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Chasseur
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9.3x74r shooting and reloading
#56277 - 03/05/06 12:10 PM

Hi all,

I've been working with some handloads in my 9.3 and I've come up with a great load: 286 Woodlieghs, and 63.5grs of 4350.

1-1/2" (4.5mm) at 100 (91m) with 4 shots!

Just wanted to crow a little bit

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NE450No2
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Re: 9.3x74r shooting and reloading [Re: Chasseur]
#56284 - 03/05/06 01:29 PM

Nice group.
The 286 Woodleigh Soft is a great bullet for deer to cape buffalo.

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Re: 9.3x74r shooting and reloading [Re: Chasseur]
#56309 - 03/05/06 08:31 PM

Chasseur,
Yes, bloody beautiful!

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Re: 9.3x74r shooting and reloading [Re: Chasseur]
#56311 - 03/05/06 08:52 PM

Chasseur,

Glad to see the load working! Are you using Hodgdon or IMR?

Curl

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Re: 9.3x74r shooting and reloading [Re: Chasseur]
#56319 - 03/05/06 11:00 PM

Yes a great load, I used the same one in my Merkle O/U for quite some time. It also works well with solids, and I killed everything with it on my first trip to Zim, including my Cape.

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Chasseur
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Re: 9.3x74r shooting and reloading [Re: CptCurl]
#56327 - 03/05/06 11:55 PM

Thanks guys!

I'm using the IMR 4350. I had groups almost as nice with the 4831 (2-1/2" at 100). The 4350 also gave nice results with the 270 Speers, 2-3" groups at 100. I'll post some additional pictures of these targets shortly.

As Curly knows its taken me awhile to wring this level of accuracy out of it

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Re: 9.3x74r shooting and reloading [Re: Chasseur]
#56332 - 04/05/06 12:51 AM

What's the velocity?

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Chasseur
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Re: 9.3x74r shooting and reloading [Re: tinker]
#56334 - 04/05/06 12:55 AM

I've not been able to check velocity yet. It’s a long story, but to cut it short it’s very difficult for me to use a Chronograph at any of the shooting ranges in my area. The one range I can use it I can only do it if I'm lucky enough to be alone on the range (rare), and also if I shoot at 50 yards instead of 100. I do my load work on this rifle at 100 mostly so... I do know from previous tests of similar loads its in the 2200-2300fps range, though that’s not that precise...

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Re: 9.3x74r shooting and reloading [Re: Chasseur]
#56336 - 04/05/06 01:39 AM

Nice accuracy. Makes your 9.3x74R a very versatile hunting rifle.

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Re: 9.3x74r shooting and reloading [Re: NitroX]
#86367 - 29/09/07 01:42 PM

Chasseur,

You did mention solids: what is the load to use with 286gr woodleight solids out of a Chapuis 9.3x74R?

Do you think they will group similar to the norma softs they use to regulate the gun?

Thanks for any advice, Dante

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Re: 9.3x74r shooting and reloading [Re: DDouble]
#89989 - 28/11/07 06:48 PM

...drawn in front of own experiences I do not think that IMR-4350 is the optimal powder for loading the 9,3x74 R (some of the faster burning powders seem to be rather the optimal powders)....

take a look on this exceptionally fine site...(for information: the N-203-B is in the burning class of IMR-4320 to IMR-4064, Rottweil R-903 to R-907; same or more velocity as with IMR-4350, but with less recoil...):

http://www.norma.cc/sortimentladd.asp?Kaliber=9,3x74R&Lang=3

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