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9.3x62 FN Mauser #6292807 03/14/12
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OP Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,148 Likes: 2 Central Louisiana	I just bought an FN action from a Fire contributor. I want to build a 9.3x62. I'm thinking I want this gun to be around 8 pounds before scope is mounted. I would like suggestions on the right smith to use. The smiths I regularly use do precision work, mostly on M-700's, etc. I need someone who likes these old Mausers, has a 9.3x62 reamer and is set up to work on these guns. DF

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Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser Dirtfarmer #6293482 03/15/12
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bluefish Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,689 Likes: 2 Maine	tip burns, canyon lake, texas. The way life should be.

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser bluefish #6293921 03/15/12
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OP Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,148 Likes: 2 Central Louisiana	Ray Bowman at Precision Rifle and Tool will do it. I ran it by him, thinking that he was more into the precision, high tech stuff. Come to find out, he's building a couple of .404 Jeffery DG rifles for clients going to Africa. He seemed excited about doing a 9.3x62 project. So, who would have guessed. Ray has done 5 projects for me so far, so I'll stick with him. Thanks for the help. DF

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser Dirtfarmer #6294106 03/15/12
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patbrennan Campfire Regular P Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2,676 BC	Very nice start to a 9.3x62 you have there.

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser patbrennan #6294208 03/15/12
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OP Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,148 Likes: 2 Central Louisiana	Thanks, The trigger is a vintage Canjar. I don't know who made the M-70 type safety. It doesn't look like the ones in the Brownell catalog. The bolt handle is also a bit different. I'll have to evaluate it when I get the action in hand. It looks like a post war military FN. It's not a "C" type, having two slots for raceways, which makes it newer. The seller says it's super slick and that's why he bought it. I'll have more in it than if I went with a CZ 550, but it'll be more interesting. I'm not crazy about the CZ safety. Retrofitting the CZ to a M-70 type safety would up the cost on that one. It would take some work to make a new CZ as slick as this FN. DF

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Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser patbrennan #6294258 03/15/12
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kutenay Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 7,739	I did one on the aame action a few years ago, but, sold it before it was stocked as I needed to pay for another Brno 22H I bought from a certain "patbrennan" guy.... ... and had/have four other 9.3s with a minty ZG-47 action ready for my final one. All yours needs is a Lilja No 3 tube at 22", Recknagel irons and Alaska Arms rings, a Micky and perhaps Ceracoting. You should come in at about 8,5 scoped with a Leupy and a 4x is plenty for sub-moa performance with this fine, fine round. My current factory Brno ZG-74 in 9.3-62 wears a MKX style Micky Edge, Talleys, Zeiss 4x Conquest and shoots like a target rifle with both 286 NPs and Horn.sps into sub-moa consistently. I use Mule Deer's load of Ramshot Big Game-65 grs-CCI-250s, Lapua brass and this is among my 3-2 faves of my current 34 highend bolt big game rifles.....damed good where big bears live as I do in BC.

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser Dirtfarmer #6294298 03/15/12
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Jn316 Campfire Member Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 131 Republic of Texas	send a PM to MALM here on this forum Thanks Ray ...look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser kutenay #6294390 03/15/12
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OP Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,148 Likes: 2 Central Louisiana	Originally Posted by kutenay I did one on the aame action a few years ago, but, sold it before it was stocked as I needed to pay for another Brno 22H I bought from a certain "patbrennan" guy.... ... and had/have four other 9.3s with a minty ZG-47 action ready for my final one. All yours needs is a Lilja No 3 tube at 22", Recknagel irons and Alaska Arms rings, a Micky and perhaps Ceracoting. You should come in at about 8,5 scoped with a Leupy and a 4x is plenty for sub-moa performance with this fine, fine round. My current factory Brno ZG-74 in 9.3-62 wears a MKX style Micky Edge, Talleys, Zeiss 4x Conquest and shoots like a target rifle with both 286 NPs and Horn.sps into sub-moa consistently. I use Mule Deer's load of Ramshot Big Game-65 grs-CCI-250s, Lapua brass and this is among my 3-2 faves of my current 34 highend bolt big game rifles.....damed good where big bears live as I do in BC. Your thinking is pretty close to where I am, right down to the McM stock, #3, 22" bbl, Cerakote and the NPT load. I was leaning more toward std. fill with the McM and trying less expensive brass, like Hornady, etc. Thanks for the tips. DF

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser Dirtfarmer #6295643 03/15/12
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22WRF Campfire Tracker 2 Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,058	I would like to find out who did that beautiful and masterful welding and finishing job on that new bolt handle.

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser 22WRF #6295651 03/15/12
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OP Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,148 Likes: 2 Central Louisiana	Originally Posted by 22WRF I would like to find out who did that beautiful and masterful welding and finishing job on that new bolt handle. Me, too. Probably the same guy who fitted the M-70 type safety. Maybe someone on the Fire will recognize the work and let us know. DF

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Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser Dirtfarmer #6295659 03/15/12
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22WRF Campfire Tracker 2 Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,058	looks like a Blackburn Trigger as well. Very nice.

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser Dirtfarmer #6295685 03/15/12
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OP Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,148 Likes: 2 Central Louisiana	Here is a photo of the barrel end of the action, showing two cuts for the raceways. The older "C" receivers had only the extractor cut, thus the designation. Reportedly the "C" configuration gave better hot gas control but was harder to machine. From what I've read, the current configuration came to be after the war, somewhere in the late 40's or early 50's. Would appreciate additional info on this. DF

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser 22WRF #6295688 03/15/12
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OP Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,148 Likes: 2 Central Louisiana	Originally Posted by 22WRF looks like a Blackburn Trigger as well. Very nice. Canjar

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser Dirtfarmer #6295748 03/15/12
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93x62toter New Member 9 Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 1 Montana	Give Dennis Erhardt at Frontier Gun Shop in Helena MT. a call at 406-442-4533. He has been building 9.3x62s for over 20 years that I can remember. He styles them after british sporting rifles.

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser 93x62toter #6295786 03/15/12
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kutenay Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 7,739	The FNs began to be broached on both sides in 1948-49, IIRC and this is a step backward in building a Mauser 98 pattern action. It is why I much prefer the old 1937 Oberndorf Sporter in 9.3 that I have, my ZG-47 and the CZ-550 currently being built for me as these are have the full "C-ring" as Paul von Mauser designed this finest of all big rifle actions. I do have and have had several rifles, i.e.m Browning Safaris, Henri Dumoulin and so forth on the "H-ring" and they are at least as good as any American sporting rifle now made, except Champlins. So, load sanely and worry not! I prefer the Edge in the Mickys as it is strong enough when fully bedded for the 9.3 and my ZG so equipped is just an absolute GEM of a rifle...but, it cost me 5Gs, all in and I will never get that out of it....so, for an extra half-pound, you do save a bit using the std. fill stocks.

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser Dirtfarmer #6296063 03/15/12
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TBREW401 Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 8,731	Does your action have the serial # on the reciever? Do you know the approx date of manufacture? I have an FN action with no serial above wood line. That makes it pre 68 Trying to get an idea of its age. Thanks Last edited by TBREW401; 03/15/12.

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser kutenay #6296131 03/15/12
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OP Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,148 Likes: 2 Central Louisiana	Originally Posted by kutenay I do have and have had several rifles, i.e.m Browning Safaris, Henri Dumoulin and so forth on the "H-ring" and they are at least as good as any American sporting rifle now made, except Champlins. So, load sanely and worry not! I have a 7mm Rem Mag Champlin made by Lenard Brownell. Mr. Brownell fit the barrel and front sight band, made the quarter rib, the Tally type rings and a really nice French Walnut stock with Fleu-de-Lis checkering and skeleton grip cap and butt plate. How is the Champlin set up for gas control? DF

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser Dirtfarmer #6296168 03/15/12
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OP Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,148 Likes: 2 Central Louisiana	Couple of photos of the Brownell Champlin 7RM. DF

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser TBREW401 #6296199 03/15/12
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OP Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,148 Likes: 2 Central Louisiana	Originally Posted by TBREW401 Does your action have the serial # on the reciever? Do you know the approx date of manufacture? I have an FN action with no serial above wood line. That makes it pre 68 Trying to get an idea of its age. Thanks I don't have it yet. Will report that info when I have the action in my hands. DF

Re: 9.3x62 FN Mauser Dirtfarmer #6297080 03/15/12
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sidepass Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,591 Northern Ca	Pick up my commercial FN mauser from Charley Santoni on monday. Charley Cerakoted it and bedded it in a Micky. The project started off as a JC Higgins in 270. J Kobe rebarreled it in 9.3X62 with a Shilen #3 at 24 inches also did a side swing safety and installed a Timney trigger. I will post photos of it sans scope and bases unless I find time to mount them. Never take life to seriously, after all ,no one gets out of it alive.

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