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Funny, I was just fondly remembering the CZ 550 in 9,3X62 that I hunted with in Namibia a decade ago. I'd be thinking about another if dpcd weren't building me a .400 Whelen as we speak.
Jon, what do you think of your rifle?

I like the ballistics. As I get older, I've come to appreciate the more moderate-velocity cartridges, like the 9.3x62, 7x57, 35 Whelen, 358 Win. I don't need to "shoot" an animal at 400 yards, I'd rather "hunt" him at 75 :-)

With you on that thought, Jon.
Here are photos of Ray's rifle. He sure has a nice touch with the wood!

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I need to do a paint coat of the barrel channel, but it shoots so good I hesitate to mess with it...I really didn't do much to this rifle, its a quick fix to be used under the harshest of conditions, its a hunting rifle that will not be pampered and will likey look like hell in a year or two. Its destined to my saddle scabbard.

I will do a factory 18 LPI hotdog bunn checkering job on it when the snow falls in Idaho and its cold outside, until then I'll rope and play..

I started to remove the cross bolts but they would have to be drilled out, so I'm probably going to cut the heads of the Talley cross bolts, get Belk to engrave them, install threaded pins in the heads, drill and tabe the existing brass rod and couter sink them, screw them in and shore that up with a little glass, when I get around to checkering..unless I sell it, Im still a gun whore..but I will buy a Ruger African if I sell it, I have all that brass and bullets to contend wigh..

Those old Brnos are nice rifles. I like the pop up peep site feature.

About 23 years ago I was offered a 375H&H in a synthetic stock for US$550 or so. I still regret not taking it.

I love that straight Brno set trigger..I bought a Brno 600 on AR, probably from Bill in Oregon, don't recall who for sure..I didn't like that trigger, it looked funky...After trying it I loved it...talk about a great trigger on running game, swing ahead and touch the trigger and wath them roll..

Well all this talk about the 9.3x62 has made me up and buy one. I've thought about it for a long time but just never acted on it. So tomorrow I pick up my new CZ 550 fs.

Well done, Cougarz. You just bought one hell of an elk rifle. Be sure to share some photos.

I also like the pop-up rear sight on these Brno'a. Is that front sight a pop-up of some sort? The button makes me wonder if it is functional. Thanks.

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Hi ALF,

Yes! I still have three of these bags. Plus a leather like plastic folding bag which contained the original Aus Jena 4x32 riflescope factory mounted in the ZKKs.

I never learnt to like this "set" trigger...I tried but, finally, changed it for the direct one in the, now, four BRNO ZKK I have had. This simple trigger can be worked and adjusted to a very decent pull, with no discernible creep. Love it.

Now you done it! That little sweetie is pure joy to carry! Get a nice 1-4×24, in quick detach rings and voila! The perfect hunting rig!!

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Originally posted by Cougarz:
Well all this talk about the 9.3x62 has made me up and buy one. I've thought about it for a long time but just never acted on it. So tomorrow I pick up my new CZ 550 fs.

I like that ZKK 600, much better than my cz 550.

Currently my favorite 9,3x62:



It is now scoped with an older Redfield 1.5-5.

Nevermind. Found my answer.

I like your Husqvarna, z1r!!

Nice looking, my only 9.3 is a 57mm length, in a Husqvarna 43. Serial number and caliber, only marked as 9.3 is on the barrel. If I had a lot of things to do over I would get one in 9.3x62, but having good smaller calibers as my 30-06 and a .375 H&H, just don't see a need for one.

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I like your Husqvarna, z1r!!

Thanks, I do too. It is such a pleasure to carry and when I lift it to my shoulder the sights are instantly aligned on the target.


Of all that I have seen, your ZKK is the one I would most like to have. You did well!!!


JJK, I too like the 9,3x57, especially in the M46. They also shoulder really nicely. There are times when a 286 at 2050 FPS is all that you need.

The same with my BRNO...I lift it to my shoulder and the sights are instantly aligned on the target. Also with the scope.

Just curious: what is the magazine lenght of your Husqvarna?

Here's a photo of my brand new CZ 550 fs. I haven't shot it yet, I'm waiting on scope, rings (I wasn't sure if they were included or not) and some ammo. This is my first go at the 9.3x62, I've waited long enough.

Sorry about the image size I can't figure out how to resize yet with my iPad using imgur.

nice looking rifles. bibs sold me my 9.3 and after adjusting for length and ring fix it shoots very well. steyr prof. mod M. now for the bad thing, it kicks the poop out of me! i have a 375. a 4570, mod, 600 in 350 rem and no trouble with any of them. this thing is nasty. i also shoot 2 other mod. m in 3006 . great shooters and easy to shoot. i can't help but think something is amiss? any ideas?

The rifle does not fit you.

May be the rings are too high and you are lifting your head off the stock to see through the scope.

May be the comb is too low or drop at heel is too low.

Just lay the rifle on top of another that you shoot well and see the profile of the stock and scope. What is different that changes you cheek position on the stock?

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nice looking rifles. bibs sold me my 9.3 and after adjusting for length and ring fix it shoots very well. steyr prof. mod M. now for the bad thing, it kicks the poop out of me! i have a 375. a 4570, mod, 600 in 350 rem and no trouble with any of them. this thing is nasty. i also shoot 2 other mod. m in 3006 . great shooters and easy to shoot. i can't help but think something is amiss? any ideas?

everything is the same except 2 have decelerator pads and this one a kick-eez, could there be that much difference?

It would be good to look at a photo of the 375 & 9.3 on top of each other. The position of the pistol grip and particularly the cheek would make a difference.

The 9.3 with 285 gr bullets should kick a bit less than the 375 with 270 gr or 300 gr bullets, depending on the guns' weight of course. If the 9.3 is say 8 lbs and the 375 is 9 lbs, then you may notice the recoil a bit more.

Is it possible to mount the scope a bit lower and still clear the bolt?

The recoil pads should make no difference.

FYI my 9.3X62 Mauser handles very well and my 9,5X57 Mannlicher Schoenauer (375) with 270 gr bullets feels very similar though it has lower powder charge and velocity. The 9.3 is heavier.

Got on FN Commercial 9.3 x 62 and is my driven pig rifle. Currently debating getting it drilled and tapped for a scope as my eyes are only getting worse...

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Got on FN Commercial 9.3 x 62 and is my driven pig rifle. Currently debating getting it drilled and tapped for a scope as my eyes are only getting worse...

Yep, having to do the same here. Hate to D&T my Husky, but that's just the way it is....

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Got on FN Commercial 9.3 x 62 and is my driven pig rifle. Currently debating getting it drilled and tapped for a scope as my eyes are only getting worse...

Yep, having to do the same here. Hate to D&T my Husky, but that's just the way it is....

I feel the same but the Husky is too good not to use just because you can't see the sights.

Keep in mind that the human body can adjust to about any stock if you shoot it enough. Something the stockmakers keep secret!!

z1r,
My eyes were going a few years ago and I decided to have my Husky drilled and tapped for a scope. After having the rifle drilled and tapped I tried to put the mounts on and discovered they wouldn't line up right. I took the rifle back to the smith that did the work and after considerable examination we discovered that the barrel threads of the Husky were crooked and the barrel was not straight with the receiver. The smith had drilled thousands of Mausers with the jig and this was the first rifle he had ever saw with the barrel screwed in crooked. I just screwed plugs in the holes and the Husky remains an iron sighted rifle. Luckily I had bought a Ruger Hawkeye African in 9.3x62 which easily took a scope. Even with the offset barrel the Husky is deadly accurate with the iron sights. I love the 9.3x62 and it is one of my favorite rifles to hunt with. It has light recoil but seems to hit almost as hard a punch as my 375 H&H.

I got out last week with my Husky 9.3x62 that Bill pictured above..and shot it with some worked up handloads...It shoots a 286 Hornady BT and the Accubond into a nice one inch clover group of 3 shots every time...I shot some trash stuff I had in a box and it shot the same..Im really liking this gun..Maybe its due a custom stock, all the metal is ready for such..May be a good winter project..but first my winter cow elk needs to be shot with it.

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Got on FN Commercial 9.3 x 62 and is my driven pig rifle. Currently debating getting it drilled and tapped for a scope as my eyes are only getting worse...

Yep, having to do the same here. Hate to D&T my Husky, but that's just the way it is....

I feel the same but the Husky is too good not to use just because you can't see the sights.

This is my issue. Wondering about QD sights for an Aimpoint / 8x56 combo - Driven pigs in the day / highseat for pigs under the moon...

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Keep in mind that the human body can adjust to about any stock if you shoot it enough. Something the stockmakers keep secret!!

Very true most of the time.

I did try a friends 12ga that had the weirdest stock set up I have seen.

Could not hit any thing with it nor as much as I tried I couldn't adjust to it.

Some custom stocks built for certain people don't work well for others.

My BIL had a Kolar trap gun and I couldn't use that for nothing.

Any thing close to standard I can shoot after a few tries.

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I feel the same but the Husky is too good not to use just because you can't see the sights.

Got my Husky back D&T'ed for a scope and with a side swing safety installed. Got to try it out with the Prvi 285 gr ammo I bought for it (mainly to get proper headstamped brass), and shot several groups between 1" and 1.5". This was with an old 2.5X Tasco scope I've had for 30+ yrs. It was the only spare scope I had on hand that would fit in the rings with decent eye relief. May have to get some extended rings for it. Really looking forward to how it will shoot with a higher X scope and some tailored loads....

Top rifle....as I first got it:







As it is now:

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For the first time in the last 40 or 50 years, Im without a 9.3x62, my last was a Brno mod. 21, switch barrel, 7x57 and 9.3x62 custom..I sold it sometime back..

Ray, say it isn't so! (Just kidding...)

Despite my repeated support for the 35 Whelen, I really admire the 9.3x62 for what we've already stated on this post. And I know from your past writing how much you respect it as well. I can't imagine you without one!

I wish I had the skills and talent that you and many more on this forum have, to be able to build your own rifle. Selling one must feel like giving up a child for adoption. I don't think I could do it...

Well, you're right of course about the 338WM and cross canyon shooting. I guess you could live without a 9.3x62, and you're better served with the 338WM.

But how could you have sold your Haugh 35 Whelen? No one can live without a 35 Whelen can they?

I went looking for another .35 Whelen and came home with a 9.3 x 62. That was in May, 2011. Like John Barsness, it has replaced my need for any other medium (.338 to .375 calibers). As an all 'round medium it can do the jobs of any of them, including a .338 Win Mag or .375 H&H.

The .338 Win Mag is ONLY better in shooting across a wide-open area if 225gr bullets are used at 2900 fps. Even then, it is outclassed in striking energy by my 9.3 x 62 when I use the 286 NP at 2600+ fps. Yes, that's correct. I use my Tikka T3 Lite in 9.3 x 62 at the same psi as the exact same rifle in .338 Win Mag. Only, the .338 has a 1-inch longer barrel. According to QuickLoad, when I run it at nearly 64,000 psi (same as the .338 Win Mag), The 250 NP is making 2619 fps at 63,860 psi. My "standard load" for that bullet, using RL-17 averages 2622 fps/4365 ft-lbs.

The 250 AB is running with the .338 Win Mag at 2715 fps, also just under 64,000 psi. All that from a 22.5" tube and a rifle that weighs a mere 7.7 lbs with scope and four cartridges.

The 250 AB shoots three into 0.44" at 100. The 286 NP shoots MOA.

A 320 Woodleigh making 2425 fps fires three into 1.5". I've attained 2460 fps (64,000 psi) with no problem, but the accuracy isn't as good.

RL-17 is the only powder tried that will give these results and allow several more reloads from the same Hornady cases. COL is 3.37". I also use magnum primers.

Milder pressure loads, such as the 286 Hornady at 2400 fps and the 232 Oryx at 2450 have also been developed. Both of those loads are using RL-15. The 270 Speer has never shot well in my rifle.

So far, I've killed three black bears with this rifle, all different loads. The first using the 286 Hornady at 2400, the second firing the 286 NP at 2622, and the third at 2715 using the 250 AB. All one shot kills at up to 85 yards.

Just the facts from my rifle's loads and experience.

Bob

www.bigbores.ca

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I feel the same but the Husky is too good not to use just because you can't see the sights.

Got my Husky back D&T'ed for a scope and with a side swing safety installed. Got to try it out with the Prvi 285 gr ammo I bought for it (mainly to get proper headstamped brass), and shot several groups between 1" and 1.5". This was with an old 2.5X Tasco scope I've had for 30+ yrs. It was the only spare scope I had on hand that would fit in the rings with decent eye relief. May have to get some extended rings for it. Really looking forward to how it will shoot with a higher X scope and some tailored loads....

Top rifle....as I first got it:







As it is now:

Sweet. Looking forward to a hunting report.

I got lucky and have two, one open sight only an done drilled and tapped.

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Sweet. Looking forward to a hunting report.

I got lucky and have two, one open sight only an done drilled and tapped.[/QUOTE]

It is at the top of the rotation for whitetail, z1r. Our gun season starts here in two weeks, so I do hope to have a positive report. Shot it again a couple of days ago and, with the Prvi factory ammo, got 1.5" (five shots) at 100 yds. It is currently wearing an old Tasco 2.5X scope with a 32-34 mm scope. That is all I had in the stockpile that would give me the proper eye relief. I've had the scope for 30 years or so and it is dead tuff and keeps perfect zero. Both my boys took their first deer using it. I will find a more appropriate scope for it at some point.....unless the old Tasco convinces me to leave it there.

Can't find any ammo from 9.3x62 at gun stores in us - bass pro, cabelas, local small town gun stores.

Most us gun guys have little what is 9.3x62.

Mike

Mike, ammunition for the 9.3x62 is not difficult to find, although not at you local WEalmart of gun shop. It's a great round. Think of it this way:

308 is to the 30-06 as the 9.3x62 is to the 375 H&H.

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Mike, ammunition for the 9.3x62 is not difficult to find, although not at you local WEalmart of gun shop. It's a great round. Think of it this way:

308 is to the 30-06 as the 9.3x62 is to the 375 H&H.

Biebs I have one - sako 85.

I have been trying to buy some ammo on my drive from Florida to Nebraska.

No luck at bass pro, cabelas, academy (expected) or local gun shops.

Mike

The Cabela's store just south of Salt Lake City had some factory 9.3x62 the last time I looked. Maybe they could get some to a store in Nebraska before you get there. I think I also saw factory ammunition at the Sportsman's Warehouse store in Provo, Utah, but I am not positive. I don't buy much factory ammunition as I prefer to shoot handloads. Good luck finding the ammunition. I really enjoy the two 9.3x62s that I have.