Perhaps the most popular cartridge to rise out of this era was the U.S.
The 8x57 and 9.3x57 had their share of fans however the 7x57, 7圆4 and 9.3圆2 had steadily gained popularity. These rifles were built in large quantities but the 9.3x57 chambering saw most use on the domestic market with few exports.īy the 1950’s, Swedish hunters were becoming more interested in a greater range of cartridges. The model 46 used the Swedish military derived M94/96 action, while the model 146 and 246 rifle were both built using the Belgian FN M98 commercial action. The Swedish rifle manufacturing firm, Husqvarna, produced 9.3x57 caliber sporting rifles for Swedish hunters in three models. Later still, Norma developed the 232 grain Vulcan bullet loaded to 2330fps. Norma loads arrived later, also featuring a 286 grain soft point bullet loaded to 2070fps. Were it not for Swedish hunter’s interest in the 9.3x57 Mauser for use on native Moose, Red deer and Boar, the 9.3x57 might for the most part be unheard of today.ĭuring the early years, ammunition for the 9.3x57 was produced by RWS featuring a 286 grain bullet loaded to 2070fps.
The Mauser Company built 9.3x57 rifles based on their well established M98 action for a short period of time but soon adopted the 9.3圆2 chambering which had received good reports in Africa. The 9.3x57 Mauser gained a small following but its popularity decreased after 1905 with the release of the more potent 9.3圆2. More than twenty different 9.3mm cartridges evolved during the period 1884 to 1928 however only a few survived, based on their power level, economy and suitability for hunting a broad range of game. Based on the 8x57 case necked up to 9.3mm, the new 9.3x57 Mauser was the beginning of the establishment of the 9.3mm caliber as the main medium bore hunting caliber of continental Europe. These two 9mm hunting cartridges gained a small following in the German colonies of Africa but interest gradually waned as newer, more powerful cartridges arrived on the continent.ĭuring the 1890’s the Mauser brothers designed another medium bore hunting cartridge, this time increasing the bullet diameter back to 9.3mm. Strangely in 1888, the Mauser brothers slightly decreased the bullet diameter of their medium bore hunting cartridge, adopting two 9mm (.356”) cartridges, the 9x57 and 9x57 Rimmed. In the same year, the Mauser brothers introduced their 9.3x57 Rimmed cartridge. Professor Freidrich Hebler of Switzerland, a prolific and widely recognized cartridge designer throughout Europe introduced his 9.3x54 Rimmed in 1884. My history notes within this section should therefore be considered anecdotal at best.Ĭartridges of 9.3mm (.366”) caliber seem to have first appeared in Europe during the mid 1880’s. The histories and chronological developments of European medium bore hunting cartridges are vague with exact dates and names of inventors often difficult to determine.
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