9.3×74mmR
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9.3×74mm R (designated as the 9,3 x 74 R by the C.I.P.)[1] is a medium-bore cartridge designed in Germany around 1900.[2]
Design
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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". A 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
- 9.3×64mm Brenneke
- List of rimmed cartridges
- List of rifle cartridges
- 9 mm caliber
- Table of handgun and rifle cartridges
References
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- ↑ Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives, "9,3 × 74 R Template:Webarchive", www.cip-bobp.org/en/tdcc, retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ↑ 9.3x74mmR: An Under-Sung Hero Template:Webarchive by Terry Wieland, African Sporting Gazette
- ↑ Single Shot rifles at Ruger web site
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