Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles 13 years hunting Alaska with the 9.3x62

So between the both of you, you had 9rds for whatever went sideways?

I guess you're right.

I guess.



Ted

But 10rds would of made it better?

Can you all hunt brown bears in the Yukon Territory? So far from what I read only thing killed were moose's and caribou's? Let's be honest we all know, they aren't hard to kill..

Why don't you take your vitriolic trolling elsewhere?

Each situation is different, but yeah, as needed I can and have put multiple rounds on charging brown bears. I've not yet fought one with the 9.3x62, but have used the H&H with 300gr Noslers alot. In my experience you shoot the middle of the brown blur coming at you with something big enough to make a difference. They don't like that. I always expect one to keep coming after they take a hit, and though it's happened to a couple guys I know, mine have always gone ass over elbows and then tried to run off. That's when I find it a good idea to keep shooting, alot, to prevent tracking. The exception is a sow with big cubs, in which case you should get the first bear incapacitated or dissuaded and then be ready to deal with the others. In these scenarios I find one can empty a bolt action rifle quite quickly. One time when a medium boar came at me I centered him at 12 yards. He fell down and tried to run off, whereupon I raked him with the remaining two rounds. He was still kind of ambulatory at that point so the quickest thing to do was throw another round in without pushing it into the magazine (thank you Model 70 classic stainless for your beveled extractor design!), slam the bolt closed, and shoot him again before he got out of sight, then reload.

So anyway, when I say I like more rounds available it's based on some experiences........

You'll like that 640 as a 9.3x62, I'm sure.

Yah that 640 rifle will be nice. Id like to see it when its done up 79s.

I too have rattled through five rounds in quick order and have been happy it was a five-down rifle.

Up Northwest Arctic on the Baldwin Peninsula: Stopped the dog team in from of a small herd. 20-30 mph winds. Ambient temps around 20 below. First caribou down at 100 yds. Another at a good distance further and needed a finishing shot. Another caribou some 400 yds off with a clear miss. That open treeless country is deceiving. Last and final shot I held the thick part of the crosshair square on the nose. Final round rang true.

3 caribou, empty rifle.

We do hunt them, and the '62 is more than enough.



One round with a 270 gr Matrix and it was all over.



Ted

Great pictures, Yukoner!

Loving this thread.

Here's another nice one that was taken with the 9.3x62.

How about it being a Hamms beer poster.

Really enjoying this.

With light loads using a cast 286 from an NOE mold, the 9.3x62 makes a dandy grouse rifle. I tumble lube quenched ww metal with alox and apply gas check. Both Trailboss and 5744 have given great accuracy. That bullet at 1350 knocks them dead and you can eat right up to the hole.

That Ted !

Kurt, our friend Ted really is something else. --- Mel

CZ 550 9.3x62

Nice piece for sale on GB.

This thread made me buy a gun.

I’m just about in the same boat.

If I rolled my own, would certainly have happened!

Good looking knife. Who makes it and what model? Thanks.