9.3 Nosler bullets

[panhandle]

Yesterday, I got on the Nosler website and e-mailed them about dropping the 250 gr BT and asked if it was going to be replaced.  They e-mailed me back and said it is being replaced by the 250 gr Accra-Bond.  Good news for the 9.3mm lovers.

Panhandlepr

[lrs]

 Hey, that is good news.  I'm a 9.3 lover from way back.  I own four 98 mauser 9.3x62's.  I am hoping Ruger comes thru with the 9.3x74.

[lgm270]

This is good news, but does anybody have any opinions, impressions, etc. about how well a 250 Grain Accubond bullet would work in the 9.3x57mm?   I know this is not a great question at the present time because the bullet hasn't even come out yet, but maybe some of you have experience with Accubonds in other calibers that you could extrapolate over to the 9.3mm.   My impression is the 250 grain ballistic tip and 286 partitions worked well, even at the lesser velocities of the 9.3x57 as compared to the larger 9.3x62.

I'm thinking about the idea of a 9.3x57 mm on an intermediate length mauser action, of which there seem to be so many out there.  The 9.3x57 mm would  be a great rebore on a corroded or shot out 8x57 mm barrel on a milsurp.    The 9.3x57mm is a little less gun than the longer, more capacious 9.3x62 mm that is more popular, but it's more gun than the  beloved .358 Win that seems to perform so well. 

Best 

[Drilling Man]

  All of my 9.3 experience is with the 9.3x74R cartridge...  Every 74R i've worked up loads for has prefered heavier bullets than 250 grain, so 286 grain is the bullet weight i always swaged in 9.3 cal.. (back when i was swageing and selling bonded core 9.3 bullets)

  When Nosler came out with their 286 partition i got pretty excited as this is the bullet i always hoped for in 9.3 cal..  If it performs like all the other NP's i've used it will be the ultimate big game bullet in 9.3 cal..

  I have some of the NP's here, and i need to work up a good load for them so i can try them out, as i still have a double rifle in 9.3x74R and also a set of 74R/12ga. bbls for the same gun...

  It's on my "to do" list...

  DM

[Brithunter]

Hi All,

        Hmmm that may be good new IF ................................... and I say IF any of them find their way over here to the UK I have a Husqvarna Model 46 in 9.3x57 to feed and am curently using 235 Grn Norma Semi Spitzers but my supply is dropping with no chance it seems to replenish them. It shoots the RWS 246 Grn Cone Points quite well but I also cannot get them here  :'(the one box of 50 that I brought was in France on a day trip.

      The most common bullet here was the Speer 270 Grn one although I did manage to get a 100 of the S&B 286 Grn bullets but they are too heavy for use here really, The 235-270 grains one are better for Deer I would think. Trouble is it seems that Hornady's are difficult to get here now in any form, I certainly hope that situation improves and soon.

     As yet I have not used any of the bonded bullets sticking normally with Hornady Spire Points, Speer hot cores or the occasional Sierra PH or GK.

[oliverstacy]

I loaded up some 250 gr NBT in my Encore barrel and had decent results with them.  It has a 1-12 twist so I don't know if that makes a difference.  I could get 5 shot groups under 1.5 inches with it.  I'm going to be testing them against the 270 Speer SSPT, 286 gr Partitions and 250 gr Triple Shocks for use on Black Bears this fall.  Can't wait, it's going to be my first time with bears and I'm excited to say the least. 

I would think Nosler would have the insite to use a jacket thickness that will work with the bullets intended rounds velocity.  Unless you're using the 9.3x 64 Bren or 9.3x 66 Sako velocities are going to be around 2200-2400 fps or so.  I might be able to push them a tad quicker out of my 28" tube but I'm not sure yet.  Since I have a Chrono now I'll let you know when the snow melts.

Josh