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....or in other words it doesn't have enough case capacity to push a heavy bullet fast enough to generate any recoil......

I just like to make a long story short.....

Since I actually have exactly the rifle you're asking about...

A little harder than a standard '06 with 180s, but not bad at all. About like an '06 with warmish 220s. If they can manage 10 rounds from an '06 carbine, they'll have no problem with the 550FS in 9.3x62. BT/DT, as my '06 weighs 7.75#, all up.

The weight of the CZ550FS makes the difference.

Very manageable rifle, and the power is impressive.

The 7.62x54R via the M44 is FAR worse.

I have the exact rifle you have mentioned. I shot a 20.5" head black bear with it at 20 yards. The bear spotted me in the tree
stand and started to walk toward the tree, did a bluff charge and kept snapping it's teeth. At 15 yards I shot and dropped him on the spot, 286 grn. bullet. I can guarantee you I didn't feel the recoil at all. My total focus was on Mr. Growling bear. I don't know if he would have climbed my tree but at 15 yards I decided it was time to end the show. Buckfever1

For a proper evaluation of the power level of the 9.3x62, try to avoid listening to folks who haven't any experience with it and are here to do nothing more than lie and troll. Damned shame, too...

Anyway, Norma lists the 9.3x62 pushing a 250 grain bullet at 2625, a 285 grain bullet at 2362-2428 fps, and a 325 grain bullet at 2300. They list the .375H&H pushing a 270 grain bullet at 2625, and a 300 at 2493-2559 fps.

As Phil Shoemaker (who has more first-hand experience with either the 9.3x62 or the .375H&H on LARGE critters than probably anyone else alive) puts it when comparing the two (9.3x62 vs .375H&H):



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