The 9.3x62 Mauser is an 'all-around firearms cartridge' suitable for hunting larger species of animals in Africa, Europe, or North America. It was introduced by Otto Bock in 1905. At 2400 ft/sec (731.52 m/s), its 286 grain (18.53g) standard load balances recoil and power for effective use at up to about 250 yards (228.6 m). The CIP Maximum Average Pressure (MAP) for the 9.3X62 is 3900 bar (56 500 PSI) Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 621 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 9. ... Rimmed, centerfire . ... Eight . ... 7. ... 6. ... NATO 7. ... This article is about firearms projectiles. ... Rifling of a Canon de 75 modèle 1897 A 35 caliber Remington, with a microgroove rifled barrel with a right hand twist. ... The percussion cap or primer was the crucial invention that enabled firearms to fire in any weather. ... A grain is a unit of mass equal to 0. ... Feet per second is a unit of speed; it expressses the number of feet traveled in one second. ... Metre per second (U.S. spelling: meter per second) is an SI derived unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined by distance in metres divided by time in seconds. ... The foot-pound force (symbol: ft·lbf) is an English unit of work or energy from the English Engineering System. ... The joule (IPA: or ) (symbol: J) is the SI unit of energy. ... A grain is a unit of mass equal to 0. ... Feet per second is a unit of speed; it expressses the number of feet traveled in one second. ... Metre per second (U.S. spelling: meter per second) is an SI derived unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined by distance in metres divided by time in seconds. ... The foot-pound force (symbol: ft·lbf) is an English unit of work or energy from the English Engineering System. ... The joule (IPA: or ) (symbol: J) is the SI unit of energy. ... A grain is a unit of mass equal to 0. ... Feet per second is a unit of speed; it expressses the number of feet traveled in one second. ... Metre per second (U.S. spelling: meter per second) is an SI derived unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined by distance in metres divided by time in seconds. ... The foot-pound force (symbol: ft·lbf) is an English unit of work or energy from the English Engineering System. ... The joule (IPA: or ) (symbol: J) is the SI unit of energy. ... A grain is a unit of mass equal to 0. ... Feet per second is a unit of speed; it expressses the number of feet traveled in one second. ... Metre per second (U.S. spelling: meter per second) is an SI derived unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined by distance in metres divided by time in seconds. ... The foot-pound force (symbol: ft·lbf) is an English unit of work or energy from the English Engineering System. ... The joule (IPA: or ) (symbol: J) is the SI unit of energy. ... Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth wearing a C-Leg on her right side Otto Bock is a German prosthetics company situated in Duderstadt. ... An early naval cannon design, allowing the gun to roll backwards a small distance when firing The recoil when firing a gun is the backward momentum of a gun, which is equal to the forward momentum of the bullet or shell, due to conservation of momentum. ...

History and first use

The 9.3 x 62 was developed around 1905 by Berlin gunmaker Otto Bock, who designed it to fit into the Model 1898 Mauser bolt-action rifle. African hunters and settlers often chose military rifles for their reliability and low cost, but governments fearful of colonial rebellions often banned them and their ammunition. The 9.3x62 was never a military cartridge and never had this problem. Mausers in 9.3 x 62 were inexpensive and reliable, so their popularity in Africa grew quickly. Mauser is the common name of a German arms manufacturer, maker of a line of bolt-action rifles from the 1870s to present. ... Half opened bolt on a Winchester Model 70. ...

Ammunition

The 9.3 x 62 was first loaded with a 286 grain (18.5 g) bullet at a muzzle velocity of 2,150 ft/s (655 m/s). After World War I some companies increased the velocity to around 2,400 ft/s (730 m/s), and brought out lighter bullets. Rifles set up for the original load must have their sights readjusted to shoot the newer load to point of aim. Adding to the confusion, loads at both velocities are available today. Several European firms load 9.3 x 62 mm Mauser ammunition, including Lapua, Norma and RWS, PPU (Prvi Partizan)as well as PMP of South Africa, and it is widely available in Africa. A guns muzzle velocity is the speed at which the projectile leaves the muzzle of the gun. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Norma is a Swedish manufacturer of ammunition. ...

Also in England, KYNOCH (the Imperial Metal Industries (Kynoch) Limited, Birmingham 6, England), the well known cartridge manufacturer, produced ammunition, referring to the 9.3 x 62 as the '9.3m/m Mauser'. Typically it was loaded as 'a Metal Covered Soft Nose Bullet. 285 grains (18.4g) with the base marked simply KYNOCH 9.3mm. This is no longer listed by them. Kynoch was a manufacturer of ammunition, later incorporated into ICI but remaining as a brand name for sporting cartridges. ...

Elsewhere

The 9.3 x 62 is popular in Europe, especially Scandinavia. The rugged, inexpensive CZ 550 rifle became available in 9.3 x 62 in North America in 2002, and both are gaining a strong following there.

Adequacy

The 9.3 x 62 is ideal for eland, zebra, giraffe and wildebeest, and most who hunt in Africa consider it a viable all-around cartridge comparable to the .338 Winchester Magnum, the .375 H&H Magnum and the .404 Jeffery. The 9.3 x 62 has taken cleanly every dangerous species on the continent, and is the minimum legal cartridge for "big 5" in many African countries. and will continue to do so in a pinch, but heavier rifles are considered a far superior choice. The 9.3 x 62 is considered adequate for European and North American game that may become dangerous, such as feral hogs and the great bears. Eland might refer to: Common Eland or Taurotragus oryx a savannah and plain antelope found in East and Southern Africa. ... For other uses, see Zebra (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Range map The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species. ... Species Connochaetes gnou Connochaetes taurinus The wildebeest (plural, wildebeest or wildebeests), also called the gnu (pronounced or ), is an antelope of the genus Connochaetes. ... The . ... .375 H&H Magnum The . ... The . ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

See also

• List of rifle cartridges
• 9 mm caliber

Left to Right: .17 HM2, .17 HMR, .22LR, .22 WMR, .17 SMc, 5mm/35 SMc, .22 Hornet, .223 Remington, .223 WSSM, .243 Winchester, .243 Winchester Improved (Ackley), .25-06, .270 Winchester, .308, .30-06, .45-70 Govt, .50-90 Sharps From left to right: .50 BMG, 300 Win Mag, .308... This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the 9 mm (.354 in) caliber range. ...

References

1. ^ By Frank C. Barnes - Edited By Stan Skinner - ISBN 13: 978-0-89689-297-2 - ISBN 10: 0-89689-297-2

• The 9,3 x 62 mm Mauser is making a strong come back!. reloaders. Retrieved on 24 February, 2006.
• The 9.3 x 62 Mauser. African Hunter. Retrieved on 24 February, 2006.