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I was pretty frustrated as well, but then relieved to find it wasn't the rifle's chamber. I was fortunate in that I bought the rifle and brass together from a local shop - they took the brass back so I'm not out anything. The only other Hornady brass I've used is 450/400 NE and that has been fine. I think this is the first and only issue I've had with new brass of any make.

If your at all worried about brass just buy some Lapua, load and go. Stick with a 286 projectile, conventional or premium. They made the 9.3's reputation and work the best.

I never FL size new brass - I just run the expander ball over the neck to true them up, check the length, and give them a light chamfer. I don't trim (unless necessary) until after I fire them once. I only FL sized a couple of these after I realized there was a fit problem and was trying to determine if the problem was the brass or the chamber.

I stick to Lapua. Had some problems with a batch from Graf's. They took it all back and were great to work with but I'll stick with Lapua for that cartridge at least.

I've been using Hornady brass in my 9.3x62, very uniform, good tight primer pockets, and stands up to the higher loading pressures very well.

Gunner

Yep, had the same problem mentioned. Thought at first it was the chamber of my T3. Hornady brass is S&B, by the way.

Anyway, I discovered the cause and solution: The neck IS a tight fit for the chamber, but there is a burr around the mouth of the neck on the outside (and perhaps on the inside) where the brass has been cut. When I trimmed that off, they chambered OK. And on the second and third firing, there wasn't a hitch. They are tough and a decent price.

Bob

www.bigbores.ca

I have used Lapua in my CZ550, no issues and the brass has lasted quite a while with JB's loads which are towards the warm side. I trim the brass and get rid of any burr. No issues and works fine and so far is lasting. No experiance with other brass.