Sauer 100 special edition 9.3x62

[Drdenbo316]

I’m looking at a 9.3x62 in a Sauer 100 and found a special edition with Field Ethos. They have made few changes including a very nice grade 3 walnut stock. My question is do you think that this is worth the extra spend ($2700) compared to the standard? Same base rifle is about $1250 on Europtic.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Not sure why this isn’t in the firearms forum…

Only you can decide whether it is worth the extra money. If I was going to spend that much money, I’d spend a bit more and get a fancy wooden RokStok. That’s what I’m doing for my Tikka M690 in 9.3x62.

This is my Sauer 100 9.3x62 from EuroOptic. I didn’t pay sticker price either. Jake takes good care of Roksliders.

 

[Drdenbo316]

Not sure why this isn’t in the firearms forum…

Only you can decide whether it is worth the extra money. If I was going to spend that much money, I’d spend a bit more and get a fancy wooden RokStok. That’s what I’m doing for my Tikka M690 in 9.3x62.

This is my Sauer 100 9.3x62 from EuroOptic. I didn’t pay sticker price either. Jake takes good care of Roksliders.

Sorry- my first post on Rokslide. It should have been in the firearms forum.
Thanks for the advice. Haven’t seen RokStok before- I’ll check it out.

 

[fngTony]

Sorry- my first post on Rokslide. It should have been in the firearms forum.
Thanks for the advice. Haven’t seen RokStok before- I’ll check it out.

All good, I moved it to the firearms section

 

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This is my Sauer 100 9.3x62 from EuroOptic. I didn’t pay sticker price either. Jake takes good care of Roksliders.

Off topic but what bullets are you using in 9.3?

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Off topic but what bullets are you using in 9.3?

I have some PPU 285s, some Speer 270s (great on light-skinned game), some 250-grain ETIPS, and some 185-grain Lapua. I expect the Speers will be my primary bullet, but I haven’t worked up any loads yet. I was supposed to go to the range this weekend to sight in my 9.3’s, but I can’t get out of my driveway.

 

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I have some PPU 285s, some Speer 270s (great on light-skinned game), some 250-grain ETIPS, and some 185-grain Lapua. I expect the Speers will be my primary bullet, but I haven’t worked up any loads yet. I was supposed to go to the range this weekend to sight in my 9.3’s, but I can’t get out of my driveway.

Gotcha. What do you know about that 185 Lapua on game? I'm really tempted to get that Sauer 100 9.3x62 because I'm continually impressed with my Sauer 6.5 Creedmoor. BUT ammo selection doesn't seem to fit my purpose. I can load the 200 grain prohunter in my Mark X 375 H&H for a cartridge that is easy on the shoulder and incredibly deadly on our bigger swamp pigs. If there was a good analog for the 9.3 caliber then I'd probably sell that Mark X.

Sorry to hijack the thread @Drdenbo316. I don't have any serious advice for you. I would probably swing for the rokstok. I'm having one made right now but I've never used one before.

 

[Drdenbo316]

Gotcha. What do you know about that 185 Lapua on game? I'm really tempted to get that Sauer 100 9.3x62 because I'm continually impressed with my Sauer 6.5 Creedmoor. BUT ammo selection doesn't seem to fit my purpose. I can load the 200 grain prohunter in my Mark X 375 H&H for a cartridge that is easy on the shoulder and incredibly deadly on our bigger swamp pigs. If there was a good analog for the 9.3 caliber then I'd probably sell that Mark X.

Sorry to hijack the thread @Drdenbo316. I don't have any serious advice for you. I would probably swing for the rokstok. I'm having one made right now but I've never used one before.

No worries at all. Just more information about a cartridge that I’m looking at getting. Where I typically hunt both mule deer and elk, shots are usually under 200 yards, so I think it would be a fun one to replace the 308 and then I’d also have a nice rifle that I would be familiar with to take up to Alaska sometime for a big moose in bear country.

 

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No worries at all. Just more information about a cartridge that I’m looking at getting. Where I typically hunt both mule deer and elk, shots are usually under 200 yards, so I think it would be a fun one to replace the 308 and then I’d also have a nice rifle that I would be familiar with to take up to Alaska sometime for a big moose in bear country.

I don't know anything about you so this food-for-thought may be off target. But if you do some reading through the various threads in this forum showcasing different cartridges and their effectiveness on game, you'll see plenty of proof that your 308 has you fully covered for bear and moose. On top of that, the recoil of a 9.3x62 is stout and very difficult to maintain accuracy with.

 

[robtattoo]

Iknow the question wasn't for me, but I settled on the PPU 285s in mine.
I tried the Prvi, Hornady 286 & Speer 270s.
Best accuracy was the Privis at 2400ish fps but the Hornady was a very close second, although 50-100fps slower. I couldn't seem to get a load I was happy with in the Speers. Oddly though, my 9.3x57 loves them ar 2100fps & I won't feed it anything else. They're hell on hogs!

 

[Drdenbo316]

I don't know anything about you so this food-for-thought may be off target. But if you do some reading through the various threads in this forum showcasing different cartridges and their effectiveness on game, you'll see plenty of proof that your 308 has you fully covered for bear and moose. On top of that, the recoil of a 9.3x62 is stout and very difficult to maintain accuracy with.

Sounds like you want to talk me out of a new rifle . Don’t get me wrong, I like the 308, but I’m just contemplating adding something with more authority when hunting with my boys (and one of them can use the 308). Any excuse for a new rifle, right?

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Gotcha. What do you know about that 185 Lapua on game? I'm really tempted to get that Sauer 100 9.3x62 because I'm continually impressed with my Sauer 6.5 Creedmoor. BUT ammo selection doesn't seem to fit my purpose. I can load the 200 grain prohunter in my Mark X 375 H&H for a cartridge that is easy on the shoulder and incredibly deadly on our bigger swamp pigs. If there was a good analog for the 9.3 caliber then I'd probably sell that Mark X.

Sorry to hijack the thread @Drdenbo316. I don't have any serious advice for you. I would probably swing for the rokstok. I'm having one made right now but I've never used one before.

I haven’t fired the Lapua 185-grain bullet yet. One of the guys on campfire recommended it as a lower recoil option. I figure it is worth checking out.

The original 285-grain load was designed for large African plains game (elk or moose size) at 300 yards. It still has a good reputation for that purpose.

I have a lot of experience with the 270-grain bullet in a 9.3x74R. It’s a very easy-to-upset bullet with devastating wounds on whitetails (about like a 77-grain TMK ).

I have no illusions that the 9.3x62 is “needed” for anything (except in parts of Africa, where it is the legal minimum). It’s probably less effective than my .243 for most North American hunting purposes. But it’s fun and I want to use one.

I ended up with two of them because I was initially told that it was unlikely that EuroOptic would get any more Sauer 100s in 9.3x62. So, I bought the Tikka. Then Jake let me know about the Sauers being back in stock. I figure that I will set them both up the way I want, use them, decide which one I like better, and sell the other.

 

[S-3 ranch]

I don't know anything about you so this food-for-thought may be off target. But if you do some reading through the various threads in this forum showcasing different cartridges and their effectiveness on game, you'll see plenty of proof that your 308 has you fully covered for bear and moose. On top of that, the recoil of a 9.3x62 is stout and very difficult to maintain accuracy with.

That is a ridiculous comment, 9.3x62 is a pussycat to shoot, not everyone on RS is a minimalist on caliber and recoil sensitive
I shoot a 375 Ruger sometimes on deer and hogs
Both the 9.3 & 375 absolutely pole ax elk , bear , nilgai and smaller game
Both mine are 3/4 inch guns and easygoing on the bench .
.416’s and 404 Jeffery aren’t recoil friendly
But to each their own perspective

 

[Drdenbo316]

That is a ridiculous comment, 9.3x62 is a pussycat to shoot, not everyone on RS is a minimalist on caliber and recoil sensitive
I shoot a 375 Ruger sometimes on deer and hogs
Both the 9.3 & 375 absolutely pole ax elk , bear , nilgai and smaller game
Both mine are 3/4 inch guns and easygoing on the bench .
.416’s and 404 Jeffery aren’t recoil friendly
But to each their own perspective

What would you say is your effective range with the 9.3 on any of the above?

 

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That is a ridiculous comment, 9.3x62 is a pussycat to shoot, not everyone on RS is a minimalist on caliber and recoil sensitive
I shoot a 375 Ruger sometimes on deer and hogs
Both the 9.3 & 375 absolutely pole ax elk , bear , nilgai and smaller game
Both mine are 3/4 inch guns and easygoing on the bench .
.416’s and 404 Jeffery aren’t recoil friendly
But to each their own perspective

I think you're conflating being a tough guy with being accurate. Up until very recently a 375 H&H was one of my truck guns that I shot more than a couple times a month. I need to get the scope-base holes retapped to 8-40 then I'm looking forward to having it back. Recoil affects the rifle before the bullet leaves the barrel, more recoil means a greater effect. Because of that and several other reasons, the more a rifle recoils, the harder it is to shoot accurately. Top loads from a 9.3x62 produce around 30 ft pounds of recoil, and that puts it between a 300 win mag and a 375H&H. It is stout. These are facts.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

I think you're conflating being a tough guy with being accurate. Up until very recently a 375 H&H was one of my truck guns that I shot more than a couple times a month. I need to get the scope-base holes retapped to 8-40 then I'm looking forward to having it back. Recoil affects the rifle before the bullet leaves the barrel, more recoil means a greater effect. Because of that and several other reasons, the more a rifle recoils, the harder it is to shoot accurately. Top loads from a 9.3x62 produce around 30 ft pounds of recoil, and that puts it between a 300 win mag and a 375H&H. It is stout. These are facts that you're welcome to continue arguing with yourself about, you super tough guy you.

Dude, I'm as much of a small caliber fan as anyone on RokSlide, but this thread doesn't need this debate. This thread is about which 9.3x62 to purchase and which bullets to use, not about whether heavier bullets propelled by more powder have more recoil. Or whether its easier to shoot rifles with less recoil.

The person to whom you are responding knows exactly what he is doing, both behind a rifle and behind a keyboard. Just please let it go so this thread can stay somewhat on track.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

What would you say is your effective range with the 9.3 on any of the above?

I am also very interested in this question.

That is a ridiculous comment, 9.3x62 is a pussycat to shoot, not everyone on RS is a minimalist on caliber and recoil sensitive
I shoot a 375 Ruger sometimes on deer and hogs
Both the 9.3 & 375 absolutely pole ax elk , bear , nilgai and smaller game
Both mine are 3/4 inch guns and easygoing on the bench .
.416’s and 404 Jeffery aren’t recoil friendly
But to each their own perspective

Related to that, what is the barrel length on your 9.3x62? Any thoughts on going with a short barrel? 16-20"?