Originally Posted by windridge
Originally Posted by SuperCub
Originally Posted by JBabcock
I thought so. Beautiful rifle. This is my 5th JC Higgins. The stupid part of my brain has entertained the thought of replacing the safety with a Model 70 type, Timney trigger, and have Bruce Farman build me a stock for it. Have Ed Lapour turn the barrel a bit to remove the sights. I’ll have to see how it shoots first. Bruce Farman is my Mama’s cousin. Guild guy. Builds incredible stocks.

You need at least one rifle like that. I don't regret the one I had done.

I picked up a pre-fit 9.3x62 bbl that will be cut short on the chamber and done in 9.3x57. A generous soul here has offered to lend me his once used 9.3x57 reamer for the project.

I'm thinkin' something like this with a 20" bbl.

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Just curious as to why the X57?



I always liked the 358Winchester and the x57 is similar. I'm getting to the age where I'm not shooting big recoil any more and do not need another moose rifle (have a 300H&H for that) so the smaller case will do just fine for a short/handy bush gun.

Saying that, I will have the bbl marked "9.3cal" like they did on the Husqvarnas so if the need arises by me or someone else they could run a x62 reamer into it and get the extra FPS without much hassle.