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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? [/quote]

This rifle is a FN Husqvarna with Recknagel swing off mounts and a steel tubed 4x36 Schmidt&Bender scope with No;4 reticle.

I do enjoy the 9.3x62. A recent project was completed, using an older BRNO action with integral bases. 20 inch Douglas barrel, NECG iron sights, barrel sling swivel and 3-position safety, as well as a decelerator buttpad. Refinished the stock and checkered, add in a Timney trigger. With Murry sling, QD rings and an old Leupold 3x scope, weighs in at 8 � pounds.
All in all, this rifle carries both on shoulder and saddle scabbard very well, with excellent balance and shoot ability, both with scope and with iron sights.
Hunting load has been a 250 gr Barnes TSX, exiting at about 2400 and change. I have been using H4895 powder, but will try out some RL15 and Varget when time and weather allows. Recoil feels similar to several of my 30-06�s and 338-06, and I find it very manageable.
I have used the rifle to take a couple antelope, several whitetail does, a black bear and one very unlucky coyote. I will be carrying this rifle on an upcoming interior grizzly hunt. So far, a fun rifle and cartridge, and well worth the time and expense. Splitting hairs with the 338-06, but that is another topic!

This rifle is a FN Husqvarna with Recknagel swing off mounts and a steel tubed 4x36 Schmidt&Bender scope with No;4 reticle. [/quote]

I have the rifle, but I sure covet the scope and mounts...

Does anyone have an opinion about using an EDGE fill stock for a 9.3x62?

I have 3 9.3x62
Tikka T3 ss 22" barrel .63" muzzle with steel rings, 1.75-6 Leupold 7 lbs. even
2 98 Mauser in fiberglass stocks both 7.75 lbs.
-20" barrel, .72" muzzle, peep sights
-24" barrel, .56" muzzle, steel mounts, 4x, 24 oz. stock
- the Tikka has respectable recoil with full power handloads

My Pre-war M70 9.3x62 has a new Krieger 24" and weighs 8.5# which is just about right in my mind. It lives in a McMillan Griffin and Howe style stock, a mighty rare thing. Recoil not bad and ok to carry if you are fit, which you need to be anyway.

I heartily endorse Clearwater for reboring, unless you can get Dan Pedersen to do it.

Pay particular attention to feeding--the shoulder on the 9.3 is further forward and case has less taper than the '06. Redneck just finished tweaking mine--you are in excellent hands there.

JS LaCourse,
My 9.3x62 is a double square bridge small ring Brno Mod 21, converted to a 9.3x62 with a 26 inch Lothar Walther barrel. The 26 inch barres is .595 at the muzzle..It weighs 7-3/4 pounds with rings and 1x4 Leupold scope.

It is about as perfect a buffalo rifle as one could own IMO..Light and easy to carry and recoil is very mild. About like one would expect from a cartridge case of that size, ala the 30-06, 35 Whelen, and 338-06..but with a bit more punch..

The 320 gr. Woodleigh at 2400 FPS recoils in that light rifle about like a 350 gr. Woodleigh in a 375 as best I can tell...easy to handle in other words.

I suggested 8.5 to 9 lbs in my first post as I figured thats what my Brno weighed, due the the felt recoil and a guess and by gosh..I have to amend that to 6-3/4 lbs. naked, now as I just weighed my gun, and boy was I off base on that. It's perfect for me.

I believe McMillan only warranties the EDGE for cartridges less than .338 Win, so I don't know how they would handle a broken stock from a 9.3x62. That probably warrants a call to them.

Personally I'd not worry about it but that's just me. I have one ordered for my 338 WSM and I'm sure it'll be just fine.

Dober

elkrazy - I have one ordered from the Christmas special right now for that purpose. It's a gray EDGE for a push feed Win 70 that will be 9.3x62. I traded emails with Dick at McM prior to the purchase and was told I was good to go but he strongly recommends properly bedding the EDGE for 9.3x62 just to be on the safe side (obviously that's not an exact quote but was the essence of his response). Personally, I think this will make a heck of a nice mid range combo. My Pac-Nor is already here with the action awaiting the stock and a trip to the smith.

LH Win 70 9.3 X 62 22" SS Pac-Nor .605" at muzzle 7.5# MRC Bottom Metal. Mcmillion Edge stock Leupold 2.5 X 8 with Redfield flip up peep site. Very accurate and it balances right.

Very nice set up KK.

The 9.3x62 is a traditional cartridge with a long history. Anyone that would stick a plastic stock on one, or use a stainless steel barrel will end up chasing rabbits, howling at the moon and soon become a child preditor, shame on ya!

Ray,

We know your "old school". But how old was that school? A little one room red building with a privy and a school marm? I get your point but can't resist myself. Give the man a weather break. He is in Alaska

My 9.3 is quite similar to Mauser98 above, however his is much better looking than mine. I don't mind at all the rifles with fiberglass stocks....the 2 coolest rifles I've seen both had fiberglass stocks. The 1st is a pre 64 model 70 in a Mcmillan glass stock, 9.3x62, express sights, can't remember the scope or mounts. It had been to Africa about a dozen times and really looked like it. The metal work was gray and the paint on the stock was chipped and worn through.

The other rifle was a .375 HH on an FN Mauser action and was in a Bell and Carlson stock. It also had express sights and barrel band sling swivel and a very expensive piece of glass in those EAW quick release mounts. That rifle has been to Africa maybe 20-30 times and looked very much like the 1st. Very well used and still very accurate.

I have to agree with Ray about the wood stocks and traditional cartridges, but in my case the glass stock, even though expensive, is more in line with what I could afford and I would not let that stop me from having a 9.3 or .375 put together.

Ray - I actually somewhat agree but I've also realized that with nice wood I often baby my rifles and / or carry a different one so most of mine now are a bit more weatherproof. Would love a fine walnut and deep rust blue but wouldn't carry it enough so I went "practical".

kk,

info on the redfiedld flip up rear sight please. closeup pic would be great too.

thanks.

Redfield used to make a series of scope bases that had an attached 'flip-up' peep. i found several of these bases at a sporting goods store cleaning out the old junk.

Mounted on the back of Leupold Weaver style bases, they make for a great iron sight backup system on rifles with QD scopes. i have installed one on a Kimber 300 WSM, installing a front barrel sight (NECG). Also on a custom Mauser in 338-06, again using the Leupold Weaver style bases and Leupold Weaver style QD rings. they work great!

the key for me has been the Leupold Weaver style bases.. they are steel (better for drilling and tapping in the screws needed to hold the Redfield peep on), and are lower than many other makes. this keeps the peep as low as posible, reducing the height of the front sight.

it looks like this......

can these be found anyplace still for sale?