9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by LawrenceA » 31 Aug 2021, 7:24 pm

bigrich wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:Sounds a great buy. Good luck with the shoulder over the bench. :allegedly: :lol: :lol:
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loaded up some 270 speers this morning OB . ar2208 in half grain increments from 57-58.5 gn. should find a node in there . see how she goes :thumbsup:

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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 31 Aug 2021, 7:46 pm

LawrenceA wrote:
bigrich wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:Sounds a great buy. Good luck with the shoulder over the bench. :allegedly: :lol: :lol:
:drinks:


loaded up some 270 speers this morning OB . ar2208 in half grain increments from 57-58.5 gn. should find a node in there . see how she goes :thumbsup:

Good luck!


thanks lawrence , i'm part irish, i was born lucky :D
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by LawrenceA » 31 Aug 2021, 8:05 pm

Don't forget to take some water jugs as reactive targets!
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 01 Sep 2021, 4:44 am

LawrenceA wrote:Don't forget to take some water jugs as reactive targets!


Out at the range I can only use “official “ ssaa targets. On private property it would be a different matter :D
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by LawrenceA » 01 Sep 2021, 6:12 pm

Do those targets stick to water jugs?
Just thinking!
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 01 Sep 2021, 7:09 pm

LawrenceA wrote:Do those targets stick to water jugs?
Just thinking!



:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: wouldn't get away with it i'm afraid . i'd like to do that test with a 300hp out of the 45-70 ...... ;)
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by LawrenceA » 01 Sep 2021, 7:21 pm

Not sure the 45-70 would get there. Yes it would go straight through but not sure on the explosive nature of such activity.
My 45-70 loads don't do it. Just get a hole.
No harm in trying! Maybe a rockmelon or watermelon?
Apples are interesting. You get a cloud of apple juice mist.
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 01 Sep 2021, 7:30 pm

LawrenceA wrote:Not sure the 45-70 would get there. Yes it would go straight through but not sure on the explosive nature of such activity.
My 45-70 loads don't do it. Just get a hole.
No harm in trying! Maybe a rockmelon or watermelon?
Apples are interesting. You get a cloud of apple juice mist.


i can't shoot fruit ,i'm not called "big rich" for nuthin lawrence , i don't waste food ...... :lol:
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigpete » 02 Sep 2021, 6:16 pm

45-70 will most definitely blow up rock melons lol
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 02 Sep 2021, 7:05 pm

bigpete wrote:45-70 will most definitely blow up rock melons lol


bloody culling rock melons pete ? ;) as if foxes and cats aren't bad enough :lol:
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by LawrenceA » 02 Sep 2021, 8:00 pm

Can't be too careful.
Look what prickly pear did in the 20's.
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigpete » 02 Sep 2021, 8:32 pm

LawrenceA wrote:Can't be too careful.
Look what prickly pear did in the 20's.

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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by Blr243 » 02 Sep 2021, 9:21 pm

If in doubt google prickly pear images. The previous extent of pear was staggering if u can find some old black and white photos
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 03 Sep 2021, 4:46 am

Blr243 wrote:If in doubt google prickly pear images. The previous extent of pear was staggering if u can find some old black and white photos


Yeah, I’ve seen old pictures and newsreel stuff from back when on prickly pear and rabbits. Amazing stuff to see how out of control they were.
I don’t think Rock melons got that bad , and they don’t seem to eat much :lol:
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by Oldbloke » 03 Sep 2021, 8:28 am

prickly pear c1930

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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 03 Sep 2021, 7:11 pm

when i headed out to saint george on a trip recently , i still saw some prickly pear that qaulified as trees ,some over 20 feet /6 metres high . some that looked very sick too, the beetles doing their job :thumbsup:
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 05 Sep 2021, 12:08 pm

Hey fellas, my first handloads gave these results yesterday. 57 grain of 2208 crimped with the 270 Speer

Damn, the site won’t accept my picture. It’s a .4” group at 100 :D
Next node is 58.5 grain and gave .793” , with considerably more thumping

This is why i spend the money on a sako :D

Now I just gotta find some feral critters to point it at :lol:
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by LawrenceA » 05 Sep 2021, 12:13 pm

awesome mate!
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by Bill » 05 Sep 2021, 2:18 pm

Damn pics not loading bigrich !! outstanding groups for the 270gr Speers, sounds like ya ready to go :drinks:
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 05 Sep 2021, 4:24 pm

thanks fellas , i'm pleased as punch . it's always a risk buying a second hand rifle , this ones a peach . i had "stoney" over for a visit today . he's on this forum from time to time and has a cz550 in 9.3x62 . he was suitably impressed :D

yeah i'm good to go bill . i'll use the "soft" accurate load for the big game comp at my local club . it has a 100 yard zero with the soft load which is perfect for this comp . it'll help me get practice in for off hand "point and shoot" situations . the "hotter" load prints 2 3/4" higher at 100 with the same scope settings which should be about a 200 yard zero for hunting . i feel the universe has aligned perfectly for me at the moment :D

with a result like this Doc oldbloke would advise me to have a beer this afternoon, for medicinal purposes . so i will :lol:

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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by animalpest » 05 Sep 2021, 4:31 pm

That's great groups for a thumper!
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 05 Sep 2021, 4:57 pm

sorry fellas . i bin trying for a hour to upload pics from my computer and iphone. just keeps coming up "invalid file content" i haven't been able to upload pics on this forum for a few years now . not tech savvy enough to sort this :cry:
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 05 Sep 2021, 4:59 pm

animalpest wrote:That's great groups for a thumper!


thanks AP . i actually came across a post of yours on the yank "shooters forum" on buff shooting in the top end . 30-06 gets the job done with proper placement is what i took away from that :D
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigpete » 05 Sep 2021, 6:54 pm

bigrich wrote:sorry fellas . i bin trying for a hour to upload pics from my computer and iphone. just keeps coming up "invalid file content" i haven't been able to upload pics on this forum for a few years now . not tech savvy enough to sort this :cry:

Take a screenshot of the photo in question and post that. Its an utter pain in the arse but it works
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 05 Sep 2021, 7:06 pm

Try again. Okay found the menu in my phone that shrinks the file . Only taken me a couple of years..... :lol:
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by animalpest » 05 Sep 2021, 10:01 pm

Awesome group.

Yeah Bigrich bullet placement and good bullets make or break you.

In those days I could shinny up a tree damn quick. Have had a buff bull charge me from behind - he had backed up into the jungle and charged after I walked past - so first shot better be good when using a 30/06, or anything when it's 20m away and closing.

But eventually in my mature years I bought a .375 H&H, just because I could. I think the 9.3 is an excellent choice
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by deye243 » 06 Sep 2021, 12:57 am

bigpete wrote:45-70 will most definitely blow up rock melons lol

I don't call it wasting food I call it ballistic media and it's good fun this watermelon was about the size of a basketball .

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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by LawrenceA » 06 Sep 2021, 1:10 pm

deye243 wrote:
bigpete wrote:45-70 will most definitely blow up rock melons lol

I don't call it wasting food I call it ballistic media and it's good fun this watermelon was about the size of a basketball .


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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by bigrich » 24 May 2022, 8:46 am

Hey fellas, I’m resurrecting this topic for a bit of advice. I’m doing a buff hunt in the territory in early august, and have developed loads for my 9.3x62 with the 270 Speer, lapua 285 mega, sako 285 hammerhead, and the 250 Barnes tsx. Obviously the 250 Barnes is a good choice for buff, but does anyone have any experience on game with the other projectiles?
Also, my local GS has a weatherby in a beautiful wood stock in 375 H&H that’s calling to me. Opinions?
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Re: 9.3x62 for ozzie hunting

Post by Blr243 » 24 May 2022, 4:40 pm

No exp with bullets on anything bigger than donkeys in wa but I do like to add this little tale .... long tim ago I barefoot crept up behind a Cape York scrub bull as he was feeding into the wind. Right behind 5 metres I was unnecessarily close but could not take a shot. If there was a tool to measure anxiety I would have blown than sucker to pieces Fortunately he turned side on so I released the arrow. He only walked 5 metres and was down. I know u are very aware of shot placement but this little scene of mine Demonstrates shot placement like nothing else. shows how a tiny broad head in the right spot can do anything ..... I don’t recommend u try this. Back then I had no fear ... adventure was my only wish ..safety and .my own life was mostly never considered. It could have ended terribly for me. I was hunting solo. So other than this ramble The only thing I have to say is that I’m jealous of your trip to the territory
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