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How many 9.3x62 fit down in 1909 Argie mag?
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Will the 1909 Argie hold 4 or 5 9.3x62 down in mag?
Can it lengthened a little for a slightly longer COL
with out moving front wall forward & tigging it?

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I have a 9.3x57 on a M98 and it holds 5 down with the standard magazine.


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Will the 1909 Argie hold 4 or 5 9.3x62 down in mag

I've used the 1909 for my PDK wildcat. Which is similar to a Gibbs. I can get 5 down can't remember if I needed a touch of file work on the box sides or not. If so it wasn't much. Yep you can lengthen the box. You will need to alter the feed ramp as well.


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More than one gunmaker has told me that the 1909 argie will only hold 4 9.3x62's down, and some file work can give you a little extra length.


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Four; I just did it with Matt's brass.
Can it be lengthened? Not by very much without altering the box, but with the reamer I have, you can[t seat the bullets out any more than at the crimp groove, for Hornadys 286s. I chambered two of them today.
 
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Even if it was only 4, do you really need more in a hunting rifle?


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4 is 3 more than I ever use. usually.
 
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Four; I just did it with Matt's brass

Confused Well you can't argue with that. My case has the shoulder start at 2.17" and is .46" in dia. I would have bet you several beer that I'm getting 5 down in a 1909. Going to have to check tomorrow.

Several possibilities. My memory sucks again. It wasn't a 1909 bottom metal. I know it was smaller than 9.3 so maybe the bullet is the limit not the case shoulder dia and location.


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Well it bugged me enough to go pull it from the safe. The answer is. My answer was in error through a combination. My memory stinks and it wasn't a 1909. Frowner killpc


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The 1909 bottom metal is pretty cramped. I had one in 30-06 and the unaltered 1909 bottom metal would barely hold 4 in the mag. I remember that the bolt had to really force the top round down when loading a 5th round into the chamber.

As I recall the box was too narrow at the cartridge's shoulder, forcing them to stack "taller" than a correct width box.

I would think that some file work would allow the 1909 bottom metal to hold 4 9.3x62 rounds without any problem.


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That's good. 4 down & one in the chamber is perfect.
It will get a bit of file work by someone who knows what they are doing.
Certainly not by me! Lol

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4 down & one in the chamber is perfect.

Since the mauser feeds from the box you have issues getting 4 down and one in the chamber.

You either have to alter the extractor so it will slip over the rim or load the mag box from the bottom (always a pain to me) or probably both.


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I will bet you a truck load of beer that in the 1909 I tried it in it would only hold 4. I have several more I will try today. Bullet dia is not the limiter and neither is the shoulder. The base is the limiting factor. Just tried it again in another one; 4 in the 1909. Tried a 98k; it will hold 5 but you can't close the bolt at all over #5. Now, of course they all will hold 5 8mms; remember that the 9.3x62 is a teeny bit bigger in the head than the cartridges that these actions were designed for. I mean for which these actions were designed. Now, if you are using converted 30-06 brass, you are back to 5 down with no problem. And yes, getting #5 under the extractor is a challenge; you can snap in in but it takes dexterity. 4 rounds is plenty anyway. As I said, it is 3 more than I ever use on one animal.
 
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I will bet you a truck load of beer that in the 1909 I tried it in it would only hold 4.

rotflmo I'm glad I didn't bet because I was incorrect (hate to say "wrong" Big Grin) I was confusing two of my rifles. I have a 340PDK (basically a 338 Gibbs) built on a 1909 but it is built blind with a altered sheet metal 98 box. Since it is built blind it will only take 4 down.

I can get 5 down in an FN or 98 box with a touch of work if I stay 358 and smaller. I get 5 down with 375s and 400s in a MKX with some file work. But it is so the 5th will load not allow the bolt to close over it.

All this shows me is time to stop TRUSTING my memory and check the details.


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Since the mauser feeds from the box you have issues getting 4 down and one in the chamber.

You either have to alter the extractor so it will slip over the rim or load the mag box from the bottom (always a pain to me) or probably both.


Make sure you try it first... 3/4 of my Mauser 98s pop over the rim no problem without any mods.
 
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Anyone having difficulty with OAL and the original 09 box?
 
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As for the mag allowing the extractor to pop over a round so you can get one into the chamber; don't forget that the 9.3 is larger at the base than other standard Mauser cartridges; and that extra brass adds up. I have not been able to make 5 fit into any Mauser yet. Now, if you inlet your mag box so there is some clearance between it and the mag, then yes, it will feed 5. Won't take much.
 
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Anyone having difficulty with OAL and the original 09 box?


JonP,
Are you having difficulty? There is plenty of length in an 09 magazine for the 9.3x62. CIP for 9.3x62 is 3.29", but OAL in most reloading manuals is just under 3.23". You'll have a few thousands to play with seating depth, but you will want to leave .002" to .003" clearance for cartridge cant to ensure flawless feeding. Filing a few thousandths from the front of the box will give you a little more room, but I wouldn't bother. The 9.3x62 earned its reputation at standard velocities, but being a low pressure round, you can juice it up a bit without seating out very far or without seating out at all. The bore diameter to case capacity ratio is very similar to the 308 Win, and you should find it about as easy to develop minute of dear and elk loads as the 308.


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Not only would I not bother with lengthening the box for longer OAL, with the PTG reamer, you can't chamber a cartridge with more oal than factory. It has no freebore; the throat starts immediately at the case mouth and tapers from there.
 
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