School Me On the 9.3x57

Hitzy said:
And lower rings...a low swing or side safety....treat that old girl right!
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Yes, rings have since been replaced with mediums that are .2" lower than the ones shown. Its a very big improvement, just barely so clears the (modified) bolt handle.

Still trying to decide if I want to go with the side safety or the bueller style. I have the bold unit with side safety sitting here but hesitant to chisel into the stock and do my bubba job!
 
conor_90 said:
Flyinlead, thanks for your response. Very helpful.
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My pleasure sir. I should also mention brass. I formed metalverken 8x57 brass and it works well. However I don't want to have to do the procedure often with new brass so I decided to order a Lee collet neck sizer. This is a custom shop order since they don't produce 9.3x57 dies at Lee. Just ordered it today so it will take a while to come in. With this collet die the brass should last basically forever and be very accurate. Hunting loads I would full length size.
 
I have a 96 in 9.3x62 with a Lyman receiver sight. I haven't shot it with the newly installed peep, but it sure looks and feels like a classy moose gun.
 
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I always full length size, the way I was taught I guess. I know it limits case life. I did however recently buy a necksizing die for my 7.62x54r (thinking of the loooong game, I am still a young guy and the surplus ammo won't last forever.)


I am thinking I might refinish the stock rather than replacing it, learn something new and cheaper, win win. I wouldn't put a rifle in a plastic stock.

I am thinking the 96 action is fine for this cartridge. If I want to shoot faster loads I have other guns. This gun is going to be for hurling big chunks of lead.

For the owners: Did your rifle come with a fixed rear sight?
 
Mine will loose it's rear sight any day now. I'd like to fill the slot with a silver coin.
 

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I love the fat little 9.3 x 57, and it has more jam (with handloads) than traditional loadings for it would suggest. It's a legitimate 3300 ft/lbs cartridge, and I've never met a 9.3mm (either x57 or x62) that was not a good shooter. Most of the time I am carrying a rifle it's either a 9.3 x 57 or a 9.3 x 62. I shoot both cast and jacketed in mine. I make my brass from either commonly available .270 or 30-06, necked up and trimmed, or 8 x 57 mauser brass, just lubricated well and run through Hornady 9.3 x 57 dies that are purposely made to neck up 8 x 57 brass. You can buy "real" 9.3 x 57 brass, but it's like 1.50 per piece, so I never have.
 
Hitzy said:
I would have a gunsmith check it over first before putting any rounds through it....there is some questionable work done to that sporter.
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riversrest said:
^^This^^ I'd go with Hitzy's advice...
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Thanks, yes I have someone in mind who can do so, besides the mounts for the scope being sketchy there is a discoloured section on the top of the barrel where I suspect some wood stock used to reside and was removed, the blueing is a different colour or been rubbed off. The checkering is really amateurish as well, may make a new stock in future as I enjoy a bit of wood working and it would look great with a oak or maple stock.:) Love the build quality of the rifle though. Advise I got at the auction and from the gunsmith I know said to buy older instead of inexpensive new, but most were talking 1960ish, I was somewhat surprised to find out how old this gun was when I got home and did some research. Hopefully it checks out.
 
shredder0 said:
The parallel is how does the .308 compare with the 30-06? The 9.3x57 compares favorably to the 9.3x62. Of course there is a little less velocity and power but the moose on the other end will never know the difference.
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Oh cool, I'd like to see one next to a .358 win, could be a fun round then, though I'd like to see it in something other then a husky (no offense to the owners)
 
I built a peep sight out of a scope ring base and a fiber optic front sight for my 46a in 9.3x57. Works great, especially with 52 year old eyes.

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Looks good Rombat. You should make a thread for us, or share here, how you made the peep sight and regulated it.

I am thinking this will be a good candidate for the drill and tap reciever sight, not usually a fan but it fits well with the rifle.

Alternately it could be a good one load rifle, some reloading fun and a file for the front sight with a fixed rear could be good.
 
That really is a great idea with the scope ring. Makes me think a guy could just drill holes in his scope rings (with scope mounted) and have backup peep sights? Just drill the hole in the forward ring bigger, and it will not interfere. If you have the right rings and you know where exactly how high to drill I don't see how it couldn't work. Sure would beat those terrible ultra- high see through scope rings!!

Edit: I just picked up a rifle and thought about it.. you would have to use a fairly high ring and a scope with a small diameter eye piece, but it may well work.
 
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I will have to go by memory a bit, should make a habit of taking pictures when I start experimenting. The scope ring was a cheap aluminum medium height base. I ground off the "ears" that cup the scope. The peep hole was drilled as close to dead center as I could measure. I expected that it might take a couple of bases to find the sweet spot, or at least some type of shim, but the sight hit dead center first time out. If the sight is off a bit you could just flip it around. It was then sanded smooth and painted satin black.

For the front sight I removed the stock sight and made a replacement with some stainless steel. I left the sight quite high so that I could regulate by filing it down at the range. The top of the sight was then grooved with a dremel and a fiber optic rod glued in place. A 286gr Hornady at 2200fps hits at point of aim with a 6 o'clock hold at 100 yards, a 270gr at 2300fps +3", and a 250gr Accubond at 2400fps +5". That fiber rod glows like it is battery powered at dusk or dawn.

The sights are not adjustable but moose seem unaware of this limitation. A bit of work but almost no investment.
 
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^it might be the goldilocks of the potato cartridges for deer

If the .338 is too hot is the 9.3x57 just right?
 
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