The 9.3x62 "Cartridge Discussions" Episode 2

[@D--5]

I have a Husqvarna 640 chambered in 9.3x62. I really enjoy shooting it and is easy to load for and is fairly accurate for a field weight rifle. I have taken whitetail with it which seems like overkill but at the modest velocities of the 9.3x62 meat damage really isn't bad, in fact my last deer taken with my 280 Ackley had significantly more meat damage despite using bullets almost half the weight of the 9.3x62.

[@shepberryhill4912]

I love the octopus on your wrist. I'd like to get a better look at it. I have one of the largest and nicest octopus tattoos in existence.

[@benandbenny]

Thanks, I am sure it will show up from time to time. Yours sounds cool. Mine is just one I did myself one night.

[@Anthony-w2b]

G day Ben. I really like this series you have started as well as the way you present. 👍

[@benandbenny]

Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

[@jorge66518]

Wonderful cartridge. Excellent penetration and not meat damage at all. The recoil is super comfortable.

[@benandbenny]

I agree, its definitely one of the greats.

[@PeterKushubar]

I've been looking for a rifle, in 9.3X62 for years, please let me know if you find one!!

[@daveodo4315]

I used a sauer 9.3x62 this year on a Yukon moose 🫎 and a wood bison 🦬 with great results.

[@benandbenny]

Glad to hear it. That’s awesome.

[@janetmelendes9924]

Love the episodes man keep it up!😊

[@benandbenny]

Thanks so much, I appreciate it.

[@Greyzonecompliant]

It is a good calibre for shorter barrels. If you want to fit a suppressor on your rifle. And if your dog is with you on your hunt, you absolutely do 😉 Cheers from Sweden

[@benandbenny]

Suppressed 9.3x62. That’s awesome. 😁

[@kevinpratt2904]

Great Job! Love these. I'd like to see one on the 375-400 Nitro.

[@benandbenny]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate the suggestion. I will add that one to the list👍

[@sgtmajtrapp3391]

One of my personal favorite cartridges have taken a lot of game and seen others use it as well. Nice review. There is an African professional who has a scoped loaner 9.3x62 and uses 300 gr premium bullets, thus far it's killed over 650 Cape Buffalo (still legal in some countries even when others stipulate .375

[@benandbenny]

Thanks for your comment. I really like hearing stories like this. 😁

[@smokedbrisket3033]

New subscriber. I love my 9.3x62. The experienced hand loader can produce near parity with 375 H&H, near enough that no buff or elephant will ever know the difference. 9.3x62 isn't legal for dangerous game everywhere, though it is in some places. I shot a nice buff with mine on a recent safari. It only took 1 well-placed hit and the buff was done for. I'm getting 2475 fps with 286 gr Swift A-Frames, which gives up no ground to a 300 gr launched from a 375 at 2500 - 2550 fps. In all honesty, 2400 fps is plenty of juice for either cartridge, and is the preferred MV for both cartridges from no less an authority on DG than former PH and veterinarian Kevin Robertson. All that said, neither of them really make the cut for stopping/backing arms. As long as your PH is backing you with something launching 400 or 500 gr pills (or heavier), you're good to go with either. And they both produce a similar ballistic arc to a 308 Winchester launching 180 gr pills - with a 200 yard zero, all 3 are reasonably flat out to around 250 yards, and you'll only need to adjust holdover for small animals like impala, springbok, and Tommies. For wildebeest, zebras, kudu, and eland, no holdover adjustment necessary. I rather strongly suspect that if there had been a Treaty of Berlin/Munich/Bonn in 1919 rather than a Treaty of Versailles, The Old 9-3 would be the legal minimum everywhere. As it was, Germany had to give up all its African colonies, and since the 375H&H came along around 1910 or so and Britain largely ruled Africa after Versailles, they favored the British maker Holland & Holland's gear to the yeoman Bock's. In general, PHs love to see hunters arrive in camp with 9.3x62. If they're westerners, it means they probably did a lot of homework before buying, and have often done a lot of practicing in prep for safari. I got 6 animals on my safari - cape buffalo, blue wildebeest, zebra, impala, blesbok, and warthog. The buff and zebra were both 50 or 60 yard tracking jobs, the rest fell where they were hit. It was the easiest week my tracker had all season.

[@benandbenny]

Thanks for the massive comment. It’s really interesting to read. The 9.3x62 is one of those great cartridges that fills many roles and cans be chambered in standard sized firearms. I agree that with modern reloading and modern projectiles it can be very powerful and versatile. It even has pretty good ballistics in shorter barrels as well.

[@Samuel-l7y1d]

Thanks great video keep them coming

[@benandbenny]

Thanks, will do😀

[@leighahrens7875]

I like the affluent, gentlemanly hat.

[@benandbenny]

Thank you they are not easy to find.😀

[@StumpkillerCP]

Love the stovepipe. I'm trying to bring the derby back, myself.

[@benandbenny]

Thank you. You can do it!

[@ratdaddy7774]

Awesome cartridge, please do a segment on the American 3006 , it's my favorite also the 7.62x54r, please also do so segment on Australia born cartridges such as the 35 sambar,350 salyut and a little more in depth on the many wildcats off the 303 , also maybe also 250 Flintstone Eyebunger

[@benandbenny]

I love all the recommendations, I will add them to the list for sure. 👍

[@ShaunShepherd-jd8fk]

I would be interested in purchasing a set of the brass dummy shells you show in your shows, do others views think this would be a great thing to have ?

[@benandbenny]

Glad you like them. I have been thinking of doing a run of dummy cartridges at some point. It’s good to know that there is some interest.

[@blueplasma5589]

What a colorful character! I see on ebay a Alex Henry #8 brass. I know the seller.

[@dwightdhansen]

My state is "supposed" to be a strightwall cartridge state but wrote the regulation like this "Straight-wall and "necked-down" cartridge rifles shooting an expanding type bullet of at least .350 inches and no greater than .500 inches with at least 500 foot pounds of muzzle energy." Yep, .358 Winchester, 9.3x62, 35 Whelen, 9.3x62 and .375 H&H are all legal to use for hunting deer while .243 Winchester, 30-30 & 30-06 isn't 😁

[@benandbenny]

That’s interesting. Regulations rarely make sense.

[@Siskiyous6]

The 358 is one of our family favorites