Hello all

The good old 9.3*62 was and still is a great caliber here in Europe. Will do good tin Africa to, as it did back when it was made.

But, how about the smaller sister? The 9.3*57?
I know it was used a lot in Sweden for Moose hunting.
But, today? Anyone who have and use it?

I have one I am working on some loads for now. I have not shot it yet but will soon. Mine is a Husky with a trim pistol grip and schnabel forend. It wears a Schmidt & Bender 1 1/4x-4x scope and I expect it will be rough on the local close cover whitetails.

I use it and like it very much. Everything the .358 Winchester wanted to be.

I use AA2460 and the Prvi 285 grn to replicate fatory Norma loads. Does everything I ask it to. The Norma loads are good too. I must have a dozen 9,3x57's and they are all easy to load for and shoot well. Darn near as good as the 9,3x62 only a little easier to shoot.

I grew up shooting the .30-30 and the 9,3x57 is just a bigger .30-30. Know your limitations and it will do all you ask of it.

Thanks for the info.
Yes, it is not that far behind the *62.

what kind of pressure does it generate?

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Originally posted by Panzerschmied:
what kind of pressure does it generate?

Not much, same as the .30-30.

I love the 9.3x57. A real pussy cat to shoot and hits w/ authority. I load 270gr Speer, 285gr GCCL, and 286gr partitions. Very low pressure round.