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9.3x62 vs 300 WM....

Late-BloomerLate-Bloomer Member Posts: 249 ✭✭✭
edited January 2008 in Ask the Experts
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How does a 9.3x62mm compare to a 300 WM out to 350 yards?

I appreciate the help tremendously...

I love my 30-06 but just looking for something with a little more "BEEF" to add to my battery for elk and African plains game...

I mentioned to my PH several monthes ago I wanted to bring my 30-06 and he said that would be perfect with a 180 grain premium...

Its just on my next trip back I would like to take another rifle with me with a bit more fire-power without blowin-up the farm so to speak...I just enjoy shooting different calibers as a whole...Plains game is my league,...hunting the big five is not in my plans...Maybe one day CAPE BUFFALO and that's about it, I would be more than happy!!!

Thanks for your patience, time, and knowledge...[8D]
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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,124 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    my answer for the 338/0 also applies to the 9.3 only more so. This is a medium range cartridge-under 300 yards.
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  • Late-BloomerLate-Bloomer Member Posts: 249 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Mobuck
    my answer for the 338/0 also applies to the 9.3 only more so. This is a medium range cartridge-under 300 yards.


    Now this is looking more apparent to me the 300 WM is maybe what I'm looking for...????

    Decisions...Decisions...As I like the flexibiblity to be able to reach out there and touch something if I have to...[:D]

    Anyone else???
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  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Late-Bloomer,

    From my notes on the .300 WM:

    Using the 180 gr. Barnes TSX-BT, you can end up with about 2100 ft.lbs. of energy at 400 yards with a drop of 23.5" and drift of 9.5" on my range. This is with a 100 yard zero. If you want to improve the trajectory a little, increase your zero to 200 yards. This is from one of my FN Mausers with a 24" barrel. Total gun weight with a 2-1/2 - 10x IOR Valdada and quick release mounts is 9-3/4 lbs. The recoil by calculation is about 22 ft.lbs. which to me is very tolerable when compared to some of the other cartridges I shoot...

    Best.
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  • shooter93shooter93 Member Posts: 322 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm a 9.3 fan. It's what I took as my second rifle to Africa and will do so the next time too. It has a low powered scope because my double gun doesn't. 350 yards is a long game shot and a very long African game shot. I don't hunt the South African game ranches though so maybe it's different there. The other thing the 9.3 has going for it...nostaliga....it has Africa written all over it. Brass, bullets and ammo are readily available so that isn't a consideration.
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  • Late-BloomerLate-Bloomer Member Posts: 249 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Its getting clearer to me by the moment the 300WM is what I'm looking for...The other rounds I was considering were as Mobuck said,
    Medium-Range Cartridges...That's how I like to hunt but I still think I wouldn't want to give up on a shot on a hunt of a lifetime in Africa because I handi-capped myself with a cartridge that couldn't get out there if needed to...[:D]

    Thanks to all for helping me!!!
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  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290 ✭
    edited November -1
    A decent performer in my TRG-S has always been the Winchester Fail Safe 180grainer; it stays together, holds about 1800# of energy at 400yds, and only has about a 20" drop way out there with a 200yd. zero.
    If you reload; you can better those numbers by almost 15% and bring your groups down to less than 4".
    Be sure to take your rangefinder!
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    late-bloomer,

    In my other post I mentally blipped on what you were really asking. My 9.3x62 has flip up 300 yd. sights and it gets there. Mind you it's completely open sighted. I personally think it would be a chore to get out to 375 with it and any point in between because of it's trajectory. The .300 Win Mag would win that race every time. So, FWIW I would go with the .300 for the range you are talking about. But, as my primary rifle I would go with the 9.3x62.
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