9.3x62mm Mauser Ammo
9.3x62mm Mauser ammunition is a powerful cartridge with a long history of use by big game hunters. The round is frequently used to hunt moose, bear, and bison as well as a variety of African game such as giraffe and zebra and was introduced in 1905.
Loads for this caliber use heavy 231, 250, or 285 grain bullets with muzzle velocities of around 2,500 feet per second. That's typically what you'll find in-stock and for sale here at Widener's for U.S. civilian shooters (mostly hunters).
Available ammunition for the 9.3x62mm include a soft point load from Sellier & Bellot and an entry in Hornady's Dangerous Game line.
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Prvi Partizan 9.3x62mm 285 Grain SP - 20 Rounds
$37.85Product Type Ammo Manufacturer Prvi Partizan Condition New Bullet Weight 285 Grain Bullet Type Soft-Point (SP) Use Type hunting boar, hunting whitetail deer Casing Type Brass Quantity 20 Ammo Caliber 9.3x62 Manufacturer SKU PP9362 Primer Type Boxer Magnetic No UPC Barcode 8605003812975 Cost Per Round $1.89 per round A popular large game cartridge designed in Germany, the 9.3x62mm is achieving some significant popular in North America more than a century after its introduction in 1905. With ammo like this load from Prvi Partizan, you can achieve success against everything from moose to bear with your rifle.
These cartridges fire a heavy 285 grain soft point bullet at a muzzle velocity of 2,265 feet per second. The high weight of the bullet is crucial to achieving the penetration required to defeat the thick hide of dangerous or big game. The soft point projectile offers strong expansion and deadly terminal performance without the meat destruction associated with fragmenting rounds.
Prvi Partizan is a Serbian manufacturer that is notable for production runs in calibers that can be find to hard in retail stores. Their products are well regarded and use non corrosive Boxer primers and brass cases. Based in the city of Uzice, PPU was established in the 1920s by Jakob Posinger to fulfill defense contracts and supply hunters.
