9.3X55??

10 May 2016, 19:24

butchlambert

9.3X55??

I have a couple boxes of 38-55 and the boxes arer marked 38-55 for 9.3. Any clue? Maybe necked down for the 9.3 bullets?

17 May 2016, 03:24

.366torque

Would you happen to have a photo, please?

17 May 2016, 03:38

butchlambert

I can sure take a photo. Would you mind PMing an email address. Alot of trouble to upload it to the internet.

17 May 2016, 06:33

MickinColo

The 38-55 has a very interesting history for different bore sizes. Seems like no one could make up their minds on what 38 caliber was.

17 May 2016, 07:38

butchlambert

All I know about the cartridge and brass that I have were marked 38-55 for 9.3. The bullets are 9.3. They came with a treasure trove of loaded rounds and brass. I had every thing from 17x22-250 to 50 BMG and every thing in between. I have 17-22mag "17HMR" loaded and shot in the late 80s. I have a lot of brass that have no headstamp. I used to have several hundreds of long neck 223 brass. I've given most of this away to friends. I got rid of my R2 Lovell and so on.

19 May 2016, 04:47

.366torque

A strange one indeed.

19 May 2016, 04:48

.366torque

A single shot of some kind, possibly

19 May 2016, 06:34

MickinColo

It's possible that someone started a project and never finished it. The 9.3 / 38-55 would need to be a bottleneck cartridge or have a very serious taper.

19 May 2016, 07:46

.366torque

quote:
Originally posted by MickinColo:
It's possible that someone started a project and never finished it. The 9.3 / 38-55 would need to be a bottleneck cartridge or have a very serious taper.

19 May 2016, 14:02

The Dane

There is an old German round based on the 360 NE case called 9,3x57R/360. The just loved to copy everything British 100+ years ago.
Normally made from 9,3x72R brass but 38-55 is close enough to work, albeit a tad short.
So maybe it's no mystery but a cheapskate that made do?

http://doublegunshop.com/forum...Number=405508&page=1

20 May 2016, 03:28

sharps4590

British didn't do bad copying the Germans either.

20 May 2016, 23:29

The Dane

No but the fellow that used a 38-55 for reloads might have!

21 May 2016, 01:59

Lamar

the 38-55 uses a 360 diameter bullet so opening it to take a 364 wouldn't take any imagination, or effort.

the owner might have just got hold of an older rifle with an oversized barrel and instead of trying to get a mold made he just bought the larger jacketed bullets.

23 May 2016, 06:24

Firearmdoc

The 38-55 used a 378-380 diameter bullet originally and a 9.3 is 366 diameter so they would have to neck it down, not just stuff a larger bullet in the case.

11 July 2016, 05:08

Atkinson

The 9.3=.366 bore...That won't work in a 38-55 and if you rebored it to a 9.3x55 the bullet construction of a 9.3 bullet would possibly be too tough and tend to penetrate well enough but with little expansion would be my guess..A fruitless endeavor at any rate IMO..

11 July 2016, 05:24

butchlambert

quote:
Originally posted by Atkinson:
The 9.3=.366 bore...That won't work in a 38-55 and if you rebored it to a 9.3x55 the bullet construction of a 9.3 bullet would possibly be too tough and tend to penetrate well enough but with little expansion would be my guess..A fruitless endeavor at any rate IMO..

Ray, Gee Whiz, man I would have never figured it out without your post! Not interested if is fruitfull or not. I just asked if anybody had heard of this round. I do not have a rifle for it and I do not plan on building one for this ammo.
Thanks for your input though.

21 November 2016, 02:17

Atkinson

Butch,
My post wasn't ment to offend you or anyone else, just offering some facts and figures to those who might not be as well versed as you..I don't see these blogs as anything more than interesting conversation..

21 November 2016, 03:13

butchlambert

It is all good. I still have the ammo in a drawer.

22 November 2016, 03:07

theback40

I thought it was going to be a 9.3 on the 6.5x55 case!

22 November 2016, 03:17

butchlambert

quote:
Originally posted by theback40:
I thought it was going to be a 9.3 on the 6.5x55 case!

No, it is a 9.3 in a 38-55 Rimmed case.