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Joe,
Your concern is well founded. I try to limit sizing jacketed bullets to .005".I don't have any trouble with this limit in sizing 8mm and 32 Win.Spec bullets to .318. I haven't tried the Lee die,but it seems to be well liked by my friends. Being an "old fart" I still use a "ring sizing die" with replacable "rings" that I can make my self. My old friend and mentor Gene Enterkin( I miss him) bumped .308 bullets up to .318,but .010 was a little much and he had problems with some makes of bullets.I gave him some .313, 7.65mm Arg. bullets to try, but he passed away before he needed to try them. I believe my way is the best. BTW the .005" isn't cast in concrete. Maybe it should be less for a smaller bullet and more for a larger bullet.
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Thanks for all your response and input. After another shooting session,I decided to abandon the 9mm bore. It just fouled too heavily. I asked Dennis Olson to send it to High Plains Reboring. In less than three weeks it came back as a 9.3x57. Borer and chamber both look like new now.I'm anxious to give it a try in this new form, but first I need to scout out cases, bullets, and dies. If anyone has a surplus of any of this material, I'd appreciate hearing from you. Good loading data will be helpful too. Would it be inadvisable to add a Lyman 48?
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Last edited by Ryan McNabb; 09/07/12 07:14 AM.
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Ryan, Thanks for the above tip on loading data. That's a great site. I just returned from the range with the newly 9.3x57. I tried two modest loads with IMR4895 and Varget. Both gave satisfactory groups. I found in loading that I need more throat in the new chamber. The Hornady 286 gr. had to be seated all the way to the cannelure in order for the bolt to close. I'm looking forward to trying it again when I can seat bullets out a bit further.
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Great - good luck with her.
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I had a chamber problem with a Model 1903 Styer Mannlicher in 6.5 X 54, when test fired the case bulged at the base and the case neck shortened to much for my confort. It was suggested that I fire form cases but I chose to cut the barrel down I turn and rechamber the barrel to a correct 6.5X54 and it came out very nice. I do not know if that will work on your JP Sauer or not but something to think.
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Although Hornady bullets shoo t well in my 9.3, the recoil is enough that I'm concerned about the slender, old stock holding up, not to mention my slender, old shoulder. I'm trying to locate a source for 232 gr Norma bullets. Graf says they're out of stock. Any suggestions where they are available? THanks.
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I'd like to try cast bullets in the 9.3x57, but moulds are hard to find in 9.3. I seem to remember an article by Ross Seyfreid in DGJ about paper patching bullets for nitro rifles. I can't find the article now but wonder if my moulds for 35 caliber could be made to work. Both are gas check type, one of 200 grs., the other 250.I don't know whether to try them with or without the gas check. I may also try patching some lighter jacketed bullets from .358. Any experience or advice out there?
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It turns out the article I was searching for appeared in Handloader #220, Jan, 2003.
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Check out the castboolits website at castboolits@gunloads.com
look under the group buys section. There may or may not be an ongoing buy for one of Swede Nelson's Night Owl enterprises
9.3 molds. I have two of his two cavity aluminum molds, one is for an oversized .316 bullet good for worn 1891 argentine mausers and some lee enfields. The second mold is for the 9.3x57 I have and it casts .368 about 280 grains with gas check shank. Excellently made molds and he always has a backlog of orders. If you pm him he may or may not have a 2 cavity mold from the last order. Never hurts to try. My 9.3x57 is made on a pre war FN action. So its an oldie.
Slug your barrel first before ordering as the bore diameters may need a bullet diameter of close to .370. Hope this helps Frank
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