| Caprivi |
| (.375 member) |
| 24/12/08 01:42 AM |
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Re: My "new" Husqvarna Model 46 in 9.3x57 Mauser
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One of the great "funs" about 9.3x57 and x62 and .375 H&H rifles is that they are ".38-55 Performance-Level" guns in cognito. Setting them up to take 250-300 grain bullets at 1500 to 1900 fps is a cinch and recoil is eliminated.
Exactly. One of these in 38/55 mode 90% of the time with a few Elk Crumplers in the pouch is exactly what I am thinking.
Years back I had a older crippled friend who loved to shoot and thought the 38/55 was the finest "lead" gun known to man. He was old enough that the sights and lever on his 1899 savage where not working out. I built him a scoped bolt gun in 38/55 using a G.I. bring back Wehrmanns Gewehr M-98 action. The barrel was long gone, so I screwed in a 1-12 twist Bauska. Nice deep grooves. Left it a little heavy and fitted a old Fajen varmint stock. He was back and business and I had the honor of lying it next to him in his "box" at his funeral.