what about the itch for a 9.3x62 ....
35 whelen build
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what about the itch for a 9.3x62 ....
Between the .35 Whelen and the .375 Ruger there’s not much room for the 9.3x62, even for a rifle loonie. I did consider it when I built my .35 Whelen but it wasn’t as popular 10 years ago and I ended up going with the Whelen.
What kind of sites you have on that slimbo?
I have been a .338 wm guy for years, finally decided my 6lb .338 kicks too much for the amount of practice I like to do after joining the .270 club recently.
I only ever got a 338 because it was cheap, my heart was set on a whelan and for years I basically loaded it as such with good results on mules and elk.
Picked up a 9.3 recently but I have been toying with the idea for years (i'd have to go back into my post count but I remember pondering this hard on a m70 when I lived in the interior) of building a 375 whelen of some kind.
For some reason I'm still thinking rebore to 375 wildcat with a safe with a couple of decent med bores in it.
Ardent is a ####ing enabler basically.
I have been a .338 wm guy for years, finally decided my 6lb .338 kicks too much for the amount of practice I like to do after joining the .270 club recently.
I only ever got a 338 because it was cheap, my heart was set on a whelan and for years I basically loaded it as such with good results on mules and elk.
Picked up a 9.3 recently but I have been toying with the idea for years (i'd have to go back into my post count but I remember pondering this hard on a m70 when I lived in the interior) of building a 375 whelen of some kind.
For some reason I'm still thinking rebore to 375 wildcat with a safe with a couple of decent med bores in it.
Ardent is a ####ing enabler basically.
Really great rifles guys. Love me a customized M7o. At one point I had all the components together and ready to ship to Bill Leeper for a FW 338/06. I chickened out at the last minute and ordered a Shilen .30 cal FW barrel, which I had him chamber in 3o/o6. Only a southpaw could build a 'custom' that boring. 
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Wow, where to start, lol. I use the 270 WSM quite a bit, just like Lane does. However, I have a 338-06 (it's going to Africa with me next week!!), a 9.3x62, and a 375 H&H. I enjoy them all. They are all accurate and, I find, pleasant to shoot. Guess I just like variety, lol.
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Really great rifles guys. Love me a customized M7o. At one point I had all the components together and ready to ship to Bill Leeper for a FW 338/06. I chickened out at the last minute and ordered a Shilen .30 cal FW barrel, which I had him chamber in 3o/o6. Only a southpaw could build a 'custom' that boring.
Funny enough a picture you posted of your 06 on a mountain top provided some of the inspiration to have bill build this one. I was debating 06 vs 9.3 and I swung the other way!
Nice. You got more adventurous on the chambering!
A well thought out and executed build on a M7o, in almost any midrange cartridge, is pretty timeless. IMO. And Mr. Leeper definitely knew his way around the M7o!
