Any one got any good loads for this round ??I,m haveing one put together . Should be ready by Moose time... . Need some data tho .. Guess I,ll check the reloading site.,., too ., Thanks ., Gumboot out...

Did you have a particular bullet you wanted to use?

....250 .. This is good 250 gr bullet country in the 35, 36 and 37 cal.s It will probley spend most of its time with 250 gr Trip Shoks .. But I really want to run some GS HV,s thru it .. I,m probley going to put a 1-4x burris on it as I prefer to wrap my thumb around the barrel at the reciever ring when I pack it around .. And a Bell and Carlson camo stock for this year ..

Guys, I have a .375 H&H but I have to confess, I am a bit bored with the H&H and not to much interested in the new .375 Ruger. I was also thinking about putting together a 9,3X64. However, I have some questions.

Is the 9,3X64 legal in Africa for buff and stuff? Will it work in a 30-06 length action? If so, what do you think would be the best donor action? Perhaps a CZ in 30-06 maybe? I had thought about just picking up a Blaser R93 in that caliber but they are a little on the light side, only 6.83 lbs. Any suggestions you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Dave

Gumboot with the 250 and 286 gr bullets I've had the best sucess with 4320. Rl 15 is good also. Start at 64 or 65 grs and work up carefully.
Dave My 9.3x64 is built on a 98 Mauser. I have used 250 gr BT and Swift a-frames,286 gr partions and TUGS and 300 gr A-frames.The 286 gr TSX could use a little more magazine space than the mauser can provide.

GB,

I am having a 9.3x64 Brenneke put together also. I might have mine by moose season (WY opens Oct 1st), but for sure it should be good to go for next year.

I plan using Barnes 250gr TSX's. Haven't studied the reloading data too much yet. But I believe Rel 15 and Varget would be good choices.

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Originally posted by SDhunter:
GB,

I am having a 9.3x64 Brenneke put together also. I might have mine by moose season (WY opens Oct 1st), but for sure it should be good to go for next year.

I plan using Barnes 250gr TSX's. Haven't studied the reloading data too much yet. But I believe Rel 15 and Varget would be good choices.

SDhunter:

What kind of action did you pick to build your gun on? Is is a 30-06 length or a .375 length action? I think you have to use a .375 lenght action don't you?

Dave

I am putting it in a standard CZ 550 action. My smith tells me it will fit/function fine.

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Originally posted by SDhunter:
I am putting it in a standard CZ 550 action. My smith tells me it will fit/function fine.

Perfect choice!! mine is on a ZKK-600, feeds great!

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Originally posted by gumboot458:
....250 .. This is good 250 gr bullet country in the 35, 36 and 37 cal.s It will probley spend most of its time with 250 gr Trip Shoks .. But I really want to run some GS HV,s thru it .. I,m probley going to put a 1-4x burris on it as I prefer to wrap my thumb around the barrel at the reciever ring when I pack it around .. And a Bell and Carlson camo stock for this year ..

I'm using 286 Nosler Partitions. I followed snowman's advice on the 4320.

Hey 366 How did you makeout with a new stock for your 9.3x64? Hope you are all ready for this season. Sounds like you have the partions shooting good.

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Originally posted by snowman:
Hey 366 How did you makeout with a new stock for your 9.3x64? Hope you are all ready for this season. Sounds like you have the partions shooting good.

It's almost ready! I've been pulled in every direction. But my tag doesn't open until Sept 10th, lots of time.

Dave,
Went out to the gunsmith's today and loaded some dummy rounds to check the feeding.

Barnes 250gr TSX's loaded to the max overall length (3.370) per nosler manual fit the CZ magazine just fine.

It only holds three down, but will hold four with some slight adjusting. There will also have to be some tweaking of the feed rails since the 64mm case is fatter than a standard 06.

Cool! Looks like the 30-06 action is the way to go.

I wish Ruger had chambered this cartridge or perhaps the 9,2X62 rather than the new .375 Ruger. It's just something different.

Dave

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Originally posted by Dave Bush:
Cool! Looks like the 30-06 action is the way to go.

I wish Ruger had chambered this cartridge or perhaps the 9,2X62 rather than the new .375 Ruger. It's just something different.

Dave

I'd like to see the new Ruger african Hawkeye, also chambered for 338 Win Mag,9.3X62,and 64, and 416 Taylor. Then a pair of them chambered for 375 R, or any of the others with one chambered for the 416 Taylor, would make a fine pair for Africa, no matter what country you hunted in!

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I wish Ruger had chambered this cartridge or perhaps the 9,2X62 rather than the new .375 Ruger. It's just something different.

Dave,
I think the 375 Ruger is a great cartridge. It ballistically matches the H&H, the standard for how many years? But what makes the Ruger and Brenneke standout is the all around hunting rifle it can be chambered in.

I owned a CZ in 375 H&H. While I really liked the rifle (I currently own CZ 416 Rigby), the rifle was just too big, clubby and heavy.

I am a huge fan of CZ's BTW. I think they are today's rifleman's rifle. Function great out of the box and clean up real nice for a big dance.

This sums up my thinking on the Brenneke.
Written by Craig Boddington

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The 9.3x64 Brenneke is not “better†than the .375 H&H, although its fans can certainly argue the point. It has slightly less bullet diameter, but its heavy projectiles have better sectional density. It will at least approach and (depending on who is doing the loading) can exceed .375 H&H velocities with bullets of similar weight. Since velocity is about the same as the .375, energy figures are also similar. The 9.3 does not offer the breadth of bullet selection of the .375 bore, but excellent 9.3 hunting projectiles are available. So it is no stretch to describe the 9.3x64 Brenneke as "the equal of the .375 H&H." And this is hardly damning with faint praise. The 9.3x64 will shoot at least as flat, hit at least as hard and can be used on exactly the same range of game (which means almost everything in the world). It has the advantage of the unbelted case design of so many of our hot new magnums.

I am building the Brenneke probably due to tradition (I have a little German in me), history (introduced in 1910),
and yes, maybe to be a little different.

I have never personally liked long sloping cases(H&H) or the short mags (Ruger). So the Brenneke case just looks balanced to my eyes.

In the end, pick what you like, like what you pick, but most importantly be able to hit what you shoot at.

MacD37 and SDHunter:

Thanks for your help and information with respect to the Brenneke round both here on on a couple of other threads. I have a .416 Rigby on the way and I am going to tinker with that a bit but I am probably going to build or buy a 9,3X64 to fool around with. The simplest way to do this would be to just buy a Blaser R93. (I can see Mac jumping out of his seat...he is no Blaser fan) If necessary, I guy could just change barrels as the need arises.

Again, thanks for your help.

Dave

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Originally posted by Dave Bush:
I have some questions.

Is the 9,3X64 legal in Africa for buff and stuff? Will it work in a 30-06 length action? If so, what do you think would be the best donor action? Perhaps a CZ in 30-06 maybe? I had thought about just picking up a Blaser R93 in that caliber but they are a little on the light side, only 6.83 lbs. Any suggestions you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Dave

9.3x64 will fit in a standard 98 action and is legal in Zimbabwe.
I would have no worries in using it in most country's in Africa.

.......Well The stock will be a Boyds JRS laminate .. At least for a while ..My smith uses a synth. stock made by a guy in Big Lake ..The light weight hunter model weighs around 16 oz. when he is done reinforceing it .... It is nice and slender and I like it but it is 600 bucks installed and so it will have to weight a while .. .. One nice thing about wood ,,I can take a belt sander to it if the comb is too high ...I don,t think it will be as a Continantal rifle should have real high mounts .... Who knows I may end up really likeing it ...