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Thank you for those comments. Yes the 9.3x62 was a death ray and a pleasure to hunt with.

Good question. The Kudu was no surprise as I shot it at a longer range where the projectile had fallen in velocity below the recommended impact velocity stated by Woodleigh. I became suspicious when I shot my number two animal, the Warthog through both lungs at 50 metres. One hole in, one hole out. The skinner/tracker: Charles and Chris Troskie my P/H both stated it had not expanded and showed me virtually nil damage/disruption in the internal organs.

I have shot 8 animals in Africa before with a .308W and 165 Woodleigh PPSN's and am familiar with their outstanding performance. It is a marriage made in heaven that combination.

The Eland at 750kg is not considered a tough animal but is large. Again one hole in and an identical hole out for the two 40 metres shots. Both shots were within the recommended impact velocities and nil internal damage again confirmed by skinner and P/H. I wasn't going to argue with their ecperience.

Now, Bushveldt hunting is touted as close range and the 9.3x62 was designed for Bushveldt hunting on medium and large (Eland size) soft skinned animals. I have no doubt it is also more than capable with correct shot placement of killing anything. I felt over-gunned the whole time.

As I state frequently, I don't consider the projectile a failure as I got all my animals and to state it was a failure is to remove correct shot placement from the equation. I was surprised that is failed to expand at the recommended impact velocities in the scenario it was designed for.

I tested the round on feral goats before leaving for Africa as we don't have readily available 'tough' game here in Oz. I guess the difference between Aussie feral Goats and African Plains Game is too large

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