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Not sure what both my 9.3x62s weigh but they aren't heavy. Nor do they need to be.

Last year I built just such a rifle and am happy with how it turned out.
Pre 64 M70 fwt action
#3 shilen @ 23" w/basic iron sights
rimrock stock
talley 1 pcs lwts and a 4x leupy
as such it goes around 8.5 lbs, slightly front heavy which is a good thing, very comfy to shoot.

You don't really want that thing........you should sell it to me! LOL!

Randy does have a flair for putting together some awfully nice rigs don't he Bob!

His Pre's in Edge handles have always rocked me. If I didn't own a G33 slam dunk I'd follow exactly what he's done with them as I feel they're as nice as it's gonna get.

Dober

Yes, Dober...he certainly has the eye for it....suspect it is that artisan-type mind set...

The easy way to do this is have High Plains Reboring in N. Dakota re-bore and re-chamber what you have. They do a great job, and you keep the original Pre-64 look. The cost is much less than a re-barrel job, too.


oops...got the State correct now.

High Plains is in ND. It is the way to go as Norm stands 100% behind his work unlike many gunsmiths.

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/FFLDealers/FFLDealerDetails.aspx?sid=47193

Well...I was close. He does a great job, turns the work around and gets it done, and is reasonable in price.

I built mine on LH Win 70, Had Pac-nor barrel 22" and chamber it in a exact match factory contour. Nice Rife under 8# with a 2.5 X 8 Leupold Edge stock. Very accurate and carrys and balances right. 286 Gr NP @ 2500 FPS 250 @ 2650 FPS and accurate.

I just started building one of these. Mauser 98 action, Lothar-Walther barrel (very reasonable in stock contours/chamberings, which is what motivated me to go with the 9.3 instead of a 35 whelen), found a NIB Fajen semi-fancy walnut stock for sale on another forum. I'll probably get the barreled action back from the smith in a month or so, and then I'll need to blue it and put it together. Still don't know what I'm going to use for a scope.

aushunter that is a very neat picture of a great buff and a fine classic-style rifle....I assume its' a Mauser 98,yes?

Scope?

This FN is a Cliff LaBounty rebore from an '06. I put this together in 2000 for a plains game hunt. It is bedded in the stock shown, a B&C Medalist, and a nice walnut one too. With the 2.5x8X Leupold in Weaver mounts and its rather lean 24" barrel it weighs a touch over 8 pounds. It's the only rifle I own that will shoot the orginal Barnes X (250 gr) into little clusters.

Very nice looking assorment of rifles!

So I guess it would be safe to speculate that High Plains would be a good place to contact if you ever wished to have an existing 9.3x57 simply re-chambered to a x62????

Bob

The 9.3X62 fraternity has been growing for several years now.

...Good part in the proliferation of rifles like my FN 98 action 9.3X62 with detachable sidemount and a 4X Helsoldt. These came onto the market a few years ago and gained instant popularity for their quality and economic prices.






I have two other Husqvarnas...a 98 FN 30-06 later production and an HVA action 7X57 AI. They are no frills guns, but exceedingly accurate, nice feeling and well balanced.

BobinNH,

I think that is the rifle he references here:

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/3639186/4/Husqvarna_146_9_3x57

...doesn't mention scope though.

luv2safari,

Are those side mounts available anymore? I have a Husky 146 that'd work very nicely with such a rig.

efw,

These were on the gun when I found it and were complete.
Many of the recent imports have similar mounts that aren't complete. The mounts are also similar, but there seem to have been various makes and models that were popular in the late 1940's and mid 1950's, when these guns were made. I have been trying to find a top section with rings for a second scope, but have had no luck in the eight years I have owned the gun.

So...my answer is probably not...unless you found someone who shed a set to have top mounts installed.

I would go with 8.5 to 9 lbs on a 9.3x62..I also like a 26 inch barrel with a long magazine and a long throat..I get 2553 FPS with a 286 Nosler and 2413 FPS with a 320 gr. Woodleigh with nice pressure that way..That puts it in the .375 class and I cannot tell any difference in killing power on buffalo with it or my 375 H&H with the heavy bullets..The short tube doesn't work well with the 320 gr. Woodleighs on buffalo according to a good frind and well known PH..for what its worth.

what would be the barrel contour and muzzle diameter Ray of the 9.3 at 26"

I am trying to figure out what the final configuration I have come up with will weigh.

I have decided on a pac-nor essentially #3 contour barrel. The weight calculator on their website says in this caliber the barrel will weigh 3.07 lbs (using my desired dimension of length and shank). I am guessing the action weighs a little more than 2.5 lbs (a standard pre-64 model 70) so I am thinking I am up to about 5 3/4 lbs. I am not certain how much an Echols Legend (standard fiberglass) weighs but I am guessing about 2 lbs, maybe a bit more with pad, studs, etc. - which would put me in the neighborhood of 7 3/4. So with a 11 oz scope and LW Talley rings I about 8 1/2 lbs.

How close am I?

Purely a guess but i'd say you're real close. And for the record my first is a FN 98 clone of the one above that I had some light gunsmithing done on and dropped in a Bansner. I'm running just under 8 lbs. with a 4x Leupold in Talley Ultralight mounts. Just bought a second that I suspect I will be able to keep under 8 as well. I personally wouldn't go heavier the 8 if I didn't have too, but I don't mind recoil and like em light.