9.3x57 is on the way

[todddoyka]

today, i ordered a husky 46 in 9.3x57 from simpsons.
www.simpsonltd.com/products/z24767

i know that i shouldn't customize 9.3x57, but i will. well, not customize but semi customize. i don't have the money because i'm disabled, it will be a long term project. the first thing i will do will be 9.3x57 hornady die set, 2 or 3 prvi 8x57 cases, lee universal neck die (it will be a cast boolit rifle), 9.3 case trimmer and brushes. next, i'll have it drilled and tapped for scope bases and put on a leopuld 3-9x(i have it). after that, i'm leaning towards a richards micro stock that will be a wolverine thumbhole or a wildcat style thumbhole stock( it will be a rh action and lh shooter). i'm also thinking that it should be a blue coral laminate stock. i'm undecided if i can 'glass bed the action and barrel. and finally the trigger should be a timney that goes around 3lbs. i'll have to wait to see or not.
 Richards Microfit Gunstocks

somewhere i'll have to size the bore and chamber. i'm thinking that it be 270-280gr boolit that goes about 1700-1800fps. the 9.3x57 will be my close in deer and black bear rifle.

i know i shouldn't have semi custom the rifle, but i will because i can

[Encore64]

My question would be why not?

I bought those when SARCO had them 3/$595.

Two were on the Mauser 96 action and one (their mistake) was a Mauser 98.

The 98 has been fully customized including a butter knife bolt handle and Fajen stock.

Best of luck with your project.

[coldtriggerfinger]

It should plunk 286s at along at 2050-2100 fps quite well.

[todddoyka]

mine was a mauser '98 that i gave to my son. i had a timney trigger, fajen stock, 20" douglas premium in 7x57, bolt was bent by a gunsmith and d&t 1pc scope mount.

i shot many many deer with it. the 7 mauser was given to my 1st son and he killed many deer too. he killed his first deer, a 3pt, with the 7 mauser.

[mart]

I have one from Simpsons. It's a tack driver. You may find you like the way it handles just the way it is. They are well designed as a light stalking/still hunting rifle. Enjoy. It's a great round.

[todddoyka]

May 24, 2018 0:00:06 GMT -5 mart said:

I have one from Simpsons. It's a tack driver. You may find you like the way it handles just the way it is. They are well designed as a light stalking/still hunting rifle. Enjoy. It's a great round.

well.....i only use my left arm because i had a stroke. the right half of my body is around 20% good. speech is also 20% good. 

but i'll have to wait and see. i can no longer  go miles and miles on my feet, just about 50 or so yards. i do like my polaris utv. 

[todddoyka]

well it came today and all i got to say is WOW!!!!










i'll say to Simpson's, thank you very much!!!! this is my first husky and i'll be an repeat customer!!!

i went to the ffl guy to pick up my husky. he handed the husky to me(i had a stroke and my right arm/leg is only about 20% good) and the first thing that i noticed and said "this thing is light." the husky puts all its weight forward, which incidentally, i luv. the wood, while scratched and dinged, was great too. the barrel, except for the scratch, is great too. while i haven't done a thing, i was only concerned that Simpson says " The bore shows some light frost in the grooves", i'll be danged if i find it. the trigger is good, but it ain't a timney. and finally the action. it looks to me like was new. i can't find any scratches or dings on the action. all in all, thats the best $275 + shipping i spent.

i may not buy the Richards gunstock, but i will have to spend the money to d&t, safety and bending the bolt.

[todddoyka]

this week i got my 8x57 brass and 285gr prvi's and a hornady die 9.3x57. the hornady die does have a "new fangled tapered expander balls." so i spayed lube the 8x57 cases and the fl sizing die. when the 8x57's were done drying, then i lube up the inside neck, i was using lanolin paste/wax/anhydrous(don't know, but its like vasoline). then i'd take the cases into a 9.3x57 fl sizing die, it would be 2 - 3 times(upstroke) till the 8mm was upsized to 9.3mm.

next it was the wet tumbler drying. when the new 9.3x57 was dry, i trimmed and deburred them(2.215", they were 2.220"). i know that the norma 9.3x57 cases are 2.240" but my cases(8x57) are .025" smaller. not enough to worry about.

i took a case and a bullet and put them in a bullet seater die. i seated the bullet about a 1/8" into the case. next i took the rifle out and put the dummy round in. twice!!!! the dummy round only pushed the bullet about 1/8" in(about 1/4"). my magazine will have nothing to do with the 9.3x57 because of its length (it don't fit, 3 3/4"). too much free bore, i think. i then began to seat the bullet (magazine length). i did seat it to the magazine length, but i seated the bullet deeper, about a 1/8", (3.115") to give room.

tomorrow or monday, i'll load 20 of the 9.3x57 to 40.0gr of imr4895 and 285gr prvi to fireform them.

[jsh]

You may wish you had trimmed after fire forming. Some cases will grow uneven when fire forming.

[nolongcolt]

Did you expect it to have three holes in the side of the receiver? It looks like a pretty nice rifle but I personally cannot abide ruining beautiful rifles with a side mount.

[todddoyka]

Jul 7, 2018 21:00:17 GMT -5 nolongcolt said:

Did you expect it to have three holes in the side of the receiver? It looks like a pretty nice rifle but I personally cannot abide ruining beautiful rifles with a side mount.

yes, i didn't mind it. since the rifle was "ruined" . i want to D&T it for a scope and "bend" the bolt handle. 

[todddoyka]

Jul 7, 2018 18:38:54 GMT -5 jsh said:

You may wish you had trimmed after fire forming. Some cases will grow uneven when fire forming.

i might!!!!

[bigbrowndog]

If you tap those holes and fill them with screws, you can grind and polish the side of the receiver and it’ll never show!!!
I’ve got a 2011 frame that was drilled and tapped for an open gun with a frame mounted scope mount,...the gunsmith filled the holes with the appropriate screws and ground and polished, after finishing, the only way to tell there were holes there is remove the slide and see inside.

Trapr

[mart]

Jul 7, 2018 21:00:17 GMT -5 nolongcolt said:

Did you expect it to have three holes in the side of the receiver? It looks like a pretty nice rifle but I personally cannot abide ruining beautiful rifles with a side mount.

Side mounts were a very common practice back when these rifles were made. A lot of classic Mausers, Winchesters, Springfields and others were "ruined" by drilling and tapping for side mounts. Some of the things we do today may leave our guns "ruined" for a later generation of shooters when advancements in optics and their attachment become available. At the time this rifle was D&Td for a side mount, I'm sure it was a cost effective way to attach an optic to the rifle and the owner probably took advantage if what was locally available and affordable. Side mounts don't bother me and they often lead to getting a great price on a classic rifle. Some side mounts, i.e., Griffin and Howe, are still highly valued and sought by collectors.

[nolongcolt]

Yes, well aware of all that, thanks for the history lesson. And yes, in my view they are ruined, others MMV, and it doesn't mean the owner cannot enjoy his new rifle. Its a neat rifle in a neat caliber.