifle with beautiful wood might be “pretty”, I really have no use for it. I’ll certainly open my wallet to spend money for increased durability, performance, or reliability, but aesthetics fall pretty low on my list of priorities.

I see a Biesen firearm as a piece of artwork, not a working rifle. As such it seems like a frivolous expense and pretty useless, which in tern makes it pretty unappealing. I certainly have friends and family who take great pleasure and satisfaction in “having” while I find that same pleasure through “using”. For me, if it doesn’t get used it’s just more clutter and down the road it goes.

Not picking on anyone, just thinking out loud a little. Sorry for getting off topic.

1AK shooter: " I saw how many box's of wet news paper he was shooting them through with the 286 grain Barnes X bullets."

How does it do on angry, charging newspaper?

Got my smartass hat on... as usual.

Never have paid too close attention to what's popular in AK, concerning who shoots what caliber. I've been hunting with a 9.3x62 mauser since about 2006. Quite a few years ago, I think 2013? I visited Ted in Whitehorse, talking about all his 9.3x62 hunts. Was driving an old right hand drive HJ61 Toyota Landcruiser back to Alaska from Vancouver. It was imported from Japan.

Anyhow, this year I caught two bull caribou an ah 40" racked bull moose with the old 9.3. The caribou, was a light hand-load using the CZ open sights: 286 grain PRVI bullets and PRVI brass, 60 grain of alliant mr-2000 @ 2300 fps. One good fat bull, bout 350 yds away, climbed outta the brush and was in full trot cross an open bench. Sure did wish I had a scope, but couldn't pass him up, as I wasn't seeing much caribou. I began taking aim, shooting on the running shot. I missed about 4 times trying to lace a bullet in between patches of brush. Had one shot left, just as he was about to drop into the brush at the end of this steep bench, that one rang true. By then he was in a full run, so slid hard. Man my heart was pounding.

Next caribou, young bull right behind tent. Took off my shoes and snuck within 20 yds of him.

Few days later, missed a 60 incher I called into right into camp at evening time, low low low light! I tried shooting through the brush that he wouldn't leave, a mere 50 yds away. Bullet didn't touch em. He found a game trail in that thick brush and ran away like ah greyhound! Had heart ache over that for days.

Few days later, called a 40 incher into camp. Only problem I was on a 3000 ft. bluff. Took of boots, stocked close as I could. Lucky this time around, I had a scope, and a full power 300 grain swift a-frame load @ 2400 fps. Couldn't get any closer than 500 yds, real spooky bull, because of some noisy crowders wallowing around 50 yds behind my camp site. Last day of hunting I had left. Took a seated position, jacked the scope up to 5 power, settled the cross hairs on his back. Bullet hit water near his leg. Racked the bolt, settled thick part of cross hair top of his back. Shot #2 rang true. Bull wallowed around staggering, piled up in the shallow slough off the river.