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PM sent...I have an idea how you can have one at a real decent price, Matt.

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VAnimrod, what do you mean by heavy? Without a scope it should weigh about 7.5#s. A Ruger RSI weighs about 6.5#s. The RSI has an 18" barrel and the 550FS has a 20" barrel.

A heavy b!tch is my No. 1B it weighs in at 10.5#s.

I too like the way the 550FS balances.

Of course, the true "rifle looney" solution is to own both a .35 Whelen and a 9.3x62! I have both and I like both of them. No NEED for both but I LIKE owning and shooting them!

-Bob F.

Thanks again for all of the opinions.

My Whelen replaced my .375 H&H after a session at the bench, that left me with a detached retina. But, having blown my Africa safari cash on college tuitions, I won't be going to Africa soon, unless my lottery investments pull through :-).

But there's a set of CZ's at the local shop. A 6.5 X 55, and a 9.3 X 62, and one of 'em is coming home with me soon.

Get the 9.3x62! I seriously don't think you'll regret it.




CZ 550 American in 9.3x62
Handload: 286 gr Woodleigh round nose at 2390 fps (58.0 gr of RL-15)

I find the recoil of my CZ 550 in 9.3x62 to be less than my Ruger M77 Magnum in .375 H&H. And, my Ruger weighs about 10.5 lb with scope while my CZ weighs about 8.5 lb with scope. I don't know how to explain it (stock design, velocity of recoil, recoil impulse, or whatever) but I find my 9.3x62 with a 286 gr bullet at 2400 fps to be much more pleasant to shoot than my .375 H&H with a 300 gr bullet at 2500 fps. The 9.3x62 has become one of my favorite cartridges. Ol' Otto Bock certainly knew what he was doing when he designed it!


My two cents....

Cheers!
-Bob F.

Yep that is the rifle--

looks like it is too good of shape for me to own...

My own CZ 550 9.3 weighs 8.5 pounds with a 4x Leupold in Talley mounts. (Or at least it did before I sent it off to Serengeti to be restocked in fancy Circassian. It may weigh a little less then, as the stock profile will be slimmer than the factory CZ.)

In general I have found 8.5 pounds a pretty good weight for rifles of noticeable but not severe recoil. It's about what my .300 Weatherby and .375 Ruger weigh scoped, for instance. That's not exactly the weight I'd want on a sheep or mule deer hunt, but then none of those would be my first choice for a shep or muley hunt....

YUou make a very convincing point about the utility of the 9.3x62 on this thread and I gotta agree, I am very pleased with my three 9.3s and may have another built on a 1935 Oberndorf action I am "negotiating"for. The 286NP at 2500 is a comforting thing in G-bear land and the five shot capacity IS, as you said, a very good option to have here in BC.

Yeah, the 5-round capacity isn't needed very often--but when it is, it's very handy!

One of the most cherished rifles in my collection � gift from a Swedish gun-maker friend � is a pre-World War Two 9.3x57mm Husqvarna with 100% original blue. He gave it to me expecting me to rebarrel, customize, and restock � but it's in too good a condition to be messed with. I haven't even drilled and tapped it for a scope or lowered the bolt handle. Don't intend to.

Mr. Howell, I bet that is a fine classic looking rifle and a shooter to boot. Is it built on a 98 action or 96?

At one time,Sarco in NJ had several hundred 9.3 x 57 Husquevarna model 98s in stock,at around $250-$300.I bought two of them which were both drilled and tapped and had the bolts bent already,one with an adjustable trigger installed.Of course I had the advantage of living in NJ and could therefore go down there and pick through a bunch.9.3x62 rounds will definately cycle through the magazine,so eventually I'll just need the chamber bored out.
They all had sporter stocks with pistol grip,no cheekpiece,very sparse checkering,sporter iron sights (some two leaf express type),barrel mounted front sling swivels.You might want to give them a call and see if they have any left.I suspect that if they do,they won't be drilled and tapped or have bent bolts,but you never know.Even their guys don't know for sure until they open the crates. The phone is 908-647-3800 in their current add in Shotgun News.

Yeah Ken, I need one that is in poor enough condition to be adulterated.

Got a bunch of grief from Browning "collectors" following some sacriledge

Ok, you guys have just about got me talked into buying a CZ 550 in 9.3x62. Planning a Brown Bear hunt this fall and I've read enough about the caliber and the CZ's to know it's time to get one. Problem is, wet Alaska weather. What synthetic stock can I put on it with out it costing me an arm and a leg, be somewhat drop-in or at least a simple glass job?

I already have a 4x Leupold ready to go and it seems reloading components and tools will come easily.

You could just buy the Tikka stainless synthetic with the optional drop box magazine - it holds five in the magazine alone. In the camo version it looks great too.

A synthetic stock for your CZ 9.3 is not a bad idea. However, the CZ wood stocks come with a notoriously tough finish; some extra sealing with a polyurethane based finish and some Johnson's wax is a fairly weather resistant alternative.
By the way, I love my new CZ 550FS 9.3X62 more everytime I take it to the range. Besides being accurate from the bench; it is very easy and natural to shoot offhand and sitting. I will take it hunting for something this year, even if it is only undersized Texas doe.

Get the CZ. You know you want to.


Okie John

Actually, one of the guys on the forum won a 7mm-08 Stainless Mtn rifle, and didn't want it. He posted a super price, and I gassed up and headed to PA.

The trigger's on the new M700's are, well, awful. But I managed a couple of 3 shot groups in the 0.075 MOA range after I located the paper. It has potential.

But the 9.3 X 62 seems like a great cartridge, and my experience with the Whelen is that most shooters in search of more power would be well served by either. A Whelen that consistantly shoots < MOA with several loads is hard to replace. I'll just keep mine, and read the reports on the 9.3 X 62. At least 'til my wife wins the lottery, and pays for a trip to Africa.

Give Ed or Wayne a call at American Hunting Rifles. They have a synthetic stock for the 9.3x62 for $395. No wait either as they have a few on hand.

You just did, and the extra 36 grains make a big difference in BIG critters.