Driven boar cartridges

GGC96

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Now chaps - looking at getting a slot for my driven boar/general motrias calibre. Do I go for the trusty 30-06 or something a bit different, maybe something a bit spicy? 🌶️
 
I am the wrong person to answer, as I like weird stuff and my deer rifle is on the larger and weirder side 🤣
However with that in mind, a 30-06 is a sensible choice and a great all rounder. Faffing with other stuff is great, but only if you enjoy it as god it can be frustrating.
 
I have shot driven Boar & Game with .270Win, (130gn soft points and Barnes copper), 7mm WSM, .300 WinMag (GMX), .375 H&H (A frames) ... settled on 9.3 x 62 220gn Naturalis now.
 
Now chaps - looking at getting a slot for my driven boar/general motrias calibre. Do I go for the trusty 30-06 or something a bit different, maybe something a bit spicy? 🌶️
I Shot hundreds and hundreds in NZ & AUS IN THE 80s semi auto H & K 270 WIN Hmantel bullets superb
 
9.3x62 seems a popular choice with the locals. Why mess with what works? It'll comfortably take anything sort of the big 5, and in some countries it even legal for those. It's not a massive, hard recoiling cartridge like some of the big magnums but is quite capable of getting the job done.
 
9.3x62 seems a popular choice with the locals. Why mess with what works? It'll comfortably take anything sort of the big 5, and in some countries it even legal for those. It's not a massive, hard recoiling cartridge like some of the big magnums but is quite capable of getting the job done.
9.3 X 62 is "Grandfathered" in, in quite a few areas for Dangerous game.
 
35 Whelen if you fancy spicy and different, particularly if you aren't shooting out past 200m. Lightweight bullets (180gr) are available as well as copper if you want a flatter shooting trajectory with good penetration and the knockdown power of a wide meplat. If you are shooting boar in Europe though the convenience of being able to easily pick up factory ammo whilst there makes the 9.3x62 a good choice in comparison. Nathan Foster rates it highly on pigs: .35 Whelen where he says it performs "admirably" on "adrenalized running boar". He likes the 225gr Sierra Gamekings in it.
 
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35 Whelen if you fancy spicy and different, particularly if you aren't shooting out past 200m. Lightweight bullets (180gr) are available as well as copper if you want a flatter shooting trajectory with good penetration and the knockdown power of a wide meplat. If you are shooting boar in Europe though the convenience of being able to easily pick up factory ammo whilst there makes the 9.3x62 a good choice in comparison. Nathan Foster rates it highly on pigs: .35 Whelen where he says it performs "admirably" on "adrenalized running boar". He likes the 225gr Sierra Gamekings in it.
I love mine. Ammunition availability was the reason my vote went to the 9.3x62. The Whelen is essentially a 9.1x63, so there's very little in it. It isn't the easiest thing to feed, although Raytrade generally have a stock of bullets and brass on the shelf here in the UK.

If you home load, it accepts a vast range of bullet weights. .357 pistol bullets can be used, and they go right down to around 100 grains. Take it to the top of the scale and there's the 310gr Woodleigh Weldcore. That's the sort of lump a .375H&H throws, albeit a bit slower. I use 180gr in mine and I load them on the mild size. It's a nice woodland roe round when loaded like that.
 
308win or 30-06 Springfield are the nobrainer solution. Lots of available ammunition for hunting and practice. Ditto reloading components.
8x57 JS or 9.3x62 are other proven chamberings offered by Blaser.
 
I did some load development for a friend and his 9.5 x 57 Mauser. Very easy to create brass for and one hell of a thumper
 
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