Success with a Ruger No.1 - 9.3x74R

[Reverend Recoil]

I have been working on a cast bullet load for my Ruger No.1 9.3x74R. I did not want to invest in custom bullets molds, sizing dies, and gas checks. Paper patched .358 cast bullets seem to satisfy everything. With a Saeco #352 mold and wheel weight alloy I cast a .358 bullet. With two wraps of vellum tracing the diameter is 0.367-0.368. Finished weight is 250 gr. No bullet lubricant is used. Cases are neck expanded with a Lyman 9.3mm M-die and loaded to 2500 fps. The powders I have used are Varget, Reloader No.15, IMR-4064. All work well. The accuracy of these paper patched bullets is the same as the jacketed bullets that I have tried. On November 27, I shot a wild boar with one of these bullets. He dropped in his tracks.

Bullets pictured left to right are: Paper patched Saeco #352 250 gr., Speer 270 gr., Barns 250 gr. XFS, Noslar 250 gr. Accubond, Priv Partizan 286 gr., and Hornady 286 gr. SP/RP.

[Hickory]

Good shootin'.
No oink left in him.

[docone31]

That is why I paper patch.
I like the sight on your #1.
I always liked reciever sights.

[Nrut]

Excellent RR
The 9.3X74R with it's long neck, low pressure loads and rim make it about the best cast boolit cartridge for a single shot in my opinion..
You can load it down to 38-55 BP vel. all the way up to 9.3X62 vel. in your Ruger and it will take any thing in N. American. and Africa were it make a name for itself over 100 years ago...

[9.3X62AL]

Nicely done, sir!

I have that NECG sight on my #1 in 45-70, with the low front sight post in place (Ruger has 3 heights) the staff will almost get me to 400 yards with 405 grain boolits at 1300 FPS.

Is that Hornady bullet on the far right a new product? I'm not familiar with it.

I've done a bit of paper patching with the 9.3 x 62/CZ-550. I used 195 grain Lyman #358430s in pure lead and wrapped them two thicknesses of 9# bond paper. They shot VERY well for me, as have cast boolits from a Mountain Molds design I tweaked.

[Reverend Recoil]

The Hornady 286 gr. SP/RP bullets have been out about six months.

[arclight]

By any chance, did you recover the slug from that boar? Would love to see what it looked like.

Arclight

[Cheshire Dave]

I'm glad to see you have had such good results with your Ruger #1. A local dealer has one in both 9.3 and 450-400. Tough choise, not having enough for either makes it easier....I'm going to have to try PP in my Marlin 47-70..