I have used a Ruger 9.3X74R quite a lot in the last 6 years or so, and I have used a few different bullet. I also have made some 9.3X62s for some customers and also two 9.3X57s. So I am learning about the bullets as I go too.
The most accurate one I have shot so far is the Speer 270 grain, but it is beyond doubt the worst game bullet I have used in .366" diameter. One of the worst in any diameter. Bullets come apart down to the jackets when they impact any game, all the way down to small white tail deer and antelope does. Good practice bullet for paper, dirt clots and jack rabbits.
The Hornady 286 grain has done well for me, but I know of 3 other men that have had that bullet come apart and fail badly. It is quite accurate also. Depending on your game, you may or may not want to try it. I have had good luck so far, but I have only killed 3 head of game with it so that's not a good cross-section of experience.
My friend Rolf sent me some German made 240 grain bullets. I can't remember who made them now. They are a spire point not a rounded spitzer. They are breaking up also. I think they may be RWS.
Everything made by Nosler has been excellent. Both bonded and partitions. Could not ask for better. These are the ones I am settling on myself.
Woodleigh is an unknown for me first hand.. I have shot some of their bullets, but have not killed anything with them so far. They are very accurate. I do have a friend who has killed 2 elk with them from a 9.3X62 and said they left good exits, but neither one hit bone or was a challenging shot. So I just have to assume they are good, like all the weld-cores I have shot, but that's just an educated guess.
Barnes. I know of 5 kills with them. All 250 grain bullets. One from a 9.3X57 I made a man in Rawlins and the rest from 9.3X62s. All say they are just fine. Exits are not as large as those left by the Noslers, but obviously large enough. One kill was a hit on the shoulder bone of a mid-size bull elk. The bull had it's bone broken, his lungs destroyed and the bullet still exited. Range was about 200 yards.
The one killed with the9.3X57 I was told left an exit about quarter size, but the large cow elk only made it about 10 yards so it seems to be fine.
I have a friend in Alaska who uses a 9.3X57. (not one I made) and he is using the Norma Vulkan 232 grain. So far he's killed about 2 Dz head of game and says it's "the bullet" for his gun. I only can report what he's told me but apparently these bullets retain nearly all their weight and expand well on Moose, caribou and bear. I'd trust his judgement
