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Hello all. I need a new rifle.....So, the idea is to have a 9.3*57 made on a vintage mauser action. The rifle will be used for moose and deer hunting in Norway. So,, I like to have it made with a full stock, but what will be the "best" barrel length? Thinking about 22" barrel. Gives me a bit more speed and reduce the muzzle blast, compared to a 18" barrel. But, will the 22" make it look "stupid"? Cheers all Vegard_dino | ||
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I have a full-stocked, "Mannlicher" carbine. Mine has a 20 inch barrel and, as Goldilocks used to say, it's just right. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Thanks for the reply. Cheers all Vegard_dino | |||
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20" looks about right on a full/Mannlicher stocked rifle. NRA Life Member, Band of Bubbas Charter Member, PGCA, DRSS. Shoot & hunt with vintage classics. | |||
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Thanks for helping  Cheers all Vegard_dino | |||
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I built a 10.75x68 with a 21" mann stock, and that too looks great! | |||
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20", just don't send a hot round through it; something under 2,500 fps out of the barrel "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan "Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians." Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness. | |||
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Oh, a 10.75*68. Interesting. On what action? Weight? How do it handle? Cheers all Vegard_dino | |||
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It's a vz 24 mauser, 21" barrel .655 dia at the muzzle. Weight? I havent weighed it, I should, but would guess about 7 pounds maybe a shade over. It handles like a dream, but I stocked it myself to fit me. | |||
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19.5 inch barrel on my custom 7x57mm seems to be perfect. nothing over 20 inches. anything else just doesnt look right. jma | |||
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Jack Lott had a H&H built 375 H&H full stock that was beautifull, 24" barrel. Sako and Husqvarna made factory 22 and 24" barreled full stocked rifles I've handled and shot that were delightfull. thats why I had no reservations building mine with a 21" barrel. | |||
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458Win posted a photo of his full stock US 1917 Enfield cal 9.3x62 made by Lon Paul and that barrel looked longer than 20" maybe 22". Its a beauty and looks well balanced. A search here Would pull it up I guess. | |||
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Thanks all for good help. Interesting to learn that there are even 22-24" full stocked rifles. Guess a 20-21" will be ok. Cheers all Vegard_dino | |||
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I have several full stock carbines and really enjoy hunting with them. I have come to favor the 20" tubes for balance and the handiness that goes along with the "short rifles" I pray for mud on my boots the day I die... Go see the nights of Africa..... | |||
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This one was built by my riend Joel Dorleac with a 22" barrel in 6.5x57. Mehul Kamdar "I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."-- Patrick Henry | |||
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A longer LOP will require a longer Bbl Doug | |||
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