Recent content by Laurie Colgrave

I have a similar experience with my Merkel 140 in 9.3x74 not so good in terms of bolt action accuracy, 1.5-3" at 50m. What I discovered is that shooting offhand is the key, particularly at game, my shots were 100-150m on about a dozen feral donkeys no misses & no poor shot placement. I have...

Standard European twist is 1-14.2"! Both my 9.3x62 & my 9.3x74R have this twist They all shoot 320gn Woodleigh bullets accurately!!

Both will work Bob, the heavy pill might be better in close!

I have attached pics of the 9.3x62 & 35 Whelen cases for comparison. The case capacities are 77-78 grains for 9.3x62 & 70-72 grains for 35 Whelen. Both grand cartridges,,,,,

Some facts fellas we all have favourites. I like to report on my observations rather than heresay. The 9.3x62 has 5-6 grains more capacity, so given similar throat, barrel length etc. the 9.3 will be slightly better... The 35 Whelen has been limited by its slower twist barrels (factory) designed...

I would like to reinforce the 9.3x62 followers, I have two! My loads achieved 2530fps with 320gn Woodleighs & 2620fps with 286gn Woodleighs using Re17. Pressures on both these loads were less than the listed maximum Varget (AR2208) load which I used extensively! Everyone needs a favourite....

224 donkeys, 13 scrub bulls & 1 dingo