New Caliber ...for me.

[Mike Moss]

Larryjk,

Sounds like a nice rifle. I looked in the Nosler #5 here and I see a 9.3-62 but no 9.3-64 Brenneke loading data?

If RWS no longer makes brass why choose a less than popular cartridge?

[Larryjk]

Mike Moss, The data for the 9.3x62 is on page 447 of the Nosler #5. The data for the 9.3x64mm is on page 455 of that manual. There are a couple reasons we decided to build the 9.3x64. (1) It is in a separate niche, the 9.3 being .366. We have the .358 calibers and the .375s. This is in the middle.(How is that for logic that wives can't understand.) I had suggested a .358 Norma, but son Jeff had this burning itch. (2) When we originally got this idea there wasn't any problem getting the RWS brass from Huntington's. Just a month or so ago RWS said they wouldn't be sending components to the US, only loaded ammo. We can still get brass and/or loaded ammo from A-Square.

We had compared the case to the Ruger .375, but that would have made it a wildcat. In Europe, the 9.3 x 64 is a fairly popular cartridge, and it is legal for dangerous game in 3 African countries. The caliber has a very good reputation for large game. It would make a fine cartridge for moose and the bears. It is not as popular as the 9.3 x 62 because that is basically a 30-06 case. The 9.3x62 is in the same league as the .35 Whelan.

I will try to get my son to help me with the picture project this week.

[Catfish]

What are you pushing the bullet at?? I would think in the 2,500 to 2,600 fps. range. Do you think a 286 gr. bullet at those velocities is really enough for an antelope????