9.3x62 Load?

[apples]

I am thinking of getting a 9.3x62 barrel for my blaser and was in at the local gun shop today and got a price on highland ammo while I was there and was surprised how cheap it was for a large caliper like the 9.3x62 so my question is, is it really worth reloading? Or just buy factory in bulk?
Cheers apples

[Gun Barrel Ecologist]

How much does Highland go for?

I think it'll depend on what you're trying to do with the rifle, and how it shoots your ammo of choice. Not sure I'd rank the Highland projectiles as premium, if say you wanted to shoot RWS TUGS/Uni Classic you'd be paying ~$140 per 50 for bullets or ~$120 per 20 for ammo (makes reloading with $57 per 50 NABs positively cheap )

[apples]

I've got a mate who owns the local gun shop so it will work out a bit less than $1.40 per shot, but I guess your right mate, if my barrel won't shoot the highland then I guess it's another story!

[SPEEDY]

Mine shoots it just fine, so my plan is to load a tougher bullet to get the same POI as the highland factory ammo for Buff and use the factory stuff for everything else

[Gun Barrel Ecologist]

So what is the Highland/PP brass like compared to the $129 per 100 Lapua http://custer.com.au/price-list/

[deerhunter338mag]

Highland ammo is fine for pigs and a bit of fun and great for running the barrel in. I will go with Gunny on this one, I don't rank the pill as premium it's just a bit of tin to me. I will be very interested how Speedy gos with them when he moves up to NT when he gets to play with the buff. if I go this year myself to the top end I will 100% get my mate up there to buy the highland ammo for me to save on the bullshit of taking ammo on the jet up their. We only really hunt pigs there but if I run into the big cow and get 1/2 a crack at one for sure I will pump one or two into him but i would only like to take a head shot with them. But for me the Tug all the way to the bank. Vic arms has them for $140 a box nice and cheap if the 30+ king is looking at you

[deerhunter338mag]

So what is the Highland/PP brass like compared to the $129 per 100 Lapua http://custer.com.au/price-list/

To be honest it's not bad at all I got 3 bags of 100 new cases for $30 a bag and i have reload the same case 10 times so far and it's still fine. Only problem i have found the odd one get's stuck a bit in the shell hold when reloading but fine in the gun. Nothing wrong with the case at all.

[Gun Barrel Ecologist]

So what is your powder & primer under the TUGs in the PP cases?

[deerhunter338mag]

So what is your powder & primer under the TUGs in the PP cases?

I use 51gr of AR2206H and CCI primers The 51gr is off the top of my head and data is in the shed but that would be close.

[Gun Barrel Ecologist]

I would have thought AR2209 would be the go to powder with heavy bullets?

[deerhunter338mag]

I would have thought AR2209 would be the go to powder with heavy bullets?

yes i will do that but at the moment with the neck I will stick to that powder but the guru has used it for years and he is the the King of sambar so I will go with him

[Gun Barrel Ecologist]

If it works, stick with it

For those starting out, you could try one of these:

9.3x62 Mauser
Norma 231 gr AR2206 59.0 gr 2600
Norma 231 gr AR2206 60.0 gr 2650
Woodleigh 250 gr AR2208 59.0 gr 2550
RWS H-Mantel 258 gr AR2206 58.0 gr 2540
RWS H-Mantel 258 gr AR2208 59.0 gr 2540
Speer 270 gr AR2206H 56.5 gr 2400
Speer 270 gr AR2208 59.5 gr 2440
Speer 270 gr AR2209 67.0 gr 2410
Norma 270 gr AR2206 57.0 gr 2410
RWS RN 285 gr AR2206 57.0 gr 2400
RWS RN 285 gr AR2208 59.0 gr 2350
RWS RN 285 gr AR2209 67.0 gr 2400
RWS TUG 293 gr AR2206 56.0 gr 2400
RWS TUG 293 gr AR2208 57.0 gr 2400
RWS TUG 293 gr AR2209 64.0 gr 2300
RWS TUG 293 gr Factory Factory 2280

[SPEEDY]

Have you tried AR2206H with anything other then the 270gn pills?

[Gun Barrel Ecologist]

It's a compilation of recommended loads I found whilst cleaning up the hard drive, so usual caveats apply

[SPEEDY]

I might try and work up some when I get to Darwin then

I will be happy with 2350fps anyway, nothing hit with a 286gn pill will be in very good condition, another 100fps wouldn't make sfa difference anyway.