9.3x57mm

[filmjunkie4ever]

Anyone here have any experience with this cartridge? The 9.3x62 gets a lot of attention and rightly so, but his slightly shorter brother has been on my mind lately.

A <200 yard deer/elk/bear cartridge that can handle heavier bullets (232-270 ish are the range I’m most interested in) than a .30-06 with less recoil that can be housed in a small ring Mauser action. Brass can be easily formed from 8x57 brass too.

Your thoughts?

 

[8mm Enthusiast]

Don't have any experience with it. I believe they call it the "potato launcher" in Europe due to it's steeply curved ballistic trajectory arc and low velocity. I don't see why it wouldn't be a good option for close range deer and pigs/boar. Due to the low velocity it's probably best suited for traditional lead bullets rather than monolithic ones.

I personally wouldn't use it on elk and bear unless it was close range, within 100 yards or less. It is not in the same class as the 9.3x62 with the latter being proven on big and dangerous game around the world but the 9.3x57 is mainly used on wild boar in Europe. I believe.

 

[SJB358]

I have one and have loaded for it. I’ve used 232 Normas, 270 Speers, 250 ABs and some others in my old Husky. Mine has irons sights but I have not had any issues getting 2500 with H4895 from my rifle with 250 ABs. While not a 7 Rem, with the right set up, I’d feel fine killing or shooting at anything I’d shoot a 358 Win at.

 

[RememberBaker]

I have a 9x57 Mauser and I’ve necked up 8x57 brass for it. I also bought some 9.3x57 brass to neck down but I never did it. Somewhere I found some old German round nose 9mm rifle bullets.