The easy, less expensive and better looking way to a No. 1 in 9.3x62 is to find a minty Red Pad in 30-06 with the typical beautiful wood and well finished guts that were standard back then.

Send it to Norm Johnson and poof it will become a 9.3x62.

Case in point Ex Red Pad No 1B in 30-06, now a 300 H&H with a AH fore end (NIB on Ebay), King reflector front sight NIB from the 30s, BBl band from Brownells, custom trigger and the wonderful 6X FX II Leupold.

Honest 1" 3 shot rifle with Federal Premium 180 TSXs and numerous handloads.

Has better wood, fit and finish than even the Boddington 300 H&H.

Right side of butt:

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whole rifle:

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I snag every red pad with 3-4X wood I can regardless of cartridge or model.

P.S I bought the rifle from a gentleman here who had done the hard work of the cartridge conversion.

Last edited by 7x64FN; 02/05/15.