The most incredible aspect of these big game rifles, is the cost. Heretofore, to buy a big game rifle for cheap, involved buying a military or military sporterized rifle. Now, we have available to us, an eloquent, nicley proportioned hunting rifle capable of handling any game in North America for little more than a cheap military rifle of times gone by.

I wouldn't part with my m46 in 9.3x57.

BTW - my old M98 actioned Sporter in 9.3x62 easily made over 2,600fps with 270 Speers and 2,519fps with 286gr. - all safe and sound loads. What isn't understood by many, is the case capacity of the 62mm case. They think of it as a necked up .30'06. They forget the blown-out portion of this equation. The capacity, at 78gr. is almost 15% greater than the .35 Whelen, for expample, which also includes the straighter sided case which handles pressure so well. That is why the 9.3x62 will actually match and exceed 1912 ammo loaded for the .375H&H, a time when smokeless powders were few and far between and pressures less stable, hense downloading of the H&H round. BUT - that is the ammo that made the H&H famous, along with the 9.3x62 low velocity stuff which back then produced 9.3x57's modern ballistics. Powders today allow us to match the larger round's ballistics with safe pressure. One must know what one is about, though.