The 9.3×74mmR is of a rimmed, bottleneck design and uses a diameter bullet, usually weighing . According to Hornady, at this weight the velocity is and energy is . This cartridge is used for CXP2 and CXP3 types of game (medium and heavy animals) and is very popular in Europe for wild boar. Initially designed for large European game like moose, brown bear, and polar bear, it started following hunters on safaris. It remains a popular cartridge in African hunting in countries with more German influence like Namibia, favored as a continental alternative to the more popular .375 H&H Magnum. Outside Europe, Ruger still creates rifles in this cartridge, notably the Ruger No. 1 falling-block rifle.
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| - The 9.3×74mmR is of a rimmed, bottleneck design and uses a diameter bullet, usually weighing . According to Hornady, at this weight the velocity is and energy is . This cartridge is used for CXP2 and CXP3 types of game (medium and heavy animals) and is very popular in Europe for wild boar. Initially designed for large European game like moose, brown bear, and polar bear, it started following hunters on safaris. It remains a popular cartridge in African hunting in countries with more German influence like Namibia, favored as a continental alternative to the more popular .375 H&H Magnum. Outside Europe, Ruger still creates rifles in this cartridge, notably the Ruger No. 1 falling-block rifle.
- 9.3×74R is a European medium-bore cartridge invented in Germany around 1900.
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| - The 9.3×74mmR is of a rimmed, bottleneck design and uses a diameter bullet, usually weighing . According to Hornady, at this weight the velocity is and energy is . This cartridge is used for CXP2 and CXP3 types of game (medium and heavy animals) and is very popular in Europe for wild boar. Initially designed for large European game like moose, brown bear, and polar bear, it started following hunters on safaris. It remains a popular cartridge in African hunting in countries with more German influence like Namibia, favored as a continental alternative to the more popular .375 H&H Magnum. Outside Europe, Ruger still creates rifles in this cartridge, notably the Ruger No. 1 falling-block rifle.
- 9.3×74R is a European medium-bore cartridge invented in Germany around 1900.
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