Originally Posted by mainer_in_ak
About barrel countour and the 9.3x62:

101 years ago, when this original 9.3x62 Oberndorf Sporting Mauser left the factory new, the 9.3's had surprisingly thin countours, .570" at the muzzle:

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**Do the math on that: .204" barrel thickness at the muzzle. Surprising.......I know.

My factory Ruger M77 RS 35 Whelen measures .560" at the muzzle. Makes for a tidy package in a High Tech Specialties stock.

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