I came across a test of various 9,3 bullets in calibers 9,3x62; 9,3x66 and 9,3x57, run by a Norwegian magazine in 2004.

Unfortunately I can’t read Norwegian and could not figure out the conditions of the test, maybe some member could translate the test conditions, impact velocities, bullet test medium, etc.

Here is the link, If you can’t read it, at least you can see the pictures of the fired bullets:

9,3 Bullet Test

Cheers

...great find Nsiro - as I see it those are factory loads, not sure about other things - hope our Nordic friends will tell us more...

Nsiro

Thanks for posting that - interesting pictures and results of some of those projectiles.

Just wish I could read the comments

I understand some of this language, so I can try to translate if there is something you want to know.

Thank you for volunteering polar,
What I would like to know is what where the test conditions, speed of the bullets at impact, and at what where they fired - ballistic gelatine, wet newspapers. This way the pictures would be much more helpful.
If there are any comments about a bullet that you find interesting please take the time to translate it also.

Thanks

This realy puts my English to the test, i know a lot more Norwegian than English .

This is a test of 9,3 mm bullets found on the Norwegian marked.
The criterion of the test is for allround hunt, and is a combination of certainty against seperation, depth effect, good restweight and trajectory.
He has tested expansion and depth effect at 15 meter in wet telephone cataloges, whit a dry cataloge as number 2.
He has also tested lower expansion limit( but he says dont take this as gospel, but more like a guide line).
The winner as he see it, is Swift A-Frame and the PBP Bullet.
He says : Swift litle seperation and good expansion( a bullet who never fails)
PBP: is a Norwegian bullet made of pure copper, whit wery good trajectory.

How to read the test: And symboles.
Intrengning = depth effect in cm.
Diameter = diameter in mm (expanded bullet).
Restvekt= restweight of bullet in %.
Ekspansjons grense = Lower expansion limit.The longest distance the bullet goes whit normal velosity , and still open correctly.

Kulefall = bullet dropp at 200m and 250m, whit normal velosity and the rifle is zeroed at 100m whit 5 cm to high.
(i dont know how to write this)

The red animales in the squares= points.
More animales better points.

I hope this is at any help. Sorry about the writing. I think better English then i write.

Polar , may I translate your translation ? For clarity. Intrengning - Penetration. Diameter -Maximum expanded diameter. Restvet - Remaining bullet weight. Ekspansjons grense - Minimum velocity for expansion. Kulefall - bullet drop ["whit 5cm to high " (with 5cm height of scope above bore ? ) ]...Red Animals , even though I don't read Norwegian I figured out -the more red animals the better the bullet !!!! Thanks

The Barnes X bullets got perhaps even better results,except for the barrel fouling.
And the Swift A-Frame 300gr did not score very much for the maximum expansion range.In his opinion this bullet is best suited for "short" range.

If you compare the results for Speer Hot-Cor vs Norma Alaska I don't understand why Alaska got better scores.

Help wanted please.
Am I right in thinking that the reviewer is of the view that the results for the 9.3x66 are about the same as those to be expected of a 9.3x64 Brenneke?
The Lapua Naturalis 270 grain bullet, the negative comment, Lange kule, does this mean that the bullet is long for this calibre? If not what does it mean?
Thank you.

yes Oldun....the 9,3x66 and the 9,3x64 are put in the same box.

The negative comment on the Lapua Naturalis "lang kule" means exactely what you indicate...long bullet.
Obviously the tester found that it steals to much of the case volum ( compressed loads perhaps ? )

I do not know if I'll have any answer, however I asked to the writer, Almar Braten the translation

Arild Thank you.
Lapua Naturalis and Mega are for sale in New Zealand. I have some Mega, the Naturalis are expensive, none the less I think I'll try them.