Right on.

Hence my note above regarding factory ammo. He certainly had to rely on what he read in catalogues and on the side of cartridge boxes I suppose.

Due to the game and conditions in which I hunt here, these 56/57mm-capacity rounds all appeal a great deal to me. The 9x56, 9x57, 9.3x57, 9.3x53R, 9.5x56 all. Due to the wide range of bullets available in .375 caliber, I used to think the 9.5x56 was a candidate for a custom rifle as I have never even seen an original in-the-flesh, but now with the ability to resize .375 bullets to my 9.3, I have them PLUS all the 9.3's available for playing around with in my 9.3x57 rifles.

But with good bullets, and there are quite a few of those, that 9.5 looks like a winner!

Naki and ChrisPer: Interesting we have two 9.5's weighing in from Kiwiland and Aussieland. Was there some level of popularity for those rifles there or are they old "Indian stock" that migrated to your countries?