9.3×74mm R (designated as the 9,3 x 74 R by the C.I.P.)Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives, "9,3 × 74 R ", www.cip-bobp.org/en/tdcc, retrieved 15 December 2018. is a medium-bore cartridge designed in Germany around 1900.9.3x74mmR: An Under-Sung Hero by Terry Wieland, African Sporting Gazette
Design
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 hunting medium to large game animals and is very popular in Europe for wild boar. It remains a popular cartridge for African safari 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 formerly produced the Ruger No. 1 falling-block rifle in this cartridge, but have currently discontinued production of any rifles in this caliber.Single Shot rifles at Ruger web site
The cartridge is a popular chambering for double rifles and combination guns in Germany, and is a favourite for many European hunters; having been described as the "queen of deer cartridges". An M30 Luftwaffe Drilling, manufactured by J.P. Sauer & Sohn in this chambering, was issued for use by downed German pilots as a survival weapon for hunting and self-defense purposes, while serving in the North African campaign during World War II.
See also 9.3×64mm Brenneke List of rimmed cartridges List of rifle cartridges 9 mm caliber Table of handgun and rifle cartridges
References
External links A Most Marvelous Metric - The 9.3mm holds the light heavyweight crown among European bore sizes and should be more popular stateside than it is - by Craig Boddington Jagen Weltweit, 9,3x74 R by Norbert Klups C.I.P. TDCC sheet 9,3 x 74 R