Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Express Rifles and Big Bores Only How do you have your 9.3x62 set up?

Mine is a completely stock CZ 550 American with Kevlar stock. I used Warne scope rings and a Leupold VXII 2-7x33. I don't normally use heavy scope rings but, my rifle seemed a bit barrel-heavy so, I chose the Warne rings which is a good match for the rifle. The more I shoot it the more I like it. I think it is a winner.

Great ! I'll give them a ring.

I just stuck a scope on mine I weekend.Well, the second scope actually. The first was an old Redfield low pro 2-7 that locked up on 7x. The second is a Nikon prostaff 2-7x36 It's sitting in Burris custom QD lo rings. The scope is sitting as low as possible. If I have the butler creek covers on, the bolt handle hits the cover, but clears the ocular bell without the covers on. It's boresighted and ready for sight in and deer season

What ammo you gonna use?

I just put a Conquest 4x32 on mine last evening. So now I've got 3 scopes in QD Weaver rings ready to go. An Leupold M8 2.5x20mm w/hvy plex and a Vortex Viper 2-7x33 w/C3.

When I bought my CZ, it came with 80 rounds of ammo. 20 rounds loaded by Superior Ammo- 10 ea. of 250gr Woodleigh, 286gr Woddleigh, 250gr Barnes X and 286gr Banres X, a box of Nosler Custom 286gr Partitions, and a box of Norma 232gr Vulkans. I'm gonna use the 232gr for the lil whitetail, squirrel sized, deer we have in the south.

A local gun shop has a used, excellent condition Ziess 4x diatal for around $250 that I'm considering

If you don't want it, let me know where it is. Awesome scope.
Bob

My new Tikka T3 Hunter is being released from jail tomorrow. (I am in the People's Democratic Republic of California). I am thinking about putting a
Picatinny rail on it from Mountain Tactical / Tikka Performance and perhaps a Zeiss Duralyt 2-8 x 42 IR-w-La Rue QD rings. I have a H&K Slb 2000 .30-06 with a rail, and I like the idea of being able to share the scope.

Sounds like a good plan to me.

My T3 Hunter 9.3 x 62 was released from jail yesterday. I can't get over how light it is, at least compared to my CZ 550. However, while the stock is wood, it just doesn't feel quite right. Perhaps a bit too slim to save weight, and the pull is on the short side for me. I may take a closer look at some of the replacement stocks offered by Mountain Tactical / Tikka Performance.

I dumped a good moose at extreme range [for me] last week with my CZ 550 Kevlar Carbine using JB's load for 250 TSX. It reaches out there just fine.

Congrats!

Any idea of the velocity from that short bbl?

I'd only be guessing at muzzle velocity but it did the job at 380 yards.

Good shooting. Or is that GOOD lobbing?

Either way that's a pretty impressive shot with a fixed 3x Leupold! Congrats!

Can't wait to finish up this new Mauser build. It will be interesting to see if it can best the accuracy of my CZ 500 American.

Yes it is! I know what 300yds looking through my Leupold 2.5X is like.

What are some specs on your Mauser build?

Here is the link. Critique my 9.3x62 build

Stock is order, barrel is installed and in transit to get bases machined. From there it is on to Mcm for fitting and them back to Mike McCabe for sights, barrel band, 3 pos. safety, trigger, bluing and bedding. Should have a load worked up and be in the fight by next season.

Going the whole nine yards that's for sure. Checked into having the forend reworked the way you'd like it?

Good bit of talk about recoil on your link. As far as it goes I've had people who hardly do any shooting at all shoot mine (8.5lbs w/one round,270gr2410)and just get a big grin. Big diff between it and my 7.25lb .300

I have looked into forend modification but will set it up as it comes from Mcm and run it for a season. If I get the itch I may mess with it.

Saw a Ruger a while back that made me think it would be ok. I liked the way it looked. Not perfect but not bad enough to mess with off the bat. Ruger link The stock is almost identical. As is the length of the barrel, sights and barrel band location.

I don't mind recoil that much and my stature helps with that. IMO the recoil profile of the 9.3x62 is not too harsh to begin with. More push than punch. It is being built light but parts add up fast. It might be rough with open sights but scoped it should be a breeze. I like to run Partitions but I think I may dabble in the 320 Woodleighs just for fun.

I wouldn't even attempt a shot that far with a 2.5x scope. Must be all in the eyes I guess. I've shot pop cans with mine at 350, but the scope was on 9x.

Nuthin' pretty. But my always go to rifle for killing. Old azz Redfield 2x7 low profile. Posted this pic elsewhere on forum. But it works for me.

Everyone laughs at the bolt handle. Took the useless sporting clay recoil pad that ot came with and replaced with the thinnest decellerator pad we had on the shelf. Got the LOP down to a manageable length. My favorite working rifle.

Started out as a Husqvarna 146 in x 57. Co-working and I had a slow day so that evening I went home with a x 62.

"I wouldn't even attempt a shot that far with a 2.5x scope. Must be all in the eyes I guess. I've shot pop cans with mine at 350, but the scope was on 9x."

Never said a thing about shooting.