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I picked this up yesterday. It's not in the best condition, but the bore seems nice, and it will hunt. It's in 9.3x62, made in '39, 650mm long barrel with fairly light contour.   Trying out image box. It looks like it crops my pics, so the butt and muzzle are not visible. It has an added Silvers pad and a cross bolt. I found this rifle with a private seller before I started the Type A thread, but had to put the $ together. I hear the Type A is not real common in 9.3x62 (Type A's are not common, in general). Anyone have any idea how many were made in this caliber? While this rifle is all matching, it doesn't have have any cool retail provenance on the barrel, like Heyer or Manton. I don't care, really, but that would have been cool. It doesn't have "Germany" stamped on the floorplate, like many export commercial Oberndorf's do. Matt FISH!! Heed the words of Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984: "Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right." | ||
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Looks very nice. ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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I like my rifles a buy a bit used as long as they have not been abused. Then one can use them with out being afraid. Plus if they look a bit ugly they are cheaper and still get the job done. | |||
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Good looking gun Matt! If you think every possible niche has been filled already, thank a wildcatter! | |||
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That is a very nice old rifle. | |||
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On my iPad, if you tap the small pictures, they will enlarge and show the entire rifle. If It Doesn't Feed, It's Junk. | |||
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Thank you all for the compliments. I've had one of these in the back of my mind ever since Bob Faucett first posted pics of his "Osa Johnson" rifle back in '08. Like others have already said, I won't be afraid to hunt with this rifle. Matt FISH!! Heed the words of Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984: "Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right." | |||
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Matt, that one would be worth restoring...they're quite pricey. | |||
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Nice find! Roger ___________________________ I'm a trophy hunter - until something better comes along. *we band of 45-70ers* | |||
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big find ! now that is a rifle !!!! | |||
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Super find! Don't restore it, just hunt with it and enjoy it. Then post pics of it with game. All We Know Is All We Are | |||
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Sweet! Nice find. Now, take it out and shoot some things with it so you can carve some kill notches in the stock!   Aut vincere aut mori | |||
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Will do! Matt FISH!! Heed the words of Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984: "Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right." | |||
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That rifle is in PERFECT condition. Okie John "The 30-06 works. Period." --Finn Aagaard | |||
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Sweet. Well done & have fun "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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The closest thing I have is a 1929 vintage Husqvarna Model 46 in 9.3x57. It's probably the best pointing rifle I have. Rear sight is like a single leaf express sight, no cheekpiece on the stock but it has a very narrow comb plus some cast off for a right hand shooter so it aligns my eye perfectly with the sights. It's an earlier Mauser design so the bolt cocks on closing, but I have come to like it. JJK | |||
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Those 46 and 146's are sweet! I love their open grips. They don't point for me quite as well as my type A, but they point well. The 1640's with the straight comb point better for me than any rifle I've ever shouldered. Matt FISH!! Heed the words of Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984: "Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right." | |||
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Very nice rifle Matt. You mentioned it has a slender barrel, what is the muzzel diameter at 650mm? DPV | |||
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It is .588" just behind the front sight base, which is about 15mm. Matt FISH!! Heed the words of Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984: "Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right." | |||
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That thing is sweet. | |||
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Sweet, yes indeed. Wish I had found one in my 20's. Still would do decent work with a red dot sight.  | |||
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Great find! I have always been intrigued by the 9.3 x 62. You never see them in this area. I settled for a 35 Whelan | |||
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Absolutely! But, I've never tried a Mauser sporter like the wonderful one you pictured. | |||
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Never tried a 146 or type A, in fact never saw one, but if they pointed any better than my 46 they would be fantastic. The little 46 comes up and shoulders more like a nice well fitted sxs double gun, sights line up to my eye perfectly. With my 72 year old eyes it's not my most accurate rifle, but the best handling one. JJK | |||
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I'd agree with the stipulation that the M46 and M46A are the best pointing Factory Rifles I've owned and shot. Got my first M46 from an AR member out of Kerrville, TX. My eyes are not as old as yours but bad enough, still, amazingly, I can shoot honest 1.5 MOA or better groups with it at 100 yds. Aut vincere aut mori | |||
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Keep it, shoot it, hunt with it, when you tire of it, refinish it and sell it for big bucks..Good catch...  Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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