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... The .338/9.3 probably is the equal of the 9.3 X 64 but 338 brass is handy, and it's different, and isn't that what wildcatting is all about? ... Yeah, and we could call it the ".366 Belted Rimless Nitro Express"!! -Bob F. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Hatari I'm sort of a 9.3 nut.....I'm sure no one would have guessed that... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> I have the following reamers, just in case. The 338 Win necked up to 9.3 might be the most useful of all. Charlie If we want case forming easier, use the .358 Norma Mag case. One pass through the die and fireform! Wildcatting is fun (wish it was cheap!) Sounds like you and Mule Deer had a good time wringing this one out. With all of those 9.3 reamers, I'd like to pay you a visit someday with a handful of unused actions and a case of cold beer, not to be utilized simultaneously, you understand. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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So Mule Deer,
Do you only use .350 Rem Mag brass or did you have brass made as well? Looks like quality cartridge offers it ($2.50 per piece), after they get enough orders for a run.
All misc pieces and parts will more than likely be delayed due to the current state of the world but I am in no big hurry.
You could maybe put a package together at Rifles and Recipes to order all together!! 🤣😂
Have a great weekend and be safe all!!
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I had so much Remington .350 brass by the time the Quality Cartridge stuff appeared I never tried the QC.
However, am working on an article about the 6mm-06 wildcat, and QC makes properly headstamped brass. It's very consistent in weight and dimensions.
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Nevermind
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Wow!
Just re-read this thread. A blast from the past!
I still love the 9.3💪
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If the short mag case cause feed issues maybe another work around would be to use the RCM Ruger cases. They should feed fine but they arent as common as the old H&H case head. One of these of the 338RCM CASE would be cool but probably not a lot to gain.
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Actually nothing to gain. The .338 RCM case doesn't have any more practical powder capacity than the .350 Remington. Plus, the cases are scarcer--and any standard belted brass can be made into 9,3 B-S cases. It requires more work than just necking up .350s (which as I mentioned earlier in this thread can be done by seating 9.3 boattails), but is considerably easier than building a rifle for a 9.3/.338 RCM wildcat.
But as I have pointed out numerous times in article and books, the 9.3 is pretty much redundant--like most wildcats. The only advantage over the 9,3x62 is functioning in a short action. Though plenty of wildcats (and factory rounds) have been developed to do just that.
Charlie and knew all this going into the project, but the major point was to have fun--like most rifle-loony stuff.
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Iwouldnt attempt any of them being a 9.3x64 already exists. Theres already a crowded field of things with overlap and id hate to sacriface my 338RCM cases for anything else.
Oddly enough i ran into a bunch of old Norma ammo awhile back in 9.3x57. It was the first time ive seen it in the flesh. Seen this in cartridge books but never first hand but never seen the rifle so chambered. The most oddball i have is a 348 Ackley and a Tolley 8 bore.
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That Tolley 80bore must be a hoot!
Had a Hisquvarna 9.3x57 for a while, and it's about like the .358 Winchester but with a twist-rate able to handle bullets heavier than 250 grains.
Have yet to encounter a big game animal that can tell the "field" difference between a 9.3x62 loaded to .30-06 pressures and a .375 H&H--and have considerable experience with both. Which is why I eventually decided there was no need to try the 9,3x64. Of course, have also fooled around with the .358 Norma and .358 Shooting Times Alaskan. The latter's ballistics turned out to be just about like the .375 H&H--and In fact I reformed .375 brass for the rifle. Which made it a .375 H&H PITA.
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MD, I'll likely never own a 9.3X72 much less have a 9.3BS made up but I sure enjoy reading about such things! I've got 30-06s and a 375 Ruger so I'm covered, vanilla but covered. I can "live looney" through you.
By the way I'm still waiting for info on the reamer for the 7mmOBWM and let's not forget the B29!
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Power is no substitute for bullet performance. 458WIN
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This is a nice read.
Thanks for all the input.
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Charlie, how many fo those 9.3X378 WBYs have you made?
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I've made a dozen or so. That combination of the big Wby case, a 286 grain bullet, and over 100 grains of powder, is about all the fun standing up you want !!! 
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I've made a dozen or so. That combination of the big Wby case, a 286 grain bullet, and over 100 grains of powder, is about all the fun standing up you want !!! there wasa local shop by me nice shop had a lot of collectables. the remington Rep showed up one day and invited the staff out to test the new cartridge. i got to go cause i was friends with the manager. that rifle was chambered in 375 Ultra mag. one shot was enough to know I never wanted to see one again. bout the same experiece I had with a 378 wby. everything in that case is more fun than I want standing up P.S. I personally think you should take the 30-06 case and neck it up to 9.3. man imagine that. mild recoil, lots of easily worked actions. could be a real winner
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P.S. I personally think you should take the 30-06 case and neck it up to 9.3. man imagine that. mild recoil, lots of easily worked actions. could be a real winner
You just reinvented the 9.3 x 62 
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