I found some 9.3 286 grains for each style mentioned and would like to know how they compare to the Nosler Partition.

Also how are Lapua's 9.3 286 Mega?

Have used the Oryx on lion and Buff. Perfect for lion, a bit soft for buff.

Somewhere either on this forum or on Nitro Express is a thread which details a Norwegian trial of 9.3 cal bullets. I don't recall all the detail but briefly the Oryx stayed together but tended to over expand a bit so lacked some penetration, the Alaska would loose its jacket & fragment quite badly, the Lapua Mega was one of the best of the non bonded bullets, generally fairly reliable, the NP did what it said on the tin, lost its front core but penetrated quite well. There was a copy in PDF form of an article in a Norwegian mag, someone else had done a great job of providing an English translation of it all. Someone may have a link, worth looking for if not, I'll see if I can find it & post a link if nothing turns up.
Steve

Used the 286 Oryx on Sambar with good results.

Then again, have also used the 7mm 156 Oryx on Sambar with good results...

This will help.

http://www.australianhunting.net/index.php?topic=26957.0

and this

http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board...earch=true#Post96760

It must be the definative study of 9.3 projectiles. Well done Tilleyman.

quote:

Originally posted by Code4:
This will help.

http://www.australianhunting.net/index.php?topic=26957.0

Appears we would need to register to read whatever it was. This is not the thread I had in mind but it contains the same info plus a heap more stuff re
9.3s
Steve

Just beat you to it Shinzo. ( Now if we aussies were only as quick with our Rugby.......).

Oryx is a bonded bullet, does ok, se above.

Alaska core and cup design, softish, will do great work of not punished to great speeds.

NP in all it´s glory, these are a different breed of bullets and will do great justice to all hunters that use them.

One thing about Oryx, they can weer with in the body of an animal if marginaly stabilsed in air prior to inpact.

Btw Alaska and Oryx were mainly designed to shoot and kill Moose with, hence there relative softness, great on boars as well..

Best regards Chris

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Originally posted by Code4:
Just beat you to it Shinzo. ( Now if we aussies were only as quick with our Rugby.......).

Fat chance ,till the next time anyhow.
Steve

Hope this helps....

Not to be a test crasher or anything and not wanting to come of like a patriot but,

the test media in that bullet test has to hard as hell.

just look what it did to the Woodleigh bullets.

I have used Oryx in 6,5x55 and the come out a lot better looking than that out of carcases.

Ohhh well

Best regards Chris

the partition has a very good bc (.482)
while norma and lapua is pretty poor (.300-.350)

might be something to notice if you're planning shots over 200m

Thanks to all!! Great advice and Ingvar, yes the picture does help. The Nosler appears to be in great company.

.366torque

I have shot quite a bit of game with my 9,3x74R double rifle.

I have shot deer and pigs with the following bullets:

The Norma factory load with the 286gr Alaska I rate the bullet quite soft.

The S&B 286gr [in the factory load] is a little tougher IMHO.

I think the 270 Speer bullet is tougher that these two.

I have shot deer, pigs, black bear, and a bunch of African game, including several zebras with the 266 Nosler Partition and the 286gr Woodleigh RN Softs.
These are my 2 favorite all round Softs in the 9,3x74R. They are good from small game to the largest.

I killed a BIG cape buff with one 286 Woodleigh Soft. It is my favorite soft in the 9,3 double.

I have no doubt that the Nosler Partition would have performed the same.