You got that gun finished Doug? You going to the gunshow in Lafayette this weekend? I will be going, don't know my schedule, I'm oncall.

The Nosler 9.3 mm 250 gr ballistic tip,accuracy, tissue destruction, penatration etc.in the 9.3x 62?

Doug,

I've pushed quite a few down the barrel of my CZ550 with very good results. All but one have been shot at paper and they shoot as good, if not better, than any other bullet in my 9.3. The rifle is not real picky about bullets and will shoot almost everything into one inch groups with a few bullets regularly into the 1/2 the to 3/4 inch range. The 250-grain Ballistic Tip is one of these. (all 100-yd 3-shot groups from the bench)



Only fired one at game - used the bullet last season on a SMALL whitetail doe shot just behind the shoulder from about 75 yards away. Even on this small of a deer, the bullet appeared to expand very rapidly and created a large exit wound with a good bit of damage to the offside shoulder. I'd use the bullet again, but my experience with the 286-grain Partition on slighly larger game (impala and bushbuck in Zimbabwe) was excellent and there was much less meat damage.



Of course my Ballistic Tip experience is only one example of one bullet on one animal so I don't know if it is representative of the bullet on the whole. Looking forward to reading other experiences with it on game.

I have used the 250 Nosler BT on two trips to Africa and have found it to be a very stout bullet. It is said to have been developed for shooting elk and moose. My first animal taken with it was a bush buck at spitting distance; it knocked the animal completely off his feet, and the trophy pics were taken with the exit wound side toward the camera. On the same trip, I shot a bushpig, blesbok, bontebok, duiker, and a red lechwe with it. They all fell with one shot except the lechwe. The first shot on it was a Texas heart shot at long range. The bullet stuck the animal just to the right of the rectum; the bullet jacket was found in one of the stomachs; and the core exited his chest. It required a second shot to finish him, but he was a very sick lechwe and we were able to catch up to do the finishing.



I load 4350 in mine, 210M primer and get velocities right at 2600 fps. The bullet is very accurate, as is my rifle, a custom made Mark X 98 with Montana Rifle Works barrel. I recently shot a three shot group at 300 yds you could totally cover with a nickel.



The 250 BT is my choice for antelope and distance shooting. The 286 partition is the ticket for heavier animals, and 286 solids for buffalo and such. Ku-dude



I looked at my reloading data last evening, and my favored powder for the 9.3 is 4895. I get velocities in the range mentioned. My loads are very hot. K-d

I plan on getting to the show before you so that i can buy up all the good Mausers for a change! Maybe Mr. Alex will let me sneak in Friday afternoon soos i can take a peek!

Not a chance Doug! I got plenty of overtime money, and I'm going to buy everything in sight!!!

Boy do I need counceling! A Gun Show with no Mauser 98s!

Doug, there were some there, I saw you handle at least 3 of them!

No game to date with the 250 B-tip in my CZ-550, but it sure shoots well. Of the three jacketed bullets tried in this rifle--250 BT, 270 Speer, and 286 Partition--all shoot well, but the 250 shoots the flattest. Pretty close to the 30-06 with 180 grain factory loads, actually. I'm leaning toward the 250 BT as my jacketed deer bullet in this caliber for this reason. The Partition load will be its nasty critter medicine, and for brush country deer hunting I'll use cast boolits (270 grain Eirik at 1800 FPS).

The more I use and shoot this caliber--the more superfluous a lot of other game calibers become.

I have used the 250 gr. Balistic tip on Mule Deer and on one elk..It performed well on both animals. They are exceedingly accurate in all the 9.3s that I have shot them in.....

I have use the 286 gr. Nosler partition and the 320 gr. Woodliegh on about everything from Duiker to Cape Buffalo, on elk and deer on this side of the pond, and they are great performers on all game, large and small..

Bullet integrity is easily maintained with the 9.3x62 as it has moderate velocity therefore bullet failure is practically unheard of, something many US shooters have yet to figure out...

Thanks for the info folks. Major all those Mausers had been tinkered with. They don't count!