Actually the only thing I have shot in he US with the 9.3 is ground squirrels and it is very efficient on them. I have carried to Africa but have not actually used it there, for some reason I just have always used another rifle. I used the Valmet SHOTGUN barrels quite a bit there for birds. I have mostly used either Woodleigh or Nosler Partitions and found both to shoot very well in all the guns I have had.