Bear Down with 9.3x62 Mauser+ AND 4Point Mule Buck Nov, 8

[Gunoholic]

I happy with the zastava rifles, it seems like they are all acuurate good shooting rifles, the bolt on my 9.3 seen in the pictures is pretty smooth already from cyclying the bolt many times.

That'll work.
Work the shyt out of the action and let the gun self-polish.

When inexperienced people get to work with stones, jewelers files, fine grit emery paper they have the tendency to get overzealous and take off too much metal and then you get sloppy which is worse than stiff and accuracy goes out the window.
Unfortunately metal doesn't grow back.
When I do a deburring and smoothing it is a careful operation - trial and error all the way - polish a little, try it, polish some more try it ... until the action is smooth and feels right.
Tuning and lightening triggers can be tricky.
If you don't know what you're doing a dangerous situation can result.
I carry my rifles with one in the chamber and the safety on when hunting.
If I honed the trigger sear a bit too much and drop the gun the shock could set it off.

Like I said before, nice bear, the sausages are gonna be mighty fine eatin.

 

[Ardent]

Congrats OP on your bear.

The Zastava is a well built rifle.
I think Remington marketed them once upon a time as the model 788.
A friend brought a Zastava to me in 458 Winchester complaining that it was pretty rough.
It was pretty rough but after I stripped it down and deburred and stoned and polished the internals I would match it up against any Winchester model 70 ever produced whether it be a pre-64 model 70 or one of the new ones made in the FN factory in CT.
The w/m fit was excellent and it had CRF which I like to see in a dangerous game rifle.
It was also very accurate.
My buddy still has it.
That gun of my friends turned out to be a diamond in the rough.
That's a good rifle you have there.

Hell of a lot more slop in the bolt, especially at full open, than a Win Model 70. Especially a post-guide rail Win Model 70. The Zastavas are good for the price, a PH and friend carries one in Africa (.458), though he wishes he'd bought an RSM or Winchester. This said, it works, goes bang every time and is tough to beat for the price. He's replaced the sights and stock. I used his rifle a bit in the Limpopo and it was a serviceable, field grade piece that you're not afraid to use hard, something to be said for that. There are better rifles but they cost more naturally.

 

[Why not?]

Congratulations on a very nice bear. Great start to your Fall hunt!

Ted

 

[dgradinaru]

Btt

PICTURES AND INFO ON 1ST POST.

 

[medvedqc]

great hunt. no snow on the ground?

 

[dgradinaru]

great hunt. no snow on the ground?

Surprisingly not yet, I never experienced a November like this where I live, Normally we should have had snow at the end of October, It rained more this year making logging roads muddy.