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Anybody have a .362 +- bullet mold
Jul 24th, 2026 at 2:22am
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I'm in the beginning stages of loading for a 9.3x57R Husqvarna.  My groove diameter gauges at .362.   

I haven't verified the chamber will accept a .362 bullet, but expect that it will.

Anybody have a bullet close to that?  or one enough smaller to paper patch?

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Re: Anybody have a .362 +- bullet mold
Reply #1 - Jul 24th, 2026 at 10:25am
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I have the following. Rapine .366 290 gr and a Rapine .366 158 gr.
  
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Re: Anybody have a .362 +- bullet mold
Reply #2 - Jul 24th, 2026 at 11:02am
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Dave,
If your rifle isa 9.3x57/360, your bullet weight will be between 150 gr and 200 gr and the normial powder is IMR 4198.
I use commercial cast 0.362" bullets in my 9.3 rifles (9.3x72r, 9.3x57/360, & 360 1/4").  I have also used 35 cal bulets as casts or sized to 0.361".   
I bought a 750 bullet lot from Raven that are about 200 gr & 0.362".  They may have more.
  

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Re: Anybody have a .362 +- bullet mold
Reply #3 - Jul 24th, 2026 at 1:26pm
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My 3 Huskies in 9.3x57R (360), 2 RBs and a combo, all use .366 sized bullets (175 and 195 grains) from Accurate moulds. My match load is 17.5 grains of 4227. R7 also made good loads and both exceeded the best loads with 4198. All rifles I've ever had in any 9.3 flavor used .366 or .367 cast. Norma and RWS soft jacketed bullets for the 9.3x72R were .365 or .366. 360 wise, my Purdey 360 2 1/4 was .366 and the one exception was a 1900 Jeffery in 360 Nitro Express 2 1/4 which was .369.  Oddly, a 73 Maynard in 35-30 is also .366. The 9.3x74R and the 9.3x57 Mauser use the modern jacketed .366.
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Re: Anybody have a .362 +- bullet mold
Reply #4 - Jul 24th, 2026 at 5:07pm
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I shoot a 9.3x53  Swiss slugs .364 and a 9.3x57r that slugs .366. I have an NEI mold that has 2 different cavities, both cast .363 with 20 to 1. The smaller cavity cast a 225gr. Not interested in selling, I would loan it to you for a few weeks to cast as many you need.
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Re: Anybody have a .362 +- bullet mold
Reply #5 - Jul 24th, 2026 at 8:38pm
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Thanks, Guys.  I really need to get some more info out of this rifle before I go further.  I'll check the twist, and probably chamber cast.

The groove dia at the muzzle is definitely equal to or smaller than .362.  The twist is very slow.

I need to make sure what diameter of bullet the chamber will allow, and the size of the throat.  The slow twist is probably going to dictate a pretty light bullet.

I'm pretty sure that .366 is going to be a no go.

This rifle is one Curt Hardcastle had, and didn't have time to do these same things, so he passed it on to me near the end.
  
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Re: Anybody have a .362 +- bullet mold
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Dave et al,

Many early (pre-WWI German) "9.3" rifles were really 9mm and 9.1mm rifles.  My 9.3x72r kipplauf was really a 9.1x72r.  It shot well with unsized, commercial cast 357 S&W bullets.  These were between 0.360" and 0.362".   

That said, there was not a standard before WWI.  The best way to determine what your rifle shoots best with is to do a chmber cast with say 1" of the rifled bore included.   

Also you should fireform a case and measure the ID at case mouth to see what is the maximum size bullet that you can use.  Of course, subtract 0.0015" for bullet release.

Dave, best success with your rifle.
  

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