Best break action rifle

[Jacio]

I want to buy the .30R or the 9.3x74 but i cannot choose. I have seen the .30R has a lot of penetration and take out moose very easy but the 9.3 can take down bigger animals too. What's your opinion? How Is the sway while aiming?
I have the 7mm break action and Is very accurate, i really like It.

[Lx188]

i say first now buy this 9.3x74....after time you will buy that 30R too ;D ;)

[Jacio]

First i want to say that i have the 45-70 for big game too. Which scope do i buy?

[Yukon Moose]

i like both the 9.3x74 and 7mm with the 5.5-22x56 scope

[Lx188]

Originally posted by Jacio il Sindriffo:

First i want to say that i have the 45-70 for big game too. Which scope do i buy?

this one ;) 5.5-22x56mm Rifle Scope
Eagle Mk I

[Lx188]

Originally posted by Jacio il Sindriffo:

I want to buy the .30R or the 9.3x74 but i cannot choose. I have seen the .30R has a lot of penetration and take out moose very easy but the 9.3 can take down bigger animals too. What's your opinion? How Is the sway while aiming?
I have the 7mm break action and Is very accurate, i really like It.

Its one of the best my game bugs -its latvian lang but just watch how works 9.3x74 ;DDDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhpdrG2wPgo

[Lx188]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhpdrG2wPgo

[DanthemanBoone]

I have both and find the 30r to be the better performer of the two, in that it is less prone to wobble at lower skill levels, kills all its permitted animals easily and has less bullet drop at long range.
I hardly ever use the 9.3 x 74 as it wobbles terribly, doesn't always kill reliably and has very marked bullet drop.

I also have the 45.70 lever action and consider it to be a much more reliable weapon on big game than the 9.3 x 74. While it has more bullet drop than the 30r it has less than the 9.3 x 74.

I use the 5.5 - 22 x 56 mm scope on every rifle it fits. Outstanding.

[yes or no?!]

i used a lot the 9.3 x 74R, im near to the 1000 k achievement (934 harvests) and 93,5% kills per shot... i really suggest it, really good gun... maybe it takes a little to learn how to make long shots (200 -300 meters)... always use it with the 5.5 - 22 x 56 mm scope... i never used the 30r so i cant make a comparison, honestly. happy hunting!

[Commanche]

Originally posted by yes or no?!:

i used a lot the 9.3 x 74R, im near to the 1000 k achievement (934 harvests) and 93,5% kills per shot... i really suggest it, really good gun... maybe it takes a little to learn how to make long shots (200 -300 meters)... always use it with the 5.5 - 22 x 56 mm scope... i never used the 30r so i cant make a comparison, honestly. happy hunting!

Agree - purely for the sake that it can kill all animals in the game from roe deer up. The bullet drop becomes a problem from 250m+ but even then aiming for the spine above the lungs will usually knock an animal over - depending on the size of course. For long range comps / missions / challenges there are other rifles that shoot much straighter.

[Commanche]

Originally posted by Gaussian:

Originally posted by Commanche:

The bullet drop becomes a problem from 250m+ but even then aiming for the spine above the lungs will usually knock an animal over - depending on the size of course.

At 320m the bullet drop of a 9.3x74R is quite substantial compared to a .300, about 3 times higher: https://i.postimg.cc/4xsKMNxn/bdrop.jpg
Aiming at the spine at 250+ meters with a 9.3x74R will result in a lot of misses or bad shots that will result in wasteful tracking (especially when animals walk or make sudden movements), while a .30, .300, .340, etc are far more forgiving and allow for a quicker reaction time and accuracy.

My experience is a far different one from yours but to each his own. I would still be recommending the 9.3R over the 30R for a new player as a more complete rifle. My opinion, nothing else.

[Commanche]

Originally posted by Gaussian:

Originally posted by Commanche:

I would still be recommending the 9.3R over the 30R for a new player as a more complete rifle.

You're free to recommend any weapon you like, but my response to you was only related to bullet drop, facts that I considered important to share with any potential customers.

And I have recommended the way on how I cope with that. From 250+ I aim for the spine. The bullet drop does the rest. Bigger animals get hit in the lungs and smaller ones, well, they just get knocked over. But then my hunting style seems vastly different to yours for I rarely shoot 320+ plus unless it's a longshot comp. Good info though for the new potential customers. Thanks for sharing.