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Originally Posted by 458Win
I am sure rifle loonies like Keith and Whelen knew of the 9.3's but metric designations have never been popular with Americans. At least until the Creedmore era 😜.
Which explains my son's tongue-in-cheek naming of the 9.3x62.
But the 35 Whelen and 9.3x62, when loaded to identical pressure levels, are mighty close, especially with the new loads from Buffalo Bore.

So cool to see this thread revived a decade later. I am in the process of "splitting the difference" and having a Pre-War Springfield rebored to 9.3x62. Now I am seriously considering having "Euro Trash" engraved on the barrel. Hilarious!

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And I should add that my 35 Whelen AI is on a Husqvarna commercial '98 action. Looks like I am doing it "backwards."

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Currently weatherproofing a proven Rem 700 CDL in 35 Whelen for a grandson that is planning on spending the next couple of years in Alaska building a lode out in the boonies. Sending along a few boxes of 250 gr Partitions loaded to just a bit under 2500 fps, but are very accurate.
The rifle is getting a T Black coating and a Bell & Carlson stock.
His confidence, and mine, in this round, and rifle, is absolute.


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I have been a 35 Whelen fan for some time. I've taken a number of African plainsgame plus Leopard, Elk & Moose with my Whelen. I have many 35 Whelens (10-20 last count), but I hunt NA mainly with my Ruger Hawkeye SS/syn, 1-12 twist. I only use Nosler Custom ammo 250gr. NP, except for the big Shiras Moose I took last Oct., which I used a 280 gr. SAF. The Moose took four steps after bullet impact and feel over dead. The Elk have dropped where they stood, except for one that ran in a semi circle for about 2-3 seconds and then piled up. That was my first Elk many years ago and I was using a Remington Classic, which I later sold, with 250 gr. Rem. Core Lokts.

In Africa, I have used my Dakota Classic Deluxe for the PG and my Leopard. I have used only the 250 NP on these animals, but I carry 250 gr. solids as well over there, plus a few 310 gr. rounds in case I feel the need.

I probably like the 35 Whelen more than my other medium bores, but I also like the 9.3x62 very much also and have only taken African game with it. A great round. I have recently had a 9.3x66 made for me on the CZ 550 standard by Wayne at AHR. He did his #3 option with gorgeous wood. I want to take it to Africa soon. Federal makes a lot of very good ammo in this caliber with NP, SAF, TSX, Woodleigh Hydros and BBS. A bullet for any occasion. I bought a truck load of this ammo with all of the above rounds, on a fire sale for about $35/box. Stocked for life! As much as I love my Whelen, I think this round is probably a better one; 286 gr. @ 2,550 fps. My Whelen runs a 280 SAF @ 2,300 fps., but my Moose didn't need any more. It's all good!

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Phil, what are your 250 gr partition loads? im having a time trying to find 250 gr loads at around 2500 fps

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55 gr H4895 worked well for me.


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Thanks Phil!That’s one of the powders I have on hand. Got a black bear hunt in Idaho this spring.

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I've had excellent results using Re15 and the 225 gr. Barnes TSX at 2710 FPS. Kills elk very dead and is accurate too.
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Originally Posted by 458Win
55 gr H4895 worked well for me.



Same here. One of my Whelens likes 55 grs H-4895 and another likes 56 grs. In both of mine the 250 Speer also turns in tiny groups with the same POi as the Noslers...very convenient for practice with the Speers vs. Partitions.


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Every man is entitled to his opinion. I currently own a 35 remington, 35 Whelsn, 358 winchester, 9x 56 MS and a 9.3x62so I consider myself a mid bore aficionado and as such I love them all and use them all. My favorite I must admit is the Mannlicher Schoenauer mostly due to the 1905 rifle that houses it. They all kill with alacrity and leave short copious blood trails.


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Originally Posted by Rusty-Gunn
For me personally, I'd want a 9.3x57.

Then but a 358 winchester. Same performance in readily available commercial rifles.


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Here is some small stuff and OT. For 9.3X57 just run virgin brass in 8x57 once through the 9.3x57 dies, load, and shoot. The 286 gr PRVI bullets are great. Be Well, Rustyzipper.


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Originally Posted by Mule Deer
I have been thinking that way myself for a few months.


Did you ever chamber a 760/0 in 9.3?

The thought creeps up on me every couple years.


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Originally Posted by 458Win
55 gr H4895 worked well for me.


> ever here of someone taking a BLR Browning lever and rebarrel it to a 9.3 x 62 ?


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I owned a Remington 760 pump chambered in 35 Whelen for awhile and while it was fast to operate, I never completely trusted it under Alaska peninsula conditions.


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Originally Posted by 458Win
I owned a Remington 760 pump chambered in 35 Whelen for awhile and while it was fast to operate, I never completely trusted it under Alaska peninsula conditions.

Probably a good thing.


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Originally Posted by 458Win
I owned a Remington 760 pump chambered in 35 Whelen for awhile and while it was fast to operate, I never completely trusted it under Alaska peninsula conditions.



Exactly what led me to dispose of a custom 760 in .358 I had made. Between days of getting wet, then freezing at night, and the various bits of hemlock needles and other detritus that always find their way into an action around here the gun never seemed to feed, extract, and eject with the enthusiasm of either a model 70 or 336.

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