Does any company make a production rifle in this cartridge? Or is it strictly a custom job?

I think you will find that Brenneke make rifles in Brennke cartridges.

Today in the USA it is strictly a custom job...its a great caliber btw and really challanges the .375 for the all around title..

Many of the European companies such as Steyr, Sauer,and Blaser make production rifles in this caliber for the European market, but whether or not you can special order these rifles in 9.3x64 I am not sure. It is worth checking out because it is truly a world class caliber. The cheapest of these would be a Steyr SBS Pro-Hunter and it would probably cost at least $1000 to special order. Steyr's former importer, GunSouth, was willing to special order them, but I don't know if the new importer, SteyrUSA, would be willing to do so. I don't know if Sigarms could hook you up with a Sauer rifle either, but I am pretty sure you should be able to order a Blaser in the 9.3x64. Some guys have purchased 9.3x62 CZ 550's and had them rechambered (and the bolt face and extractor opened up for the larger diameter case head) to the round. I don't think that any other alteration (to the magazine or feed rails) is necessary. Most CZ's are rough though, and it wouldn't hurt to have some polishing done in this area to smooth up the action. This whole process should set you back around $800 to $1000 (maybe even cheaper..depending on who does it) and would probably be the cheapest way to get a gun in this great caliber. I have never run into a used rifle in this caliber in the U.S.

A number of companies chamber the 9,3x64, but in Central Europe the 9,3x62 is definitely more popular, and used 9,3x64 can be found everywhere in Germany for decent prices, due to a lack of popularity.

If you prefer a self-loader in ths caliber, the Russian Tigr-9 can can be recommended.

Carcano

SDhunter

Here in Australia, in a recent magazine I have seen an ad for Voere rifles in the said calibre. It may be worth checking if you have a local distributor for these rifles.

Tasso

Get a Winchester M70 & simply rebarrel & open the bolt face a wee bit. Easiest route to take IMHO.

I built mine on a mauser 98 action. SWEET is the only way to describe it.

You can get a Blazer in 9.3x64 right here in the USA. Have a friend that hunts with one.

GunSouth would special order almost anything from Steyr, I was very fond of them for that. The new distributor is still working up contacts, but He is an old Gun South person, so maybe we will see better Steyr service in the future.

LLS

Thanks for all the info.

As to factory ammunition:

The 9,3x64 is presently loaded by RWS, Barnaul, LVE Novosibirsk, and by A-Square too.

Carcano

After doing some research with the information here. I think the easiest way to go is to buy a CZ in 9.3x62 and rechamber.

Or buy a rifle with 06 sized cartridge boltface and rebarrel.

Thanks for all the info.

You might get a bit more gun for your money with a Voere 2165/2155 factory chambered for the 9,3x64.

Voere Rifles 2165 and 2155





Carcano

Carcano,
Beautiful guns, I am definitely going to look into purchasing one.

Thanks for the information. If I'm going to shoot a European cartridge, it might as well be in a classy European gun.

I emailed Voere asking if they had any US distributors.

I wonder what kind of customs nightmare it would be to purchase one in Europe and ship it over here.

I may get a reamer and re-do my CZ (9.3x62). I will rebarrel a standard Sako A-V to get the 9.3x62. Or, leave the CZ alone and re-do a Sako to 9.3x64. One less reamer to buy. Why have both? Silly question.

lawndart

You can get one from Reimer Johannsen.

http://www.johannsen-jagd.de/grosswildbuechsen.html


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Originally posted by 500grains:
You can get one from Reimer Johannsen.

http://www.johannsen-jagd.de/grosswildbuechsen.html


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500 very nice but once again you have managed to post a pic of a rifle most "men of straw" can not afford.......why not make a suggestion on a rifle that the peasants can afford

There is not a US distributor for Voere rifles.

I asked my gunsmith, who regularly exports abroad. Export to the USA is not a problem from the German side, and only very minor red tape. He could do it every day. The problem these days is getting an import permit in the Nation of Gilead. If you have an importer, the Voere could be immediately sent to you.

Carcano

Take any 30-06 length action, M-70 or Mauser 98, tweek the bolt face open and rebarrel with a Lothar Walther barrel...I used a Win. M-54 on one awhile back and it was a beauty, had a M-70 safty conversion and that trim schenable f.e.

It belongs to one of our posters now, and he loves it...did the same with a 9.3x62 and it also belongs to one of our posters..

A grand caliber, the 9.3x64, but in the USA I still prefer it nearest competitor the 375 H&H...

I don't know how many of you checked out the link that 500 Grains set for johannsen-jag, but I did. Checked out their "Modell, Tradition" and the list of calibers it's chambered for. What caught my eye was the, "9.3 X 70 Magnum"

What's with that? Does anybody have any knowledge or experiece with a 9.3 X 70 Magnum? Might give the 64 Brenneke round a run for its money.

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Originally posted by Atkinson:
Take any 30-06 length action, M-70 or Mauser 98, tweek the bolt face open and rebarrel with a Lothar Walther barrel...

If it only were so easy. But it isn't. The main problem is the perfect fitting of the magazine rails and the follower to the cartridge. A good gunsmith who is familiar with Mausers can do this expertly. Most gunsmiths however are not so good :-).

Carcano

Most of the good gunsmiths are here in the US. when you have 300,000,000 guns (yee-haw!) in a country you need a lot of gunsmiths. Only a certain percentage are good, but basic statistics tell one that it is easier to find one with such a large pool to sort through.

lawndart

Carcano,
Ray is correct in that it really is "that easy".
I started with a pre64 in '06, had Danny Pedersen rebore, cut the rifling to 1:12 and rechamber to 9.3x64. If he did the bolt face, it wasn't much. It feeds just as slick as it did in '06 with no rail, ramp or mag box alterations. That's what I call easy. Bob