Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Custom Rifles & Wildcats Remington 721 conversion to 9.3 x 62mm Mauser

Not hard, but had to take some metal... maybe .050 (guess) off of the top or the rear aluminum insert/screw guide. Had me stumped on why a poor fit until I figured that out.

Bedded front and recoil lug and came out perfect and very tight.

DumbassDon has never NOT been FOS.

So... the rifle came out well and enjoy shooting it alot... but do get tired of all the sissies whining about big booming recoil.

Anyway... while shooting my 721 in 9.3x62 Mauser (legal on elephants in Africa) at the range yesterday... a very petite young lady comes up and asked if she could shoot it. Of course, I said she could.

As it turns out Genny Thrasher can shoot an elephant rifle as well as an Olympic class air rifle... Very very nice young lady... kind of person that just makes smiles contagious... Great family there too. Fun stuff... I would guess she is 5' tall and #95 pounds soaking wet.

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Did you keep the Hogue stock on it, or did you upgrade it?

Hogue for now, but I might B&C. Very light, short and comfortable. Had a custom Lane can made... gentle as a kitten with the can.

I have a bolt action 9.3x62, an Interarms Mark X mannlicher, and am thinking about having JES rebore/rechamber an extra Remington 760 in 30-06 that I have gathering dust.

Old post... re zeroed today...

You just gotta love an elephant gun (legal on elephants) that shoots well... uses super cheap ammo... and has relatively mild recoil.





She started her life as a 1951 Remington 721 in .30-06 that I took on trade. Sent to JES for a rebore and a bob on the barrel (20"). Had Cory Lane make me a custom .375 can (NFA legal)... while she was getting her new .366 rebore.

Picked up a used Houge... used Kahles 1.5 x 6.

Life is good.

She is very light and packs the punch of a .300 WM with 286 grain pills and is about as flat as a .308.

Ammo is abundant and about $22 a box...

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It seems like those JES Re-bore guns always come out to be great shooters. Just for fun, I might have to keep an eye out for a Rem 700 in 25-06 Sendero or other heavy barrel version and have it shipped off to become a medium barrel 9.3x62mm. The extra weight would make it more fun on the bench, but not impossible for hunting from a stand.