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My 9.3X62 550FS doesn't kick as bad as a .300WIN and less than a .375H&H. Try a softer recoil pad.

I would agree , I find mine has minimal recoil personally , but I suspect there’s probably close to 2 lbs difference between the cz and his rifle

I sent my Savage 99 to Magna-Port because even in .308 the muzzle jump was excessive. They formed four slots near the muzzle that eliminated muzzle jump and reduced recoil a bit, too. Money well spent.

Sherwood

Yes the Sauer is a lot lighter than the cz. I shot a friend's cz before buying the Sauer. The cz was very pleasant, to my surprise the Sauer was rather sharp. Sauer lop is too long. I cut the stock, installed limbsaver slip-on. Tamed it right down. Pussycat now.

What size limb saver did you slip on and how much did you cut off? An 1”?

It takes a medium. As stated you'll play hell finding the screws in the Sauer factory pad. When you cut it off you will discover what I'm talking about. I started by cutting the old pad off and then proceeded to cut off more until achieving right lop for me, Probably another 1/2 inch. That Sauer stock is well made and tough, it ain't no tupperware. Very well made rifle. I was skeptical, barrel is heat shrunk on, not threaded. The aluminum bedding block is unique in engineering as well. It shoots bug hole groups. You can't argue with results. Two inch groups@ 400 yards. It's going Brown Bear and Elk hunting this fall. After a lifetime shooting a 375 h&h, I can't believe it's staying home. It took a lot of shooting the 9.3 to change horses. They're all good, just choose the one you want to ride. Happy Hunting!

Thanks Texson. I found the holes. Just have to spread the rubber where the screws usually are and you’ll see the cut slots.

I responded to this conversation eleven years ago when I owned neither a Ma-Na-Ported rifle, nor a 9.3 x 62. But I did own a CZ550 in .458 Win Mag.

Eight years ago I bought a TIKKA T3 Lite in 9.3 x 62. It weighed 6.7 lbs without scope or ammo. Today, it weighs 7.7 lbs fully loaded with four cartridges and a 3-9x40mm scope.

Recoil isn't merely a matter of what particular cartridge a rifle is chambered for, but there's a great difference in how one may load it, if a handloader. Mild loads can give rather mild recoil effect. But hot loads with a heavy bullet can transform it into the equivalent of a .458 Win Mag with mild factory loads. How do I know that? Just ask me!

I loaded my CZ550 to equivalent Lott loads just by seating the bullets "long". Those bullets were 500s at 2200 fps, and some well beyond that! 350s were leaving at well over 2700 fps!

Today, I have a Ma-Na-Ported Ruger Tropical No.1 in .458 Win Mag. Loads are approximately the same, but recoil isn't. It weighs about 1-lb less than the CZ with one in the chamber and four on the stock, and with a 2-7x32mm scope. But recoil is reduced by about 15%, plus muzzle jump is greatly reduced. And, I don't notice a greater muzzle blast when woods hunting without muffs.

My TIKKA Lite in 9.3x 62 is easily the equivalent of a .375 H&H in ballistics when using RL-17 behind a 286 NP or 320gr Woodleigh at over 2400 fps. At a mere 7.7 lbs it has a healthy 50 to 52 ft-lbs free recoil.

I've shot a lot of heavy stuff over the years, including "hot" .45-70s in a #1 Ruger, and recoil is only a relative thing. It mostly depends on what you habitually shoot -- if a .243 Win, then a 9.3 x 62 might be troublesome no matter the stock.

I've owned and used 8 different .300 Win Mags loaded "hot" and they seemed mild by comparison to some others. Also. a .300 Wby and a .308 Norma Mag, two .338 Win Mags, three .375 H&Hs and three .458 Win Mags, plus a bunch of .45-70s and some other mediums.

Today, I'm closer to 84 than 83 and weigh a mere 162 lbs, just so you know.

Bob

www.bigbores.ca

I love the 9.3 x 62. Can't add more to the above.

I also have a Tikka 9.3 x 62. I installed a Ken Rucker "Bump Buster" hydraulic recoil damper systemic it. Works great. You can dial in the amount of recoil reduction. I also have Bump Busters on my CZ 550 .375 H&H and H&K SLB 3000 .30-06.