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What a cool thread, I read it this morning while lurking, had a damn sat call coming in at anytime and didn't sign in, call over, dug my 9.3x62 out of the safe and gave it a good wipedown, it's a custom built on a 98 Mauser action that only says Heym and Germany on it, no serial numbers. all the steel is black matte cerakoted, it sits in a Accurate Innovations walnut stock with aluminum chassis.

320gr Woodleigh Weldcores leave at a very accurate 2400 fps with RL-17 powder, also have some 285gr BBW #13 solid loads at 2500 fps for fun shooting with the quarter rib express sight, went to the shop and only have two boxes of the 320gr protected point Woodleighs left, I understand they quit making that bullet, I need to contact Karl at Alaskan Bullet Works and have him draw down about four boxes of 300gr 375 cal bullets, those along with what I have should be a lifetime supply for that rifle.

Have also heard really good things about the 320gr Woodleigh solids, apparently they plow straight AND deep in heavy African game, it would be a fun one to take over.


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Four Horsemen of the A-Bock-alypse

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Recently been playing with Missouri Bullets’ 270 gr coated pushed to 2000 with H4895. No leading so far and great practice round. So fun to shoot I may have even let out an actual giggle...

I pretty much shoot open sights exclusively now so cheap, fun practice is nice.


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Otto would be pleased, MJ.

I have been using 285gr Northman bullets cast from straight wheel-weight metal.

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Loaded with CF8506, cotton wad and COW under bullet.

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Getting over 2200 fps, shoots into close to two inches at 100 yd, and no leading.

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Originally Posted by MojoHand
Four Horsemen of the A-Bock-alypse

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Recently been playing with Missouri Bullets’ 270 gr coated pushed to 2000 with H4895. No leading so far and great practice round. So fun to shoot I may have even let out an actual giggle...

I pretty much shoot open sights exclusively now so cheap, fun practice is nice.


Nice set of rifles! All 9.3x62?

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My favorite 9.3 is waiting for a new McMillan. It had a edge fill fwt. pattern that cracked behind the lug. A call to McMillan about a warranty replacement had them claiming they'd give me a new stock, but not warranty it for use with such a hard kicking cartridge. Long story short, one of their guys and I had a long phone conversation about ballistics, torque, and recoil calculators. He decided the problem wasn't 9.3 recoil, but rather their poor information provided about what's the proper torque for their stocks. I was advised by someone there to go 35lbs when I got the stock originally. Come to find out if should be 47lbs.

I can't wait to get this rifle back in action, as it's a constant companion. More of a working rifle than a hunting one actually.

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Four Horsemen of the A-Bock-alypse

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Recently been playing with Missouri Bullets’ 270 gr coated pushed to 2000 with H4895. No leading so far and great practice round. So fun to shoot I may have even let out an actual giggle...

I pretty much shoot open sights exclusively now so cheap, fun practice is nice.


Nice set of rifles! All 9.3x62?



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I seriously doubt that a few ft lbs difference in action screw torque is fault of you or the recoil of the cartridge. I go through hundreds of gallons of epoxy resin every year. The problem is the lack of compressive strength of their lay up and the brittle nature of their resins in the action area.

Layups need to be somewhat flexible to survive the compression of action screws and recoil.

Nothing will teach you about the importance of flex, than laminate dog sled runners at 20 below, supporting 600 lbs of caribou or green birch over low snow areas.

Or a canoe being leveraged off boulders down a fast chute of whitewater river, full of moose and camp.

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Originally Posted by Yukoner
Well, yes, there have been a few guys ended up with 9.3s and freighter canoes over the years,


There's no freighter here, but I did buy one of those buck69 Zastava barrels from Tradex in 9.3x62 this weekend. I blame you. grin

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Originally Posted by MojoHand
Four Horsemen of the A-Bock-alypse

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Recently been playing with Missouri Bullets’ 270 gr coated pushed to 2000 with H4895. No leading so far and great practice round. So fun to shoot I may have even let out an actual giggle...

I pretty much shoot open sights exclusively now so cheap, fun practice is nice.


Nice rifles!

Can you tell me more about the second one from the left, green and camo. That looks fantastic!

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Two CZ 550 9.3s on gunbroker right now. A 550 American Kevlar, and an 550FS.

Someone please grab them up!


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Jwood,
There's also a Waffenfabrik Oberndorf Mauser on there too. About the price if a new Sako. Those dmn sporting mauser originals, they are stunning to hold.

One thing I've noticed with these 9.3x62 originals:
They never were fed corrosive surplus ammo like the 8mm and 7mm military chamberings. The bores are always nice.

Secondly, they were hardly fired at all probably for lack of ammo. 90-100 years of sitting in some doctor or lawyers or city slickers collection.

Now the ones in Scandinavian countries and Africa, they always look well worn unlike the American vintage 9.3's:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/851024979

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Originally Posted by mainer_in_ak
Jwood,
One thing I've noticed with these 9.3x62 originals:
They never were fed corrosive surplus ammo like the 8mm and 7mm military chamberings. The bores are always nice.

Thats a really interesting thought that I have to admit has never occurred to me.

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I have 1 9.3X57, 1 9.3X62 and two 9.3X74 o/u rifles. And I took a 308 Scout rifle for feral pigs in Texas last year. Guess I need to get around a lot more meat targets. Be Well, Rustyzipper.


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Well, just came in from the shop, loaded up some more 320gr Woodleigh PP's with a new bottle of RL-17, loaded one a bit under max load from the last batch to check consistency with new powder lot, Yup! 63.5 grs RL-17 went 2394 fps, close enough to 2400 fps for me, this is an easy setup for the 9.3x62mm, just remember 329, +3 at 100, +2 at 200, -9 at 300 yards, same/same for my 400 H&H firing 400gr A Frames at 2400 fps, we have a damn fun hobby here gentlemen.


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Originally Posted by gunner500
Well, just came in from the shop, loaded up some more 320gr Woodleigh PP's with a new bottle of RL-17, loaded one a bit under max load from the last batch to check consistency with new powder lot, Yup! 63.5 grs RL-17 went 2394 fps, close enough to 2400 fps for me, this is an easy setup for the 9.3x62mm, just remember 329, +3 at 100, +2 at 200, -9 at 300 yards, same/same for my 400 H&H firing 400gr A Frames at 2400 fps, we have a damn fun hobby here gentlemen.


Yep, my 290 gr Matrix at a bit less than 2500 are almost the exact same trajectory. Easy to remember, easy to handle, and they get the job done well when they get there. I have only shot one sheep and one moose farther than 300 yards anyway in more than fifty years of hunting big game. Everything else has been considerably under that, so just hold dead on and squeeze.

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Yes sir Ted, that will work, i'll bet with either of our bullets at a long 300 yards, even down to 1850 fps, there's not a bull moose or caribou out there that would shrug one off, I really need to put those big Woodleighs to work on some heavy game, I have no doubts I will NOT be disappointed.


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Originally Posted by gunner500
Well, just came in from the shop, loaded up some more 320gr Woodleigh PP's with a new bottle of RL-17, loaded one a bit under max load from the last batch to check consistency with new powder lot, Yup! 63.5 grs RL-17 went 2394 fps, close enough to 2400 fps for me, this is an easy setup for the 9.3x62mm, just remember 329, +3 at 100, +2 at 200, -9 at 300 yards, same/same for my 400 H&H firing 400gr A Frames at 2400 fps, we have a damn fun hobby here gentlemen.


That’s a helluva combo Gunner!


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Originally Posted by beretzs
Originally Posted by gunner500
Well, just came in from the shop, loaded up some more 320gr Woodleigh PP's with a new bottle of RL-17, loaded one a bit under max load from the last batch to check consistency with new powder lot, Yup! 63.5 grs RL-17 went 2394 fps, close enough to 2400 fps for me, this is an easy setup for the 9.3x62mm, just remember 329, +3 at 100, +2 at 200, -9 at 300 yards, same/same for my 400 H&H firing 400gr A Frames at 2400 fps, we have a damn fun hobby here gentlemen.


That’s a helluva combo Gunner!


Old Buddy, I believe it is, I like to load my cartridges to be yanking at the coat tails of the next cartridge up in power, in other words, I have a 338WM and 358NM, I want my 9.3x62 to be chasing a 375 H&H mag in killing power and effectiveness, with 320 grains at 2400 fps it's not too terribly far behind, experimenting in the load shop and picking a powder to get that done on an '06 sized case hull is all the more better.

Wife saves all her ladies magazines for me, when the pile gets big enough, i'll stack em tight in a wax cardboard moving/shipping box, with random cow leg, rib, pelvic etc bones inside, wet em all down and let it soak for a day or two, I can tell you that a 320gr Woodleigh bullet can be beat to hell in that box, but, it has never lost it's core or more than 20% of it's original weight, the damage it does to the box and contents getting wrecked all to hell is more than impressive to say the least.

It's a damn good tough bullet that I'd have no hesitation using on a cape buffalo at 20 yards, or any other game animal save brain shooting an Elephant.


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That’s a hammer of a Bullet. I’d like to see a few bullets run into that torture box!


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Great post. Mainer in AK I would like to hear about your boats, especially the flat bottom canoe. I am looking for an easy to build freighter canoe plan.

The 9.3 is 90% or more of what the 375 H&H is and the H&H is a legendary all around round to me.


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