I saw one at a gun show in Belton, TX a few years ago re-barreled to 600 Nitro Express!
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I saw one at a gun show in Belton, TX a few years ago re-barreled to 600 Nitro Express!
Managed to get a #366408 a while back.
Got some cast to try with FFg.
The 9.3x74R is longer (2.941") than the 375 H&H (2.850").Quote:
Originally Posted by Texas by God
His was a short career, huh. I expect fringe benefits probably never mattered much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hickory
You'll want to size a cast to at least .369 or .370, I got a custom .369 sizer for my luber.
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Here is a pic of two wildcat rounds, both 44 cal. the one on the left is on a blown out 9.3 X 74 R and the other is on a blown out 375 H&H as you can see not much difference.
Jedman
Not sure what your intended use is for your Ruger that you want more than the 9.3x74R now produces? But in almost every case you'll find that reworking your present #1 is more expensive than simply selling it, and using the funds toward buying another in the caliber you really want. In some cases you might even find you'll pocket some cash when the dust settles. And you'll have a gun worth more if it's all factory original, with correct caliber markings, etc.
The No.1 is very collectable and in this caliber should sell quickly. Ruger now make the No.1 on a limitedQuote:
Originally Posted by marlinman93
production basis and in limited calibers, collectors grab them quickly.
Just look at the prices on Gun International.
I still occasionally think about selling it. Haven't yet. :)
There was one floating around the Cal. gun shows years ago in 460 Wea. The owner claimed it had been only fired 3 times I assumed he was the 3rd owner.
9.3x74R is usually enough. I only unlimber the big guns for semi-truck season.
I was tickled to death when Ruger announced they were going to offer the #1 in 9.3x74R as that meant the brass was going to be available again easily! I own a Ballard Pacific in .40-85 Ballard Everlasting, and the 9.3x74R is the perfect donor brass for it! All I have to do is expand the necks to .410" and load them up with my charge and bullet. The length is perfect, and the first firing finishes blowing the case out and they're good to go!
Not long after this case became available Nosler sent me a sale notice for the brass! It was 25 pcs. for $14 on the same, and I bought 300 pcs. A great bargain!
You could always trade off the 9.3x74R and get a 405Win?? Or a 416 Rem.
With the availability currently of .405 ammo, I would not choose any gun in .405 now. When Ruger first brought out their #1 in .405 it was fantastic as Hornady, Nosler, and Norma immediately offered ammo, and brass. But not too many years ago it all dried up, and the remaining brass and ammo went crazy high, and then nonexistent.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockrat
I bought everything in the way of brass I could find and afford to feed my .40-70SS and .40-63 Ballard rifles. I'm set for the 7 rifles I have in these two cartridges, but I sure wouldn't start out now with supplies almost unavailable, or crazy high when some appears.
Build the 9.3X74R! It's your gun, make it the way that YOU want!
I have loaded my Ruger No.1 9.3x74R to 375 H&H performance. Recoil is brutal and is not needed. Standard loads kill feral hogs very easily out to 250 yds.
In doing dimensional checks before ordering another mold I found that for my No.1 the chamber allows a 0.366" boolit to extend 0.27" past the case mouth before encountering a hard stop. And, a 0.359" boolit (0.006" above bore diameter) can extend 0.62" beyond the case mouth encountering no stop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reverend Recoil
Does this reflect the machining on your chamber?
Came back and corrected the dimension to the hard stop.
If you want to have something different, you could do a barrel for this, like my buddy did, he ordered the 45 rimmed base case blanks from Hornady and then had Clymer make a reamer to actually fit the case blanks. The idea came from this case, the Quigly round, except instead of 2 7/8" case length it is 3 1/8 and has 1/2 grain more water capacity. He used a smooth turned barrel blank, 30" long. It does kill a deer with a 400 grain...
One sold on GunBroker yesterday in 9.3×74r for in the mid $1,550. I watched it for a little while.
I have 2 9.3 ×74r. The first is a 7×57 rolling block rebarreled with a Green Mountain. 338 #4 barrel rebore in 9.3 and chambered in 9.3×74r. The other a Sabatti S×S.
If I need more than that I have 375H&H and 458 Win #1.
Bill
It does kind of remind me of the No.3 Ruger .375 Winchester that was rechambered to H&H.