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Luv2safari, Good call. I just worry that this project will wind up in the "dumb gun decisions" thread. I don't have a good track record!
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You guys are killing me! In my modest rifle collection are 2 LH m70s that go unused. One being a 30-06 that I have toyed with turning into a 9.3x62. Are we talking new barrel and done or would the action have to be worked on? I have two as well. Are yours blue steel or ss? I would rebarrel as the factory barrel would be a little thin in my opinion. I would always have feed and function checked but should be no problem.
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Mine are blued and walnut. Was thinking the same thing on barrel thickness.
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The 9.3 does well in a no 3 contour. My Ruger is a no 3 Douglas and it's good.
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Luv2safari, Good call. I just worry that this project will wind up in the "dumb gun decisions" thread. I don't have a good track record!
WTH YOLO You can't go wrong having a 9.3X62 in the safe. They're a great woods gun, work fine to 350 yards for most shooters, kill well, and don't splatter blood and guts all through the dead animal's carcass. Its renewed popularity was inevitable. It just took 100 years for us to find it again.
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I get the appeal. Need to start a new thread so as not to derail this one.
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With light loads using a cast 286 from an NOE mold, the 9.3x62 makes a dandy grouse rifle. I tumble lube quenched ww metal with alox and apply gas check. Both Trail Boss and 5744 have given great accuracy. That bullet at 1350 knocks them dead and you can eat right up to the hole. Old thread, but still a great one... I use jacketed 95gr Makarov bullets over Trail Boss for small game loads in my 9,3s...9,3X74R, 9.3X72R, and 9.3X62. Like about anything ammo/reloading, they're on backorder. https://www.lg-outdoors.com/Product/Details/1002071?fs=1That's a great idea on the Hornady bullets pushed by trail boss. Thanks for sharing it.
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Why not do the JES re-bore?
I had an Husqvarna FN 98 in 8mm Mauser turned into a 9,3X62 by JES, and it worked perfectly. The cost is about 1/2 what a re-barrel would run, and you keep the original barrel and sights. ^^^THIS^^^ IF, that is, the barrel is thick enough. Jess wants a minimum of .100" thickness after the rebore so .566" would actually work, but I agree that would be would be thin. That said I have seen aftermarket CZ 9.3x62 Mauser barrels for sale and they are no thicker than that. I had Jess do a 1903 Springfield original barrel and it feeds just fine with no other mods to the action, so I think the question of "is there more work than just rebarreling [or reboring]?" is no. My Springfield is a genuinely sub-MOA shooter now, but it had a .640 muzzle to begin with. YMMV. $250-$275 total cost is hard to beat though to take your 30-06 to 9.3x62 - almost worth a try even if it does have a thin barrel - you can always rebarrel later if it doesn't work out. Cheers, Rex
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Ted my friend, congrats on the spring bear! The lady's 1922 vintage Oberndorf sporting Mauser is always in the canoe. Paper thin barrel on that original: .552" at the muzzle.
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Well, it’s that time of the year again, Brethren. Been up to the range recently to check a couple of rifles and all is well. The 9,3 put a young bear in the freezer this Spring, and hasn’t changed POI at all since then. Going to be using the Matrix bonded core in the 9.3 again.
However, have a lovely 303 sporter that has never had blood on it since I got it. It has an old Weaver K3 on board, and the 6” clanger at 200 meters has been taking a beating from 174 gr bullets started off with a generous load of #44, I may just give the 9.3 a day or two off this Fall, if that’s okay with you guys.
Ted 303 Sporter, that takes me back a bit.
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Perhaps this will remind you even a bit more. Ted
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Ted my friend, congrats on the spring bear! The lady's 1922 vintage Oberndorf sporting Mauser is always in the canoe. Paper thin barrel on that original: .552" at the muzzle. Thanks Michael. I'll bet that was some pretty fine caribou meat the lady put in the freezer. Great cruising photo, too! Ted
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Perhaps this will remind you even a bit more. Ted That it does. Started out with a Simpon-Sears sporterized Lee Enfield and in the years since, there's usually been a Jungle Carbine in the safe. Have one now, MINT with all the trimmings. Cleanest one of the four or five I've had over the years. From a local site member, I recently acquired a model 95 Winchester in 303 I hope to 'try out' on Island Blacktail this season.
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In the 99 year old Oberndorf sporting Mauser, a moderate pressure hunting load was developed for the season. Keep that ole walnut crack free!:
59 grains of reloder 16, 300 grain swift A-frame, standard cci large rifle primer: 2200 fps.
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Might be an unconventional 9,3x62 but o have a stainless 700 action and a stainless fluted 30-06 barrel that came off of a 700 Alaskan Ti. I've thought about sending them in for a rebore to 9,3 and putting them in a synthetic stock. It's not controlled feed and not blued and walnut but might make a good rough weather rifle.
I saw my first 9,3x62 in South Africa in 1993 and I've been intrigued by them ever since. My South African friends were big fans of the 9,3.
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I think that 700 would be perfect as a 338-06!
As for the ole nine three, a little more rifle weight is your friend
Just keep your eyes peeled for a commercial Mauser sporting rifle floating around out there in some used gun rack or pawn shop. Many to choose from, for a cheap rebore.
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I think that 700 would be perfect as a 338-06!
As for the ole nine three, a little more rifle weight is your friend
Just keep your eyes peeled for a commercial Mauser sporting rifle floating around out there in some used gun rack or pawn shop. Many to choose from, for a cheap rebore. I have several JC Higgins 50's and 51's but the barrel contour is too light to rebore to 9,3. I've often thought about rebarreling one but I'm always distracted by other longer range projects. Bb
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With light loads using a cast 286 from an NOE mold, the 9.3x62 makes a dandy grouse rifle. I tumble lube quenched ww metal with alox and apply gas check. Both Trail Boss and 5744 have given great accuracy. That bullet at 1350 knocks them dead and you can eat right up to the hole. Old thread, but still a great one... I use jacketed 95gr Makarov bullets over Trail Boss for small game loads in my 9,3s...9,3X74R, 9.3X72R, and 9.3X62. Like about anything ammo/reloading, they're on backorder. https://www.lg-outdoors.com/Product/Details/1002071?fs=1With light loads using a cast 286 from an NOE mold, the 9.3x62 makes a dandy grouse rifle. I tumble lube quenched ww metal with alox and apply gas check. Both Trail Boss and 5744 have given great accuracy. That bullet at 1350 knocks them dead and you can eat right up to the hole. Old thread, but still a great one... I use jacketed 95gr Makarov bullets over Trail Boss for small game loads in my 9,3s...9,3X74R, 9.3X72R, and 9.3X62. Like about anything ammo/reloading, they're on backorder. https://www.lg-outdoors.com/Product/Details/1002071?fs=1This is a great idea!
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What are thoughts on the 286 Partition vs the lighter X bullets for the 9.3?
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I think that 700 would be perfect as a 338-06!
As for the ole nine three, a little more rifle weight is your friend
Just keep your eyes peeled for a commercial Mauser sporting rifle floating around out there in some used gun rack or pawn shop. Many to choose from, for a cheap rebore. I have several JC Higgins 50's and 51's but the barrel contour is too light to rebore to 9,3. I've often thought about rebarreling one but I'm always distracted by other longer range projects. Bb A fine candidate for a rebore to a 9.3x62 is a later model 1903 Springfield. Muzzle diameter runs around .640 on the original barrel and the rebore and rechamber cleans up the entire chamber and bore so there is no need to set back the barrel. So if you can find a sound, sporterized (because originals are too valuable as is) '03, with its barrel shot to crap, and thus cheap, that works nicely. JES did mine and it shoots sub-MOA. Good luck, Rex
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