9.3 X62 brass and bullet powder recommendation

[soumya sarkar]

Mainly for plains game

 

[Eddie_GE]

Hi,
RWS brass and Rottweil R903 together with Barnes TTSX 250grs is my choice.
Just my 2cents

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

I like the 286 & 320 grain projectiles in the 9.3X62 but having said that I haven't taken a shot past 150 yards when hunting with my 9.3X62. The 250 grain projectiles would definitely be a good choice if longer shots are likely.

 

[Desperatezulu]

Not sure there's any magic in the brass - any of the better brands will work, availability will likely dictate.
286gr bullets work great and the relatively low velocity means you don't need fancy bonded bullets - again availability will be the deciding factor.

In terms of powder, if you want to push the 9.3 velocities, then get hold of some Reloder-17. In my experience it is the best powder if you want to max out the velocities while staying within pressure limits. 2400-2500ft/s is achievable with 286gr bullets.

 

[Fryeguy]

I have had great luck with lapua and Norma brass. I did get a box of hornady brass new when I purchased my rifle. All I did was a partial full length size on them, more of a neck size as I have done my entire time loading new brass. I had a couple that didn’t fire. This was my first experience with a fail to fire. I checked them, and the shoulder was way back on them and I seated bullet to touch lands and basically fire formed them. No problem with them since then, and accuracy was great with all 3 brands. Having said all that, I would stick with Norma and lapua, it’s worth every penny over hornady. I have used 250accubonds on coyotes and whitetail deer, and they worked well. I decided with the quick expansion I saw on those animals that I wanted a heavier and tougher bullet when I went to Africa last year. I took 286 aframes, 286 partitions, and a lighter load for my son to use 232 Norma oryx. I used aframes on waterbuck first because it was just a great opportunity while after an Eland, at an absolutely huge waterbuck so I took it. There was not much tracking involved complete pass thru as expected. It went 30yds yards. Eland first two shots were way back and third shot took out heart. It was a running eland with all 3 shots over 200 yards. Bullets recovered and they mushroomed out perfectly. The heart was absolutely shredded on last shot, it was crazy the damage the aframe caused. After that I stuck with aframes on blue wildebeest and nyala, and was not disappointed. My son took a huge blue wildebeest with 232oyrx and I was very impressed with that bullet as well. We only recovered one of those. The 232 oryx also laid out a warthog as you could imagine. This year in my 9.3x74 I shot one coyote with a lapua mega 285 grain bullet, and I wouldn’t hesitate to use it on plains game. I have the 286 bullets in my 9.3x62 going over 2400fps using big game.

 

[AZDAVE]

For brass the norma will give you the most number of reloads. The hornaday, and Privi are basically equal in longevity. For the plains game I have had good luck with 250 gr Accubonds and either RL-17 or Ramshot Big Game. For the bigger plains game (Roan, Eland, and giraffe) 286-300gr Aframes with RL17 is my preference. Have read that some folks have had good luck with CFE223 powder but I have no experience with it so cant make any recommendation.

 

[John Wasmuth]

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[Puddle]

Good bullets and brass have already been mentioned. My question is how hot will it get where you are going? If the temperature can get to 100+ degrees during your wanderings, then factor that in when choosing a powder for assembling your handloads back at home.

Otherwise, most any powder in the load books will do.

 

[baxterb]

My 9.3 likes lapua brass, 286 norht forks and ramshot big game ( I get 2500 fps). I have shot my friends loads of Lapua brass, 250 TSX and varget and it's also very acciurate. Both will do what they need to.

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Brenneke TUG 293Gr bullet
RWS brass
RL-15 powder

 

[soumya sarkar]

Brenneke TUG 293Gr bullet
RWS brass
RL-15 powder

Thank you, Excluding the powder are these available in the states? If so where?

 

[soumya sarkar]

My 9.3 likes lapua brass, 286 norht forks and ramshot big game ( I get 2500 fps). I have shot my friends loads of Lapua brass, 250 TSX and varget and it's also very acciurate. Both will do what they need to.

I love North Folk are you using solids or spitzer?

 

[soumya sarkar]

Hi,
RWS brass and Rottweil R903 together with Barnes TTSX 250grs is my choice.
Just my 2cents

I beleive you are in Germany, where are you getting RWS brass from?

 

[baxterb]

I love North Folk are you using solids or spitzer?

The spitzer. i do have cup points and solids as well but have not developed loads.

 

[rifletuner]

I have used all kinds of brass in the 9.3x62 and they all worked well. For several years I ran Prvi cases which are a budget eastern European brand and they performed fine. I even necked up some Win brass in 270 Win and used that for a while and it shot fine.

For plains game, I would probably run 250gn Woodleigh RNSN, but they would probably be hard to get at the moment if you dont already have a supply.

 

[Rem700stw]

Norma brass
Barnes TSX 286
Big Game

 

[Tintin]

PPU factory ammo can be had here at good prices ... about AU$40 / 20.

I use that for targets / plinking and reload with Woodleigh 286gn for hunting.

Have never had an issue with the brass.

 

[rdog]

The 9.3x62 . Unfortunately in Australia with a poor money exchange rate & gready middle men we pay about 75% more than in the USA for all imported shooting related goods . i use PPU brass & factory ammo in my 9.3 . Reloads i have good accuracy & performance on Pigs & Red deer With ppu brass Speer 270 grain hot core & 56 g of AR2208 = Varget .My son uses Norma brass & Bullets . with similar results

 

[John Wasmuth]

I’ve used hornady, Lapua, PPU. PPU has given me the best consistency out of the three. Haven’t had any split necks out of the PPU but can’t say the same for Lapua after 4 loadings. Most accurate bullet in using is the 286 grain Hornady and either Big Game or MR2000pp powder.

 

[shark_za]

Good South African option is to use PPU once fired brass with Somchem S335 launching any 286gr bullet you can find. Im my case this year its Hornady Interlock.