Z1r, you may be correct in my confusion. I am not as familiar with commercial "Huski"actions as I am with military actions and their commercial counterparts made in Germany (and a few other European countries as well) If i am wrong about those comercial actions I'd love to lear what you have to show me.
But the military 94 and 96 are not the same. In fact I have one of each sitting on my desk as I write this, and I am measuringthem now to be 100% sure of myself.
The box on the 96 is noticeably longer than that of the 94. About 3/16 inch. The 96 has the same length box as the GEW 98 on my 9.3X62. The 94 is .130" shorter.
I have seen several 9.3X57s made on GEW and KAR length Mausers both. I have seen the 9.3X57s made on all 3 models of Mauser action, 94s,96 and 98s over the past 40 years or so. But the 9.3X57 cartridge is shorter then the 9.3X62. I do not have a load spec on the 9.3X57 C.O.L. but I assume it's the same as the 8X57 cartridge overall length.
The spec on the 9.3X62 is 3.290" or 3.310" depending on which sheet you read. Old German specs (1920s) are a bit longer than the current spec (2015)
Last edited by szihn; 06/30/17.
