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What scope? Thanks.

It’s more than plenty for a rebore.

A Trijicon Accupoint 1-4 with the German #4 reticle. Here's a better view of it:



HH4whiskey, if your donor has a sporter barrel I bet you'll have enough meat for the rebore and the can threading if you go 18" or 20"

Yes, and my custom ’62 with its twenty one inch barrel has no trouble getting 286 grain bullets way past 2300 fps with excellent accuracy.

Ted

On your 270 conversion, did you have the bolt face opened any?….mag/follower mods?

Can't contribute any, but I'll say this is most interesting thread I've seen in long time! Interesting rifle, cartridge, game, and type of hunting!!!
Sure wish I had the health & location to join in, but one my favorite things to do is go hunting with my 30-30, 30-06 or 22lr for squirrels to deer. And either by 4w, boat, but especially my canoe! But that's OK, critter size doesn't matter it's all big game!
But I started reading half hearted, skipped a lot, but I'm going back read entire thing! Hope this thread continues!

About barrel countour and the 9.3x62:

101 years ago, when this original 9.3x62 Oberndorf Sporting Mauser left the factory new, the 9.3's had surprisingly thin countours, .570" at the muzzle:



**Do the math on that: .204" barrel thickness at the muzzle. Surprising.......I know.

Not that it matters, but mine and my boy’s both started out as ‘06s and feed perfectly without any modifications.

It’s entirely possible that I never get to use it on anything much bigger than a big hog….but I intend to. Regardless, I’m sure a deer or three won’t mind the larger hole.
I began my rifle purchases at 14, with a browning BLR in 358 in 1984. I’ve owned at least a dozen 35s of most persuasions. I’ve never owned a .36.

I got out of my 35s some years back, as I couldn’t justify the need for the time. I’m caring less about justification these days.

This will stay a 270 for a bit, as I have some accumulated 270 ammo to go through, and I don’t want to subject my faux Ti (or me) to that much.

I did a Ruger 280 Rem to 9.3x62 and it works perfectly. Done quite a few rebores now and I’ve yet to get a stinker.

If I were doing a Medium bore, the 9.3x62 is what I'd do. Might as well go all-in if you're above .308."

My factory Ruger M77 RS 35 Whelen measures .560" at the muzzle. Makes for a tidy package in a High Tech Specialties stock.

Read all the way through again. More folks should take a look at this caliber. It is mentioned in a lot of my African hunting books. RZ.

EdM, did you shorten the forend on that Banser? Good looking rifle.

Shooters Pro Shop has the Noodler 250 gr Etip available






9.3 ETip

I been debating a 9.3x62 build into an ultralight but with currently having 3 ultralight 35 whelens I could never talk myself into making one because the whelens do everything I could want and then more here in Alaska. They really are very similar.

I chambered a barrel in 9.3 just a couple of weeks ago. If i get my stock done, I'll take it brown bear hunting in A p ril

I think the 9.3-62 is really great HOWEVER I have a nice 375 H&H and I hand load it to duplicate the 9.3 if I want less recoil. I have never thought I was disadvantaged because my rifle ONLY holds 3 in the magazine.

I think it’s more an action vs build vs use between the 9.3x62 and 375….at least for me.

S&B and PPU > 375 H&H Brass.