The Best .366x62

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For 44 years I’ve had the good fortune to photograph and write about my passion - the outdoor life. Wild creatures and wild places have always stirred me - from the first flushing pheasant that frightened me out of my socks in grandpa’s cornfield to the last whitetail that dismissed me with a wag of its tail. In my attempts to connect with this natural wonder, to become an integral part of our ecosystem and capture a bit of its mystery, I’ve photographed, hiked, hunted, birded, and fished across much of this planet. I've seen the beauty that everyone should see, survived adventures that everyone should experience. I may not have climbed the highest mountains, canoed the wildest rivers, caught the largest fish or shot the biggest bucks, but I’ve tried. Perhaps you have, too. And that’s the essential thing. Being out there, an active participant in our outdoor world.
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[@mickeydoodle6014]

Had my Remington 700 Classic in 35 Whelen since my 1st birthday in 1988. First gift from my grandfather. Been my “go to” since high school.

[@pappacharlie3126]

9.3x62 is very popular here in South Africa. It can take down most anything you'd be brave enough to get close to.

[@tim7052]

I dropped a superb cape buff with my 9.3x62. One shot, no fuss: bullet penetrated from right shoulder through the vitals to the rear left rib!! It's a superb, accurate, calibre for large game to (IMO) 250yds. Everyone I met in SA said the 9.3x62 is great for buff. IMO it is also superior to the 375HH as a "client" DG calibre because it has far less recoil - and is just as accurate - with comparable straight line penetration, as the 375HH. 👍

[@josealbertomongeruiz6861]

In Europe we have SAX KJG all copper bullets, wich transform the old and slow 9,3 into a bona fide 400 yard cartridge for all non dangerous game.

[@steveschrodi2167]

9.3x62 is the single best big game cartridge, period. Easily shootable. Can certainly get 225gr at 2700 f/s for open areas, 250gr at 2575f/s for mixed ranges, and 286gr at 2400 f/s for wooded. Typically 4-5 rounds in the magazine. Standard action in a handy rifle. CZ 550 or Ruger is perfect and gives you proper CRF. Not the best mountain rifle for 400 yard shoots on Goats or Sheep nor long shots on Pronghorn, but essentially one rifle for everything. 35 Whelen AI is great also. Keep in mind that the recoil is much more of a "slow push" than a sharp impulse. Really improves your shooting. Can't recommend the 9.2x62 or 35 Whelen/Whelen AI highly enough. If large Elk, Moose, Griz/Brown Bear are on the list, 9.3x62 will do it with ease and also be well-suited to 95% of your whitetail, muley, hogs, black bear, etc. hunting.

[@davewinter2688]

Fine episode! I have both 9.3x62 and 35 Whelen both because I just had to have them. My 35 is custom built on a WWII 98 Mauser action. The 9.3 is a 1946 Husqvarna M640 built on a M96 action. Got it from a British gentleman who grew up hunting in Africa where his father was a government game ranger. Now he lives is the U.S., arranges African safaris and still hunts in Africa. He had taken 3 Cape Buffalo in recent years with that 9.3 before he sold it to me. He told me that in Africa it’s called the European 375 and it’s good for any of the dangerous game.

[@whelenhunter4469]

I'm American so I'll stick with my 35 Whelen. Hawk bullets makes .358 diameter bullets up to 300gr. You can get them in different jacket thickness, witch allows you to get a bullet best suited to what your going to use it for. Woodleigh makes .358 bullets in 275 and 310 grs, they are recovering from the fire and still working on getting everything back up and running.

[@childoftruth1738]

New is nice, old is proven! Gotta love the old rounds !

[@GoetzFamilyAsia]

I had a 30-06 FN Mauser converted into a 9.2x62 by a Nuremberg gunsmith. Based on an old photo of an African Mauser. It was a great weapon. Later I sold all my guns because I moved abroad. Greetings from Thailand

[@Besimdeqani]

I would like you to talk about 8x68s and 9 3x64 Brenneke thank you Ron 👍

[@johnnyv.223]

" He was staring at us ... as if we owed him money." 🤠 Excellent quote. Love it. Thank you for this one. Very good info.

[@raytribble8075]

I built all 3 of these calibers and I include the .358 Norma Mag as my favorite. I built my 9.3x62mm on a GEW 98 action and a #4 26” 1-10 twist Shilen 416 stainless barrel. That gun is awesome. I have taken elk, black bear, mule and whitetail deer, axis, aoudad and hogs… she kills bugs dead

[@joeyindahl2593]

With hammer bullets, you can make some nasty 35 whelen loads that are very accurate. I just got a custom 1 in 12” twist 35 whelen barrel that I’m going to put on my Tika t3 this weekend. I’m pretty excited.

[@johnthompson7234]

Ive loaded my 22" Remington 35 Whelen with a 250g Speer hotcor going 2660fps and 225g Sierra GK 2820fps. And I wasn't pushing it. I have a Savage 110, 24" too, that I've loaded 225g Barnes tsx going 2900fps.

[@kirkwhitaker6422]

I believe the Cva single shot can be had in35 Whelen

[@Maddad_39]

I can appreciate your historical and practical presentation in regard to classic cartridges. My wife has taken plenty of bear with her 8mm mauser. There is something to be said for having that special confidence in a particular rifle.

[@user-gh1wk6xo4m]

I got both rifle cartridges. They work great in the high country timber in Montana where a 200 yard shot is a long one.

[@varietasVeritas]

If you like the 9.3 , you will love the .411 hawk! It is a great custom caliber that didn't make it.

[@johncmitchell4941]

I really appreciate how well Joe put these three calibers in perspective. 💯btw, I'm in that 9.3 x 62 'cult (lol) with a CZ 550, but compared to say .35 Whelen in a CVA power and potential I'd they're pretty much a toss-up as Joe all but said. And IMO, getting so much performance with 3500ft/lbs of recoil is what these two offer. Joe kind of wraps that up near then end of the video and this is a good one to rewatch, esp if either appeals.

[@andrewv5994]

Another cartridge I probably need🤔🤣