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Sorry, but your BYF is already desecrated.

Not really, IMHO(YMMV), you have 2 basic types of 98 actions at this point, tools and relics(some fit in both categories). 98's have been getting chopped up for years, if one has already been modified, it's a tool, do with it as you see fit. An unmodified original(100% correct) is a relic and SHOULD be preserved. Then you get into the grey area, unmodified, but INCOMPLETE rifles, these can go either way(but they will never be true originals, so I have no problem modifying them). Also don't have a problem using actions of very little historical importance....Spanish 98, post war Yugo, South American 98, go knock yourself out, I'd rather use one of those then take apart a vintage sporter done by one of the guys that were doing it when sporterizing 98's was an art form.

Often confused, but I would draw parallels for the x62 as similar to the Whelen and the x64 as similar to the H&H.

Ammo/brass are very difficult to find for the 9.3x64 Brenekee.

Another option would be a 9.3x57. It will require no magazine lengthening and no feed rail work. Basically headspace a barrel and start shooting.

I have a Mauser chambered In 8mm-06 for sell anyone interested?
Old school Rifle with the German eagle stamp on it

Welcome Alohastate.

Post your rifle in the classifieds with a price and pictures and see what happens.

Military M98s come in 2 different length known as the GEW length (Short for "Gewehr" which means rifle, suitable for cartridges like the 30-06 and the 9.3X62 that you expressed interest in) and KAR length (Short for "Kariabiner" which means carbine) which was made specially for the service 8X57 round.

The KAR length magazine is too short to use without modification for the 9.3X62. But the 9.3X57 is also a very fine round and can easily be formed with one pass through a 9.3X57 sizing die. With that round the conversion is a "drop-in". I hope to kill my elk with mine in a week or so.
The 9.3X57 is down-loaded for the European market because many of them were made on 94 and 95 Mauser actions which are not as strong as a 98 action. In the GEW 98 action the 9.3X57 can safely be loaded to 57,000 PSI and at that pressure it's very close to the 9.3X62 and the 9.3X74R. Even down loaded it's still a powerful round and is very popular in Sweden for moose.

I just finished making a 9.3X57 for myself and I have three 9.3X62s in the works now. One for myself and two for customers. It's a very good and serviceable round. At one time it was the most popular round for planes game in many African nations.

If you want to have a few tips please feel free to PM me and I can possibly give you some good advice on what to do, and what not to do in making it into a first class sporting rifle.

Szihn,

The two lengths offered were Standard which is what the G98, K98k, Kar98a & b, VZ24, 1909 Argentine, G33/40, etc were. And Intermediate length which is what Small Ring Mausers, Yugo M24, 24/47, M48, FN 24, and Small Ring Mexican Mausers were. The standard length were designed around the 8x57, 7x57, and 7.65x54. The intermediate 98's were made in the same.

You can build a 9,3x62 on an intermediate length 98 with minimal effort. I kinda like using Peruvian 1909's for them when I get the chance.

Agreed.
But his action is not pictured, so I wanted to warn him about the differing length of magazines. I don't know what he has. I am assuming it's a 98, but I may be wrong there too. He said it was "a 98 stamped BCD", and I have no idea what that may be. So I thought the "heads-up" would be good to throw out. A few pictures would be helpful.

The 9.3X62 can be made on the intermediate length magazines, but as you said, it takes a bit of modification. If you build on the "standard length GEW it takes no modification if you like a 4 shot mag, and if you want a 5 shot mag it's a very easy modification (I just finished one and I am now ready to stock it)

If his action is the dedicated 8X57 length the 9.3X57 is a lot easier to build, and in a good strong 98, it gives up very little to the larger shell ballisticly. I shoot mine over the chronograph and see that I am within 90 FPS of my 9.3X74R firing the same bullets. A 250 grain at 2310 FPS. And making 9.3X57 brass is as easy as one pass through the die. I am using PPU 8X57 to make mine. I hope to kill an elk with it very soon.

BCD is a standard length K98k made at the Gustloff werke plant.

these two were 9,3x57s that were rechambered to 9,3x62.



The top is a 9,3x62 on FN 98 action, next a Factory Husqvarna 9,3x62 on a 96 action, next a 9,3x57 on a 96, and lastly a 9,3x57 on a Military pattern 98 action. All factory Husqvarnas.



Another 9,3x62.


Sadly, I don't have pics available thanks to photobucket of my Mexican Mauser in 9,3x57.

OK, very cool
Thank for that bit of info.