Loading 9.3 mm Norma 232 grain in 9.3x74R

[BC Tal]

I load 57.5 gr of ADI 2219 powder with a 220 gr Atomic for 2750fps in my 20" barrel Sako. Very accurate.

Also, what Sako are you using?

 

[K95]

@K95, at 2750fps out of a 20" barrel with ADI 2219, what kind of pressure are you at?

Don't have the equipment to measure that but extraction is super easy., good primers and cases are easy to full length to resize.

 

[K95]

Don't have the equipment to measure that but extraction is super easy., good primers and cases are easy to full length to resize.

Using a custom ordered 85 with a 20 " barrel. Thinking of having a mannlicher stock made for it.

 

[tristan didge hunter]

Good day @Boone66,
I run a current drilling as my primary hunter these day, and have spent quite a bit of time getting it to regulate. It is a double rifle in 9.3x74r with an underslung 20ga. Of the loads I have tried, I have had the best luck with the following powders: N540, Varget, and 3031. I will make the following observations:

1. 3031 is a bit snappy for the 9.3x74, even with a 232gr projectile. But if you were to use it, I would start around 54gr, and work up from there, carful not to exceed about 56-57gr. The load in my rifle, which is of new manufacture, is 58gr 3031 with the 232 oryx @ 3.690" COL. I also run the North Fork copper expanding 232 using this power, at 54gr... I highly recommend this bullet, but in an older drilling I would start at 50gr and work up. The nice thing about 3031 is that it is bulky and light, so it lowers recoil and makes it downright pleasant to shoot.

2. Varget is an ideal powder for the 9.3x74r for either 232 or 250gr bullets. For the 232 oryx I would use the COL around 3.69 inches, and start at 56gr, going up from from there. I used varget and a 250gr northfork bonded to take a nice kudu this summer.

3. N540. Here again I would start around 56gr and go up from there.

I hope this info helps.

What sort of drilling is it? Any pictures?

any load data for woodleigh 232gn bullets using 2209 powder? i think its imr4350 equivelent i do have some 2208 which is same as imr4064

 

[K95]

any load data for woodleigh 232gn bullets using 2209 powder? i think its imr4350 equivelent i do have some 2208 which is same as imr4064

2209 is to slow for the 232 gr woodleigh, while filling the case your velocities would be way behind other powders.

 

[tristan didge hunter]

2209 is to slow for the 232 gr woodleigh, while filling the case your velocities would be way behind other powders.

yeh i found some data for 2208 equivelent powders which ive tried 55gns of 2208 so hopefully that goes ok? ill put em on the chrono n see where they go on paper n as long as i can improve the regulation load ill stick with that.